22.5 Weeks

K so last time I posted a picture, I was 20.5 weeks along.  Conveniently, I'm wearing the same shirt this week for my picture, so maybe differences in size will be easier to see?  I dunno, whatevs.

Aside from looking somewhat shocked in this picture, I think I look a little bigger.  Feeling slower each day, for sure.  And I can feel that dealing with tantrums (which have become a daily occurrence :( ) or dragging screaming child from the park or store is really hard on me.  I probably shouldn't be doing that sort of thing though.

Speaking of the screaming child, I should probably do a little update about her.  And really, for the most part she's adorable and sweet.  She's just reached that age where if something frustrates her, even a tiny bit, she flips out and can't control her emotions.  We're working on it, and have become very familiar with timeout.  This past Sunday we got to church and sat through sacrament meeting in the foyer because she was angry that she couldn't go to nursery immediately.  Or well, I sat in the foyer, Tucker took himself and Nettie into the clerks office for timeout.  I would say it's embarrassing that she acts like that, but I mean, she's just barely two years old, and a majority of kids go through similar phases.  We've just gotta get through it.

But really, she's mostly just a sweetheart.  When I ask her where the babies are she pats my tummy, though I don't know if she quite understands exactly what that means.  A few weeks back we decided to start leaving the side of her crib down (with a big box pushed against the side) so she can get out on her own in the mornings.  This has actually worked pretty good, the only downside is she comes out about 5-10 times after we've put her down for the night asking for different things.  She knows if she asks to go potty when she gets up that I'll oblige and won't just send her back to bed, so that's usually the request.

Lately her favorite tv show is Jake and the Neverland Pirates, which I'm ok with, cause it's not annoying at all like some little kid shows are.  She even understands what Halloween is because of the show, so if she still likes pirates by October, I'll probably try and put together a pirate costume for her.