January

Isn't January the worst month of the year? There is that pesky Christmas letdown, cold weather, and no fun holidays to look forward to. Anyway, I don't like it. There also aren't too many things to take pictures of in January. I did get a few though.

In preparation for our new family member, Anna and Lily get to be roommates. Aren't they lucky. I never shared a room until I was in college, so I was a little nervous how it would turn out. They have been together for two weeks now, and things are going well. SO FAR. They have been sleeping so well. Of course, Anna is always a good sleeper. She gets that from her dad. We got them new beds and bedding. Lily loves blue and Anna loves pink. So we went with that. Lily moved into Anna's room since it is bigger. I took a few pictures, but I am not much of a photographer. Sorry.

Anna has so much junk. We are trying to keep it under control. She is our little hoarder. She saves every bit of paper and string she finds. Lily likes to take all of her stuff and put it all over the house. I am not sure if this room will ever be this clean again. I picked it up to take these pictures.

I think we even have the closet under control. You wouldn't believe how many clothes an 8 year old and a 5 year old have. I am sure we will have to come up with a new system when they actually start getting into clothes.

Nick is ever our go getter. When he decides he is going to do something, he does it. A mere five months after starting Webelos in Cub Scouts, he has earned his Webelo badge. He did most of it on his own. He does have a pretty awesome scout leader, though. It is me! Her are a couple of pictures of him receiving his badge. Ignore the giant lady in the pink sweater.

Nick loves doing scouts. It is something that you can earn awards and have a set goal in mind. That is his kind of thing. Notice how small his shirt is. He has grown a ton since starting when he was 8. I guess he needs a new shirt. Not going to happen. Next on the scouting agenda: pinewood derby.

On the pregnancy front, I am still sick. I was going to write an entire post dedicated to how much I hate being pregnant, but decided not to. I am now taking anti-nausea medication(Zofran), heartburn relief (Zantac), and allergy medicine(Claritin and Benadryl) in an effort to keep from throwing up. I am on day 2 of the Zantac and allergy stuff and I actually feel really good. I can even breathe through my nose. We will see how I am next week. We are just excited to get our little guy here and be done with this part of the process.

I hope everyone is having a fun winter. It has either been very nice (70 degrees!) or so cold here(3 degrees) here. When it is that cold all we can do is stay inside as much as possible.