Time to move on

to a toddler bed. I am so not ready for this!! I was really hoping to keep Mia in her crib until she was 3 (for my own sanity), but apparently she had other plans. I'm so not ready to deal with her climbing out of her bed whenever she's ready to get up yet. Usually she'll wake up and talk for quite a while before I get her up, which is really nice because it gives me time to shower before I get her. I guess those days are over. Ughh!! Yesterday I put her down for a nap and Lyla was sleeping as well, so I decided to get the dishes done. As I was standing at the sink I heard a door open and out she came with a huge grin on her face. She was VERY proud of herself. So, here she is showing me her new trick.

The Big Sister

So far, Mia loves being a big sister. Yesterday she threw quite the temper tantrum, but other than that she has been doing really well. She wants to help out A LOT and she loves to hold and kiss Lyla every chance she can get. She has also decided that she likes to be treated like a baby. She likes to have you hold her and pretend to feed her with a bottle and then she wants to be burped. Thank goodness she isn't potty trained because I'm pretty sure she would want to wear a diaper if she was! We bought her a new doll that we gave her the day we brought Lyla home from the hospital and she likes to sit next to me and feed her baby while I'm feeding Lyla. It's pretty cute.

Mia feeding "Baby Bella"

Sleeping in Baby Bella's bed

Helping Daddy make a salad for dinner

This is my favorite!! As Mia said, "I'm pumping my boobies." She is too funny!!

And of course, some pics of Lyla. This was after her first bath (which she did NOT enjoy!).

A little small for the swing, but she loves it anyway!

Introducing...

Lyla Rose Pecore

July 10, 2009

4:17 pm

6 pounds, 10 ounces

19 inches

Our Annual Beach Trip

Every year, we make our way to Ft. Myers Beach for a week of fun and relaxation. This is actually where Erik and I met many, many years ago as young kids. Our families have changed quite a bit over the years and it's fun to get together and spend time at the pool and at the beach. Being 9 months pregnant and floating around in the pool each day was especially relaxing! Mia loved it. She doesn't like it when you let go of her in the water, but she LOVES going under. She had a blast jumping off the side of the pool and even requested to go under the water all the time. I have a couple of pictures of her jumping to Erik in the water, but they are on my mom's camera, so I'll have to post those later. Here are a few of her at the beach. We would go over in the evening when the crowd was gone and we didn't have to mess with getting all slathered up with sunscreen.

On another note, I am checking into the hospital in the morning. Because I am only dilated 1 cm, the doctor wants me to come in tomorrow so they can give me cervidil to help soften the cervix. Hopefully with this, my labor will be much shorter than it was with Mia (19 hours!!). Then, Friday morning at 5 am, I'll be induced!! We are really excited to meet this little one. Hopefully, by the beginning of next week I'll have some pictures to post.