Fantastical stories and Detailed requests

Kaylee has begun telling more dramatic stories, involved and at times, lengthy. It's so fun to get a view into her imaginative little toddler brain. The other day I was driving her to daycare we went over a hill, and she said "A building!" I said to her, "Kaylee when Mommy goes to work I design buildings and then they are built." (oversimplifying but easier to understand). So then she said, "So next time I build a tower, Mommy, I talk to you." Then she paused and launched into one of her stories: "I went to the top of my tower and my hair blew this way and then that way. I saw the tops of the trees. I saw the birds. I got cold. My Daddy climbed the tower with my blanket with the red marker." (It's got a red-marker stain she remembers it by.) Very involved and super cute story. And then when she woke up this morning she seemed to be telling me she had a dream about "playing tennis." She seemed very content with it.

The other day we went to visit a friend with a 10 week old who's super cute! It was fun to see how Kaylee reacted to a very young baby. Kaylee kept going up to the baby and curiously looking at her face and saying, "Hi Baby!" She was then talking about her all weekend. On the way home we got into the hot car, and she said "I need conditiary." I was stumped. "Kaylee what's conditiary?" She said "I'm hot." and then I realized she was saying "I need air-conditioning!" Wow! This morning on the way to daycare she was very distressed because I didn't find or put her sunglasses on her. She said, "Mommy, my eyes they are burning. They hurt so much from the sun." Very descriptive but I still wasn't going to pull over...no matter how much I want to - there's simply not enough time to satisfy her every toddler whim, especially as a full-time worker.

Well, as far as the pregnancy goes. Things are going smoothly. I thought maybe Friday night was the night - had two hours of mild contractions but they never did turn into anything. 6 more days until the due date! Now I'm working hard at trying to get as much "closed out" at work in the next couple of days as possible!

I've continued the nesting. I have never been so on top of the laundry. I actually have searched the house for more laundry ... which normally I have to deal with about 4 loads quick to do on a Sunday night. Every day there's been a load and it's been put away promptly, I didn't know we had such a full linen closet and drawers when all the laundry is in it's place! I think we are ready - I said this to Eric Friday night. It felt like such a feat. I'm ready!

Take care. Hope everyone's summers going great and that you are enjoying it!