RJ just left to bring Henry over to his brother's house......

Will I be writing tomorrow with news that it's just a false alarm??

Or will I be writing in a few days with the announcement of our little girl?

Stay tuned.....:)

Happy Due Date to Me!!

I totally thought I was going to have this baby early. Totally! I honestly don't mind the thought of going over for now......but I'm sure by Monday I'll be pulling my hair out. The part I do mind is my horribly aching lower back, my insomnia, and my man hands. I'm looking forward to wearing my pretty diamond again someday.



I had an appt this morning and I haven't dilated anymore, but about 80% effaced. So like usual, "it could happen any day". Guess we'll wait and see! It's funny how last week I woke up every day feeling like today could be the day, and now that I'm to this point, I'm convinced I'll have to be induced. Of course that's no one's dream labor, but I'm all for it.

RJ assured me that it's okay if this is a day where Henry watches too much tv. Or a lot too much. Cuz momma's tired.

But for now we're both going to take naps and then have a fun afternoon. Just because I'm crabby and tired doesn't mean Henry can't have any fun.

About 8 years (!) ago I got on an airplane in Amsterdam and my friend Alisa got on a ferry from London and we met in Dublin, Ireland for the weekend. I sat by a really cute Irish man on the plane. Red hair and all. We took a train all the way to the west coast to Galway where we stayed and took a ferry out to the Aran Islands also. Foot and Mouth disease was a big deal at the time so there was a lot we couldn't go see because it was prohibitied to walk in certain areas, but it was still gorgeous. I would love to go back sometime. It's too pretty of a place for just a couple of days.

Today, my friend Alisa and I got in to our vehicles and drove to meet at a park with our children.

Good day.

So gorgeous out!

Hope you all have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I love opening my blog and seeing my little baby ticker getting so close to the end. 2 DAYS! And then who knows how many....

I had another appt on Friday and I'm at a 3 now. I had quite a few contractions over the weekend, but they never got regular enough to even keep track of them. I have another appt on my due date so we'll see how that goes. Just like they say. Every baby is different. Every labor is different. Every everything is different, and that is certainly true in this case. I didn't have any contractions with Henry until my labor actually started, nor was I ever dilated, so this is kind of throwing me for a loop. I'm honestly not too antsy yet. My life is reeeaaal easy now with just little Henry. He's been such a joy recently so I'm just trying to savor every moment until we have a major life change. I am getting antsy about labor though. The sooner it starts, the sooner it's done with. If you know what I'm saying. But, of course I am just as excited as ever to meet our little girl!

We had a great weekend with family and I got pampered quite a bit with lots of breaks to relax. Henry spent the night at his cousin's house Friday and then he was there again with RJ for a lot of the afternoon on Saturday so I could rest after a family bridal shower. It was lovely.

Hope you all are enjoying this beautiful weather! We babysat this morning and Henry is taking a long nap so we might not make it out today, but you bet we will tomorrow. I love Spring!

Okay. I'm ready for this baby! We still haven't packed our bags, but Henry's stuff is waiting for him at his cousin's house so at least one of us is ready. I finished the painting Henry and I started, but you'll have to wait to see her first name. And how sweet is this outfit??!! Someone had made us that hat for Henry and I came across it the other day. Sweet cherries.

I can't wait to hold her in my arms. Will she look like Henry? Or more like daddy or mommy? I barely remember Henry at this age. They get big way too fast, huh?

RJ's mom will be in town tonight and tomorrow so we'll have a fun family night tonight and then a bridal shower to go to tomorrow. Should be a great weekend. Hope you all have a great one too!

Just hanging out waiting for the baby......

This is Henry's beautiful painting for Baby Sister. I'll be finishing it up later. He was pretty excited about it!

We had a great time picking out an outfit last night. RJ and I rarely go shopping together and this was really one of the first times we've looked at baby girl clothes together. It was sweet. He encouraged me to not only look at the clearance stuff. Good times.

RJ's brother and wife had a baby boy last night! Simon Anthony. They live in Spokane, Washington so I have no idea when we'll get to meet him in person for the first time, but we do have Skye now so we can at least see him on the computer. I can't wait for pictures!!

Henry and I are going to run a couple of errands this morning and then stay home and do some more projects. Someone gave us the idea of having a present for Henry from the new baby. I think he'll do fairly well with the baby, but anything that might help make him excited is worth a try. I've got my Michael's coupon all ready to go.

This pacifier thing is going okay. He doesn't have a problem at night, but about every other day he still has a problem with naps. One day he won't make a peep before he falls asleep, the next day he'll fight it for over an hour. And I'm very stubborn when it comes to him taking naps. I don't give up easily!! But yesterday after trying for a majority of the afternoon I gave up. No nap. And then up at 5:15 this morning and ready to go. I'm praying for a good nap this afternoon....for both of us....

Hope you all have a happy Wednesday!