We are all fine

It's been over a year since we last updated this blog. A lot has happened since then.
As most of you might already know, we are expecting baby boy Parcell in April of this year. Kiralie is especially happy because "she already has a baby sister".

I've been wanting to update the blog so many times but didn't know exactly where to start. But an incident that happened today has given me a starting point.
Let me warn you, it's no juicy info. Just something that happens each day that I take for granted. So here goes

As I was sweeping my very dirty kitchen floors, Kimara came into the kitchen to see what I was doing. I always tell them to pick up their toys off the kitchen floor or they will end up in the trash when I sweep. So she picked up all the little things she wanted to keep. There wasn't much that is why I didn't make a big deal out of it in the first place. But she knew the drill and did exactly what I would expect of them normally.
As I continued to sweep, I saw her go to their meal table. She picked up their left over lunches and dumped them in the trash and put the bowls in the sink. She then put some water on the table and got some paper towels and wiped it down as much as she could. She collected their sippy cups and put them in the sink as well.

I thought to myself, " how could I get so lucky to have such a wonderful spirit to call my own, and how privileged I am to be able to stay home and experience all these wonderful things?"
She is not yet 2 but knows that, I wipe down the table every time I  sweep. And I empty the dishes before I put them in the sink.
I'm in no way, shape or form the best mom. I have my struggles each day. There are days I just want to give up because I just don't know what I can do right. And there are days that I'm just so glad to be part of this wonderful family.
In the end, I try to be the best I can be. Heaven knows I'm not the scheduling play dates, meal planning, craft making, zoo going kind of mom, but I do my best. And I'm happy to be part of the lives of these amazing little ones that we've been entrusted with.

Ok. Enough of the gooey stuff. Lets catch up on the family.
Who do I begin with?

Kiralie
She started preschool at Little learners preschool at studio 56. She loves school. She does an hour of ballet or tumble and 2 hours pf preschool every Tuesday and Thursday.
She loves her new friends and is always asking when she can have them over.
She is very protective over her little sister. She will cry if she puts something in her mouth that she might choke on and always shares her treats from school with her.
 She is always cleaning up the toys Kimara throws around the family room. She likes to help when she feels like it.
She is still super smart and knows a lot of things. Her little brains i believe, works too much. She's got too much to say for someone her age and she says some of the most profound things.
She isn't one to cuddle, but when she wants mommy time, she gets up early and gets in the bed with me. SO we can have some alone time before sister wakes up. She still wants her chocolate milk every morning and loves to draw and read books

Kimara
She use to be a little shy but not so much anymore. She says hi to strangers in the store and at the restaurant. It's like she wants to be like her big sister. She does whatever she does. And listens to her a little more than I'd like.
She is very helpful and loves to share with her big sister. She wants to "try"
 everything I do and just loves to cuddle. She is so sweet on mommy it's ridiculous. She gives me hugs and kisses every morning and  will try to help me get out of bed when I'm achy. She gives baby kisses and is very protective of him. It's so sweet when she does that.
She also loves to 'read'. She loves to sit in the banana chair and go on and on flipping through her books.
She is obsessed with potties and uses them as chairs and stools instead of actually going in them. We will attempt potty training when when she is really ready.

They are growing into such wonderful girls that I'm excited for them to be teenagers even though everyone thinks I'm nuts.

Tim
Well, what can I say. He has gotten a few more gray hairs from all the drama the goes on around here.
He still works for CC&E Engineers and they are doing good. He's a little busy lately because of the many projects that they have on hand. It's bitter sweet though. Because on one hand, I'm happy we still have a job and and income but that means he has to go out of town for a couple of days some weeks to make sure the projects and sites are going as scheduled and equipments are working as they should.
It's a little hard when the girls are use to having daddy do the bed time routine with them. But whenever, he isn't home, they know and are very gentle on me.
He is super excited that there is going to be another male in the house finally. Overall, he is doing really great too.

T(me)
Where do I start? I'm doing great. I'm hanging in there with this pregnancy. It's my hardest yet but absolutely worth it. I have SPD(Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction) which makes it a little hard for me to walk and do some basic things that I normally would do. It started after I had Kimara and came back around 15 weeks with this baby. But chiropractic adjustments helps me function better.
I've been very busy with the help of Tim to set up my online stores. I have Bumz In Style (cloth diapering and natural parenting needs) and Sankofa Diapers (our brand of cloth diapers).
I'm the face of the business and Tim does all the behind the scenes work like website building and fixing issues and advertising and stuff. We are having a blast with these family projects.
Apart from the fact that I rarely want to go anywhere because it's just plain uncomfortable, I'm enjoying being a mom and watching these girls grow.

Overall, the Parcells are doing just fine and looking forward to our newest addition come April or March or whenever he decides to come.