What a few weeks

Where to start. It's hard to believe it's May and almost time for Gabby to make her grand entrance into the world. Time has flown by this time around and I'm hoping she'll follow Bella's lead and come early, since she has now become a "big baby".

Our big news is that Joel has gotten a new job that will start this week. He was contacted a few weeks ago from the firm he interned with (Carmichael and Powell) to do bankruptcy work for them. We're all excited that he won't be on call on Saturday's anymore and may be home more during the week.

We moved the office last weekend, what a job, but it looks beautiful and it's so nice to be in one building. Mom and Ryan did an awesome job decorating and Chad and Steph worked so hard since I was not really one to be running around helping with the move. Joel even pitched in one night and hung artwork with Ryan. Glad that's over and I can hopefully catch up on my work this week before the little one comes.

Bella has moved to the older class and is doing great! She is talking so much more now that she is in there. We still don't know what she's saying most of the time, but she does. This past week we tried pudding for the first time. As you can see it went really well in the beginning...

but soon turned into a mess!!
So that of course meant bath time. That night she flipped onto her belly and thinks that is the greatest thing...

next to drinking the water from the faucet in Nana's tub.

Yesterday we went to the Oestreich's house, which was so much fun. Bella and Logan are a month apart and now actually play together. It has been so fun watching them grow up together. They went swimming and played in the sand.
Joel thought that this could be titled "Bella's Baywatch Picture" She loved Logan's swing.

and his big wheels, even though neither of them can reach the pedals. It's so hard to believe that they are almost big enough for big wheels.

Then it was inside for dinner. They looked so cute at the little table. They didn't stay there long, but it was worth a shot.

Finally we ended the night with shopping cart/car races around the house. They must have done about 20 laps chasing each other.

Last but not least, we have been trying to get the office turned into a nursery in the midst of everything else. It's getting there, we have everything it's just a matter of getting it into it's spot. It was fun going through Bella's clothes and thinking how tiny she once was and freaking out that we'll soon have another tiny one around. Joel put the GIANT double stroller together last night and we weren't sure it would work out. So Bella tested in out today and loved being in it, so it looks like a keeper. Now I'm just not sure how to lift it into the Tahoe....it's heavy, but hopefully once the giant bump in front of me is gone it will be easier.