There is a baby coming???

Wait what? We're 3 1/2 weeks away from being a family of 4???? Are you serious? I just found out i'm pregnant, right?

So the past 9 months (those liers, it's 10 months) have flown by! I can't believe how close we are to baby number two, who remains nameless. (poor guy)

I had my maternity shoot last night with Kayla. She really is talented. We did a ton of outfits, mostly the ones i bought from Victoria Secret...and will be returning this week. (don't worry I left MY underwear on under theirs) I'm not that grimy. I'm really excited about the ones with Dave in them. We didn't get preggo pics with him in them last time. I was also in a shoot for Mount Pleasant Magazine over the weekend. That was pretty fun. We had two locations, and should see the pics soon!

Rambo's room is 90% done. The crib is up and it's all set up, but we need to move the furniture around so it fits better. Dave is also finishing the rocking chair to put it up there. the dresser is done...and already full. I'd like to re-do the closet, but we need about $100 to do that.....so that's on hold.

Emery: She is amazing! Every day with her is just incredible. New words all the time and she just "gets" everything. She's very into cleaning..she goes into the pantry and gets napkins and starts cleaning the floor with them. (aunt liv is really proud of her). She even grabs the swiffer and waits for me to put a cloth on the bottom of it so she can clean with it. It's pretty funny. She LOVES airplanes, and looks for them whenever we go outside. She always points out the moon and says moon. I'm pretty sure she said "bless you" when i sneezed yesterday. That was really cute. when Dave leaves for work, this little voice goes "buh-by Daddy". makes your heart melt.

Em was pretty sick last week, first with a stomach bug then with a cold. Dave got the stomach bug and i got the cold. Dave really got a raw deal, it was SUPER sick for 2 full days. I mean like scary sick. But he's feeling better now too. My cold is still around, but nothing serious. Emery is getting better about telling us she has to go potty, she even says potty now when she signs it. Most of the time it's mid-potty that she tells us she has to go. But we're getting better. They started potty training the older kids in her class at school so i'm guessing when we start to really get on it, it will be quick. Em is the second youngest in her class.

That's pretty much the full report. we're sill VERY VERY happy with her school. I love her teachers.

Home Stretch

Is it really January??? How is that possible? I'm big as a house...ok not that big, but maybe a condo. Overall i'm feeling good....though it's 10:30AM and the mornings are best for me. Sleeping is a bit changeling, I'm not that comfortable and in the wrong position I get a VERY sharp pain in my lower abs/ligaments. I also get this strange calf pains that wake me up in the night....isn't pregnancy fun. I'm not complaining though, I've had a great run.

Holiday update:
Last week was really great. Liv was here for Christmas and almost the whole week after and Nat came down on the 27th and stayed until the 2nd (Trace came down for a few days as well). It was so fun having them all here. Emery really enjoyed it. It was the first time she got to spend time with Trace, and that was really fun. She was giving hugs and kisses to everyone, and even gave aunt livvy a running hug at one point. She's changing every day now. She has so many words now and is so close to sentences. It was really nice having her home for the week. She's just such a sweet kid.

Rambo:
So I am starting to panic a little. I mean 2 kids under 2?! what were we thinking?? But i am really excited too. His room is all painted, and the dresser is set up. All this clothes are clean and just have to go in the dresser. The closet still needs some help, but no rush on that. The crib we borrowed is a drop side crib and was recalled. Dave is trying to get the "fix" for it this week so we can put it up. He is having a little trouble getting a hold of the company. So we'll see. Good news is the basset is where he'll be sleeping for a few months so we don't really "need" a crib right away. (i mean come on, Em slept in our bed until she was just over 1)

Hospital bag is packed, plan is in place. If we go into labor in the middle of the night Cyndi or Lilly will come over until my parents get to the house.

so here we go....