growing up (and out)

lucas and emma are growing up so fast, it seems. here's emma helping allan vacuum and being a ham about it afterwards. she also loves to climb, so here's a shot of her sitting on top of our speaker. lucas upgraded to a true big-boy bed tonight. we bought lucas a trundle bed and he loves it! we have been wanting to get a bed for lucas for a while now, but we couldn't decide on what to get (bunk bed, traditional headboard/footboard, trundle). we were waiting to find out the gender of our third baby before deciding. (if we were going to have another boy, then we would buy a bunk bed now in anticipation of the boys sharing a room later on. but if we were going to have another girl, then lucas wouldn't really need a bunk bed.)


emma had her 14-month check up on monday and her stats were:

height: 30.5 inches (50%)
weight: 21.2 lbs (20%)
head: 45.5 cm (40%)

unfortunately, we discovered that emma has a moderate peanut allergy. we're going to have to be very careful about what we feed her. we are praying (and you can, too) that somehow the allergy will go away. we know it's unlikely, but you never know.

as for me, i've grown "out" some more based on looking at my profile in the mirror. and, i have really been feeling the physical effects of being pregnant. my hips hurt (it feels like my bones are rubbing against each other), my belly is completely in my lap when i sit straight, and i can feel myself waddling and leaning back a little when i walk. this pregnancy has gone by so fast for me. it's unbelievable that we are going to have a newborn again in about 10 weeks. not sure i'm ready!