Daily Ada: 19 June 14

Pirate day.

It was a "pirates and princesses" day at Ada's nursery today. She did not go for the bandana we had for her piratey headgear (she had worn it yesterday during a practice run, but whatever). I was just glad she at least kept the parrot and Pirate Beagle accessories long enough for a photo.

Phew. First school costume done. Eight bazillion more to go!

Back from hiatus.

Hanging out, plus bed shopping.

Three Moms for Mother's Day (UK)

Spot the real one. 

Daily Ada: 20 March 14: World Happiness Day (and the first day of spring! )

Like Jenny, we also had a happy day.

Ada had her "forest school" in the morning and we celebrated the first day of spring by tying string to small trees to wish them well (a tradition somewhere, apparently).

We had waffles for lunch.

And Ada watched the rain dance sequence from Singin' in the Rain for the first time. She held her own umbrella and wanted to watch it multiple times, so that made me extra happy!

Weekly Ada: 17 March 14

A few photos from the last few days. including one which demonstrates what she does when I ask if she can touch her nose with her tongue.

Presenting: Vallen-two-ny

Granted, the name may need a little work. 

We had our 20 week scan last week and I'm pleased to report that all is well. Everything is average and we love average. The only thing that was a little bit towards one end of the average spectrum was the baby's stomach, but considering its mother's predilections, that 
is perhaps not a surprise.

Due date is 22 July. We found out the gender, but as with Ada, we're going to keep that to ourselves.

I'm feeling fine - they say every pregnancy is different, but so far this one is proceeding exactly as before. Except for having a toddler, of course. I'm a bit more tired and my back hurts a little more, but that's most likely just a result of wrangling Ada. 

We haven't really started talking to Ada about having a sibling, since we have 20 more weeks to go and that's a long time for her. She does seem to be interested in babies in general, which I'm encouraging, and she does occasionally answer "yes" to the question "would you like a baby to come live with us?"

So all is well, and we're halfway through!