T-10 days

So there are about 10 days till this baby's due date. Well, technically 11 but since today is almost over, I am saying 10. I am definitely feeling a little (ok- a lot) overwhelmed when it comes to handing off my job responsibilities, but other than that, I think we are ready. Maybe I should define "ready." We have a place for her to sleep with clean sheets. That's all. Oh wait, we thankfully have some clothes people got us. Ok, now that's all. But I am pretty sure that means we are ready. I mean, that is what it is supposed to be like for a second child right? Her clothes are currently in Nelson's dresser,

I did get the car seat out finally (although someone thinks it is a big toy)

and we found some old pacifiers that I made sure to clip on with her brother's old paci clip.

Meanwhile, Tripp's love of little guys has continued to blossom and now he has a "suitcase" to keep them contained (although I am not sure what will happened when a little baby goes through the "let's put every small thing in our mouths" phase).

and I have been doing some baking. Thankfully, Nelson found an awesome recipe for pumpkin pie in my America's Test Kitchen cookbook and it resulted in one of the best pumpkin pies ever.

Now, I don't exactly have the energy to type it all up here, so if you want the recipe for the best pumpkin ever, you probably need to go check the cookbook out from the library or just buy it because you will have some of the best recipes to everything imaginable.

And that's about all that we have been up to, except waiting for this little girl to join the family! and we will be sure to keep everyone updated!

A Glimpse into Tripp's mind

Sometimes he has on his cranky pants, sometimes his whiny pants, but today it was the sassy pants-

Me: "What did you do today buddy?"

Tripp: "Daddy already told you while we were in the car."

Me: "What did you have for lunch today?"

Tripp: "You already know because you told Margaret Lee what I should have. Except I did not want that jambalaya, I just wanted my banana."

Well, ok then. And how do you keep a straight face during those kinds of responses??

Quotables

A few more quotables

Tonight's bedtime stall tactic: "Something's wrong with me. I need some water, a bath, and some medicine to feel me better."

Me: Who was at school with you today?
Tripp: Gaby, Owen, Cranky, Annaliese...

Me: How was your day at school today?
Tripp: Not good.
Me: Oh no, why?
Tripp: Cause I didn't hit anyone, I was just friendly and kind.

Grandparents

While I wish it was possible for us to live close to both sets of grandparents, for now I hope I never take it for granted that we at least live close to two of the four. Days like this last Sunday happened to be pretty rough for me (pregnancy related sickness again...) so it is an incredible help to have parents who love to be with Tripp and even like having him spend the night!! My dad came up with the idea of going paddleboating in Forest Park and Tripp had an awesome time. I think he especially liked the fact that he just got to ride and his Nonny and Papa did all the work. Nelson and I got to enjoy a night of rest (ok, we really ran like 6 errands but it is amazing how those can even be restful when you have time to talk and don't have to worry about dinner time or bedtime). Grandparents are definitely a blessing!!

Little Phrases

For a kid who talks to us in full paragraphs, I cherish the little things that Tripp still says wrong. So since I am almost guaranteed to forget them all by tomorrow, I need to write a few down.

When referring to something that happened in the past:
"Did we do that last days?"

When wanting a piece of candy:
"Can I have a lolli-olli-olli-pop?"

When referring to things that fly in the sky with rotors:
"Did you see that alfifocter?"

When wanting to know how something works/how to do something:
"How it goes Mom?"

When wanting a certain oat based dish for breakfast:
"Can we have some oat-me-meal?"

When singing certain kid songs:
"I will make you fishers of mip"
"I've got keys like a river"
"There's a farmer up above, looking down in love"

That's all I can think of for now, I am sure I will come up with a lot more over the next couple of days!

Beauty in the eye of the beholder

Tripp and my mom went to the pumpkin patch yesterday and apparently, after much deliberation, Tripp picked out these two pumpkins. I am pretty sure one of them is one of the ugliest pumpkins I've seen (the one on the left, in case you were confused).

But he thinks the bumps are so cool and it was a simple yet obvious reminder that everyone and everything is special the way that God created it. And of course, a reminder that beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder!

Football Players

We have a quasi-tradition of getting donuts on Sunday morning. We used to go to the "Donut Shop" (aka Ray's Donuts) but after going to Schnucks one morning when Ray's was closed, we all had to admit that we liked the Schnucks' donuts better. So ever since, we have been going there and have bonded quite a lot with the Sunday morning donut crowd (apparently other people have figured out where the tastier donuts are as well). Well, this morning, Tripp was so excited to see a "great big football player" (blow up figure) inside Schnucks! So excited in fact, that the "pay lady" (cashier) sensed his excitement and thought it would be great if he got his picture taken in front of it. So at 7 o'clock on a Sunday morning, we were the strange people in our pajamas taking pictures inside a grocery store in front of the blow up football player.