Jack-o-lanterns 2009

Here are our pumpkins before we harmed the perfectly good produce.

We cleaned them out, on our kitchen counter. Julia had to take her shirt off so she could get into it all.

But I think she liked getting messy. See, she gets "into" her work.

And then we decided to head downstairs so we could visit with Maw Maw and carve the pumpkins. Here is Julia helping Mommy with her pumpkin.

Then Dave and I got to carve ours.

And the finished products are pretty decent. I do think I need to enlarge the openings a bit on mine, but I haven't fixed it yet.

And you can't tell I'm pregnant in any pictures yet. (Not that I care, but the very few pictures that actually get taken of me seem to have something or someone hiding my belly.) Funny, huh? Sonogram is schedule for a little over a week from now. Yes, we still want to be surprised at birth with what the baby's sex is.

In other news, Julia is growing just fine. She finally made it over 20 pounds, so this past week I did switch her car seat to front facing. Not sure what her true reaction is yet to that. Her spoken vocabulary is getting larger and she is getting better at pronunciation of quite a few words. About three weeks ago her "C" and "H" canine teeth started to come in, about two days apart. She loves baths, her books, cooking, her baking utensil toys, and eating. Since about a year old, she is ok with diaper changes in public restrooms (she got over whatever public changing table phobia she had).

She is no longer a baby, but a true toddler, her own "little person" and I don't like that. I want time to slow down. I haven't been able to take it all in fast enough. I am not one of those parents who wishes this phase would be over soon. But, that being said, I should be able to stay home (at least part time) with the coming new year. At least that is the plan for now.

Pumpkin Picking

We went last Sunday and picked up a couple of pumpkins. Julia also got a little one on Saturday at the picnic we went to with Tommy and crew. We plan on carving them tonight.

I had hoped to do a bit more, like at a pumpkin patch, the weekend before last, but it ended up way too rainy, so this year seems a little more rushed. I'll let you guys know if my costume idea comes through too. (But it will be after Halloween.)

Castro Homecoming 2009

So, here is Julia with two of her uncles. They make me feel old (which of course, I am not!). See I have pictures of me going to homecoming with them the age of Julia. Anyways, a picture from last weekend.

Don't mind her hair, it was a little wild that day, and she didn't want to be picked up. (She was enjoying a rocking doggie toy.)

A Non-Post

Oooh, ooh... look what I made... homemade bran muffins. And they're good! (Not that I had any doubts, but some people feel that I have absolutely no talents. I'm pretty artsy, and crafty, and I like to cook, and other stuff...)

And here is Julia reading under her music table. Her hair is growing in thicker, she's running around, and she's talking more words.

I think I'm starting to feel the baby moving this past week too. (Since people have asked.) Pregnancy is doing me just fine. No problems, this one's pretty much like last time. Maybe more next week...