Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Baby Julia update

OK.. so tomorrow was supposed to be the big day for our induction but after a visit to the Dr. yesterday..it seems like Baby Julia is quite comfy right where she is. So, we are back in the waiting mode and will hope for the best! Any tips and tricks for putting me into labor would be much appreciated!! We have a last resort induction date of Nov. 10th but that will put me at 5-6 days overdue and I hope it does not come to that!! I did ask the Dr. how big he thought the baby was and he said she is measuring at 40 weeks (one week ahead) and that I was probaby going to have another 9lb. baby!!! aghhhhhhhhhh.....I was not too thrilled at the thought of what labor will be like but at least big babies are pretty healthy!!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Can you find him??




















Here is a photo from our annual visit to the pumpkin patch. Griffin was wearing an orange shirt so he thought it would be funny to hide from us amongst the pumpkins...can you find him?






iWait....

























After 9 long months of anticipation, I think I am ready.. as ready as I will ever be for bringing a child into the world. All of the superficial things are complete: bag packed, nursery decorated, clothes washed, house clean (if it can ever be clean enough?)...now comes the hard part - the WAITING!!

After a visit to the Dr. on Monday, I was given the good news that I am scheduled for an induction on Wed. Oct. 29th!!! It sounds too good to be true and will be too good to be true if my body is not naturally on the way to delivery... so let's hope for the best over the rest of the week and hope that Julia is ready to make her big entrance! We are so ready to meet her!! My official due date is November 5th so a week early would hopefully ensure that she will not be as big as her brother was (9lbs. 13 at a week overdue!!) Regardless of how or when she arrives, we are so ready to welcome her into our family... The final decision on the induction will be made on Monday Oct. 27th at my next Dr. appt. He will check my cervix to see if things are progressing before he officially puts his stamp of approval on me. so, for the time being...iwait....

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Go Panthers!!

















While I was at the baby shower on Sunday, Kenny took Griffin to his first Panthers home game! They were both decked out in their Panthers gear and at half time, Kenny took Griffin to have his face painted like a Panther. It was so cool and all he wanted to do was stare at himself in the mirror.



Then we washed the paint off and realized that Griffin had an allergic reaction to the paint... he has had a swollen face and rash for the past 3 days...I guess he won't be getting his face painted again but he sure did look cool!!

Me...at 35 weeks



Here is a profile shot of me at 35 weeks. My friends gave me a "PINK" shower on Sunday to welcome me into the world of all things GIRL..it was a lot of fun and of course everything was pink!! I think I can get used to all of this cute stuff!!

Riding the bike...the video

Here is a video clip I took of him riding for the first time!! It only took him about 10 minutes to get it but we still have a lot of practice to do!!

Dummy me turned the camera vertical, forgetting that the video mode can only go horizontal, so pardon the bad filming skills....and of course, he ends in a crash that busted his lip...but no big deal (Thank goodness for the helmet). He was up on the bike after some ice, a popsicle and a few tears! He's tough!

Griffin's on 2 wheels!










A few weeks ago Kenny took the training wheels off of Griffin's bike and taught him how to ride. I was a nervous wreck but knew he would eventually get the hang of it. He has had a couple of spills and a busted lip but is keeping at it! I think Kenny got just as much exercise as Griffin did...maybe more!!















This is after the big spill and busted lip.. he didn't want me to take his picture but I snuck one while he wasn't looking!

May the force be with you!!

Griffin decided several weeks ago that he wanted to be Darth Vader for Halloween this year. I am not sure just how or when the Star Wars obsession came about but he has been seeing the Clone Wars commercials on TV and LEGO's has a Star Wars line of toys so those may have sparked his interest.



When Target put out their Halloween stuff, I picked up a Darth Vader costume complete with the gloves, mask, red light saber and a voice changer that he can activate behind his mask by pushing a button! You have never seen a happier kid! He has practically worn the costume out in the two weeks that we have had it.. I just hope it holds up for Halloween!



Griffin has always loved dressing up in costumes so I figured that I might as well get my money's worth this year and let him have it early enough to enjoy it! Here are some photos of him in Vader mode!!