So much going on!

So I know I have been a terrible mommy blogger of late, but we have really truly had a ton of things going on...

What do we have going on you ask?

Well for starters, Baby VanDerlofske #2 is currently baking :) (See Baby V #2 tab for most current {until 11/4} ultrasound picture...) No we don't know if it's a boy or girl yet, yes we are going to find out and will share when we do! Estimated Due Date of May 16, 2011!

Cassie is really on the go now she cruises around the joint like there is no tomorrow, she is standing more and more often on her own (though never ever when I have the camera handy). I think it will be about another month before she starts taking those first steps by herself, Christmas is going to be fun, though I think our tree is going to look a bit funky since we probably will only put ornaments on the top half of the tree :)

I don't remember where I left off on the milestones she has been hitting, but she now has two teeth and is chit chatting away telling her own little stories in her cute little voice. She HATES being put in the car seat hopefully she grows out of that soon, maybe when we put her front facing (not any time soon) she will not fight so hard. She has also started to point at things that she wants, and its just plain adorable when she does. We have slowly started giving her more and more finger foods, mostly fresh fruits (peaches are her favorite!) but we have given her pancakes and scrambled eggs as well both of which she loved :) (And no allergic reaction to the eggs so that is a good thing!)

On another note...we are trying to sell our house and Grandma Handy's and buy a nice new home with room for both families...So we finally accepted a bid on our house, inspections are currently on going. And we found what we hope will be our forever home after counteroffering back and forth for a while I think we finally settled on a deal so we will see where that goes! Lets just say though that we are really ready to have this whole buying/selling/inspecting/appraising with morning sickness and baby and pets experience over with.

(Belated - Again) Friday Firsts - I2K!

Last week Cassie got her first taste of live music! As I2K was my first taste of live music it only seemed fair that it was Cassie's as well. And it was her fist time seeing Enter the Haggis too!

For being way way way passed her bed time Cassie did incredibly well she was sociable and only got a bit fussy right before daddy got her to go to sleep. The loud music didn't seem to bother her, though we did spend most of the night at a table next to the pavilion so that her little ears weren't hurt. All in all I think it was a success!

We spent a bit of time playing in the grass...

Then she got to meet drummer James for the first and last time...mommy was very sad this was his 2nd to last show before retiring...

Then came time to go into the pavilion for the music (in the way back where the sound was very much dampened from all the fans up front) She was very much amused by all the sounds and the lights!

But in the end sleep won out :)

Soft Kitty Sleepy Kitty

Sorry, no wordless Wednesday or Friday firsts or even Lake Placid this week, It's been a busy week and I've been sick. But I thought I couldn't go a week without a post so here is a quickie!

Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty, Little Ball of Fur....

Happy Kitty, Sleepy Kitty, Purr Purr Purr.

Dear Cassie

Dear Cassie,

Yesterday (September 10th) you discovered the fact that you can pull yourself up on the coffee table. With that new found knowledge it seems that your arms have grown about 2 more feet and you can now reach everything in sight. I just thought I would write you this note to let you know it is okay to slow down this whole growing up thing, you have your entire life for that. For now you can just slow down and stay mommy's baby girl for a very long time okay?? Thanks.

Love you always,

Mommy.

(Belated) Friday Firsts - First tooth!

Well it seems that tooth that has been threatening to come through for months now has finally decided to start making its debut. Cassie doesn't seem to have a fever, though she has been a major crank lately. I wish all her teeth could just come through at the same time and just be instantly through and have this ordeal over with I hate to see my baby girl in pain! But with the fussiness also comes a curiosity, Cassie now loves to bite down on her spoon during her meals and she loves making noise when she chews on her toys or her cup!

Wordless Wednesday - Tiny Steps

Cassie and the Root Beer...a picture story

Oye, I have a darned big (picture laden) post coming up about our Labor Day weekend camping trip, but while I am organizing all those pictures and doing the write up I thought I would go ahead and post these nice and quick :)

It's no secret, I am an official card carrying member {or would be if there were such things :) } of the Mommarazzi. I will take a picture of anything and everything when it comes to Miss Cassie, the way I see it I want to have everything recorded, you never know what she may want to look back on one day! I may drive Daddy crazy and who knows, Cassie may grow to be aggravated by it some day as well, but until then I will point and shoot when ever I get the chance.

So while I was going through the pictures from last weekend I ran across these, they may seem like nothing as taken but rearranged you have a little story just waiting to be scrapbooked someday :)

Cassie and the Root Beer

So Miss Cassie, have you decided what will you have??

Umm, nothing for me thanks I think I will just settle for chewing on the entire menu.

Or maybe I'll just gnaw on a straw...

Are you sure you don't even want to try a little bit of authentic A&W Root Beer??

Well Maybe just a little...

Oh yea, that's the stuff. Thanks for that Daddy!

THE END

The real story of Cassie and the Root Beer was more along the lines of Mommy and Daddy and Grandma were all having a conversation while Cassie was entertaining herself sooooooo after she grew bored with the menu, then the straw she went for the next thing she could find which happened to be Daddy's Root Beer...which she grabbed and started to spill all over, but Daddy caught it just in time. Turns out though Cassie just wanted to ease her new tooth by rubbing her gums on the nice cool glass. Never a boring outing :)