My Blog has been abandoned...

My mother-in-law asked me this past Saturday if I was "done with my blog". I guess I have been neglecting keeping it updated, but I feel like the only thing I have to talk about lately is pregnancy related or snow related. Both of those subjects getting boring really quickly!

Today the sun is shining and it's 50 degrees! The snow is s-l-o-w-l-y melting, and it seems like Jocelyn and I can finally get some good outside time. Just not in the yard--that is still covered in the snow. On Sunday we all got up and went outside. Todd needed to shovel the waist-high snow off of our sidewalks, and Jocelyn needed to be reminded of a time when the sun actually shone. She had a blast just playing in the driveway, "helping" daddy shovel, and then she spotted her tricycle in the garage, drug it out with the helmet and wanted to ride! We rode up and down the street a few times until my back just couldn't bend over anymore! Jocelyn had so much fun and I am looking forward to the warmer weather and having more options of things to do. I wonder if Jocelyn realizes that the cold weather and snow is coming to an end and that she will soon be able to play outside once again? She hasn't really had much time in this world to realize the pattern of seasons...she may have thought it would be winter forever. How horrible!

Jocelyn has come a long way with speech. I can understand almost all of what she is saying now, but other people still need a translator. She leaves off the beginning sounds of most words, something we are working on together and with her speech therapist. I have no worries that she will catch up to her peers in no time! She has been having fun this winter going to the library for story times as well as multiple playdates and PALS program. Without all of those things, we would have gone crazy!!

I have also been neglecting my picture-taking duties. Jocelyn seems to have finally passed the stage where she doesn't want her picture taken, and moved on to wanting her picture taken so that she can see it. That's good because I feel like I haven't taken a picture of her in months. I also need to get some professional 2-year shots done. I'm thinking about scheduling something in the very near future. For now, here are a few new ones:

Sleeping Beauty

Wearing Mommy's shoes!

And just for good measure...evidence that baby girl #2 is still growing. I am nearly 23 weeks now!

Baby girl is definitely not to be forgotten...she makes her presence known very well now with strong kicks and punches. She's already fighting for attention! I don't remember feeling Jocelyn quite as much this early on. I can see movements on the outside of my belly as well. This is the funnest part of pregnancy for me. Baby's not too big to be making me uncomfortable (well, uncomfortably big anyways--my back is already hurting and the sciatic nerves is on the rebound as well), but she's big enough to be felt and make lots of movements. I swear she's doing somersaults in there! Jocelyn is also starting to notice my belly more and tries to pry open my belly button to see the baby. I've received plenty of belly kisses and rubs (from Jocelyn), and are the cutest things! Being pregnant this time is a lot different for me. I think if may be because I already have a child and it makes me more aware of what's coming. I can't wait to see what she looks like, what her personality is like, and how Jocelyn enjoys being a sister and interacts with her. The clock is ticking...only 121 days to go, with lots of fun stuff going on in between to keep us occupied!