Molly is now in the big girl bed....

We took the crib down today and put up the big girl bed in Molly's room today.  Thankfully my parents and Chuck were here to help as it was process.  To make the change we had to rearrange the house and clear out the larger upstairs bedroom, which will eventually be Molly's, so we could take delivery on some new furniture.  All this juggling is happening because Molly is attempting to climb out of the crib and because we are expecting a new addition in late October!  The fact that I am pregnant is still sinking in but we are very excited to have another baby!  Molly does not understand the baby thing but we are working on that, she came to the 12 week ultrasound but I don't think that the black and white image did anything to convince her she would be a big sister.  The kids will be a couple months shy of three years apart which will hopefully be good spacing for them and allow us to preserve some sanity. 

This pregnancy has been similar to my first so far, in the first few weeks I was pretty tired and had some "morning sickness" in the evenings.  However, I don't have much time for the fatigue this time around with Molly as active as she is right now.  The baby bump has definitely made its initial appearance now which is much earlier then it did with Molly but all is well so far.

Molly is growing very quickly and her verbal skills are developing quickly.  This weekend she began tell us to "Get out my room" and saying "how about a baseball game".  My parents have been here a couple times this month and we have tagged along to two baseball games so far this season.  The first game we attended my dad got some great front row tickets that had all of us, Molly included, memorized for the duration of the game.  I think the game has made its impression on Molly because she is even happy watching a couple innings on TV and LOVES to go in person.

Easter pictures will follow shortly (gotta go make an attempt to put Molly down in her new bed).

Molly Pictures

Molly is now really enjoying going "potty on the potty" and is wanting to go more and more frequently.  These days she will stop and remove her diaper to go to the potty all alone.  If Jake or I try to provide assistance we get scolded and told "I will do it!". 

Molly also LOVES the bath and will readily undress herself to get in.  She is all smiles while the bath goes on and sometimes it takes awhile to get her out even if the water is gone.

Happy birthday Molly….

This post is a bit late but better late than never right. 

Molly had a great party and was very excited when her friends Rowen, Evan and Olivia showed up.  She really understood that it was her birthday and keep repeating “Molly’s happy birthdays”.  We were so fortunate to have Jake’s mom, uncle and grandma as well as my parents on had since the weather on the pass was not all that cooperative.  Molly is a big Elmo and Zoey fan so we had a Zoey cake and used pink and orange balloons and decorations.  It was a great time for all.

This past week Molly had her two year check and she is 26.2 pounds and still just above the 50th percentile in height.  She is now putting together up to 6 word sentences and is pretty verbal.  Lately, as you may have seen on Jake’s blog, she is asking to use the potty and will strip pants and diaper off to do so.  The time flies by and everyday she is doing something new and exciting.

Tomorrow we are heading to the symphony for the tiny tots concert, this will be Miss. Molly’s third concert like this and she really enjoys them.  Jake found that Sesame Street Live was coming to town in May so we got some great seats and are anticipating Molly’s reaction when Elmo and Zoey make their appearances.

Happy Birthday to Molly ….

Molly Update

Molly is about to turn two and she has been keeping us on our toes which has prevented me from updating this blog in quite some time.  Jake had a shoulder replacement in early December and was out of commission for some time.  Thankfully we had a visit from Gigi (aka Grandma Lee) and each of the grandmas to help us through.  At this point, Jake is able to drive and do most things on his own with Molly.  He cannot lift with his right arm yet but is building strength every day

We did get to spend Christmas in Idaho with the family and had a wonderful time.  Lila and Sarah joined us for the holiday and it was nice to see Molly and Lila play.  The two girls are very different kids but they both LOVE baby dolls and had a great time playing with their new cabbage patch kids and baby strollers.  Lila is such a cuddly little one and Molly practically has to be strapped down if you want her to hold still, perfect compliments to each other.

January was busy with quarter end for me and Jake was still adjusting to being back in the office and being unable to drive for the first half of the month.  Now with February upon us we are trying to relax but will be having a party for Molly’s 2nd birthday at the end of the month (invitations to come soon).

Here is a brief video of Molly and her buddy Rowen finger painting last weekend:

Finger Painting Fun January 2011

And a couple recent pictures:

Lila and Molly at Christmas

 

Molly at the top of the inflatable during her first “gymnastics class”

Mexico Part III

Today we laid on the beach and played all day long, surprise!  Molly has made a lot of new friends and learned that running water is SO much fun.

Above is Molly with Fernando, Jesus, Mateo and Raefel sending a greeting to Grandpa Paul…

Molly met this happy little one on the beach today… too cute!

She LOVES the little foot wash!

Mexico 2010–part II

The day started with some playing in the sand, then there was some walking through the gold zone and it wrapped up with a sunset happy hour…



Molly is now telling all the beach vendors “no thank you” without prompting, too cute.  Today she even shared some of her beach toys with a little boy we met in Sea-Tac on the way down here and that is impressive for an almost two year-old.

Mexico Trip

Molly was a mess in Sea-Tac so I was pretty worried how the flight would go but she was a champ once we left the ground.  During the flight we played with stickers, colored, watched some Elmo and even slept a bit.  She enjoyed the taxi ride, without a car seat, to the hotel.  Day one the sleeping was rough but she was thrilled by the sand and ocean.  Today we got her an inflatable car for the pool and she was pretty happy with that, here are some pictures:

Tonight Molly danced to the band at the fiesta and met up with a little boy she met at Sea-Tac for a bit more dancing and a balloon fight.  We will see what tomorrow brings; my best guess is more sun, sand and water.