"You Got Twins In There?"

"no ma'am. My due date was yesterday though." (but thanks SO much for saying that. I certainly LOVE to hear how HUGE I look!!!)

This is what I was greeted with by the lady at the Customer Service counter at Sam's Club when I returned the diapers (remember how I bought the wrong size for Callie?). Good grief.

40 weeks!

Here's what a FULL-TERM pregnant lady looks like!!! (At the end of a long, sweaty day I might add!) Stay tuned for what 40+ weeks looks like! :)

HE didn't arrive today, but THESE did!

My sweet friend Courtney sent these onesies that she made for him - one to fit him now, and one for when he gets bigger. They both have a "c" on the front, and a little "heart" in matching fabric on his bottom - how cute is THAT!!!!
My dad sent these clothes for him - SO SO cute. I don't think he'll go naked!!!

Two of the shirts up close - they cracked me up. The yellow one has a crab on it and says "I'm a little bit shellfish". Isn't that a riot?

Uh-oh....confession time

So last night, David got home from band practice and saw Callie's "artwork" on the kitchen wall. He asked what happened and I told him that Callie drew on the wall, got in trouble, was VERY sad, and I didn't have the energy to scrub it all off. He got this look on his face and said "that's probably my fault." I was like WHAT?!?! I had brought the kids up to his office yesterday morning while I had my OB appointment. He let them play basketball and stuff in the gym, and then also apparently took him to some office that had a WHITE BOARD. Callie (and the boys too) loved drawing on the board. He said he thinks she probably thought the WALL was another white board for her draw on!! Poor baby - I felt bad that her DADDY got her into trouble!!!

A Fun Day with my Three

We just got home from a fun day together with my three kids. We had so much fun! After a bit of excitement last night after choir practice (I had about 45 minutes of contractions that were 5 minutes apart and rather hefty....but then they stopped), I decided it would be a good day to take the kids to the zoo and walk around a bit!

I purposely did not take the stroller with me - Callie hardly sits in it, especially at the zoo, and I knew that very soon, we wouldn't have the OPTION of going anywhere without it. So I just had my kids and my cooler bag on my shoulder and we hit the zoo. It was great - we just walked around and saw what we wanted to see. Took a break and had some snacks, then saw some more. Totally loved it. Loved just watching the kids and taking it all in - taking it at their pace.

We left around 1 pm and went around the corner to a local ice cream shoppe & grille that we had a gift certificate for (thanks Fords!) and got the kids a hot dog and an ice cream. Because it's a real "grille", it takes a few minutes for them to actually COOK your food. So I let the kids eat their ice cream first - which they LOVED!!! It was like "backwards day", Josiah said. As soon as left the ice cream shoppe, the heavens opened up and we drove home in the pouring rain!!! Talk about good timing!

So we're home now, kids are all in bed, and I'm going to lay down for a bit too. I had several people ask me at the zoo "how much longer do you have", and I got a kick out of watching their reactions when I told them TODAY was my due date!!! I told Josiah this morning that today was the day that the doctor thought the baby was going to come. He looked at me and said "I don't think so". So funny.

I'M DONE!!!!

I know that one day I will be sad and lonely and miss the days of my kids calling for me, but as for NOW, I can honestly say that I GREATLY look forward to the day when nobody calls "I'M DONE" for me from the bathroom anymore!!!!! I'm just saying!

My littlest artist

These pictures aren't the best, but see what my littlest artist did today? Oh that Callie. Good thing we haven't painted yet. I haven't decided if I have the energy yet to get out the Magic Eraser tonight.

Preparations

So I also got the oil changed in the van and filled it up with gas. I feel a little bit like preparing for a baby is like preparing for a hurricane!! Even Callie knows - she pulled out the box of poptarts that I had bought earlier this week and said to herself "no, this for when baby caleb comes"! Hilarious!

PS - I'm sorry for being so self-absorbed lately and only posting about this pregnancy. It is quite ever-present on our minds, and is all anyone asks us about these days! Plus, since I'm not allowed to call anyone for fear they'll think it's THE CALL, I've got to have some way to vent!!

the same...

...as i was last week. No news from my doctor's appointment this morning. Everything looks great and is as perfect as perfect can be. She gave me the option of talking about induction, but I told her I'd rather wait and see (which is what she encourages as well - very thankful for doctor's with the same mindset that I have). She scheduled me for an ultrasound for next week, should I still be waiting, just to check the baby's growth and fluid levels, but is doubtful I'll need to keep that appointment. So we carry on!

and i thought it went so well...

i was impressed with how well everyone did at sam's club this afternoon. after naps is not my favorite time to go out and run errands, but i had two that i wanted to get done today. i knew david would be a bit later, so i thought i'd take advantage of the window of time.

sam's club went surprisingly well, i thought. the kids did well. stayed where they were supposed to (in the cart). the cart wasn't terribly hard to push. we only had a few things to get. they were the expensive ones (bummer when they all end up on the same receipt!). you know - toilet paper, laundry detergent (yes, i'm back to buying it because of my fancy schmancy HE machines), diapers. they were out of swim diapers (REALLY mad about that), and didn't have the type of ink we needed for our printer (annoying). but it went well. as in no meltdowns. for kids or the mom.

so i'm putting all the stuff away now, and just discovered that i got the wrong size of diapers. good grief. so much for "my last trip to sam's club before i have the baby". that is SO annoying. guess i was basking in the glory of having a successful errand and not paying attention!!