A Small Update

I had my 37 week doctor's appointment today. There had not been much progress from last week. My blood pressure and protein level were elevated, so I am supposed to "take it easy" until Monday when I am induced. I am not sure what "taking it easy" looks like with four children running around, but I am going to give it my best shot!

My parents are coming tomorrow night, so this is our last night to ask ourselves, "If tonight is the big night, what do we do with the children????" I will be very glad to have Nana and Grand-Bob here. I am very thankful that we have had so many people willing to help us! God has really blessed us during out eleven months here!

A Couple of Quotes

"What color skin will our baby have?" --Isaac (I got to explain that children are the same race as their parents. I love the innocence in that question!)

Olivia asked when we will visit the North Pole. I told her it was quite cold there. She said, "We could take a jacket!"

Love that Smile

I love pictures of sweet little faces missing teeth (can you tell that I finally moved my recent pictures from the camera to the computer??)! Bailey has discovered a new loose tooth, so we are anxiously awaiting the time when we can summon the tooth fairy again!

There's Nothing Like a Donut!

A few weeks ago, it was our turn to take snacks for our Sunday morning Bible class. We took the easy way our and stopped by Krispy Kreme on the way to church. We heard no complaints from the children about having to stop. I snapped a few pictures of some happy little faces!

The Pumpkin Patch

We went with Olivia's Mother's Morning Out class to Tate Farm's Cotton Pickin' Pumpkin Patch last Tuesday. We go to a pumpkin patch almost every year, but this one was amazing! It is a working farm, that produces cotton, soybean and corn, along with pumpkins. I was not quite prepared for the three hour tour that we were taken on. My Knight in Shining Armour (Mark) called me a few minutes before we were leaving home and offered to take a few hours off and come with us. I am so thankful that he did, because I do not think that my pregnant self could have handled it by myself!

We started out with a picnic lunch followed by time on the playground. The playground included a hayloft, tractor tire pyramid, farm equipment that had been converted to slides, and other unique play equipment. We then headed to the corn crib. The children loved "swimming" in the corn (I found quite a handful of corn in the washing machine afterwards!). We stopped by to pet some animals on our way to the hay maze. I was especially thankful for Mark's presence so that I did not have to go through the maze. I think that I would have gotten stuck! We finished the day with a hayride out to the pumpkin field to pick a pumpkin.

It was a warm day, and we were exhausted when we left, but it was a great experience. A stop by Sonic helped to revive us on the way home!

I Love Fall!

I am really enjoying this fall weather! Friday night is our "Family Night", and I usually make homemade pizza. Last night, I was not in the mood, so we ordered pizza and took it to the park. It was so nice to be outside and not be sweating! We went to the playground this afternoon before dinner, and it was lovely. Mark and Isaac got a new Nerf football, and they have enjoyed using it today. What a great time of year!

The Big Day

I had an ultrasound this morning to see how our little man is doing (it did confirm that he is a little man!). He looked great! The ultrasound estimated that he weighs about eight pounds, thirteen ounces (give or take a pound). We scheduled an induction for October 13. My body has already been "getting ready" for the big day (I am 3-4 cm dilated), and my doctor is not sure our little one will stay put until the 13th. We are working on finishing our plans to take care of our four cuties during delivery. This is complicated by the fact that it is now fall break in our area, and many of our friends are heading out of town for the week. I am praying that God will take care of the details of the delivery (and let me get an epidural too!).