Operation Princess Sheets

Well, it has been 9 nights since we have given Hailey the precious princess sheets and right now we are 4 for 9 for sleeping all night in her bed. For some of you this might not be great, but for the Miedema's we consider this to be a huge improvement over the previous 100% of her coming in our bed. In fact, she has slept in her bed the last 3 nights in a row. Will tomorrow be 4? I have 4 little reward gifts left and then I hope to write some type of note from the princesses about not bringing a gift every night. If the pattern continues I will have to tell Nicky to submit this marvelous idea to some parent magazine or something.

Life otherwise has began to get back to "normal". I am feeling awesome; in fact I think I feel better now than I did before I got sick. This has to be the most rewarding time of pregnancy. I'm not really uncomfortable and baby boy moves in such a way that I'm beginning to make out exactly where is feet, elbows, and butt is. I know that I was not deathly sick, but in a lot of ways being sick has really granted me some new perspective on things. The girls have been rather challenging this week, but I'm so thankful that I am the one able to care for them.

Hailey has been attempting to teach Taylor some dance moves making Mike and I crack up. I have to get this on video soon and put it on the blog. It's pretty obvious that neither Mike or I have any rhythm to pass on--surprised?

Preschool is going really well for Hailey; little by little I'm learning more and more about what all goes on during her stay. She is singing new songs, mentioning more kids' names, and asks when she gets to go again. She gets to go on a field trip next week and there is a "mom's day" in mid-Oct--she is growing up so fast. I'm finding it a bit harder to keep her busy at home, but this always seems to go in stages. I really cherish our time together on her days off during Taylor's nap. During this time we do nails, puzzles, color, read books, and play school. Sometimes she asks when Taylor is going down because she knows it's Hailey time.

Taylor has been really busy being Taylor. One minute I find myself absolutely exhausted by her relentless independence and she'll turn around and say "wuv you". Her favorite thing in the world continues to be her "bangkok" (blanket) and "pipe"--it is automatic snuggle time if she has these key components. She also has been into turning the TV on/off, sound system up/down, and pounding on the computer keys. If we catch her she runs off covering her hand saying "no sap". She tells me when she needs a clean diaper, will not drink a sip of milk, and keeps right up with the three year olds on the playground equipment. I hope I can continue to keep up.