In case you have a babysitting date with Maren, Matt and I thought we should share our trick for how to eat around her without her knowing you are eating.  It’s actually quite simple … you open the refrigerator door, position the door as a shield, pretend as though you are looking at something, and stuff your face.  This even works with non-chilled items if you are able to transport the food container to the refrigerator without her getting suspicious.

We're so pleased that Maren and Archie are such good buddies.  Not only did our sweet daughter try to give our furry friend a drink of milk from her sippy cup this weekend, but she also offered her nose-picking prizes to him several times.

Baby #2 Stats. Heart rate was 136 and all seems to be running according to schedule.

Baby #2 is jacking with my taste buds.  Coffee still doesn't taste great (not even the foofy drinks) and while waiting for our carryout order at a local tavern earlier this week, I started salivating over their summer beer selection.  For those of you who aren't familiar with my beverage preferences, I love my coffee and I don't drink beer.

We survived the trip to Colorado ... two long days of airline travel and a day trip in the car that included five hours of driving.  I'll admit that, at one point, Maren was picking her nose and Matt's comment was to let her do it because it was occupying her. 

Colorado ... donning the proper accessories for the gondola ride from Telluride to Mountain Village.

My advice to the lady at the eyebrow threading place … listen to the directions a pregnant woman gives you.  If she tells you not to change the shape of the eyebrow and just do clean-up, it’s best to follow those directions.  And if you choose not to follow the directions, don’t argue when it’s over.  A woman who has a body going haywire really isn’t in favor of her face—the one part of her body that isn’t doing disturbing things—being added to the “jacked up” list.

Being silly at the pool!

Vocabulary update ... Maren looked down my shirt this week and said "boobies."  Matt said a dirty word, which Maren (thank goodness) repeated as "bock."  And "bye-bye" is becoming "bye-bye, y'all."