* I haven't had much to blog about this week.

* Let's see, I have had a cold, we've been home all week except for 2 playdates, 1 basketball game, and a trip to WM, and I've spent a lot of time lamenting in the fact that it's basketball season and it's really hard to be "new" where we live.  Dont' get me wrong everyone is very kind, but this is extreme small town life.  You people in Arkadelphia have NOTHING to complain about.  NOTHING.

*Langley took all of her clothes off one night and I laughed my head off when I got her up that morning.

*I hosted a diaper shower tonight for a neighbor who is having her 5th little girl!  The theme was "Another Little Sweetheart."  This has been good for me to work on, using some planning skillz and creativity this week. My friends and nieghbors Jill, Maranda, and Cathy helped hostess, we kept it very simple since this was planned in less than a week (baby is due any day.)  We just did coffee and dessert since the shower was from 7-830 pm.  It went well, we had 11 people drop by which is about half of who we invited.  I didn't know what to expect since I don't really know many people, but everything went well and we had fun!  I hope everyone else was as blessed by it as I was.

*Also, Josh got me a rose today and did some talking to people-in-the-know-who-have-influence-in-this-town about a part time preschool program, why no business owners here utilize the internet making it very hard to get information, and about how we would like to be involved in the community or at least like it but the lack of (all kinds of)communication and use of technology make this very very challenging to be "new in town."  It made me feel good that he is hearing me and actually tried to help the situation!

*This has been the kind of week where every time someone asked me how I was feeling I wanted to respond, "it's the middle of basketball season, i'm pregnant, trying to be a good mother to a toddler, and I feel like I live in a foreign country alone - I'm doing as well as can be expected."  Of course, I don't actually say that - ok so I said that to my mom :-)

*  Here is my little sweetheart before the shower.  Josh was gone for a game, so Langley got to join all the ladies.  She had a ball - the center of attention no doubt.

More Kitchen Fun

Langley was all about playing kitchen first thing this morning.

She fed her animals, then made me some breakfast.

My favorite picture from the morning.

She also has been singing a song from the Freshbeat Band.  I believe we have watched that show a total of 3 times, but they end with the same song each episode and apparently it is the first song my child will ever sing.   She was using the baguette as her microphone.

I'm glad this occupied her for a while because it has been miserably windy today.  As in, keep you from moving forward when walking outside and knocking toddlers down with each gust.  It's probably worse here since we have no trees or mountains or hills or buildings or anything to stop it.

On an unrelated note, Josh tried to get a picture of Me and Langley before we left for church yesterday.  Every Sunday morning is a challenge in some way, you can tell by the picture -

In Which I Start with Puzzles and End with the Potty

*  Langley got some puzzels for Christmas and she is so good at them!  I showed her how to do them and praised her big time when she would get the right piece where it supposed to go a few times, now she does puzzles all by herself!  She was even playing with a puzzle when we picked her up from the church nursery.  I guess I'm so impressed because I'm terrible at puzzles.  I have NO patience for anything above 50 pieces.

*  One of our players scored his 1,000th point and earned AMC player of the week.  Read more about Kyle's accomplishments here. 

*  I ordered the new baby's crib, dresser, changing table, and rocker - AND a double stroller yesterday!  I am so excited!  I am actually nesting this time and planning this stuff way earlier than I did with Langley.  I can't wait to meet her!

*  Langley picked up and put away every single toy in her room yesterday after I said "let's pick up."  I watched in astonishment/amazement/awe.  I wanted to write about because it will probably be years before she willingly does it again.

*  Finally, I have potty training on my mind.  I haven't done anything potty-related with Langley except identify the potty and if someone is using the potty.  She will tell me when she's pooped, but other than that nothing.  I've never even tried to sit her on the potty.  My plan is to wait till her birthday, then dive in - you know make a big deal about her getting her own potty, stock up on m&m's and laundry detergent, etc.  I dread it.  Absolutely dread it.

1-1

1-1 in the American Midwest Conference.  Not a bad start!  We played the reigning conference champs twice this weekend, winning once and losing once.  The win topped off my fantastic Saturday!

My Mom and Memaw came to visit, I got to run errands alone, Langley took a nap (which usually is a huge battle when we have visitors, but I made them pretend to leave so she would relax,) and acted great at the game, she put on a little half time performance that the crowd loved, and we won!  It was also an early game so we got to go out to eat as a family and Josh was home for her bedtime.  All of that made it a great day for me :-)

And, since I use this blog as a scrapbook, I want to remember that since we got home from Christmas, Langley has been Michael Holder's #1 fan.  Mike is a former player and now our assistant coach and Langley asks "where Michael?" all. the. time.  It is too cute and his face lights up every time!

Little Momma

A Precious Moment

Tonight after dinner Langley crawled into my lap and asked "where baby?"  I pointed to my stomach, then she lifted my shirt, said "hi baby" and kissed my belly 5 times.  First I laughed, then I cried. 

Is that not precious?!  I know Langley doesn't fully understand, but the fact that she has love for a baby she can't even see is so sweet. 

Baby A, you are loved.

22 is the Number of the Week

1.  Langley turned 22 months old on January 1.  I can't believe I'm about to have a two year old!
2.  I am 22 weeks pregnant.
3.  It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!  I'm so excited!  So blessed that everything looked great on the ultrasound.
4.  I've known about my 2nd daughter for just over 24 hours and I've already satisfied my compulsive need to sort and organize all of Langley's clothes.  I. heart. hand-me-downs.
5.  Little sister will get a few things brand new...I've been shopping online!
6.  I'm about 95% sure she has a name, but we are not sharing it yet.
7. I gained 6 pounds last month. 
8.  We have great weather today.  So thankful to be out of the 30's for highs.
9.  Langley LOVES her new tricycle!

 10.  She was asking "what's that?"  She asks me this question at least 100 times a day.

11.  The first day we took a tricycle ride all the neighbors thought it was the cutest thing ever. 

12. Langley does no peddling. 
13.  She also LOVES the kitchen. 

14.  And all the food and dishes that go in it.

15.  Langley calls the hogs every time she gets in her high chair and every time we lay her down.  She says "woo pig coco."
16.  Josh's entire life has revolved around feeding the team since we've been back.  The cafeteria is closed and we live an eternity from most eating establishments.  I'm over it.  Providing them 2 meals a day extends him being gone for 3-4 hours a day. 
17.  She's going to be a great big sister.

18.  I'm praying my 2 girls have just enough similarities and differences to be friends and not have to compete with each other.

19.  I finally put away the sleep sack.  Langley doesn't understand blankets.  Nap time today was not very successful.

20.  I don't do resolutions, but one of my goals for this year is to do 1 craft a week with Langley.  We haven't done one yet.

21.  There are 3 baby's due from my neighborhood between February and May.  They are all girls.

22.  Our first conference game is Friday.