Almost 36 weeks

I guess you could say I am in the home stretch here, but at 36 weeks I am caught between two emotions: "it's going too fast, it is exciting having a new life inside you, we waited SO long for this" and "I am so tired, my belly is huge, let's get this over with!"

I had a Dr. appt yesterday and everything went really well. The Dr. was tired from doing c-sections all night (I am choosing to ignore this) but talked to me about the hospital, moving around, when to go, how they rotate Dr.'s, birthing positions, etc. I am still completely happy with the hospital we chose to deliver at. My belly is measuring 1.5 cm ahead of due date which is in the normal range. I have gained more weight with this boy than the girls, so that makes me concerned, but not too much. It means I will have more sweating to do this summer I guess. "Keko" is moving a lot still but has slowed slightly. I am dialated to a 1, which is awesome, considering I never dialated before true labor started with the girls. He is also head down, which is great, because sometimes I feel constant movement "down there" and I was a little worried. The Dr. said she could feel his head :) All I did was positive thinking and tried not to stress about it too much.

In trying to cherish every moment of this pregnancy it makes me more sentimental and weepy. We can't wait to meet our little bundle and have been truly blessed by the family and friends we have around us.

First day of swimming in 2010

Monkeying Around

On Monday we went to the children's section of the Botanical Gardens. Yeah, we go there a lot, but hey, remember? It's free! So if you come visit us, you will inevitably go there.

The girls with Eli.


Ava and Silas. Remember the birth I almost got to see in Canada in September? Yeah, he's grown up. I'm pretty sure he weighs more than Violet.

Soccer and another Saturday

The county we live in sponsored a "Touch a Truck" activity Saturday. The girls got to see an army truck (pictured below) a bus, combine, police car, garbage truck and a fire truck. It was fun despite the rain.



Daddy and Violet in the bus. Ava wouldn't sit down because the seats were wet.
Ava also had her last day of soccer. It was rainy so they had to be inside, but it was still fun. She loves to run and kick, so I think we'll be signing her up for soccer again.



At the end Ava even found a friend and they held hands while kicking their soccer balls. Seems like a thing only girls would do :)

These Sorts of Days

We tried to feed the geese in Romeo, but they weren't used to being fed so they swam away. Toward the end the geese ventured closer, but still, they didn't bite on the white bread.


With Grandma Michelle.

Our dearest friends the Wiebes came a visiting all the way from Calgary because they missed us so much. Well, really, Jared was graduating with his J.D., but we had some good good times. Here are all the kids together. Jenny - I can't wait for more pics!!