I went to a large consignment sale today where someone just happened to be selling a very lovely wooden toddler bed frame. I decided to snatch it up. David has been working on refinishing the head and footboard we got from the Goodwill store, but he is nowhere close to being done. Out of kindness to my belly and back I got this other toddler bed.

Tonight is Emmaline's first night in her new grown up girl bed. She loved the fact that she could climb in and out of it with ease, and viewed the bed as her newest toy. She went to sleep pretty easily. However, when I went in an hour later to check on how she was doing she was on the floor, lying on her stomach with her head resting on the pillow I had placed beside her bed to break her fall. She never emitted a peep! I was so proud, but now I am wondering just how hard it is going to be to get her used to sleeping in a new bed. I guess I'll see where she is tomorrow morning...

This was taken a few days after she turned one!

I would just like to share a lovely story that took place today.

David was desperate to get outside in the "fresh air" while the rain had taken a rest, so we all put our coats on and went outside. We wandered around the outside of the house, just meandering, when Emmaline bent over to pick up something she found interesting. I just assumed it was a stick she was reaching for, since that seems to be what interests her the most when she is outside. As soon as she picked up her "stick" I instantly knew something was wrong, and I instantly knew what it was. She picked up a DEAD MOLE!!!!

I don't know how I recognized it for what it was so quickly, I've never seen a real mole, dead or alive. Unfortunately, my motherly instinctual reaction was to distance myself immediately, and hop up and down screaming, "Put it down, put it down, put it down!!!", like a little girl. Thankfully, David stayed sane and shook Emmaline's hand til she dropped the mole. We tramped right back inside where I promptly disinfected Emmaline's hand every way I could.

This counts as one of those things I just never thought about happening. Ohhhh, I love being a parent. Every day is bound to bring something new! Haha!

Again, there is a warning that she is incredibly loud in this video. This was taken on October 12, 2008.

I got my camera back from Katherine last week, so I went through all the photos and videos on my card just to see what was on there. I realized that there are a lot of videos and photos I never posted, so I am going to be playing catch up for a while. Here is a video of Emmaline (about a month before turning 1) and her father having some good old fashioned fun!

We had snow here last week. Sunday rought us an estimated seven inches of snow, and a loss of power. David, Emmaline, and I spent the night in our living room in front of a roaring fire, which David and I took turns keeping alive until four in the morning, at which point the electricity was finally restored. Halfway through the night Emmaline started throwing up and had diarrhea, thankfully it all only lasted an hour, but it did seem to just add onto the misery of the night. I am sure that is why she was so miserable and tired the following morning. She ended up sleeping a majority of the day away.

David got Emmaline all suited up for a romp in the snow, including plastic bags over the feet. Emmaline didn't mind being out in the cold, but once her hands touched the snow she wanted nothing to do with it. I'm sure you can tell by the photos just how enthused she was by all of it. A round of hot chocolate for everyone and then back to bed for a nap!

I went to see my midwife today. I am measuring 17 weeks along and have gained 7 pounds. The baby's heartbeat was fine; the baby gave Carrie (one of the two midwives at the birthing center) a hard time by evading her constantly. We finally settled for a weak signal of the heartbeat.

The baby has been moving around a lot pretty much all day long, but at least this one is a lot more gentle than Emmaline was. At least for now! Not much else going on in the pregnancy world...