I had my weekly appointment today and no change - still only half a cm dilated. I didn't think there was much change; I wasn't feeling much different. I am glad though because I really just want her to come on time and stay in there as long as possible to grow as much as she can and come when my family gets here! :)
We took our professional photos the last weekend of November this year for Christmas and to document our family before the baby arrives. Here are the ones I bought for our photo album. Enjoy! :)
Drew attended his first Primary activity at church a couple of weekends ago. It was the annual teacher's breakfast where the kids get to wear their pajamas, have breakfast with their teachers, and get to know them better. I gave him a new pair of pajamas to wear - Mickey Mouse pajamas - and he absolutely loved them. In fact, he stayed in them the rest of the day!
In dropping Drew off at the activity, I stayed and talked to some parents for a bit and then went to run some errands. He had no problem with me leaving which was great. When I came back, Drew was dancing with all the other kids and when he saw me there, he told me to go away and stopped dancing. Apparently, he is liking this independence thing! He had a lot of fun eating pancakes with his friends and is enjoying being in primary. The last picture is a shot of he and his friend, Jake, showing each other their bellies - I think Drew was particularly showing Jake his "owie" he got at Jumping Jelly Beans on his tummy.
So, I had my first weekly CHECK-up today - emphasis on the doctor checking me of course. I remember it being uncomfortable last time with Drew and sure enough, it was again this time. Yikes! I always tell David after these appointments that I feel a little violated... BUT moving on...
The baby had a strong heartbeat and her head is down and in position so that is good news. The doctor said I am only dilated .5cm so not that much and she thinks we still look good at having this baby on time. So, all is well and good! :)
My goal this week is to get a list going on the things I need to feel truly prepared when she comes.
Last Tuesday, January 6, marked David and I's 8th wedding anniversary. We swapped babysitting with the Hunter family and went out Friday night for sushi and did the whole Hibachi thing. We had a good time and renewed our tradition of swapping sentimental cards (no gifts because of Christmas) and talking about the past 8 years and what we've done with it. We also like to discuss what the next 8 years might look like and where we will be then.
Above is one of our engagement pictures and below is a picture from dinner last Friday. David put it best when he said, "The last 8 years have been the best years of my life!" I liked hearing that and had to agree. Happy Anniversary, David - here's to an eternity with you! :)
I thought I'd document some things we are doing getting ready for the baby. Drew has all of a sudden gotten interested in his baby doll we gave him a few years ago and he's been feeding the baby at the table when he eats. He also recently asked me, "When is my baby sister coming out?" Of course, it may be because I told him his baby sister wasn't coming until after Christmas and he's figured out Christmas is over. :)
Drew is also learning to go pee on the potty without our help at all. So, he goes in there all by himself and does his thing. I imagine this will be critical when I am feeding the baby, etc.
And just recently, he's been asking me to feed him his food saying he can't do it. So, some of the regression has begun but hopefully we'll get it out of the way a bit before she arrives.
So, this has been my latest project... making this Christmas stocking. It has been so much fun and it has helped me rest and relax since we've been home from our trip. My mom made all of our stockings just like these years and years ago and they are still hung up every year in her house. She had bought some more to make in the last few years because we've added to the family and she never made them so she passed them onto me. It takes a lot of time but I really enjoyed doing it. I am hoping to make this one for Drew and one for the baby to leave at her house (keep our own stockings at our house) because we wake up on Christmas morning at my mom's house each year. Anyway, I have to resist starting on the baby's stocking and actually finish getting ready for her to come! :)
2009 is already special for us because our daughter will be born in the new year. We are looking forward to her arrival in only a matter of about 5 weeks or so! We celebrated with the Homer family who are our good friends here in PTC. We had finger foods that were delicious (and we ate a lot considering we had already eaten dinner!) and we brought over some sparkling grape juice to help celebrate! We had great conversation, even better company and played bowling and guitar hero on their new Wii. It was a lot of fun and we couldn't believe Drew made it until midnight! Of course, we got home at 12:15, not wasting anytime to actually get some sleep in the new year. Thanks Homer family for making this new year a memorable one. :)
Drew is officially in Primary now at church. He is no longer in the nursery but has his own 3-yr old class called the Sunbeams. He was so excited to be a Sunbeam today. The whole primary sang, "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam," to welcome the new Sunbeam class and all of the Sunbeams stood up there and sang. Drew loved it and sang very proudly.
This is also his teacher, Sister Kartchner (who is a friend of mine!), with Drew on his first day of class. He loves her already and kept saying her name to me when we got home. Sister Kartchner asked each Sunbeam to bring their own Book of Mormon to class so I made sure and put Drew's name on the outside of it. While the primary was singing each song, he kept grabbing his Book of Mormon, opening it and acting like he was singing out of the hymn book. I guess I need to teach him that the hymnal is green and the scriptures he has are blue!
We are so happy to see Drew growing up and participating in church. It makes for a very proud parent day to say the least! :)
We also had a wonderful Christmas with my family! We stayed a few days before Christmas with my mom and her husband, Sam. The boys played golf Christmas Eve morning and then we all pitched in to make a fabulous Christmas Eve dinner that night. We opened our presents where Drew got a Thomas scooter and helmet as well as Cranky - the crane from the Thomas series - from my mom which is what he totally wanted. He was a happy little boy. He got new Thomas winter pjs from us as well. I got a whole new set of towels and the best new Chanel make-up brushes from my mom. David got a golf push-cart which was on his list but he had no idea he was actually getting. It was a lot of fun! The best part as always is giving our gifts out and enjoying our family getting their things we have been planning for months to give them.
On Christmas day, we went over to my dad's for an afternoon Christmas dinner where my grandparents were there as well. My dad cooked a very tasty meal of course and then we opened gifts there. It's always fun to get items from my grandmother as she passes down her collective things and my dad is so good at buying the kids their gifts! I don't know how he does it but he always gives Drew things he doesn't have and things Drew gets excited about. It was a great time and we were even able to go over the next day as well and spend more time with them.
We had such a good trip home for the holidays. Thanks to all of our family and friends who made it very special!!!
