Tiptoe Thru The Tulips

Today we made a trip to the Dallas Arboretum with Nana and Keith.  It has been an especially mild winter here in north Texas, and the weather today has been beautiful.  We wandered through all of the water features, flowers, and (yes, I'm gonna say it) general splendor.

Just imagine these trees in full bloom...

 Nice view of White Rock Lake

 Getting a piggyback ride from Nana

 Silly kid

This is always a favorite at the Arboretum

  Mia and her sweet Nana

 

OC Mardi Gras Parade

On Sunday, we met Mia's friend, Reese, and her family on Davis Street for the Oak Cliff Mardi Gras parade.  There were lots of great floats this year.  I love that Oak Cliff makes a big deal of Mardi Gras.  So fun!

There was a whole herd of Elvises on motorcycles

 A parade just isn't complete without a marching band or two.

 This guy had an awesome suit

My Valentines

I've been absent from the blog world recently.  This first trimester of pregnancy has been giving me a run for my money.  The fatigue has been overwhelming at times.  I know that the symptoms are just temporary though.  I'm 11 weeks now, so hopefully there will be some relief in the next few weeks.

It's a little overdue, but here's a recap of Valentine's Day.  The weekend before, Wes and Mia had a daddy/daughter date at Chick-fil-a.  Mia was excited about dressing up for her "date".  They had a good time.

After work on Valentine's Day, Wes walked through the front door with a dozen roses and a box of chocolates for me.  When Mia saw him, she said, "Oh, you brought me flowers!  Thank you Daddy!"  Wes was a little taken aback, but being the awesome daddy he is, he said, "Here you go, baby."  She stood there just holding the flowers and candy with a big smile.  That girl loves her daddy, and I love him too.  What a sweet man!

New Hiding Place

Mia got suspiciously quiet last night.  When we called her name, the dryer door swung open and her smiling little face peeked out. 

We had to explain that the dryer is not a good place to hide.

I've been feeling fairly well with Baby #2 so far.  I haven't been having the headaches and dizziness like I had with Mia, but I'm not sure when that started with her.  It could still happen I guess.  My main two complaints are nausea and fatigue.  I'm sooo tired a lot of the time.  The main food I've been avoiding is chicken.  With Mia, it was worse.  I didn't want to eat any kind of meat for the first three months.  I try to incorporate fruits and veggies whenever I can, but carbs are definitely a weakness since they calm my stomach.  It will be interesting to see how this pregnancy is similar as well as different from my first one.

More Pictures

Here are some of the pictures Julie took in the Bishop Arts District.

Mia at the Texas Theater

 Here's a couple of Mia taunting the camera and making a Shhh! sound.  She wasn't ready to tell the secret that Mommy has a baby on the way.