World's Worst Blogger

So I am the world’s worst blogger. I can’t seem to find the time to update this thing about what is going on in the Dilocker Household. It's just been too hot to do anything, including update the blog. Sounds like a pretty good excuse to me!

Jason is going to be out numbered in our house. We are having another daughter and we couldn't’t be more excited. He is such a loving daddy to Carden that it is only fitting that he’ll have another precious daughter to love.
Now starts the ordeal of trying to pick out a name. We didn’t name Carden until we saw her, but I would like to go ahead this time so we have time to get things monogrammed. We are open to suggestions!

After talking to friends that have children that are the same sex/closeness in age, we've decided that the girls will share a bedroom once the baby moves out of the bassinet in our room Jason was concerned that Baby D #2 would be cheated by not having her own nursery, but I just love how Carden’s room turned out. It is my favorite room in the house and can easily turn into a big girl room since we didn’t go with a theme and used fun fabrics for the bedding and window treatment.Now the hunt begins for two antique twin beds and seeing if Michelle will be kind enough to make another quilt for Baby #2.

We FINALLY became members of the Blossomwood Pool at the start of the summer after being on the waiting list for a year and half and it is so worth it! Going to the pool is a great way to stay cool while being pregnant during the hot Alabama summer. Carden absolutely loves the water and is now starting to put her face in on her own to blow bubbles—hopefully it will pay off that both her parents were lifeguards and she’ll be a good swimmer. I love that you can have pizza delivered to the pool, makes my life easier by not having to worry about rushing home to make dinner.

Carden continues to do well wearing her glasses. Her Ophthalmologist is pleased with how well the lens is helping to keep her eye straight. One of the little girls in Carden’s class had eye surgery a few months ago with the same Ophthalmologist that we are scheduled to see at UAB in September so talking with her has helped ease my concerns if we must have surgery.
Congratulations to Joe and Amanda Wallace on the birth of Joe “Cooper” Wallace IV, the Franklin Family on the birth of Elizabeth “Libby” Leyden Franklin, and the Carter Family on the birth of Cooper Jay Carter.

Once we found out I was pregnant with Baby #2 we started talking about getting a newer car since my 2000 Volvo S70 was getting up there in miles and starting to have minor issues that slowly add up in cost that make you question if the repairs are costing more that the car is worth. We debated back and forth as to if we needed another sedan or if we needed something with a third row. Jason tried his hardest to sell me on a mini van, but I just couldn't bring myself to get one. All we knew was that the S70 wasn't big enough to haul around two babies in car seats and all their stuff. When we finally decided that we were going to hold off on our search for a new car, the local Volvo dealer got in two XC70 wagons at prices that were too good to pass up on. The Volvo wagon has always been my mommy dream car! Thanks to my sweet husband for taking care of all the details to make this our new family car--I love it!