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November 27, 2005
House Fun
Well we've had weeks now of getting things done around the house, but man have we gotten tons more done this past weekend. Our house is feeling more and more ready for our baby to arrive, though the bathroom still hasn't been cleaned. Maybe that one will be saved for my mom when she comes.
A long time ago I posted about wanting to make new little corners in our dining room. Well I covered the chair we're borrowing from Sarah and have a blanket and pillow that I was given for a present to go on it. Its all ready to sit and snuggle with my new little girl.
Caleb also has his little corner. Its almost always covered with legos everywhere, very fun. Bob's dad fixed up the little table and chairs from when I grew up and Bob put together some carpet squares so he has a place to play. So the new dining room corners are complete. Not a great picture, but you get the idea.
Last year I was given a Christmas cactus for Caleb's birth. I'm horrible with plants but I was so excited when it gave me a bloom last year. Then if you remember, I knocked it off its shelf by accident and the pretty bloom landed on the floor in a pile of dirt and shattered pot. Well as you can see from this picture it has at least 12 buds on it! I'm so pumped. I mean I can't say that I faithfully watered it or even paid it any attention. But I guess it likes the light it gets from the window sill it sits in. Though its funny, all of the buds are on one half of the plant. The other side that faces the room doesn't have one bud, but that's ok. Now I know that I guess I should rotate it so it gets light on both sides. Can't wait till the buds open up.
Since obviously our little girl hasn't arrived yet we're still doing things around the house. Yesterday we decorated for Christmas! We've kind of had the tradition over the last couple of years to decorate Thanksgiving weekend. It seems too early for some, but because we usually are traveling for Christmas we want to do it early so we have time to enjoy it. Of course this year we won't be traveling but we'll be a little busy and maybe too tired to get into decorating. So I'm really glad that we got it done. I love putting greenery, magnolia leaves and red berries around the living room, makes it so cozy. So far Caleb has done really well with leaving the Christmas tree alone. Though of course any breakable ornaments are up high.
Well its off to the midwife tomorrow morning and hopefully we'll be nudged towards having this baby. Who knows maybe I'll get to meet her tomorrow, maybe she'll wait till Thursday. Either way, I'm excited and scared. She'll really be here! Pray for us, and for me. Man I really have to do labor don't I? Oh well, much better than getting cut open. Can't wait to see her sweet little face.
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November 23, 2005
10 day forecast
I was just checking the 10 day forecast and it hit me, "one of these dates will be my little girl's birthday!" Woo hoo, I'm ready to have this baby. If you read Bob's blog, which you probably do, you've seen that my midwife wanted to induce me soon, as in on Monday. But I talked with her yeseterday and asked to be able to go at least a week over, so I'm scheduled to be induced Thursday morning, December 1st.
What's so funny about this date is that its when Bob always said, half jokingly, that she'd be born. Back when I was getting excited because she dropped early I was thinking maybe she'd be a week and a half early. Well so Bob wouldn't get his hopes up he'd jokingly say "December first" or "She's not coming till December." I would get annoyed because I wanted to be hopeful she'd be early. Well here we are, the day before my due date, and I think it quite possible that Bob was right. We'll have a good Thanksgiving with friends tomorrow, a nice weekend at home (maybe decorating for Christmas!) and then next week she'll come. We'll see. Oh and I'm sure Bob will have it on his blog within at least 24 hours of her being born as his mom wants to see pictures. So keep checking, as I'm sure you all are doing.
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November 10, 2005
My baby boy
As I put Caleb down for a nap this afternoon I found myself fighting back tears. It really surprised me, but I was just starting to mourn a little bit the loss of just "our time" together. I have been and am so excited to have this baby and to meet my little girl for the first time face to face. I can't wait to start our new life as a family of four together. But as I hugged my sweet baby boy I was struck with how everything will change so drastically for him and for me.
He has been such a delight to our hearts these past several weeks. Bob and I have found ourselves wondering if everyone has this much fun and enjoys their kids this much? He's really a crack up sometimes. His sense of humor is really coming out, the way he plays with Katie and gives me a look that tells me he's joking around with me. I love to watch him concentrate as he determines to build with his blocks and put together his board puzzles. I feel like every day I get to know him in a new way as he grows. He loves saying, Apple, Daddy, Bu (for book), and other sounds for cheese, wooch, and sometimes something close to mama. We're so thankful for the times we're having with him and I just pray he does well as we all adjust to life with his little sister, my baby girl.
I know he'll do well after a little while and having two will be even much more of a delight, but for now I'm hanging on a bit to my precious time with Caleb. I never dreamed that I could love him this much. What a gift, what a blessing, God is good.
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