Funny Girl

Jenna cracked me up last week with the things she said. Here's a few examples:

She was playing in my closet with the door closed, so I asked her what she was doing. She replied, "I'm just hangin' out; I'll be out in a second!" Alrighty, then!

We went through Jenna's baby's clothes last weekend to see if any were gender-neutral that Joshua could wear. After we washed them, we were putting them away in his room. She came over to my belly and said "We're getting ready for you!" So sweet!

When I was looking at a magazine, I showed her something to see what she thought. She said, "That's so adorable!" I wonder where she got that from!

Driving home from school on Monday or Tuesday, she asked "What did you do at work today, Mommy?" I was very impressed with this question; I'm sure she was unimpressed with my answer. My job probably sounds pretty boring to a 3-year old!

Another modeling shot!

Mimi & Poppa Visit

Mimi and Poppa came to our house last weekend, and we had a great time. Daddy, Poppa and Jenna broke open some new toys she'd gotten for Christmas but hadn't had a chance to play with yet. She loved the new building blocks--well, I think they all did! Here are some of their creations.



Saturday evening, Randy and I took advantage of the grandparents being here and spent the evening out celebrating our 10-year wedding anniversary which we'd had the week before. We enjoyed a yummy meal at Lakeside Tavern, a delicious local restaurant, and topped it off with ice cream afterward. We enjoyed the adult time and a meal without interruptions. Movie times didn't work out, so maybe next time!

Here's a rare picture of the two of us before we left for our date.
As usual, I have red eyes!

We were given a great seat at the restaurant--
right in front of the fireplace.
It was very romantic and cozy.

Here's a picture of us on our wedding day, over 10 years ago now!
Time has flown by!

Thanks, Mom & Dad, for watching Jenna. She had a great time playing and watching Horton Hears a Who, now one of her favorite movies!

Lincoln Log Fun

Jenna is getting to be quite the builder with Lincoln Logs. She loves playing with them, and really impresses us with what she builds. Here's a few shots of a recent creation.

A Visit to the Doctor

Jenna woke up a few Saturdays ago, not acting like herself and feeling warm. We called the doctor because we didn't want her to be sick all weekend. Once she found out where she was going, she said she was feeling better, but we knew she was just trying to get out of going. : ) We took her to the weekend office where a female doctor was there instead of her usual male doctor. It was amazing how calm she was through the entire visit; she didn't cry at all. After the doctor left the room, I asked her if she liked the girl doctor better than her other doctor. She said, "I like girl doctors not boy doctors," so we'll be working on switching to her.

They ordered a strep test and a flu test (one in the mouth and one in the nose), so she wasn't thrilled at all with the nurse. Thankfully, both were negative, so the virus just ran it's course for a week or so and she was better. After the trauma of the test, I asked the nurse if they had a sucker, and they offered a popsicle; I never remember getting a popsicle when I went to the doctor! She survived the visit, may have found a new doctor in the process, and enjoyed a blue raspberry popsicle too!

Winter in Tennessee

If I remember right, for the first 2 weeks of January, Knoxville didn't get above freezing. We had snow/ice on January 7-8, and our driveway didn't melt until Saturday, January 16! It was very cold, which we're definitely not used to here! Here's a picture of the entrance of our subdivision (where last year I'd rear-ended someone in the ice because it was so bad)!

Jenna didn't want to get out in the snow (what little we had) because it was too cold--smart girl! Hopefully, later this year, we'll have a good snow where Jenna can enjoy playing in it. Today, we're just getting rain, rain, rain.

Yikes!

It's going to be a long 10 weeks! Here's how I looked at 38 weeks with Jenna.
Here's how I look now at 29 weeks!Yikes!

And the baby's name is...

We've decided on the baby's name and wanted to share it with you. Of course, when we see him, if the name doesn't fit, we could always change it, but this is what we're going with for now. We can't wait to meet him in just a few months!

My Favorite Jenna Quotes

Jenna has been saying 3 things lately that I think are so cute:

1) "I so love you!" - The so inserted in the sentence just makes it so sweet and emphatic.

2) "I was missing you!" - This is another one that tugs at the heart!

3) "You may pick." - I've been giving her choices for some time now to give her the opportunity to learn to make her own decisions. She's just started with this, which to me is an early sign of preferring others.

She's really growing up and will make such a great big sister!