What you do to get a toddler to sit on the potty for more than 2 seconds

My boys

Eli would live outside if I would let him. See those poor knees and legs.. he is ALL BOY! He wanted a peanut butter sandwich and milk but he was so dirty I made him eat outside. He could use 2 baths a day. 

Isaac on his last field day at Glenwood! My big 6th grader. He is getting quite "tweeny". 

39 weeks......

Okay, baby no name...  we love you and are ready to meet you even though you don't have a name yet! Hurry... hurry!

I had a check up on Friday.. my blood pressure was normal, I've gained 38 lbs so far (yikes!), urine good, measurements and heartbeat all normal too. I was still 50% effaced and a 'tight' 3 cm... I think she was being kind. We talked about induction and since my cervix is still not optimal and could result in a c-section we moved my induction date back to the 12th. This is a Saturday and my actual due date. I  My doctor doesn't normally set inductions for Saturdays but she did! I have seen her the entire pregnancy (I choose not to rotate since I had just had Eli not long ago) and she was my primary doctor and delivered Eli so I would really like Dr. Goodwin to deliver our baby girl as well.

I am okay with an induction because I have had 2 vaginal deliveries and because I have group B strep... but I also want my body to be ready for it. All my babies seem to like their watery womb. Isaac was 4 days late, Eli was induced at 40 weeks 5 days, so I really am not counting on Baby Girl to arrive early. However, we have a "Super Moon" tonight so maybe it will encourage her to come on out! We picked up some more organizational tools for the garage and I think I over did it last night trying to move boxes and clean. I hardly slept last night because I had so many contractions.

Aunt Jane

Aunt Jane had her surgery to remove a mass they recently found in her lung from her latest PET scan. The surgery was successful and they were able to remove the mass and some lymph nodes but they did have to remove one entire lobe. We found out the pathology results last week and it is the same type of cancer she had before in her uterus.. a sarcoma. She meets with her oncologist on Monday to determine treatment. We are very upset that the sarcoma is back.. especially this soon. However we are going to pray and trust that it will stay away and she will be back to her  old healthy self. Audra, her boys and Mom all went down to Georgia to visit for several days. I couldn't go of course because I'm pretty pregnant. They had a great visit and I am glad she was able to go. Here is a sweet picture of Aunt Jane and baby Camden.

Putting things together

I've made progress on getting settled.. Finally got the dining room together, and the kitchen. We still have a few things to hang in E's room and the playroom needs a lot of work. My next project is the garage... You would think that with 3 bays we could get at least one car in... but no! We have seen quite a bit of wild life at our new abode. We saw a deer in the back yard yesterday. Better than the mama opossum and her babies we found in our garage this weekend!

Josh and the Squirrel

The crime scene

Josh went golfing this morning at the lake club and he accidentally killed a squirrel with a golf ball!! What are the chances of that happening. Here is a pic....

38 weeks

I went to the dr Thursday and I am still 2 cm 50% effaced! Blah.. I was hoping that I had progressed more with all these braxton hicks contractions I've been having. They will come so regular (like 4 min apart) but then taper off if I lay down to go to sleep. We talked about moving my induction date back (like to the 17th!) if my cervix hasn't progressed any more by next Friday. Then I would be 40 weeks 5 days and I really don't want to be pregnant that long. I am getting quite excited about meeting this little baby girl. I almost have everything ready. I took apart the car seats, washed them and put them back together without Josh's help this week and I have got all her clothes washed. I bought Eli a cute little backpack from PB Kids with his name on it and I decided to give the baby his diaper bag. His backpack is big enough for a couple diapers and change of clothes.  I really wanted this Ju Ju Be diaper bag I found online called the BFF but I decided I really didn't need it since I have plenty of bags. I may still break down and order it but I am trying to be sensible. Next Thursday is my last day of work and it can't come soon enough. I have 4 IEP meetings next week and I will have all my paperwork complete. The EC director still hasn't found someone to cover my leave; I sure hope she finds someone soon. That is a good thing about being a SLP... you can always find a job. I don't think I've ever even interviewed for a job... they are always like "when can you start?" Hopefully things will work out when I am ready to come back to work.

Isaac and BOB

Isaac had his 3rd year Battle of the Books competition yesterday. I didn't get to go because I was at work but my mom went and cheered him on. He was the only boy this year on the team. Love my little book worm!

Disney

Isaac's class took a field trip to Disney last week. They left Monday night and rode a charter bus through the night and arrived at the park Tuesday morning. They did three parks in 3 days and then drove through the night Thursday and arrived back 6:00am Friday morning. After they got home Isaac went to bed and I woke him up at 4 PM Friday afternoon. Needless to say they were exhausted! They both said it was fun and I'm thankful that Josh was able to go. Eli and I made it fine. Mom stayed with us the first night. Then, my BFF since pre-k , Kellie stayed with me and brought pizza for dinner on Wednesday. We talked, watched tv and caught up on the latest news!! Josh's mom and dad came to get Eli and brought him home on the days I worked do that was very helpful. I was glad to get my "boys" back though. This is the only pic I have... Men don't do well taking pics!

Baby update

I went for my weekly appointment yesterday at 36 weeks 3 days and I am 2 cm and 50% effaced already! That could mean nothing but my dr did ask if I wanted to be induced since my body is progressing. We set the induction for May 8th and I will be 39 weeks 4 days. I've got group B strep again so I will have antibiotics before delivery. I have to have vanctamycin (spelling??) and IV benedryl with it because I'm allergic. However, I'm very thankful our little no name baby is growing and doing well. My last day of work will be May 3rd! I counted and I have 7 days of work left.., woohoo!!! I started washing baby clothes yesterday! Love one of my besties Amber who sent me TONS of baby girl clothes from her two precious girls! She is the best... We roomed together at ASU and we've worked together the past 4 yrs here at our elementary school. I'm going to have Amber withdrawals not getting to have our chats about everything from husbands, kids, God, work, to everything in between!