This was her face after she took a can of black beans out of the pantry & begged to have them for a snack on Friday.
She has also been enjoying cooking & baking. We built her a helper tower about a month ago. She can climb up in it and be at counter height to help with things. We are hoping that it helps her frustration level when the baby arrives & we can't always pick her up. She is really enjoying being able to stand up high and help with things. We baked cookies a couple weekends ago, and she had a blast.
After the cookies were baked, I was even a nice mama & let her eat half of one. I'm really loosening up, haha. I showed her how to dip it in the milk first. She was so excited to dip her cookie, and to drink out of a cup with no lid unassisted.
Reese wore her Blackhawks jersey through the playoffs, but she couldn't bring them the luck that they needed.
Enjoying the nice weather & some bubbles:
A couple weeks ago, Reese and I took a trip to Build-A-Bear to make a bear for Reese to give Baby Brother when he arrives. Baby Brother is taking a trip to Build-A-Bear to make a bear for Reese this weekend. :)
She enjoyed watching the bear get stuffed, and she added a heart and a lullaby. She gave him a good bath before we boxed him up to take him home.
We had a great time celebrating Mother's Day this weekend. On Thursday, Reese and I spent the day with my mom. We went to the children's museum for a couple of hours, and then took her out to lunch. We went out to Matt's grandma's on Saturday to see Mary and Grandma Rosie. Reese made pictures for my mom and Mary, and she was so proud of them. She kept saying, "I painted the hand and the fingers!!!" It was so cute.
Matt and Reese let me sleep in on Sunday morning, which was so appreciated because I have been so tired lately, and it's getting tough to get good sleep between being uncomfortable & making lots of midnight trips to the bathroom. While I slept in, they colored me a picture and made french toast. They gave me a sweet card and a gift certificate for a pedicure (which is awesome since I can no longer reach my toes!). They also ordered me a new sling for the new baby, and I can't wait for it to arrive this week! I am a very spoiled and lucky mama. :)
We headed up to the Sox game in the afternoon. The weather was perfect, and Reese was really good. She got to meet Southpaw. She was intimidated at first, but she touched his pink hair & his hands while holding on tight to my arm. And then she had a total meltdown. She started bawling & asking to go back to sit in her "big girl chair." So, we headed back to our seats. Reese proceeded to talk about Southpaw for the rest of the day. "I meet the Southpaw! I give him the hi-five! See him again? Where did he go?" She spent the rest of the game looking for him, and then she got really excited when she saw his picture in the hall. So funny.
We finished the baby's room last weekend, and I love the way it turned out. It was mostly DIY, I made the curtains, changing pad covers, mobile, and the elephant pictures, and Matt climbed up in the attic and wired a ceiling fixture & a dimmer switch, since the room didn't have any lighting. It was very time consuming, but it came together really nicely. I can't wait to snuggle the little guy in there. :)
And last but not least, Reese has become quite the entertainer. She loves to sing, and was using this flashlight as a microphone while we were working in the baby's room. I know I'm a little biased, but I think this is the most amazing performance of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Ever.
Oh yeah, and I'm huge. :) 36 weeks tomorrow!
