Memorial Day

Visiting Grandpa Culver at White Chapel Cemetery with Grandma and Dad. Saw lots of people there and a lady who was clearing off her son's gravestone nearby my Grandpa. He was 28 and a Gulf War Vet. My Grandpa was a vet too, but he had a long life. It brought tears to my eyes to talk to her briefly.

6 Mile Hike!

We went to a local state park and tackled a 6 mile hike. Awesome!! So tired, not labor inducing, and Ava walked 5 of it. Violet probably walked 2 miles, maybe a little more. We all survived but the mosquitoes loved Violet and I. Note: California Baby bug repellent DOES NOT work.

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.