Eli has finally met his match I do believe when it comes to Lilliana. She now terrorizes him. He loves it for the most part.
They are too funny together. Lilliana has become a biter though. When she gets mad at Eli she bites so we have had to work on that.
Wednesday Eli went to Aunt Toni's to play. It gave me some time to continue to rest from being sick. Lilliana and I took advantage of the weather and went outside to play. She is not as adventurous as Eli ever was. It was very windy too. She was content to just sit and watch everything.
I have been opening the front porch and letting fresh air in since it has been so nice. Eli loves to look out the door and watch all the cars go by. Lilliana has found a new favorite place too. With all the shoes.......A girl after my own heart.
The outfit she is wearing Anthony dressed her in. I believe I took this on Tuesday when he took the day off as I was still really sick. I came in to get her up from her nap and she had the skirt on. I wondered what in the world he did. Apparantly he was getting her dressed and she kept playing with it and insisted she wanted it. She likes to play dress up already.
One day I will get a video of her walking. I did catch this photo quickly the other day. She has not been so brave lately and has decided crawling is faster but still attempts it. I know she can do it she just needs to practice more.
Friday was not so warm but Anthony got home early and the kids needed to run off some energy. Eli really wanted to ride his tractor so we bundled up and away we went for a walk. It was so pretty outside but the wind was chilly. It felt good to be outside taking pictures. I miss the warm glow the sun provides when outside. In some ways I feel like I forgot how to edit outside pictures. I know that sounds terrible but I keep thinking they are too orange or red but then realize it is the sun glow and like to keep the mood. I have just gotten so accustomed to shooting inside it is going to take an adjustment! I am not complaining though. I much prefer outside.
The new thing to do for Eli is put his sister in the wagon and hook her up to her tractor. He loves it and so does she! Many thanks to my parents for the great gifts. The wagon was Eli's first Christmas present from them. It has gotten used so much and I am sure it will continue to be used. The Tractor was his second Christmas present from them. Last year he was learning to ride but this year he is a pro. He frequents the yard telling Anthony where the dog poop is so he can pick it up. I finally told Anthony to hand him a shovel because Eli is rather bossy about it.
We enjoyed a beautiful sunset on our way home.
Saturday the kids went to Grandma's house. It was a nice break and Anthony and I were able to relax and enjoy ourselves! I took a total of an hour and 20 some minutes and made ten meals to freeze. So far they have been pretty good. They are a bit bland compared to how I usually cook so I will be adding some spices to them but it has been nice not to have to think about dinner the past couple of days!!
Sunday was another beautiful day so we headed to our favorite spot........Sleepy Hollow State Park. We were hoping to see some geese but it is still a little too early in the year. We did see a couple. It was so windy though. Lilliana's face says it all.
Eli and Anthony ran and played soccer. We let Eli run and run and run!! He needed it. Lilliana was content to laugh and watch them.
Sadly our trip there did not last as long as we had hoped. Eli had to pee and he refuses to stand so using a tree was out of the question and the bathrooms were closed. Instead we came home and they played outside with the tractor and wagon.
Yesterday I finally had another baby appointment. It had been rescheduled twice. Third time was a charm. Anthony went with me. Everything was great and my eating healthy has paid off!! My blood pressure is amazing. It is the best it has been since before Eli came. I also have only gained 9 pounds this entire time and I am almost 24 weeks!! I usually gain 50 pounds. I can't complain. At this point I would not even care if I gained 20 because it is such a difference. My uterus has finally slowed down with its growing too so hopefully it will become normal. I am not feeling so huge either as my swelling is down. I usually swell so bad and this time I am still wearing my wedding ring and I have no swelling in my legs. It is such a nice change. I just pray the rest of this pregnancy continues to go smoothly. Little Ari is my acrobat. He flips in my stomach. The other kids never did this but he does! It is such a weird feeling. He also lays horizontal up across my ribs which is a little uncomfortable. I am hoping he is getting too big and soon won't be able to accompolish such things!
This week is supposed to be nice so I am sure we will be out some more! I also have some special things planned. I have waited to take Eli's 3 year pictures until it is green outside and also Lilliana's 1 year pictures. So I might get those done but I do have something I have been working on for Eli and will hopefully get it posted. I am busy with shoots the next couple of months also. It is exciting. I am hoping to be able to keep up with being pregnant too. I have been putting things in the house I should say systems to help with things. The cooking, laundry and cleaning schedule have really helped. I am not feeling so overwhelmed so hopefully I can keep it up.
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