And now 38 weeks pregnant!

OK, this is officially my LONGEST pregnancy EVER! Crazy! I had a gut feeling it would be, but was truly hoping I was wrong, especially since this little guy will most likely also be my biggest baby! But nope- trust me, I'm still pregnant. I think I'd be a bit less anxious if I didn't feel so lousy. For whatever reason, it appears my morning sickness that I had until well past 20 weeks has again decided to resurface. It's done this several times throughout this pregnancy- 26 weeks, 32 weeks, and now apparently, 38 weeks. Sigh. So I'm trying to be patient while also trying to hold my breakfast in, as well as deal with all the other "joys" of pregnancy. Ahhh- but looking on the bright side- baby #3 and no stretch marks! Oh gosh, I hope I didn't just jinx myself!

Here's a recent pic for all those curious to see what a normally very thin woman like myself looks like at 38 weeks pregnant...

37 weeks...

Baby looks great- even though his head is measuring a full 2 weeks ahead! Ouchie! This morning's ultrasound said he should be about 6 lbs 14 oz right now...we'll see how accurate that is! I'm dilated 1 cm and am 60% effaced...making progress- yay!

I'm getting really excited!

One month to go!

Suddenly October 8th doesn't seem so far away! Yikes! I have just under 4 weeks left to go and am really starting to wonder how far I'll go this time. I think in the last week this baby has DROPPED. I thought he was low before! Thank you so much Nellie for letting me borrow your exercise ball- sitting on that makes me feel like my hips ARE still attached!

In the past week, I'm very happy to say we've gotten a lot accomplished in regards to preparing for Colin's arrival. I still haven't packed my hospital bag, but I've been productive in other ways- cleaning out the garage, cleaning the van, organizing the kid's clothes for Fall, etc. Funny to think this is all in preparation for Colin, but I know, once we come home with a newborn, normal life as we know it will go out the window for a while! I really, really need another week to do stuff, so at this point, Colin can come anytime after the 22nd. I'll let you all know how that goes...

So here's to being 36 weeks! The countdown is ON!

Ode to Washable Crayons

Sigh.

To all those moms out there who think little girls are "sugar and spice and everything nice" I say to you- YEAH RIGHT. I have to admit- I was a teeny, tiny bit scared when I was pregnant for the first time and we found out it was a boy. I had all sisters growing up- what could I expect from a boy?! Well, I have come to learn everything I was SUPPOSED to learn from being a mom to Thomas, I am learning from being a mom to Hailey.

So when I turned the corner into the living room this afternoon and found a myriad of colors spanning the ENTIRE length of my sage green wall, I just sighed. Yes, for about .5 seconds I did have a minor heart attack before I repeated to myself, "THIS is the reason I buy washable crayons." Whew!

Thankfully, washable crayons are indeed, washable. And Hailey repeated after me the entire time I washed the wall, "We only color on PAPER." Ha.

Thank heavens we're having another boy.

Why Dads are just cooler...

Here's the after pic of her hair...

Happy Birthday from SPIDERMAN!

This past Saturday Adrian and I threw Thomas a 5th Birthday celebration that just so happened to include a special appearance from SPIDERMAN! It was a huge hit! (Thanks BUBBA!) Some of the kids were a bit apprehensive at first, but most warmed up to him and by the end were chasing him around the yard and having a great time. He came and helped play games, smash the pinata, apply tattoos, and open presents! It was a lot of fun. The weather was gorgeous, which hasn't happened a whole lot for Thomas' birthday in the past, so we were thrilled. Here are some neat pics...

Here's Thomas saying HI to Spiderman! I announced that he would be arriving shortly, then a few minutes later, Thomas decided to go check for himself...and just happened to see him coming through the gate. It was so cute- he ran back around to the party shouting "HE'S HERE!!"

The older kids posed with Spiderman before we started the pinata.

Here's the pinata Adrian & I MADE. Totally worth it, but took much longer than either he or I planned! We were up until midnight the night before gluing on all the little red pieces of tissue paper!

Thomas and cousin Matt pose with some of the gifts. Cool gifts. His favorite by far is the Spiderman watch Matt gave him. Thanks Auntie Tiffany!!

Brooklyn & Thomas showing off the tattoos Spiderman helped apply.

I made Thomas' cake this year. It wasn't anything spectacular as I tend to lack energy and creativity at 35 weeks pregnant, but it was fun and he loved it.

Overall, GREAT party! I hope everyone who came had a fun time!!

Thomas' BIG day!

No I'm not talking about an episode of Thomas the Train...I'm talking about OUR Thomas!! Today was not only his 5th birthday, but his first day of pre-school! Wahoo!! We had a fun day.

We started out with french toast for breakfast. Then, off to pre-school he went! He was very quick to tell me he didn't need me to walk him there, that he already knew where it was. LOL. It IS just next door, but I walked him anyways! Gosh he was beyond excited to go. Hailey enjoyed the first 20 minutes or so by herself, then whined like crazy- boy did she miss him!! His teacher told me when I picked him up that 1/2 hour before class was over, Thomas came up to her and said, "Is it ok if I go home now? I just live next door. Besides, it's my birthday today and I think my mom really misses me." ;) What a sweetheart! I did miss him, but am also beyond thrilled that he gets to have this experience.

Uncle Kory, Auntie Raz and Elise came over for dinner to help us celebrate. Thomas requested cheesy noodles (noodles with alfredo sauce), carrots and jello for dinner...so that's what we had! Afterwards he opened his presents and then we had dessert. We left the cake for Saturday (the day of his super cool Spiderman party!) and instead Thomas wanted ice cream with M&M's. the kids were having fun playing with his new toys and eating ice cream. What a day- I'm exhausted. ;)

Here's Thomas after he opened his present from Grammie & Grandpa (Adrian's parents.) Little did they know the theme of his first day of preschool was Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! So Thomas was very excited to see this book! Way to go Grammie! My mom sent a couple of these balloons. Thomas liked the cars she sent better but Hailey was enthralled with the balloons! Hailey liked trying on Thomas' new helmet.

Ahhh, here's my sweet little girl, eating her ice cream so daintily. Apparently the spoon just wasn't cutting it!