She has been so full of creativity and imagination lately. It has been a lot of fun to watch. Weeks ago she was shuffling around on the carpet. When I asked her what she was doing, she replied
"walking like a penguin." She loves to impersonate animals, be it by sounds or movements. "A turtle goes like this," and she swings her arm, "and an owl goes like this: hoo hoo!". She was bringing me her stuffed animals recently. I tossed one to the other side of the room, and she ran over to it and picked it up in her mouth, then crawled over to me, dropped it in my lap and barked. I don't quite know where her idea to do that came from but it was hilarious, and she still does it occasionally.Last week we received a generous gift from my parents. They gave us their Ford Focus, just so long as we could get it from Utah to Florida. Our friends Dustin & Jeff drove it out in a record 3 days! It was awesome to visit with them, though the visit was extremely short; they arrived around 10pm and had to leave for a very early flight back home the next morning. We hung out a bit then I suggested we go to the beach. It was lovely out...overcast and a little bit of rain, but easy enough to see since there was a full moon behind the clouds. Boogas fell asleep in the car on the way there, and we laid her down on a towel on the beach. She soon woke up, looked around her, and said "Sand!". She loves to play in the sand, and is still intimidated by the waves, so Ryan & I took turns hanging out with her while the other went to the warm waves. Dustin & Ryan were the only two with swimsuits, so they got all the way in the water. Hopefully it was awesome enough to entice them back for another more extended stay.
The car we got works great, and it is so reassuring to know we now have a second car just in case. Plus I am a lot happier when Ryan takes it to work as I don't have to worry as much as when he is on his scooter. I trust him enough on that but I don't trust other drivers to see him. I almost got hit in my Echo on the way to the office of my midwife 2 weeks ago. Thank goodness no one was in the lane on the right of me so I could swerve away from the car merging right into where I was. People are just so oblivious sometimes it freaks me out.
Speaking of my midwife, she is awesome, and I am so excited to have her this time around. My last doctor was more of the type of person that treated pregnancy & birth like a disease to be worked on rather than its own special process. I wish I would have found the lady I'm going to be using this time. Her name is Lila, and she works in partnership with an OB doctor who is just as cool; just in case there are complications the doctor takes over. Otherwise Lila will be there through it all. Zelda loves her, so that is a good sign. 8 1/2 more weeks until the due date. The baby is getting a whole lot more active, in an entirely different way than Zelda was. She seemed to be dancing all the time in the womb...lots of arm and leg movements. Link, on the other hand, does a lot of stretching and strong single movements. Can't wait to meet him. :D
