healthy little heartbeat!

Today I had another OB appointment, and it was probably my fastest ever!  My doctor was really behind so they asked if I would see a NP, and I swear she was in and out in a few minutes.  It was the same NP who confirmed our miscarriage, so part of me wondered if she remembered us and was a little nervous about finding our little one's heartbeat with the Doppler.  But she found it pretty quickly and said everything sounded great!  In my head this appointment was the one that would calm my worries about miscarrying, so I'm glad that everything went well.  It's crazy to think that our next appointment is the anatomy scan where we will find out if #2 is a boy or girl....the official date is January 14!  Since James neglected to tell his advisees for awhile that I was pregnant he promised them they would be the first to find out the gender, so I may just tell people my appointment is on the 15th so I don't have to avoid telling anyone before them.  I don't mind them being the first to know, as they have become our little funny family over the past two years--it's really like Cadence has 9 big brothers and sisters, they're all so sweet to her!

Cadence has continued to be a funny and feisty little girl lately.  She insists that the Christmas lights be turned on whenever she's around, and she will grab the remote and give it to me asking for "zeek?"  (Musique.)  She loves to dance, and lately she's been really into kissing everything to show her affection.  The funniest application of this is with her and Jeter--she's constantly trying to get Jeter to lick her face, and when he does she erupts into a fit of giggles.  She's also discovered a love for clementines ("balls" because they look like basketballs)--when I had them out on the table she ate 3-4 a day!  She's also become very fond of "crackies" (crackers....or cookies when they're available!) and one day she devoured a piece of bacon, although she hasn't since.  Her favorite food now is probably pancakes, which I make for her on the weekend.  If I give her one she will frantically stuff her face with all the pieces I've given her and then ask for "plus"! 

Last night was Lessons and Carols so she got to sit on "Santa"'s lap--he was kind of creepy looking, but at least she didn't cry.  Santa gave her a toy cell phone which she LOVES.  I think it's cute how she will say "buh-bye" whenever the little recording on the phone says bye.  Today she also learned a new game--golf with a wooden spoon and a stuffed block--she just hits it around the room and yells....crazy girl!

One of my favorite things that she does now is in the morning when James is getting ready she always brings him a pair of shoes to put on.  He will tell her which ones he wants, and then she grabs them and follows him around until he puts them on.  She is very persistent and moves them even if he just takes a few steps in one direction.