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There are going to be a lot of changes in the Bourgeois household. I am going back to work on August 3rd. I am going to be Judge Medley's law clerk at Civil District Court. I wasn't looking for anything full time, but this is a great opportunity. I am full of mixed emotions--excited, sad, nervous. I have been home for three years and I know I am very fortunate to have had this time with my girls. It's going to be a huge change for all of us, but I know we'll all get the hang of it soon enough. Sadie will be going to a daycare/Montessori preschool. I hate the word "daycare" so I am just going to call it school. I toured it and I really liked it. Betsy is leaving St. Charles Presbyterian and going to Sacred Heart. We haven't told her yet because she is still in camp there and she will actually be going to Sadie's school between camp and the start of school so I want to limit her confusion. Tomorrow morning Sadie has a playdate at her school. I will leave her there for 2 hours and they will observe her. Then she and Betsy will go there on August 3rd. As I type this I feel very anxious, but I know it will subside. I have been very tense this week and have had trouble sleeping and have had constant neck issues. I just had to figure out a bunch of childcare issues, but everything is resolved now. I have to keep telling myself that everything is going to be fine.

Last week was our last Music class--although I didn't know it at the time. Sadie loved it and we're going to keep on singing the songs! Marme, Attie, Katie, and Lawsy came over Monday afternoon to play. B had a visit with Dr. Warren last week and everything looks good--going back in 6 months. We had dinner at Jama and Pa's on Tuesday night, but we missed Gumbo (he was in Canada), the Navarres (Cal was sick), and the Babin boys (at the beach). We'll all be together again this Tuesday to celebrate Taddy's belated birthday. Happy Birthday, Taddy! We had our last yoga class last week and it was a disaster. B prefers what she calls "om yoga" and so do I.

On Friday night we went to Rum House and Sucre with Calvert and Neila. It was fun to catch up with them. Yesterday the girls woke up at 4 am. They never do that. I heard Sadie and normally I would leave her, but B and I had colds last week and I was worried that she felt bad. She didn't. When I went in there she had a huge smile on her face and was wide awake. Then B woke up. Ugh. They did not go back to sleep. B didn't end up napping either so she was a nut by late afternoon. We ate breakfast at Fuel--well, P and the girls did. I have tried their coffee a few times, and I give up now--it is gross. Marme, B, and I went uniform shopping. The Little Hearts uniforms are adorable. Then we shopped for new work clothes for me, and Marme bought me a beautiful bag for my birthday. Last night we went to Camp Pleasant with Gumbo, Bee, the Carvilles, Katie and Peter. We had a delicious dinner and the girls loved swimming. It was so nice outside, and we had a blast. Today we went to Lee Catherine's second birthday party at The Monkey Room. The girls played so hard. The favors were incredible--monogrammed tote bags--go, Tara! While we were at the party Peter prepared for his first trial, which is tomorrow. Good luck, Boo!

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Today we again affirmed that B has a soy allergy. I gave her her usual breakfast--banana, waffle, peanut butter, and milk. She said she had a tummy ache, but she has been saying that a lot lately even when she really doesn't have one. We got ready to go to breakfast with Momma Lady and Grandpa. The girls looked really cute (see the polka dot dress pics below). We were driving around the Quarter to park and all of a sudden B started throwing up a lot. She was hysterical and kept saying "What I did?" She hadn't thrown up in a year and so she didn't know what was happening to her. We had a screaming toddler in her pull up and sandals on the sidewalk in the Quarter. My poor baby! Luckily I had just bought a bunch of paper towels and they were still in the car. It was a mess, and so sad. I just kept thinking that since she hadn't had soy that she must be sick and S was going to get sick. After we got her home and bathed I was talking to Attie and then I realized I had bought a different kind of peanut butter. I read the label and it contained "soy protein." I have never heard of p.b. containing soy. I felt so bad for giving it to her and making her sick. She got in her sleeping bag in her playroom and watched movies and I gave her a bday present early (Momma was feelin' guilty). ML and G stopped by for a visit too. She was absolutely fine the rest of the day, but she keeps talking about the incident. This capped off a pretty lowkey weekend. Yesterday P played golf and the girls and I went to the mall for a bit. Courtney came over last night for dinner then we met Jack at St. Joe's for mojitos--fun and yum.
B's latest gems:
--I'm twying to concentrate.
--When I fuss at her she says, "I'm sawwy, I'm sawwy, I'm sawwy" really fast.
--The other day when I picked her up from camp her counselor Katie said, "Tell your Mommy about our special snack today!" And B said, "Watermelon!" As soon as we drove off she said, "So we didn't have popsicles." Snap!
--She's definitely in the "WHY?" stage.

Happy Anniversary!

Peter and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary last Friday. We spent a wonderful weekend playing tourist in the Quarter. Gumbo and Bee treated us to a weekend at Windsor Court and Momma Lady and Grandpa watched the girls. Thanks, everyone! Peter planned an awesome weekend without my input at all. We went to dinner at Stella!, watched the running of the bulls, breakfast at Stanley, walked around the Quarter, had lunch at Maspero's of course, went to the Carousel Bar and Iris with Mike and Missy, and finally had breakfast in bed on Sunday. It was so relaxing--we also took a couple of naps. Thanks for planning such a special weekend, Peter. I love you.

We've been really busy with B out of camp--started yoga last week, went swimming with playgroup, played with Lawsy, and did lots of playing downstairs. This week she is back at Camp. Sadie and I went to Music on Monday then met up with Evelyn and Ticia (Congrats to Ticia on the birth of her baby girl today!) and their kiddos at Munholland Playground. Today we met playgroup at the Parenting Center. The weather was so scary this afternoon and our power was out so we had to wake Sadie up from her nap so we could head to the PC to get some A/C!

Sadie is a walking maniac. She is over crawling. We're excited, but also a little scared! Sadie is also talking a lot (hat, book, ball, Betsy) and singing a lot (Twinkle Twinkle, Ariel, etc.). She repeats everything and copies everything that B does. She is also holding her own now when she and B fight over toys. She'll scream and wave her arms around when she doesn't get her way. She is giving kisses now too. She still has her one tooth but she has 3 more starting to come in so she is a droolin' machine.

B is saying the funniest things. I asked her why she did something today and she said, "Because I'm crazy!" When I ask B to sit so I can put her sandals on she said, "Princesses don't sit to put on shoes, they step into them" The other day B said, "My tears are made of water, but you can't drink them because you can't reach my face." B was terrified of the thunder today, and I admit it was really loud and pretty scary. She had one arm around me while she ate her lunch. A little while later it settled down, but it was still thundering, and she nudged me with the back of her hand then said, "Ya heard dat?" I said, "Yeah." She said, "Dat's thunda." She comes up with the craziest things.

Pics later. I promise.

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The girls and Bee tonight:

First tooth:

First curl:

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Happy Belated Birthday to Pa and Craig and Happy 4th of July! Betsy has been out of camp for a week so I have had my hands full. B seems to be done with taking naps, which is not fun for me. Sadie is starting to take one really long (3 hours or more) nap a day instead of 2 naps a day. I guess if B just has some quiet time with books or a movie then she is getting some sort of rest.

Last week I spent lots of quality time with the girls; we stayed home for a whole day due to a dead car battery when we were supposed to meet the Saunders crew at the mall (B's favorite place). I pulled out B's last birthday present from last year (I had saved some for rainy (or dead car battery) days). We had to make up for missing the mall so I took the girls by myself the next day. I brought the tandem double stroller, which I don't really use that often. It is really nice to have it for the mall because it's narrow and I can keep B contained.

On Thursday we met Momma Lady for breakfast, and B went home with her. They did lots of fun things--movie, water playground in Gonzales, and dinner at the Nichols' house. M.L. and Grandpa brought B back the next day and they all went to lunch at to the Aquarium. Peter and I had a day date--lunch at Sake Cafe, saw 'The Hangover'--hilarious, and did some shopping. M.L. and Grandpa stayed for dinner and Peter made tacos. We went to the Carvilles for the 4th of July. Everyone brought delicious food, and the Carvilles did a great job of both cooking and decorating--look out, Martha! The girls had so much fun together as usual. Yesterday I decided to spend some time with just Betsy. After Sadie went down for her nap we went to Toys R Us to look at the tricycles for B's upcoming birthday. Then we went to have ice cream. I rarely get to spend time with Betsy, and we had a great time. Late in the afternoon Peter made an awesome meal while the girls and I swam in their pool. Yes, I got in the tiny baby pool with them. Betsy thought it was the coolest thing ever.

Today we went to the PC for music, but it was cancelled. I let the girls play for a while, but since none of my friends were there I was ready to go after an hour. When we left B said "Where are da friends?" Tonight Bee and Gumbo stopped by and the girls modeled some adorable spring OE clothes.

Sadie tricks--grabbing a purse and saying bye bye (I was looking at B's old blog and she was doing the exact thing at Sadie's age), starting to walk more and more, climbing up onto the chair in her room and saying "uh uh!" when she wants to climb on other furniture that she can't quite reach, pushing the dining room chairs all around, brushing her hair, starting to have temper tantrums--lying on the ground kicking and screaming, and pointing to her nose and saying "nooo" for nose.

I'm going to try to post some pics then go to bed. Good night!