Disneyland

So sorry it's taken me so long to complete this post. Here, finally, are the pictures from Disneyland and our trip to the Rose Bowl.

First up, here's our little duckling at the Rose Bowl. Needless to say, we will never go back to that stadium again. Talk about ghetto. TINY seats, and the stairs have these huge steps and no hand rails, so you're like having a heart attack by the third stair. No leg room, hard cement seats, hardly any food vendors, and the bathrooms are pitiful. We're definetely spoiled by how nice Autzen is. And there was no parking, we literally parked on a green at a golf course! I'm really glad we went, though, one last vacation with my parents before their divorce.


Here we are at Disneyland. Sydney had SO MUCH FUN!! We all really enjoyed ourselves, but I was just in the beginning of my pregnancy and so tired after all the walking. Sydney had a blast, though. Here she is with a churro, which in my opinion is a necessity at Disneyland.


She didn't like very many of the rides, and she wasn't tall enough to go on a lot of them, but we did manage to fill 2 days with stuff that she could do.


We enjoyed the seasonal peppermint ice cream while watching the parade.


The longest we spent in a line was two hours, and that wasn't even for a ride, that was to meet the princesses! It was worth it, though, because you get to go in and meet 2-3 princesses and spend a few minutes with each one. They were doing shift change at our turn, however, so Sydney got to meet Ariel, Mulan, Snow White, Belle, and Sleeping Beauty! She was on cloud nine, for sure.


The Ariel was her favorite. Ariel told Sydney she needed to practice on her human legs, so would Sydney help her to dance? Sydney loved dancing with her, they twirled and spun around and had so much fun!

While waiting in the super long princess line, Sydney got her face painted!


In a car at Toon Town with Daddy.


Everything was all decorated for Christmas while we were there. It was so beautiful! We can't wait to go again.

Not Me Monday (on Tuesday)

Back by popular demand, and once again a day late:

-I am not one of those women who is miserable during pregnancy. I thrive on being pregnant and only think about the miracle inside me. I am never tired, never sore, and certainly never cranky!

-Since I am NOT miserable, I am prefectly able to keep up with the laundry and every day my husband comes home to a nice hot meal, not a wife passed out on the couch, too tired to move.

-My daughter did not sing and dance and shake her little booty in front of our new pastor. When asked if she was singing a song about Jesus, she absolutely did NOT tell our BRAND NEW PASTOR that she was dancing to Beyonce, then proceed to shake her booty some more, in front of his wife, our youth pastor, and his wife.

-Sydney and I are not going to do our Christmas gingerbread house this week. After all, it's February, and any mother worth her salt would have done that in December, not found it in her car 2 months later.

-And I certainly didn't miss the gingerbread house kit in the car because my car is messy. Oh no. It is perfectly clean, vacuumed, and dusted. The said gingerbread house kit was not found with a pair of Cinderella panties, an old coffee cup, and a bill that was due last month.

-The room for the baby is completely ready. It is not so full of junk and holiday crap that you can't even open the door without pushing really hard. Nope, the crib is put together, the dresser has fresh contact paper, and the room is stocked with cloth diapers that I have sewn up in preparation. I wouldn't even THINK about using dispoasble diapers.

Girl Bedding

I have finally picked a bedding set for if we have a girl. I had wanted to do a brown and pink theme, but everything was so dark, and I really wanted a light, happy room like Sydney's. So, I chose something different. Here it is, the Penelope set from Pottery Barn kids. Surprisingly affordable, too.

Baby Pictures

Today I had my first trimester screening. The ultrasound part looked good, and I'll get the results from the blood work later this week. Here are some ultrasound pictures. The baby is already so big! A few weeks ago it was just a bean, now you can clearly see the head, profile, spine, arms, legs, hands, and feet. The second one looks like the baby is waving, look at that little hand!