25 Weeks

Here's my 25 week pregnant belly picture! This was a few weeks ago, I'm actually 27 weeks along now. But my belly is definitely getting bigger! I've been feeling pretty good, except the last several days I've had some back pain just like I did when I was pregnant with Sadie. We are getting excited for the baby to come in September though! I can't believe the time is going by so fast!

Cuteness!

Here are some random pictures I've taken of Sadie in the last month. She is so cute and is learning and growing so fast! She talks so much better than she did just a month ago. Its amazing the things that she remembers and the things that she says! I'm always getting on to Tanner to watch what he says around her because she's getting to that stage where she repeats and remembers a lot of what you say. Well, I'm the one who got burned on that one. I was frustrated the other day and said Oh crap when she was right beside me. So of course she had to repeat it. So I told her I shouldn't have said that, and its a naughty word and not to say it again. I didn't figure she'd remember it past that, but sure enough, today we were at the park and Tanner heard her saying Oh crap. I couldn't believe it! So i guess I learned my lesson! Anyway, she's our sweet girl and we love her to death! Here's some pictures of her cuteness!

Grandma and Grandpa Branham got her these giant blocks.
Now she's constantly saying "Mommy, build a castle"!

Eating Chocolate (pronounced chalk-it) pudding!

We got some new outfits for Sadie and she spend all afternoon trying them on! She would put one on and say "it doesn't fit" or "its too big" or "its cute" before trying the next one on!

This is what Sadie always inevitably does when she plays with markers!

Sadie had an emotional breakdown one day and this is what
I found her doing afterward. (not really) :)

Our Trip to Michigan

At the beginning of May we went to Michigan to see Tanner's parents. It was a long day of traveling there, and another long one traveling back! We drove to Phoenix the day before and stayed the night with my brother John's family. Then the next day we flew to Milwaukee, and then had to drive five hours (through a rainstorm) to Michigan's upper Peninsula, where they live. But we made it without too many problems. Tanner's parents both had the entire week off of work, so we got to spend lots of fun time with them. Sadie loved getting to know her Grandma and Grandpa Branham again, and followed them everywhere! We did a few touristy things, and saw lots of beautiful country! And we really enjoyed the cooler weather. Actually it was kind of weird - it was kind of cool here when we left, so it was warmer in Michigan than it was in Arizona. But by the time we left it had cooled off significantly and had actually snowed! But it was nice and we enjoyed it! Our trip was lots of fun and we are bummed that we won't get to see them again for a long time. Anyway, here are a few pictures of our trip! (some of these are courtesy of Grandpa Branham, thanks!)

Grandpa blowing bubbles with Sadie

Sadie had to have a try!

I did it!

Sadie and Grandpa dancing!

We went to Eagle River, WI to look around. It was cold
and we weren't very well prepared for it!

We found a neat little toy store. Sadie spent pretty much the entire time at
this little table where they had a bunch of wind up toys. She loved them!

Sadie and Grandma on a big seesaw!

Sadie sitting in a giant lawn chair!

Sadie with a giant cow!

Sadie riding an elephant!

Sadie and Grandpa looking through a telescope!

The whole family!
Grandpa, Katie, Tanner, Sadie, Grandma, and Great-Grandma

And of course, we can't forget the snow! This is what
happened on our last day there!

Super Bunny

Sadie really likes the PBS show Max and Ruby. Its about two bunnies that are brother and sister. Max is the little brother and is always into mischief, but usually ends up saving the day at the end. She absolutely loves it - its basically all she'll watch these days. Anyway, in a couple of the episodes, Max puts a cape on and pretends to be Super Bunny, be a hero, save the day, etc. So now Sadie likes to pretend she's Super Bunny. She'll bring me a blanket to tie around her shoulders, and she runs around the house with her finger pointed way up in the air, saying "Super Bunny to the rescue!". I eventually made her an actual cape to wear, but the silly girl still prefers a blanket for her cape. Its really cute though. If she has a friend over, sometimes she tries to make them wear a cape and be Super Bunny's sidekick Zoom Zoom. Its funny. And for awhile I could fool her into doing things for me by asking Super Bunny for help - like telling her I needed Super Bunny's help to pick up all the toys. But that didn't really work for very long! :) Anyway, here are a few pictures of our little Super Bunny!

Super Bunny!

Super Bunny.......

......to the RESCUE!!!

Here's the cape I made for her.

I figured the S could be for Super Bunny, or Sadie,
when she grows tired of being a super hero!

Our Little Helper

Lately, Sadie has loved to help me - with anything! She says "Sadie help!". She especially loves to help me in the kitchen - cooking or doing dishes. Here's a few cute pics of her helping me cook!

She likes wearing her apron when she helps me cook!

Mmm... there's nothing like licking peanut butter
cookie dough straight from the beaters!

Gotta get it all!

Popsicles

So, Sadie's new favorite treat is popsicles. She calls them sicle - bee's (kind of popsicle backwards). She's gotten really good at eating them without making much of a mess - mostly because she just eats them really fast. Last week we watched her friend Kale for a few hours and they played in the pool and ate popsicles and had a blast! Here's some video of the two of them eating their popsicles! They are so darn cute!

Isn't she the cutest thing?


Mmm...savoring the cool flavor of those popsicles! So Yummy!

Easter

Okay, so I know this is super old by now, but I just thought I'd share some cute pictures from the Easter egg hunt we went to at a friends house. Sadie had a blast, even though she wasn't feeling the greatest, and she was a total pro and finding all those eggs! It was fun!

Sadie on the lookout!

Finding eggs on the swings!

Are there any more?

Going through her stash!

Sadie with her friends Kale and Kenady.

Camping Trip

Here are some pictures from the camping trip we took a while back. We just had one night, so we found a place close to home and had a great time! There were no other people around, so it was so quiet and calm, it was great! Sadie loved it, but was kind of not feeling well at the same time, so she did her share of fussing and whining and not sleeping at night. But she's excited to do it again and hopefully we'll be able to go again soon before it gets too hot!

Tanner setting up our tent. Notice there were actually trees in our
campground! That's kind of amazing here in Yuma!

Sadie had a ball playing in the dirt and finding sticks to poke things with!

She got kind of bored after awhile.

Katie and Sadie. I bet you can't tell that Sadie's been eating
chocolate! And she loved these little light sticks!

Tanner taking care of the fire!

We're having a....

BOY!!!

We found out for sure at my ultrasound a couple of weeks ago and we're really excited! Everything is going well in the pregnancy and he's growing really well, so we're really happy! And I'm over the morning sickness stuff too, so that's wonderful! And here's my first belly picture - sorry its a little blurry. I'm almost 20 weeks along now, and am lots bigger than I was with Sadie at this point, so I feel huge, but I guess I'm not really. Anyway, we'll keep you posted!

Our New Truck

So, Tanner traded in his motorcycle for a new truck (well, new to us). Its a Ford Explorer Sport-Trac. I can't remember what year it is. He still misses his motorcycle, but is so happy to finally have something to haul things in, and already the air conditioning has been nice to have for his rides to work! We all fit in it, it has a full backseat. So yeah, we really like it so far, hopefully it will be a good little truck for us! Anyway, here's some pictures of it!

Bouncy Bouncy

Sadie loves to bounce on things! Like the couch, a bed, anything she can bounce on! Its cute, she usually doesn't just say bouncy bouncy when she jumps, she says bouncy ball, bouncy ball, like its one word. She's funny! Anyway, here's a cute little video of Sadie jumping on the couch!

Sweet Sadie

Here's some miscellaneous pictures of our cute little Sadie from the last month or two. She's growing so much and learning new words every day, its amazing! Enjoy!

Our Sweetheart

Totally into her Curious George book. She takes after her mom!

Taking her baby for a walk around the house. She's such a good little mommy.

She's figured out how to get what she wants on the counter. She also figured out she can stand a lot higher up if she tips her shopping cart over sideways and stands on it! Silly girl!

Here's our little techie-girl! She loves to play with phones and be on the computer!

Our Cutie-Pie! Look at that sweet smile!

I'm back!

I know, I know, its been forever since I posted anything. This morning sickness stuff has not been fun, but hopefully I'll start to get over it soon! Other than that we are all doing good, Sadie is growing like a weed, and learning new things so fast! Its so much fun to watch her. And she's been such a good girl lately, so patient with me when I just want to lay on the couch all day! She's a real sweetheart and I'm so grateful for her. Anyway, here are a few videos of her playing. These were from January, I think, so they're kinda old, but still cute. Enjoy! And hopefully I'll get a few more posts up in the next week or so!

Sadie pretending to go shopping with her baby doll,
while wearing her too small sunglasses!

Sadie pretending to ride her horse.