Aargh!!!

Well, the due date has come and gone and still no baby. I guess he just wants to be a little monster for the moment. Anyway, I have an appointment tomorrow so I'll let you all know what I find out. Wish me luck and lots of labor pains!

New Update

So, here's the latest from my appointment today. First of all, I'm gaining weight like a mad woman, but luckily the midwives don't give me grief about this. I've never gained this much during a pregnancy before, and I'm not exactly sure where it all is. Anyway, I am now dilated to a 4! I know, it's ridiculous that I'm not in labor yet. Effacement is about the same as it has been, but it is not uncommon to efface slower when it's not your first baby. Also, the baby is about a 0 station, which means that he is engaged in the pelvis. In fact, the midwife could feel the baby's head when she checked me. I had her strip my membranes again, and I think she did a much more effective job than the midwife last week. It was a lot more uncomfortable. Also, she guesstimated his weight to be a good 8 lbs. I'm guessing he'll be a good pound bigger than Lorin was at 7 lbs. 3 oz. I guess we'll see when he gets here. I'll keep you all posted, but keep your fingers crossed for me that he decides to come soon!!! Especially since he just keeps getting bigger the longer he stays in!

Baby Poll

So, I have another appointment today and I will let all of you know how it goes. But, I was thinking it would be fun to have a little baby poll. So, why don't all of you take a little guess as to weight, length and day of birth of our little guy. We'll see who gets the closest. As for me, I'm hoping that he is born today!!! Can you all tell I'm a little bit anxious?!?

Playing the Waiting Game!

So, I've decided that I'm a ticking time bomb. This baby really could be born any time. He just needs to decide he's ready to come. And the sooner the better. I had another appointment yesterday and I am dilated to a 3+ and almost completely effaced. He has also dropped into the pelvis. He is just stubborn and doesn't want to come yet. So, every time I'm out and about I am very aware that my water could break at any time. It's quite the feeling. I am getting very anxious for him to arrive. I realize that I'm not yet past my due date, but it is frustrating knowing that my body is very ready but no baby yet. I'm going to need to think of a lot of things to keep myself busy. I guess I should just savor the time I have left because life is going to get very crazy once he's born. I think I would be enjoying myself more if I wasn't suffering from pregnancy induced carpal tunnel. My fingers falling asleep all the time is getting a little bit old. I guess I'll just have to sit on the couch watching TV since holding a book and cross stitching makes my hand fall asleep. I'll stop complaining now and let you all know that I really am doing well despite being very large with child. Here's a picture of how I'm looking at 38 weeks. I decided to take it myself, so bear with me on the quality of it.

Yes, I'm Still Alive

So, I realized that it has been a really long time since I posted. Sorry about that. I feel like the last month has been flying by. It has been crazy getting Lorin started into school and Taigan into preschool. A few friends and myself are doing a joy school like program for our preschoolers. We each take a week and teach the kids. I think it will be perfect for a first year of preschool and much easier on the checkbook. It was my turn this last week, so that's another reason I have been so busy. Luckily I don't have to teach again until November. Hopefully by that time, I'll be back among the world of the living. It takes time to adjust to a new routine, and adjusting to actually having to get up in the morning and get ready. I think we have finally adjusted though, but that will only last until the baby is born. I'm only about 2 weeks away from my due date and we are getting excited. I had an appointment with my midwife on Wednesday and I am dilated to about a 3, so things are progressing. Hopefully he'll decide to come a little bit early, but I'm not holding my breath. I'll take a new picture of my ever expanding belly and post for all to see. But, here are a couple pictures of the girls on their first days of school.

Time to Catch Up

So, I realize I have been a total slacker and haven't posted for a really long time. Sorry about that. Well, we've done a lot of stuff in the last month. My parents came to visit for a week in July and we had an awesome time. We kept them busy by going to the zoo, going to the Ballard Locks, going to Edmonds Beach, Trevor and Dad golfing and taking the ferry to Bainbridge Island. I hope we didn't wear them out too much, and I hope they had a great time. I know we sure did! Here are a couple of pics from when they were here.

Well, after mom and dad left, I had 2 1/2 weeks of just playing with the girls around here at the parks and with friends. Then, the girls and I packed our bags, hopped on a plane and headed to Utah. I know what all of you are thinking. You can't believe I went to Utah again!!! Well, we did, because my brother Mike and his family, who are from Virginia, were going to be in Utah. I just couldn't pass up seeing them because it has been almost 3 years since I last saw them. We had such a great time. We went to Bear Lake for 3 days, which was so much fun. The girls had a great time playing with their cousins in the water and the sand. I had a great time visiting with family and being a beach bum. Here are a couple of pics from Bear Lake and for those of you who have been wanting to see my ever expanding belly, here is a belly pic. Sorry it's a bare belly pic, just ignore the stretch marks. This was my belly at 31 1/2 weeks.

The rest of the week was filled with playing with cousins and friends. We went to the park, we fed the ducks, I was thrown a surprise baby shower (thanks again Mom, Mel and Jenny, you gals are the best!), and we got to hold my sister's new puppies. We had great trip, but as always, it was nice to get home. It was especially nice to see Trevor, since he had to stay home and work. He says that someone has to finance all of these trips! Here are a couple more pics of the rest of the week. Enjoy!!!

A fun weekend!!!

Well, we have had a really fun weekend enjoying the nice weather. It started on Friday, when my friend, Sara, and I took our kids up to a new park that has a spray pad. It was so much fun and the kids had a great time. They loved playing in the water and playing in the park that was next to it. Here are a couple of pics we took of the kids.

Lorin and Taigan standing by the sprinklers

Lorin underneath the umbrella of water

Abby, Lorin and Taigan warming up in their towels after running through the water

Lorin going through the showers of water

On Saturday, we went with our friends, The Kilgores, down to lake Washington and rented canoes and went canoeing. It was so much fun. We had wanted to rent a couple of row boats that seat 4, but they were all out, so we had to rent 3 canoes instead. Trevor took Lorin and Taigan with him. I went with Sara and Abby and Josh had Alex. Sara and I were not the best paddlers in the world. We managed to run into a bank, so we wouldn't run into another canoe and we managed to run into a tree. It was so funny, and at least we provided a lot of entertainment for our spouses, our children and the others on the lake. Here are some pics we took.

Trevor, Taigan and Lorin

Me and my dysfunctional oar (we'll just blame it on the oar)

Sara and Abby

Josh and Alex

Our cute family at our picnic spot

We are definitely enjoying our summer as I'm sure you can tell. We hope everyone else is having a great summer and doing some fun things. We are very excited, because my parents are arriving tomorrow and we have a fun filled week planned.