Why can't I look this cute...

when I just put on some random clothes and throw my hair in a ponytail?

Oh, because she's cuter than me. She's got her daddy's genes too!

Happy Birthday Nate! We love you!

Baby, baby...

Funny how I used to say this pregnancy was so similar to Karly's.

I am only 24 weeks, so I still have a ways to go, but lately things have felt quite different. The only similarity is that both of these kids REALLY like to move. I swear he has not stopped today since 5:50 (which is when Karly woke up, so when I started noticing his movements). Please bless he gets my sleeping genes and not his daddy's ridiculous ability to function on 6 hours.

Ahem, 'scuse the tangent. So differences: I feel like I am carrying him very differently. First of all, he likes to hang out as low as possible, which - let me tell you - is VERY comfortable. So you would think since he sits so low, I would feel like I am carrying lower, but I feel like as a whole my "gut" is sitting higher than it did with Karly. However, I just looked at pictures from Kar's pregnancy and they're either similar or he is lower. Maybe it's just that I've gotten bigger faster this time.

Another difference is in terms of movement. With Karly, if I hadn't felt her move for a few hours, I would eat something and she would be moving like crazy within 30 minutes. With this kid, all I have to do is NOT eat and he starts moving. He's always moving when I'm hungry, like he's saying "HELLO! I'm hungry in here!" I hope this isn't a sign of things to come...

Speaking of hungry, I am. All. the. time. I love that doctors say "Don't eat for 2. You really only need 300 more calories than you did before." Cool. I totally get that. But seriously? I'm STARVING. (This actually may not be a difference. I can't remember)

Sciatica. Oh my hip hurts. This is actually not completely pregnancy related because I think I injured it before I was pregnant. It has just gotten worse - like to the point where I've been going to physical therapy because I couldn't walk and would get stuck in certain positions because I couldn't move my hip due to pain (hello run on sentence). It was fun. But it's getting better.

I'm a little scared this time. With Kar it was just pure excitement, but I'm a little scared of 2 kids. I'm scared of neglecting Karly. I'm scared of leaving the house with 2 kids. I already forget to buckle Karly's carseat sometimes (don't worry, she remembers) - can I really remember 2 kids? Also, I'm scared of boys.

So anyway, we'll see if I notice any other similarities or differences in the next few weeks. And maybe I'll post something interesting on my blog one of these days...

More Karlyisms

Last night Nate and I were exchanging funny things Karly had said to each of us recently and he reminded me I need to be writing these down. I should probably write it somewhere a little more permanent than a blog (like her baby book) - maybe I will eventually, but this is quick and then you can all share in her funnies.

*We went to McDonalds one night to get ice cream just for fun and we told her where we were going. On the way there Nate said "Karly, where are we going?" She said "To the farm!" We laughed and wondered where on earth she got that idea. Luckily, Nate figured out how that cute little brain was working - we were going to McDonalds...Farm...E-I-E-I-O.

*Nate was having a breakfast burrito one morning and Karly said she wanted to help him make it. She told him she wanted to help put the "sour ice cream" on. By the time it made it from the container to his plate, about half of it was gone.

*Another time, she was dishing herself some sour cream while Nate and I were focused on eating. Suddenly we hear eating noises and see her pretending to eat the sour cream right off the spoon, after which she says "mmm, Delicious." I need to try to record how she says "delicious" because it's stinkin' cute!

*Karly was looking at our big Book of Mormon with pictures and I hear her say "And it came to pass..."

*I'm not sure if I've mentioned on here how obsessed Karly is with pennies. She is. Completely obsessed. She carries one in her hand, she sleeps with one, the first thing she asks in the morning is "where's my penny?" One morning after Nate got home from Seminary, she came into our room asking where her penny was and said to Nate "I check your ears" and started sticking her finger in his ears. He asked what she was doing and she said "checking your ears for my penny."

*During General Conference, Elder Scott was speaking and Karly said "he's not happy." We laughed and Nate said, "maybe he's just being serious." Karly cocked her head to the side, looked at him like she had no idea what he was talking about and said "Are you kidding me dad?"

*Kippy was watching Karly one day and apparently several times, she cocked her head to the side and said to Kippy "Seriously?" (this one I will acknowledge as totally my fault. when I ask her if she has to go potty and she says no and then pees on the floor literally 3 minutes later, I say "seriously?")

*One day Karly was being dramatic, so I said "Karly, are you a drama queen?" She laughed and said "yeah mom, probably."

*When she's in the bath or watching a movie or something and I tell her it's time to be done, she will say "Two more minutes" while attempting to hold up 2 fingers (she usually just holds up one, but we're working on it).

I am sure I am missing tons of funny stories. I need to be better about writing these down. Maybe now that I've made somewhere to put them, I'll be better.