a little update…

I’m not even sure why I still bother with this thing–especially since I feel like facebook keeps us all informed of the happenings in each other’s lives. But because I am a picture book fanatic who neurotically prints these pages off, I find myself here again…wanting to remember this little slice of time in our life as a family.

First, a pregnancy update. I saw Dr. Green this week and found out that baby #2 is a robust 6 lbs already!!! I also was informed that I am 90% effaced and a good 2 cm dilated; the complete opposite of Carter’s pregnancy. Dr. Green seems to think we could have a baby at any time-which has added to my neurotic tendencies. With Carter, I pretty much just knew I would be pregnant forever. (dramatic, yes…considering I was a mere two days over due but that’s what 40 plus anything feels like). This time, knowing what we do, I am acutely aware of every single contraction. I have a bag packed and am ready to get this party to the hospital as soon as there’s the least littlest bit of pain. ;) Having fully experienced transitional labor-(my uterus feels like it’s in a vice grip) the first time around, I will happily accept drugs as soon as they are offered. :) We really haven’t done much with a nursery. Our house is on the market and we decided not to get crazy with decorating a room, knowing we may not be here long. I also have much better perspective on how little is truly needed to bring a peanut home. At any rate, our plans to travel to IN for Thanksgiving have been changed. We will stay here and celebrate with friends.

Carter also turned three years old this week. Crazy. It’s so hard to believe he’s that big already. He cracks us up constantly as of late–lots of personality packed into that tiny body. He has phrases like: “my baby hurts!!” when he has to poop. And “that’s me horn” when he toots. boys. :) We woke him up on his big day singing to him, indulged in cupcakes with sprinkles for breakfast and listened to the excitement of the awe of birthday gifts bursting from his little being as he tore the paper off in a flurry. I was an emotional mess the night before, as I wrapped and baked and cried over sprinkles. I know he’ll never remember these years when it was just the three of us–and while I know our lives are about to get bigger and better with another lil man to love, I will treasure these last few years with every bit of my being.

a few pictures of the last month of life.

Trick-or-treating: a word about the hat…he has TWO very cute fireman hats. this is a $1.00 hat he found at Target which is a construction hat that he insists on wearing backwards…which as one friend stated, gives it a little special ed sort of feel. ;)

with our besties

happy birthday…to MEEEEEE…

36 weeks