Three Quick Updates

There isn't a whole lot to report from the last few days, but I did want to give you three updates.

1. Lily is doing GREAT in school now. It took her a little time to adjust, but now she is doing fantastic, and several teachers have commented on how much she has improved and what a joy she is to have. She gets so excited when you talk about school now. Most mornings she asks while I'm getting her dressed if she's going to school. If I say "no, it's not a school day" she asks if we're going to church. Does she think we don't get dressed if we're just hanging out at home? She eats her snack and lunch everyday which is a wonderful relief for me; she loves seeing what is inside her blue lunchbag. You can see how much she is learning at school too. She sings new songs (well, more like specific words in songs and we have to figure out which song she has learned), says lots of new words and does lots of motions (she loves marching these days) that I know we haven't taught her. Also, when we read books together, if she sits across from me instead of next to me or in my lap, she will look at the page, say some of the things she sees and then turns the book around for me to see; it's easy to see that it's how the teacher holds the book for the kids to see. I love that she now loves school, and I hope this helps foster a lifetime love of learning.

2. She is doing great in her big girl bed at night. She has gotten to where she pretty much goes down at night without a peep; even with the monitor on, we don't hear her until about 8 or 8:30 in the morning. At naptime, she still cries out for a few minutes and sits at the end of her bed, but then she falls asleep, all without trying to escape. She typically only sleeps about 1.5 hours, but that's okay; hopefully she will go back to the 2 to 2.5 hours sometime soon. All in all, this transition has gone great!

3. As of today, I am 35 weeks pregnant which I can't believe; there is still so much to do before Amelia's arrival! I went to the doctor's office this week (though I actually use a midwife instead of a doctor), and she said everything is looking great. I am very fortunate that both of my pregnancies seem to be textbook perfect. I asked if she could estimate just by my measurements how big Amelia is. She is estimating about 5 pounds right now, so if I go full term that would mean about a 9 pound baby (Lily was 8 pounds, 6 ounces). She has said we can possibly talk about inducing a little closer to time which I'm all for! I don't go for a visit next week, but maybe I'll know a little more at my visit the week after that. I'll be sure to let you know.