Poke poke poke Hey Daddy do you like this? Poke poke poke

Retribution!!!

See that? That's as polished as my sink gets. I have to admit it feels good to come down to a clean sink in the morning.

Stroller Strides was cancelled for a snow day so we stayed home and baked The Pioneer Woman's Angel Sugar cookies. DELICIOUS.

E had the day off too, so I had the chance to get some knitting done. My, Monday sure was domestic.

Playtime after Stroller Strides. All the running in circles leads to a GREAT nap.

9 weeks old and she's already bored with me. Blah!

Little Evan thought maybe she wanted to call someone and report me for being so lame.

Hey girl, I'll share my dope ride with you!

"Cat, not dog" is a concept lost on Little Evan. I put the poor kitty back in the basement for her own good.

I spent the evening putting together the favors for Little Evan's 2nd birthday. I figure if I do one thing a week for the next month I can throw a pretty good party even with a lot less free time than last year.

Someone thought maybe I should do some laundry.

It wasn't freezing cold so we spent a few minutes playing is the dirty dirty yard. Also, I think I know why the ends of his sippy cups keep falling off.

I ate way way way too many of these.

Evan was feeling very loving today towards his sister...

...and towards his Brutus. (Taken with Instagram)

Little Evan eating his Trix. For lunch. At 3 pm. I felt too lousy to care.

E had to work late (of course) so we made it through the evening with lots of reading.

Yeah, wear whatever you want kid.

What, don't you use your baby carrier to tote around your laptop? If you look in the background you can see the house slowly deteriorating thanks to my inability to stand up.

Thank God sleepy baby was sleepy. We just curled up on the couch most of the day and nursed.

Why even bother to post the rest of my pics when this one CLEARLY wins?

Caroline got dressed up to attend a friend's birthday party.

It took him a while, but Little Evan figured out how to blow through the noisemaker to make a noise. Sadly, it "broke" and had to be thrown away.

On our way to Stroller Strides! Little Evan actually says "Soller Siiiides!" now when you ask him if he wants to go. It's super cute.

I got two boxes for Valentine's Day. The one from my husband contained these beautiful purples roses (my favorite, and the kind we had at the wedding)...

...and the one from my doctor contained a giant orange jug for me to pee in. Very romantic.

I packed some books to read at the pediatrician. We've moved past basic board books and I could not BE more excited.

I got some awesome mail. Uff Da and BH&G!

Solo Target trip! It took ALL my willpower not to buy the blue & white cow. I already have TWO of the plain white ones.

We met some friends at the extrememly uncrowded aquarium for a playdate. That's Little Evan & an employee standing by the most popular exhibit.

Evan has discovered stickers. The end.

See the time? 9:00 am. That's what time it was when I got to Stroller Strides, a full 15 minutes early, even with 2 kids.

ROCKET MAN

I cleaned out the freezer & threw away the 2 year old breastmilk. This is just what I've pumped since December 20th.

Helping me vacuum the bedroom

This is the picture I tweeted @MarthaStewart for her blog when she asked for baby pics. We'll see if Caroline shows up there on Monday!

The yarn I bought for our ribwarmer knit-a-long play group. I'm obsessed with it.

This was my desk when I was a kid. It's been in our basement for years - my parents threatened to throw it out - so I finally dragged it out for Evan. I think he likes it.

One more time at Stroller Strides. Caroline sleeps through all the classes.

A little trip to JoAnn's for some 2nd birthday party supplies

BEST TARGET FIND EVER. They were on sale for $1. I also bought myself a cherry one.

Nursing this baby puts her right to sleep almost every time. I don't even mind being trapped under her...

...because it means I have lots of time for knitting.

Mom and I took Little Evan to the aquarium (I wore Caroline in the Maya sling)

I like the fish a lot more than my kid, but since the place was almost deserted he just ran around burning off energy.

Although his FAVORITE exhibit at the aquarium is...the drinking fountain. EPIC tantrum when I pulled him away.

Waiting for the doctor at Caroline's 2 week check up. She's up to 8 lbs 15 oz & doing GREAT.

My new camera lens!! I love it - it's making me excited to learn more about my camera.

My mom organzied our panty. I took a picture because it's never going to look this good again.

Family time!

BEBEH SOCKS!

Toddlers Gone Wild

My parents took all four of us to dinner (Chili's!) without incident. Thank God for toddler-sized cups of lemonade.

Someone's pants are too big, which means he can take them off on his own.

I made impromptu brownies, which means I didn't have the right kind of chocolate. They were still delicious.

We woke up to a winter wonderland!! Later that day, E bought a gigantic snowblower.

Probably the last time he ever stares longingly out at the snow, since our sledding adventure ended with one very cold very wet very unhappy child.

My Keurig makes sweet tea. Did you just die of jealousy?

E uninstalled the horrible, ineffective, much hated dishwasher to prepare for the awesome shiny new one!

Good Morning adorable toddler in the clearance winter pj's from Target! They're so big on him but SO cute.

Helping daddy install the NEW SHINY DISHWASHER. Guys, it is the BEST update we have made in the whole house. So much faster and quieter and actually CLEANS the dishes!

Playing in the new playroom/nursery. Love the Ikea chalkboard.

I was making fun of E for using the Keurig to make blueberry lemon tea and his reaction was "READ THE MUG"

Well Dog, that's what you GET for sitting on the couch when you're not supposed to. Now you're furniture.

He was so excited to see his baby swing again he didn't even care the motor isn't strong enough to work,

Pants off for the pants-off OB visit. And I thought it was going to be uneventful.

We made it to Stroller Strides! Just in time to see Santa arrive at work.

My mom managed to find the EXACT kind of advent calendar I wanted for Little Evan. We're just a little late on opening the doors :)

Last thing I saw as I went upstairs for my last night at home as a mother of 1. I can't wait to bring a baby home to this!

I think poor Little Evan is trying to convince me he is more than enough baby for one house. Too late buddy!

And here I am! Checked in to L&D, wearing my super sexy hospital robe and planning to have a baby sometime in the next few hours.

My in-laws brought us this box full of homemade jam & pie filling. Then we used it as a baby race car. Wins for everyone!!

We discovered the trick to a peaceful meal is a kid's cup of lemonade served with a straw. Small price to pay to avoid a bottle of ketchup to the face.

This is the cutest I've looked in WEEKS. Headband by Uff Da, knit shrug made by me, (non-maternity) shirt from Target, adorable toddler crashing my picture also by me.

E's sudden panic!! over yardwork led to some raking in the dark. At least it was warm.

Hospital lunch. I have no idea what was even in there - it appeared and disappeared while I was too sick to even THINK about food.

Saddest family Thanksgiving picture ever.

You can tell I was feeling better because I could actually SIT UP enough to knit, even hooked to an IV.

So good to be home & back to normal toddler mornings: milk, peanut butter and a football to cuddle while we watch the Today Show.

Apparently the "insanely busy" Christmas shopping season forgot about the day after the day after Thanksgiving. Scored those luggage sets Macy's has been advertising all week and discovered rolling carry-ons are Little Evan's favorite toy EVER.