So at first I thought 2010 wasn't very eventful and then I started to think back to everything that has happened this year.
Let's start with Aly Claire, the year started off rough with her usual illnesses. In April she had a tonsillectomy and it did wonders for her. She has hardly been sick since and with the exception of her cataract surgery in July hasn't been in the hospital since. She finally hit 29 pounds and then of course got the stomach bug and went back down to 28 but we'll take what we can get. She also started preschool in the fall. She hates preschool. Of course if you ask her she'll tell you she likes school but the screaming, crying fit she throws when I drop her off says something different. She's completely different from Cade who loved preschool. What Aly does love is her ballet and gymnastics classes. She twirls and whirls all over the house doing her ballet. She has her first recital in June, I'm interested to see how she will react to being on a big stage in front of tons of people. She could go either way, love it or run screaming...we'll just have to wait and see!
Cade has had a busy year for a 6 year old. Thanksgiving weekend of 2009 was his 1st BMX race with the National Bicycle League. That kicked off a year of traveling all over this side of the country and racing. We've been to Akron OH, Michigan, Atlanta, Chicago, Morristown TN, West Palm Beach and Tampa Florida. Not to mention the countless trips to Indy Indoor and Louisville and local races at Burdette. BMX is definately a year round sport. All that racing paid off though. Cade hadn't even been racing a full year and he was the NBL 6 year old Rookie National Champion and Indiana's 6 year old Novice Champion. He had a couple months break and then Thanksgiving weekend kicked off another year of traveling to National races. We leave the day after Christmas for Columbus OH. He'll be racing the President's Cup and Christmas Classic. It should be prove to be interesting because he had a pretty good crash a few weeks ago in practice and is now a little gun shy. We'll see which Cade shows up to the race next week!
Cade also played baseball (first year of pitching machine) in the Spring and he played flag football in the fall. He likes baseball but he LOVED football. He has started a little obsession with the Colts. Scotty took him to his first Colts game this past weekend and he was so happy. His ticket was supposed to be mine but for obvious reasons at this time I was unable to go. I was glad he took Cade though b/c he loved it. He also got to see the UNC Tar Heels play against the Aces a couple weeks ago. This was actually Scotty's dream b/c he is a diehard TarHeel fan and has always wanted to see them play in person. Another game I was supposed to go to but couldn't. I'm seeing a trend here.
Cade loves Kindergarten and I can't believe the progress that he has made since August. My baby boy is reading (sort of)! Listening to him sound out words and try to figure out how to spell is hilarious. What he comes up with just cracks me up. Just the other day he was standing in the mirror with no shirt on whispering to himself. As Scotty listened to him he heard him saying "Ni-p...ni-p-p-l...nippl", he was trying to spell "nipple". He does this all the time with interesting words. He also loves to draw and has developed a knack for it. Art is actually his favorite subject and not Gym, imagine that! Now if we could just get him to tie his shoe...
I've spent the last half of the year trudging through my last pregnancy. It's been a doozy for sure. Baby Girl will be here in 6 1/2 weeks, if I make it that long. There's a 50/50 chance of making it to Baby day. You know those people that say "Oh, I loved being pregnant, I've never felt so good" or "the miracle of life is such a blessing", blah blah. Yeah, I'm NOT that person. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled (took me awhile though) that we're having another baby and I can't wait for her to get here so I can meet the kickboxer that has been growing inside me. I want to hold her and cuddle her and smell her sweet baby smell and rub her soft baby hair but that's once she gets here. Pregnancy itself (at least for me) is for the birds. This time has by far been the worst out of the 3 and my doctor has even told me that I don't need to do this again (as if I was even considering it!). My body and pregnancy do not get along. So as much as I want little one to stay in there and finish growing, I am absolutely counting the days until she comes OUT! By the way, I have ultrasounds every 2 weeks so I've gotten to see the progress of her growing and developing (in 4D which is way cool) and that has been awesome. Today's pictures are by far the coolest. She's changed so much even from 2 weeks ago, and we could actually see the hair on her head! I think she looks like Cade, she has his lips.
We took the kids to Disney and Nickelodeon Resort over Easter this year, combined with 2 races of course. It will be a few years before we can go again (I'm not crazy enough to take a baby!) but the kids and I can't wait to go back. Scotty on the other hand isn't fond of the crowds, but Scrooge will buck up and take us again. I must say spending Easter Sunday on the beach in West Palm was wonderful! I think I'm going to transport myself back there in my mind and maybe I'll temporarily forget that I have to pee and can't breathe. It's worth a shot!!
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