This morning Alyssa went to her preschool to meet her teachers and get acquainted with her new classroom. She goes to my friends house for preschool Wed. and Fri. and will now go to Mother's Morning Out at the Presbyterian Church on Tues. and Thurs. from 9-noon. Alyssa is much happier when she has friends to play with instead of trying to occupy herself all day at the house. She love computer games! She plays ABC Zoo, Elmo and Dora interactive games and loves Leap Frog ABC's. I thought I had better take a picture of me so this baby doesn't feel neglected since I have barely taken any pictures this pregnancy. I had Bobby join in on the fun. Tomorrow is his last round of tests before he starts work next month!

Alyssa loves going to Springfield to visit her Great-Grandma Martin and Aunt Kristy. They watch a 3 year old and have a house set up with more toys than we do. They actually potty trained Alyssa over a weekend she stayed with them! Here are a few pics from her visit.

We are starting to get ready for baby. One thing I want to finalize before Bobby leaves on Sept. 11 to work is a name. The three we are leaning towards are:
1) Reese
2) Sydney
3) Riley
For middle names we are deciding between Leigh and Jean depending upon the first name. No new updates otherwise. I have my next doctor appointment Friday and am going to the Wisconsin Dells for Mary Kay next week which I am really looking forward to.

Backpack

Today Alyssa went to her preschool where she was instructed to bring a backpack. She currently did not have one, but we think because of the emphasis that Dora the Explore puts on her backpack (and we know Alyssa loves Dora) this had some effect on Alyssa when she was presented with her backpack. Basically, it hasn't left her sight today and as she sleeps in her bed tonight it lays next to her with one of her babies safely tucked into it's spacious confines. Here are some pictures from earlier this evening when we went for a walk. Enjoy.

Congratulations!

I am happy to announce that Bobby received his preliminary offer today from the University of Illinois Police Department! He will start doing the paperwork on September 11 and go into the Police Training Institute on September 16!
We are so proud of him and excited as we start this new phase of life :)