Spring Lately...in COMO

Lately Greg and I have been so busy we are both not quite sure what day it is. Greg is immersed in his dissertation planning and has begun to launch his research (to be completed in early 2015). I have started to wrap up my course work and read for comprehensive exams in the Fall. We are balancing being professors, parents and students.

Evangeline is going to French School, and has learned several songs as well as how to count to seven in French. We are excited she will be attending 5 days a week in the Fall for their preschool program.

At her 30 week appointment (today) she was in the 70 percentile for weight, at 29 lbs and 50 percentile for height at 34 inches. She is right on track to be a 5 foot 6 20 year old in 18 years : )

Right now her favorite phrases are "Sure is" and "I do myself, Daddy/Momma." Typical two year old. She loves books, to pray for her friends and family and do Yoga poses around the house. She also knows almost the entire soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" and "Frozen" as well as the words to about 12 other songs from school and home. My favorites to hear her sing are "Skidamarink" and "Swing Low Sweet Chariot."

P-Nut is growing right on track, and although I have been tired, I'm enjoying the fluttery feeling I get from her kicking and rolling around. I can't believe our due date is in less than 3 months.

We are looking forward to going to Texas for Mother's Day weekend and spending time with the Wiggins. Evangeline has been going on and on about "Swimming with her grandma in Texas." This week my sister in law Edgerly is coming to help us get a little extra done and we are hosting a baby shower for my cousin Nate and his wife Sara who are expecting their first baby in June.

Also, we are also grateful to have figured out childcare for the month of June since the Student Parent Center is closing here at the University of Missouri. My sister Sarah will come help one week, and a fellow graduate student will watch Evangeline the other two weeks.  Greg and I were recently interviewed concerning our perspective about the center's closing on KBIA our local NPR station here.  

Thanks to everyone who has been following the story of the SPC and your support signing the petition to keep a facility like that on the University of Missouri campus.
 
With that in mind, here's some recent photos of our adventures.

Trying to take more photos with Evangeline. She is starting to looks like such a little lady.

Sweet smile, but always distracted. Oh to be two.

Playing after Yoga class with friends on the playground is one of her favorite activities right now.

Here's our family on Easter. Evangeline would not smile.

Baby Bump photo at 24 weeks.

Wearing the new necklace I got for my 31st birthday, made by my sister Sarah.

Evangeline playing with her close friend Kai. We found these tires super fun.

E's favorite Easter Basket item, her new Minnie Mouse doll.

Collecting Eggs at the Church Egg-stravaganza.

Our neighbors even put eggs in our yard on Easter, so we got a second surprise Egg hunt.

Mother's Day and the end of the semester

Here are a few photos from Mother's Day. For mother's day Greg and Evangeline took me for a picnic in downtown Columbia after church. My parents also send a mother's care package with a beautiful Estee Lauder perfume bottle that was hand painted and a great Lily Pulitzer make-up bag.

Picnic with Evangeline in the Back yard

Then we added a blanket and plates : )

Perfume my parents gave me for mother's day.

Lake Buchannan Trip

I've been going to Lake Buchanan for almost my entire life. It was great to introduce the family vacation spot at Chism Lodges to Evangeline. Although the lake was down and we did not catch any fish, except for on the trot line, it was great to spend time with the family.

Meeting My ZTA Fair Godmother/Aunt Katie

Tasting corks at the Fall Creek Winery

Wiggins Grandparents (Will and Carri) at the Mother's Day Luncheon

Sarah and Jon

In the hammock with Aunt Catelyn and Mr. Daniel

Lake sunsets are the best

Sarah, Jon and Grandpa Will check the trot line

Walking with Grandma Carri

Grandma Carri and Grandpa Will let me ride in their wagon

In the Hammock with Daddy

Trying out the walker, Savannah lent me

In the hammock with Grandma Carri

The Halfway Point (Almost)!

We are almost half way through the pregnancy! I am so excited because while at the lake with my family I was able to feel what I think is the baby. To me it felt more like bubbles popping. We find out Baby P's gender on May 31st (hopefully). I have one more OB appointment before that.

Things are coming together with the transition to Missouri. Hopefully we will close on a house in Columbia before the end of the month. I'm so excited to begin to create a nest for our little family.

This month we visited Texas for my sister Sarah's graduation from Southwestern University, we went with my family to Lake Buchanan (the lake my dad has been to pretty much every year since he was 4), I've only missed 4 years in 28. I cannot wait to teach Baby P how to fish for white bass, catfish and stripers. The fishing was not too good this trip, but hopefully in future years it will be better.

We also celebrated Mother's Day. Several of my friends wished me a Happy Mother's Day on Facebook, and I got to have dinner with my mom and dad, sister Catelyn and Greg. The baby will be here in less than 5 months and I cannot wait to meet him or her and know what it is like to be a mom.

We are in Birmingham, AL right now visiting my sister-in-law Edge. Edge will graduate from Samford University on Saturday. Such and exciting time in the life of the Perreault Family!