6 lbs 9 and 19

keep your fingers crossed

Although I am a little frustrated I didn't go into labor on my own (I can't wait for that to happen anymore) tomorrow is the induction date! I am very excited and trying to fill up the day with things to do. My fear is I will call in at 6 am and they will tell me I have to wait all day to come in, or that the upcoming storm put more people into labor. I am the fifth one in line as of a week ago, but I am hoping other mothers to be, their bodies, know how to go into labor on their own so it would bumped me up. So cross your fingers for me.
We had a great christmas and once I down load some pictures I will post then, it is hard to sit still for very long these days.

We are so excited to have the baby! We would be even more excited if she had a name! Don't ask me why it has been so difficult, well I guess I do know, we don't all agree on one.

don't mess with the pregnant ones!

"Lay off me, I'm pregnant"

(Tal's face cracks me up)

and so I wait...

My belly and I sit and wait for that great day of either going into labor on my own, or being induced on the 30th! I went to see the doctor on call and he agreed to induce on the 30th, I was very relieved at that news. I told him that my body just doesn't know how to go into labor and he joked that my body did but my anxious brain won't wait for it (that comment so reminded me of Jake). He is right.


We wish everyone a merry christmas!! Be safe in all you do!!

and he's 2

Well I am blogging so I am not in the hospital having this baby, I don't really enjoy the teasing contraction and thinking my water had broken this morning (which was not the case), but the good news our boy is TWO! He was and still is such a handsome boy, he is fun to have around. Loves balls, motorbikes, cars, throwing things, making messes where ever he goes, smiling and hanging out with his sisters but most of all he looooves his daddy. He can't get enough of him, wrestling playing cars, ball, and going on cruiser rides. Daddy is the first word he says in the morning and the last word he says at night. When dad is around, I might as well not be in the picture. Which is fine with me cause I get his loves when dad is at work.

So here's a HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU Rhen!

He wants to be like dad, and go to wort (work)

Definately a Boy

Rhen and I were having some father son time last night watching a Warren Miller ski movie. He doesn't care much for watching football or basketball, but skiing he'll watch. He might get that from me, but what i'm going to tell you next he did not learn from me.

I wish i could say I taught Rhen this - actually, even if I had I wouldn't tell you I did. Rhen came up with this all on his own. After we tired of the movie we wrestled around for a bit and suddenly Rhen stopped and says "Daddy, Wat!" (watch) Then he got a real calm look on his face and cut the cheese. Stacie and I laughed thinking he timed that just right, but then he stops again and tells me to watch as he passes some more gas. He's mastered the art of timing his flatulence. I have a sneaking suspicion that Elsie may have taught him that.

He also figured out how to climb up, throw things in the microwave and start it, and we just got him down from the counter spreading rice all over the kitchen.

no baby yet, but in other news...

Winter fun check list: warm coat-check
warm hat-check
snow-check

happy faces- checkv
Four wheeler to make a sweet sledding hill- check

Rhen to help his dad to make it just right- check
dog to run around like crazy and stuff his nose in the snow- check

Now all we need is a better sled that doesn't suck (chloe said).

not so happy

My doctors appointment didn't go as I planned this week. I was told he is on call this weekend but then will be out of town until my due date which is Jan. 5. He forgot (obviously) about telling me he would induce me on the 30th of Dec. So if I don't have it this weekend I will either be delivered by a different doctor, if by some miracle I do go earlier, or I have to wait. Plus I was only at 2 cm so he would not help me along any. (hummmm) So here I sit and try not to think about going into labor on my own 24/7 (which is not really working out for me). I tend to have a one track mind when I have a baby kicking me. At first is it cute but this little one has no where to kick so it is starting to hurt. I have been walking/ running on the tread mill and get one contraction out of it and afterwards feel more invigerated than feeling any labor pains (hummm). I had one contraction last night and was pretty excited about just the one, but it was just one. Oh these last weeks do not go fast enough!


Another doctor appointment (for chloe) today went good at least. She will go down one more steroid, one down two more to go, so hopefully by Febuary she will be off her steroids!! She looks good and they are happy with her taper.

A little Rhen time

Rhen favorite time of the day is dinner. He loves having a family dinner, not because of the food oh no Rhen isn't much for food, it is because he knows it is the time his daddy gets home from wort (work). When I start cooking he gets into the cupboard gets his plate and fort (fork) goes and sits on his chair and sometimes waits there for 30 minutes or so.
This night I told him I was going to start dinner so I went over in the kitchen wondering what to make for dinner. I decided something easy, spaghetti. He was over in his usual spot at the table with his plate and fort waiting. It was too early to start spaghetti so I went and sat on the couch. He looked over at me and said, "Hey" He pointed his finger at me and then pointed to the kitchen. So we had dinner early that night but he was all smiles.

Well Rhen, I can't say this is a flattering look for you but what can you do with 3 sisiters. Addie and Elsie love to make him look like a girl even against dad's strong opinion against it. We find him with various hair accessories, nails painted, sparkley purses strapped to him shoulder letting us know there is money inside (he is in love with pennies nickels and dimes).
He even gets mad when you take this ponytail out, well dad it might be time to cut the boys hair if you don't want those girly accessories in it.
Here is Rhen, this is what he does when I get the camera out now days. He talks so much now and repeats everything you say, he is getting more fiesty, those twos are coming soon and I can see a glimpse of them (joy). Pretty much right when Elsie gets home to the time Jake comes home from work, the boy is screaming, don't, stop, or just giving out a loud scretch. But when you see a cute face like this those moments just all melt away.

restrictions

At the hospital, they have restrictions on visitors in labor and delivery, because of the swine flu. Our kids won't even be able to come see her and they only allow two visitors at a time. I am not sure if that would include Jake being there or not. So I was just going to suggest when ever I do have this baby maybe it would be better to wait until we come home to visit so you don't waste a trip because of the restriction. We will post lots of pictures I am sure, so now we just.......wait
(I am dialated but nothing to get excited about).