There were things I wanted to tell you that I forgot about last time! I knew it! Okay, so last Friday around 11:30 I'm sitting at my desk getting ready to go grab some lunch. Kris calls and says "I'm at Target and there's a baby here." My first thought was "You're at Target? What are you doing at Target? That's my store! You don't ever go there!" Anyway, he goes on to tell me that the baby's birthday is September 7th (Annika's) and that her name is Marlene Kyra. I'm starting to get that this is a Cabbage Patch Doll. I ask if Annika needs a new baby and Kris says maybe. i ask if it's in the cart already and he says no, that somebody should come get it later (meaning me so that I pay for it!). Just then in the background I hear Annika ask "Hold it?" I told him that I heard Annika asking to hold it and before I know it, the new baby is in the cart with Annika and Kris is telling her not rip apart the box. Well, it was too late now. That baby was not going near the shelf again. He thinks I'm so bad with spending money all the time and here he is at Target - in the toy aisle - buying Annika a new baby doll. Hee! Annika loves her new Baby Marlene and didn't want to go anywhere without Baby Marlene all weekend. She even took a nap with her on Sunday (Saturday?) and before she went to sleep she kissed Baby Marlene's face and told her she loved her.

I also forgot to tell you about the goats! Sunday after the Vikings game we headed to a co-worker of Nana's who have goats. Nana and Papa were going to get two and they wanted Annika's help in picking them out. The goats were about as tall as Annika was and she was a little overwhelmed and shy at the very beginning, mainly because she just woke up from a quick nap on the way over. She warmed up quickly though and was walking amongst the goats. One got a bit too close though and nipped her pinky finger. She cried for a while (not because she was hurt, more likely because she was surprised and scared) but then she and the goats were back on friendly terms. She was even more excited to start climbing up a small gravel pile and play king of the hill. Of course a few of the goats followed her. It was pretty cute and I have a bunch of pictures of it that I'll try to upload soon. Funny enough, ever since Sunday she'll randomly say "Ouch" and ask us to kiss her pinky finger. She must remember that little goat nip.

Yesterday most of Annika's new bedding came. I'm still waiting for the sheets and one decorative pillow which are on backorder. The quilt, pillow sham and pillow case arrived and it is all so cute! It will look so nice in her room. She was really excited about it too. I draped the quilt over her crib so I could get a look at it with the wall color. Annika asked to get in her crib with it and started jumping around. She even exclaimed "So cute!" That was one item on my "Get Ready For Baby" list that I can now cross off. I can't really move Annika to a big girl bed when I have no twin bedding, now can I? Krystle and I have one more Pottery Barn Kids run to make to pick up some accessories and such. I'm hoping to get the twin bed and dresser from Grandpa's house at the end of this month or early next month. If I have a deadline then I can work with Kris to get the office cleaned out so the nursery furniture can be moved from Annika's room to the new nursery before the new bed and dresser come. I need deadlines! I've also found some really cute crib bedding. I've sent about 10 different choices that I've found online to Kris. He hasn't said if any really catch his eye yet. I'm hoping to go shopping this weekend to see some in person and maybe pick some out. I have to have that so I know what paint color we need to get! There's so much to do!

Yesterday was the 13th anniversary of the day Kris and I started dating. He doesn't recognize this anniversary any longer now that we're married but I always remember it and get a little sentimental. We're going out on a date Saturday night (last weekend didn't work) and I've declared it an anniversary celebration. Back in July at our wedding anniversary I was still too sick to celebrate. Eating out (and the accompanying smells) would have been miserable for me then. Yay!