Not much longer!

So many things to tell, so little energy!

I went to my last pre-natal visit today. Everything is looking good and I will be checking in the hospital tomorrow night! (Assuming there is a bed for me) My doctor assured me I will be having the baby on Thursday. So here we go!!!! I'll be posting pictures up here as soon as I can.

I'll leave you with a few pics of Alison.Our friends were over the other day and Alison was playing with the boys. It got really quiet so of course we started to worry. I found them in her room sharing the chair and reading books together. How sweet!! Ty is one of her many boyfriends.

The dentists in the family will be happy to know that Alison has very good dental hygiene. She reminds us she needs to brush every night before bed. And she thinks a piece of floss is a REAL treat! Only brush and floss the teeth you want to keep!! (Should I let her know those are going to fall out eventually?)

We had a great snowstorm a few weeks back. She was sliding down the slide (sort of like sledding) and having a snowball fight with daddy (below).

And this is what we have for breakfast the day after a snowstorm. A snowball that was kept over night in the freezer. She got up that morning pointing to the fridge and saying something that sounded like 'nobaw'. I finally figured out that was what she wanted. And then she ate the whole thing!
Thanks Shannon for this adorable headband! She loves it and wears it every chance she gets! She even knows that it's hot pink - not just regular pink.

My Belly Pics

Someone (mom) keeps asking to see a picture of my belly. So here you go - 36 weeks. And they say black is slimming. . .pshaw!Just for comparison, this is me at 34 weeks with Alison. I think I looked like this at 6 months with Bruiser. Sheesh!!
This is what Alison does when I ask her if she wants to kiss her baby brother. Cute! I think she's starting to get that there is a baby in there. She felt him kick tonight while we were reading stories. I KNOW she doesn't know how it's about to impact her life! Yikes! If she only knew.

Another Baby Update

No, we still don't have a name. And I'm not making that up! We aren't just being coy. It's a hard thing to decide. It would help if we could spend more than just a week together at a time to actually talk about it some.... Luckily, Nick will be back from his 2nd trip to Japan next week which means he won't miss out on the baby coming early or something. Then he doesn't leave again until the end of Feb.

I had my weekly visit with my OB. My bp's are still low and the baby looks good. However, the doctor has decided he doesn't want me to go past my due date. He wants to induce me on the 31st!! Yikes! I thought I was having a baby NEXT month (never mind that it's only a week early). February 8th just sounded so much further away. So, in just a few short weeks baby brother will be here and that's that! I'm excited, but nervous about having 2 to take care of. Alison is great, she is 2 though and showing me her independent side. Which includes but is not limited to: saying "no" a lot, refusing to wear the clothes I pull out for her, and spending 3 hours during nap time in her bed refusing to succumb to the wonders of slumberland. I think she's also cutting her 2 year molars - that'll make you cranky too.

I need to take some pictures, but really all I do lately is hold it together until nap time so I can catch up on the sleep I missed the previous night from 3rd trimester induced insomnia!! Did I mention that this pregnancy is so much better than the last one? I'm sure all my complaining wouldn't lead you to believe it!

On a brighter note (literally) we had several 70 degree sunny days this week and it was FANTASTIC. I believe it's just a tease before the cold and real winter hit in February. It was nice while it lasted. I even ate lunch al fresco with my good friend Megan on Monday. What a nice distraction - a rueben on toasted rye, awesome fries and a good friend.

Christmas videos

I promised my mom I would get these up today.

this is Alison with her stroller taking it for a spin....

and here she is coming back!



more present opening...



I do love how she crumples the paper into a ball to throw away. She does that with Kleenex too.