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She's singing into the recorder here. She didn't quite grasp the concept of blowing.
Sharing birthday treats with her uncle Josh.
Excited about the new green chair from Josh and Claire.

Opening her Nemo fruit snacks and movie.

The "new" castle toy in the Rent's backyard!
Sharing a snack with daddy when he arrived after work.
Loving her castle!
She played on this thing from 2:30-7pm. That night she woke up crying because her legs were hurting her. I didn't wonder why for a second! This girl never stops!


So, Sheldon is already 6 weeks old. On Thursday, Coranelle turns 2! Wow! Sheldon is smiling more and holding his head up. He's working on tummy time and growing and eating a ton. Coranelle can count from 1-13. She knows most of her shapes, all of her colors and has almost mastered the alphabet song. She loves singing Twinkle Twinkle, Happy Birthday, It's Raining It's pouring, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and the Head- Shoulders song. It's amazing how quickly she catches on and can sing the song on her own. I cannot believe how grown up she is and how quickly she learns things. Before long, she'll be potty training, using a toddler bed, going to pre-school, learning how to tie her shoes, and then going off to college. I mean... Kindergarten. I got ahead of myself, but it seems like time is flying by. (Unless it is 4:30am and I am awake nursing Sheldon!) :-)

I went to my 6 week postpartum appointment on Friday. It appears that all things are healed up and I am cleared to get back to normal. I can exercise now!

So, in celebration of that, I went to a step class at the Rec center on Saturday. It was really fun and I really enjoyed being able to do it again. But there was something different. Nobody laugh at me... my bum felt different. It was bouncing around as I was. Hmmm, this is different. I've got some "junk in my trunk!". I've never had that before, or never noticed it. I don't think I gained weight back there with Coranelle. Apparently I did with Sheldon. I guess it's something I've got to work on. Ryan keeps telling me to go easy on myself. After all, it's only been 6 weeks. I cannot expect my body to be back to normal. But, I am horribly impatient. I hate this stage where my maternity clothes are too big and my normal clothes are too snug. My boobs are huge because of the nursing, so I am self conscious of them... and my belly. It's amazing what a woman's body goes through to have a baby. Now, I'm not writing this for pity or compliments. I am just writing to say that I am honestly having a hard time accepting my current body. And more importantly, I would like to just acknowledge and thank every mom out there that has sacrificed their cute body for her children. I never realized how selfless moms were! Oh course, Sheldon is worth the "junk in the trunk". More than worth it.

On a less personal note, we had a great time celebrating Coranelle's birthday this past weekend with Ryan's family. She enjoyed having time to run around in the backyard and play. She contentedly picked out all of the M&M's from her Mater shaped rice krispie treat, leaving behind the cereal and marshmallow treat. What a funny girl! She got all sorts of great gifts that she wanted to open immediately and enjoy.

Ryan had to work some on both Saturday and Sunday. He is so busy at work right now and has lots of responsibility. He put in 16 extra hours in the last 9 days. Needless to say, we all miss him a lot! Hopefully, he can take off Coranelle's birthday so we can celebrate at the zoo! We'll have another party with my family this weekend to celebrate Coranelle and my mom's birthdays.

That's all for now. I'm going to attempt to assemble one of Coranelle's new birthday presents so Ryan doesn't have to do it when he gets home!