li'l pigtails!

maybe i'm overdoing it on the pigtails thing, but a girl's very first hairdo is a big thing. especially when it's been 18 months in the making. since madison's little pigtail 'do went so well on sunday, i thought it would be fun to give it a try again yesterday.

she was less than impressed, but as a mom, you learn to gently and effectively wrangle your offspring.

so i wrangled.

 the result was cute.

success!

 as you can see, she's not nearly as happy about those things sprouting out of her head as her mommy is...

... but someday she's gonna love 'em.

time flies so fast that before we know it, she'll be spending too much time in the bathroom fixing her hair and stomping her foot over bad hair days.

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i was looking at one of my pregnancy books this morning, and cole wanted to "read" it with me. he saw an illustration of a baby at about 4 weeks gestation (or 6 weeks into pregnancy, which is where we'll be tomorrow), and he asked what it was. i told him that it's what a baby looks like before it's born, and that's what our baby looks like right now. he looked at me like i was nuts, so i said, "it doesn't look much like a baby, does it?". he replied without missing a beat, "mama, looks like-a eh-lah-phant".

i laughed so hard i cried and nearly wet my pants... that's the thing about small children. they tell you how they see it!

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my energy level has flat-lined, i think. the thought of doing much of anything is tiring... but it will pass soon, and really, it's quite tolerable. the queasies are pretty minor too, thankfully, and the bathroom breaks? well, those are another story.

ahhh, the joys of the first trimester.

no, really.... i love it! how can i not? it means there's a little life in there, and if it makes me tired, sometimes a little nauseous and bladder feel like it's suddenly the size of a pea, then i consider it a blessing.

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tomorrow cole turns three.

i want to cry.

(even without the hormones, i'd still want to cry. he can't be three already!!)