Today's News

Daniel won the costume contest at the Halloween party! He got a cup full of candy and a gift certificate to Outback... 'cause you know he loves his steak!

I officially stink at being pregnant. I went into my 34 week checkup this morning and all I said was that I'm tired. Just... tired, all the time (like as in- check my iron I feel anemic). So Doc decides to do an exam and what does he find??

2 cm dialated and 50% ephased. Grace is head down and he knows this because he can FEEL her head.

The good news?
1. Some women walk around dialated for up to 3 weeks.
2. I lost 2 pounds in the last week- ok... Doc didn't think this was good- but lets face it... it's not like I'm starving myself!
3. My blood pressure is getting closer to being normal for me- 102/62- yay!
4. Group B Strep negative. He said if I make it to 37 weeks he'll recheck because a small percentage of women convert from negative to positive... but he didn't sound very hopeful that I'd get there... He kept saying, "With your history...."

So that's it... that's my news... I get to go the next few weeks wondering what I could have done to go longer...

1. I could have sat on my butt more- Not an option... it's wide enough...
2. I could have taken the hormone shots daily- Not an option (financially at $350/week)
3. I could have purposely given myself gestational diabetes to get a bigger baby... nah- I tried hard enough... (just kidding!)

Halloween Party

The little "bee" is Daniel's friend Caroline, who thought he was a puppy at the party!

































Rudy cheated! He went as a Brown's fan!



















































































(above) Brad and Maggie came "together" in their costume... "She might have gotten the liver- but I have my hand up her shirt" I think is what the shirt says....

















Stephanie as Paula Deen with Daniel the Lion



















The ultimate blackmail picture! Dr. Dondalson as... uhhh... well... YEAH!

Update

Allison said she didn't buy her family on ebay... it was Amazon.com :-P According to her blog she's taking the LSAT's- Allison will make a great lawyer... the girl can put anyone (including me on my bad days) in their place!

Rudy's brother Richie has accepted a position with a bank. We think he'll really enjoy returning to "regular" hours and working in this new field!

Rowan

This is my cousin Bethany's little girl- so cute! Little bit of a family resemblance, huh?
I see our cousins and definetly our Moms in this sweet little girl!

Baby Shower!

Well, the super sweet women that I work with in Newborn gave me a baby shower today... there was lots of pink! Pink blankets, pink clothes, even pink teddy bears! I really hope this is a girl!!

http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/rsfajardo/?action=view&current=1161988094.pbw

Tubes

Daniel is having surgery next Thursday to get tubes in both ears. Dr. Carron is doing the surgery and takes children in order of age... so we'll probably be the first in and first out.

IF you've got the guts this is a video of exactly what will be done

New Videos

Ok... so I'm not the best at updating... you're all used to that by now, right?

These are some new videos of Daniel doing cool new "big boy" things like

Eating
Drinking his sippy
Cruising
Helping with Laundry aka WALKING!

Lions and Tigers and Bears?

Oh My!

Daniel's Baby Day Need to Knows

1. I'm trying to get a bag together to put with mine... we're calling it the Daniel's Baby Day bag. I'm putting in some of his favorite (nonperishable) foods and snacks, a spare sippy cup, formula with instructions, diapers, wipes, and a couple changes of clothes. Oh! And Daddy's cell phone number... Call him if anything comes up. I'd rather labor alone than worry that someone is having to take care of a grouchy little man.

2. Need to know lullabyes... Whoever takes care of Daniel on "Baby Day"- the first one is an absolute must know, he'll probably be ok if you only know that one. I'll try to get them recorded somehow so that whoever it is can stick the CD in and not worry about learning our songs... but just in case-

Something Beautiful
(My mom used to sing this, and it really is the only thing that calmes the savage beast!)

Something beautiful
Something good
All my confusion
He understood
All I had to offer him
Was broken at sunstrike
But he made
Something beautiful of my life

All through the night (Most people probably know the melody...)

Hush my child let sleep surround thee
All through the night
Guardian angels God will lend thee
All through the night
Soft the weary hours are creeping
Hill and dale in slumber sleeping
I my loving vigil keeping
All through the night

Jesus loves me (Very slow- to put him to sleep)

Jesus love me, this I know
For the bible tells me so
Little ones to him belong
They are weak, but he is strong
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
The bible tells me so

Edelweiss (You caught me- I'm already addicting my child to the Sound of Music)

Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever

Daddy's song
(Very few people know this- my Dad wrote it and sang it to me... I always wish I had a recording of him with the guitar, even when I'm singing it! Maybe someday)

Hush my baby close your weary eyes
Don't you worry, I'm right here by your side
Close your eyes and dream of a thousand things
Dream of lollipops and popsicles and chocolate galore
A tea party with royalty a white unicorn
A place where you can go and you can be anything
A prince, a princess, a king, or a queen
Just dream, dream and sleep

Toile, not tulle silly...

Answering Nana Lorie's question

Teri came for the weekend

And brought her crib for Gracie to use. We still have to buy the new mattress and get bedding- but Nana said she might make something for Grace and Daniel... these were my ideas...

























Idea for Daniel's quilt... blue denim, green toile, butter yellow background- frogs and bees
























Idea for Grace's quilt- denim, pink toile, pale yellow background, lady bugs and butterflies


















Bib and burp cloth from Maggie and Brad- Gracie's first monogrammed things!

















New nursery setup


















Gracie's bed prior to mattress and canopy and... other...

















Closet setup

65 days to go...

When I put it that way I tell myself I can make it to December...Not that I'm counting the days or anything... (Please let them be a year apart, please let them be a year apart!)

Update

Update:
Daniel is eating solids a little better- he ate half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at daycare the other day (of course they smushed it up and poured milk on it so it was like a PB&J smoothie... but still!) He now has 4 teeth on top, 3 on bottom, and one more on the bottom trying to work it's way through.

Rudy has started his Medicine rotations... I think we'll all be happy when being on call (duty for the military fams) at the hospital every 4th night is over!

Stephanie and Grace are finally learning to live together... at 31/40 weeks. Actually the doctor is now running a test every 2 weeks that lets us know if we'll deliver in the next week or so- so our minds are much more at ease as long as they keep coming back negative for the next couple of visits!

Please keep the following loved ones in your thoughts:

Richy- Rudy's brother has decided to go back to school and we couldn't be prouder.... it's definetly a good choice! We love you Ninong Richy!

Caroline (below)- Our good friends Maggie and Brad's little girl Caroline will be having surgery in a couple weeks to open up a tear duct. We know it's scary but we're sure Caro will come through it a-ok! (She's a few months older than Daniel)

















Allison- Got this picture(below) of her "family"... but no news... I miss living closer to her- we hardly ever get to talk and I'm wondering where she came by this family!! Silly girl, don't you know not to buy off e-bay! Love you!