The pictures are of a playdate with Kevin and Miss Pickles. The short video is Nevi's interpretation of my impression of Captain James T. Kirk, at a moment of heightened frustration, in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

December 1st....big day!

December 1st was a big day here on Lydia Dr. We celebrated my 34th birthday one day late but it was worth the wait. Robb made a pot roast with veggies (yum!) and Nevi and Robb together made a beautiful poke cake that tasted great and gave me a HUGE sugar buzz! Robb decorated and wrapped lots of fun presents for little 'ol me and as usual, he made me feel great. A fun celebration! After our party, we had an official streamer-cutting-ceremony to initiate Nevi into her new big girl bedroom. Robb turned her toddler bed back into the crib and now the baby room is ready for the little man. All of Nevi's clothes and toys are in her room now so I guess it's official. We praised Nevi to the high heavens for how proud we were of her that she was gracious enough to give up her bedroom for her baby brother. She has had NO interest in changing bedrooms but Robb and I both agreed that we wanted her to be comfortable in her big girl room well before baby arrives. She was excited about our ceremony but did put up a bit of a fight once she realized she was going to actually sleep in her new room. By 10pm, luckily, she was settled and sleeping - slept through the night but did wake earlier than usual (7am) ready for some additional security in her new surroundings. All in all, she is doing great with the transition and I couldn't be more proud of Nevi . I anticipate that she is going to be one amazing big sister. She spends LOTS of time right now putting her own baby dolls and stuffed animals to sleep in their sleeping bags and wrapping them up in blankets, feeding them a bottle and changing their diaper. She can do this fun game for HOURS. My mom has offered to donate my old baby doll crib to Nevi and I can only imagine how much fun Nevi will have putting her babies to sleep in an actual crib. She even sings them lullabies! Thanks to ALL who made my birthday a memorable experience and for all who contributed to the furnishings of Nevi's new big girl room. It really is perfect for her and has SUCH a calming energy to it! We are very grateful! P.S. the pastel broken star quilt on Nevi's new bed is mine from when I was a little girl, a quilt that my Grandma quilted by hand. My Grandma has one of her homemade quilts now in every bedroom of my house, even a blue and red baby quilt for our coming bundle.