A little teary

I have been a full time/stay at home mom since December and I have loved it. It was true inspiration to be able to spend time with just me and Scarlett. We have grown so close and are the best of buds. Soon things will change and it won't just be me and her during the day. I get teary. She loves my attention and playing with her. Though I will still be able to do those things, there will be another baby needing me as well. Why does this make me sad? It makes me happy too. It is an inner conflict. I am so excited on one hand and then on the other very nervous/sad. Change is just hard for me, no matter how wonderful. I wish Scarlett could understand how much I love being with her and how precious this time is. I tell her but she just grabs my hand and wants to play. Scarlett I love you to the moon...and back!

To make it even worse or maybe better Scarlett's cuteness has doubled these past weeks. She can really communicate well and says the funniest things. She calls Nick "daddy Nick" and loves to call him at work. Not to mention freaks out when he comes home. When I go up and down the stairs I get very winded these days and breath heavy. Scarlett comes up to me and pats my bum "you tay mom, tay mom (okay mom)". She also talks non stop. Last night she woke up because she was cold. Nick went in her room and sure enough she just started to talk up a storm. " cold inside, dropped my doll, want ballon..." It was so funny. When that girl is awake her little mouth is going. It's adorable until my ears hurt about 4pm.

I had just run up and down the stairs to grab the camera. I was winded. This is her very concerned look when she asked me if I was "tay mom". I said yes and then she gave me a big hug and patted my belly. She will be a great big sister.

Our new play room

We have a big closet under the stairs that is just her size ( 4ft high). We cleaned it out and put everything on shelves in the garage. Scarlett loves to just run in and out and not have to bother with the door.

I made the chalk board and the doll house I got around christmas at Target for only 20$ on clearance (score!). That back wall is green, everything else is cream. In the left hand corner you can see our toy chest from Ikea, I love it!

She loves to sit at her table and play with puzzles and her new felt board. She also loves to rub those balloons on her head and stick them on the ceiling (Nick taught her that trick). She is slowly getting used to playing in here and not right next to me. I love having some place to put all the toys! I only have to hang the magnet and chalk boards. Got it done just in time