Fresh Eggs and Life; both in the present and in my belly.

It's like Christmas every day when the kids go out to find out how many eggs the chickens laid.  We average 3-4 a day. Pepper just started laying the green ones and we think they are pretty cool. (FYI: they taste exactly the same as the brown in case you were wondering). 

In all of my near 33 years on this earth, I have never seen a winter like this in Utah. The kids were outside this afternoon riding bikes and playing. No coats, just jackets. It makes me happy, but also nervous. I so am looking forward to having my baby in the warmer months, but are we being fooled and will we be wearing coats in June instead? Please no.

My belly is getting big. Like really big. I just feel big all over and I still have 4 more months to just get bigger. My eating habits have officially gone to the toilet. I crave chocolate and eat it whenever and wherever I can. Aaron still tells me I'm beautiful. I believe him when he says it. I don't believe anyone else who says it. They are lying. I have been feeling the baby move a lot lately. The first movements always catch me off guard as it feels like such a flutter and feels so funny. I have a constant itch, the size of a quarter on my growing belly. I could itch it raw. It's the strangest thing ever. I have kept my house in better "order" during my pregnancy than just about any time that I've owned a house. I find this very peculiar, but am loving an orderly home. The bathrooms remain just barely beyond embarrassment however.

Abigail is no closer to pooping in the toilet than she was a year ago. Poor girl has no clue how to push and this mom has no clue how to teach her. It just seems so obvious to me, but clearly it's not. She continues to dance around the house on her tippy toes and asks to wear a skirt every day. I'm happy to oblige most of the time because she is adorable in those little skirts. She's catching on to the reading bug and we can find her everyday "reading" to herself. It makes me happy.

Hannah scored a 3 in her kindergarten reading test. The expectation is a one, the teachers would like to see the students at a 2, and Hannah is at a level 3. I'm so happy she loves to read. She is thriving in school even though she called home last week and said she was sick. Guess who wasn't sick? Not sure what that was all about, but I guess there were times that I just wanted to come home and be with my mom too when I was in school. She is also loving her hole in her bottom smile. She keeps trying to make more teeth wiggle. We keep begging her not to force them loose. I keep thinking she can't possibly get any more beautiful. She keeps getting more beautiful though. I keep telling her it's nice to be pretty, but it's more important to be nice. I really hope that sinks in once she realizes what a little doll she is.

Nathan is really excited for a brother. He now tells everyone that I'm having a boy. I think he gets it and hope these two will be buddies. He's completely enamoured with his Lego's lately. Aaron makes him the coolest jets, boats, planes, helicopters, and motorcycles ever! It's no wonder that he can be found for hours on end playing with them.

Life just keeps moving forward. I'm still loving the new year and the goals that go along with a new year. Aaron and I are at such a good place in so many areas of our life. There's always things we can do better, but we are figuring out, better than ever, just how to balance our life. Feels so good. Hoping it lasts a long, long time. Well, forever really.