A local coffee shop has been advertising Obama Java for months now, they even offer a coffee cup with Obama's "mug" on it. It's cute, but I think Loretta came up with one better. Loretta knows who Barack Obama is and recognizes him on TV, etc. She's very excited about him b/c her class talked about him. The other day when I dropped her off at the Y one of the teachers there was talking about "Obama" and she chimed in with total authority "It's BARACK Obama" and the little 3 year old next to her said "I LOVE Barack Obama, I voted for him!". It's pretty amazing when our toddlers can feel the history in the making around them. The other night at dinner, John had made Mexican, she was a little mixed up when she declared she didn't like having barackomole on her plate. John and I just about died. I think she's on to something. Use avocados and other ingredients from Hawaii, jar it and SHIP IT! It would be a huge hit.
Caroline has become quite the dancing queen (video below). When she's not forcing us to read to her constantly, she's pretty much either reading to herself - using an adorable rhyming sing song OR dancing. The girl is a total ham and more than anything loves to get a reaction out of you. If she can get you laughing she can hardly contain herself. The one thing she can't handle though is John saying no to her. I can say no all day long and she'll shoot me this, "I'm too cute to kill me so I'm going to do it anyway" look. But with John, he can say something completely calm and pleasant, like "Caroline, don't lick the refrigerator" and the waterworks begin. Real tears streaming down for 10 minutes or more. Sobbing for Mommy and seemingly in total shock and disbelief that her Daddy could possible have said no to her. She's a riot and she's going to be just as much as a hand full as her big sister. The two of them together will cause havoc without a doubt.
Here are a couple pictures of the girls painting:
John and I are doing well, he's been a huge help to me since I have zero energy and I'm still suffering from morning sickness much of the day. I actually feel worse in the evenings. But, I'm nearly 11 weeks and hopefully this part will be behind me soon enough. I know what would help me most would be to start exercising again so that's high on my list. It's hard though when it's so brutally cold and all you want to do is curl up on the couch with a blanket and sleep until spring. Baby #3 is doing well and we even got to see him/her lounging on his/her back and kicking legs and arms at last weeks ultrasound.
The biggest unknown we have right now, or I guess I should say the most immediate unknown, is whether or not I'll be employed next week. Seems to be general agreement that next Tuesday will be the day for layoffs at work and while I'm not agonizing over this b/c it wouldn't help if I did, I'm certainly anxious to get this next round over with. I know I'm not the only one in this position these days, in fact those who aren't are few and far between. But, whatever happens, we'll find a way and I believe that some times these things can be a blessing in disguise.
Love to all!
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