Easter 2012

I've been off bedrest for a week now, and at 35 weeks, I'm so excited that the baby hasn't tried to arrive again and that we've made it this far without too much increased stress. My house may not be as neat and tidy as I would like because I do have to take it very easily right now, but that's ok. With a newborn coming soon, it's not going to be perfect for a while anyway. Might as well get used to it now!

Easter was this past weekend, and all I can think about from the weekend is what a fun age Piper is at right now. We were in North Creek on Saturday to celebrate, where Piper fell in love with a giant bunny cake, and more specifically, red licorice ...

And then Sunday, before she was pretty much angelic in church, she had the best time exploring her Easter basket and finding eggs that the bunny had hidden around our house. She kept talking about the "silly bunny" and running back and forth to her Easter basket with chocolate filled eggs. Reid and I were laughing and enjoying every minute because she was in absolute heaven. So cute!

I can't get over how much of a little kid she is now. The baby fat has melted off, she talks and talks and talks, using ridiculous vocabulary and sentence construction, and simply put, she's always thinking about something. We never can predict what question is going to come out of her mouth at any random point in time. I think this is why she has a hard time just sitting and watching a TV show and why she doesn't love to be read to unless it's quiet time or bed time. She's so busy, so inquisitive, and I can't believe we're about to start all over with a teeny tiny one again in a matter of weeks. Looking back a year ago, she has changed so much ... last year, she couldn't say chocolate so she called it "choc-choc." Although many of her curls are now gone, and her mouse (Madison) has all but been replaced by Big Baby, her love of choc-choc remains. Here's a peak back at Piper and Easter 2011 ...