Pics

Lizzy w/ her beloved "piggie"
so of course Garrett has to play w/ it too! :o)

Garrett Elizabeth and a girl from Garrett's class
Lizzy hanging out at the Mini Relay for Life

Garrett and Lizzy

Summer begins

they are the best of friends at times

Yesterday was Garrett's last day of school so summer has officially begun for us. Josh and I had a few things to do this weekend so the kids are staying w/ grandpa and grandma until Sunday. On Monday Garrett starts his part of the summer w/ his dad, I just hope the time between then and now goes fast and that he is safe over there. A mama never stops worrying about her kids does she? Garrett has circus practice two times a week and June 9th we have a cook-out for mini 4-H so I will get to see him a lot but it won't be the same as actually having him here with me. I have lots of stuff to do around the house to keep me busy and OB appointments every week now so I think the time will go fast. This year Elizabeth will actually notice more that her bubby is gone and will be asking for him so that will also add to all those feelings. Last year she was just a baby and had no clue. The week that Garrett gets back is the week that the fair starts and is also the week that I am supposedly having this beautiful baby! I think I will be having the baby sometime while he is gone b/c I am already 2cm dilated. I already talked to Garrett's dad about getting Garrett on the day I have the baby b/c he is the one that is going to announce if we had a boy or a girl.

Ready for baby?!

I just got my exercise for the day! I brought up the bassinet, the two bases to the carseat and the baby bathtub from the basement. I also found my pump and the outfit we will be using to bring the baby home in. It is perfect b/c it is a white Winnie the Pooh outfit which will be great for a girl or a boy!! I had an OB appointment today and got to hear the heartbeat again, it doesn't matter how many times I hear it it always is a beautiful sound! I am really getting anxious for the baby to get here, I can't wait to find out what we are having and to just hold him/her and see who he/she looks like. I am kinda hoping that this baby will have hair b/c Garrett and Elizabeth were both bald babies. I will be 34 weeks tomorrow so if I have this baby at the same time I did Elizabeth I only have 5 weeks left! I am going to be praying really hard and doing everything w/in my power to have a natural labor this time b/c I was induced w/ both Garrett and Elizabeth. I have heard that natural contractions are so much more managable and seeing as how this is our last baby this is my last chance to go on my own!! I am going to post a picture of Elizabeth and I mopping the floor to let you all see how big I am.

Garrett is turning 7!!

My baby boy is going to be seven years old tomorrow! It just does not seem possible! I feel like he should be about 5 but definitly not 7!! I am taking a cookie cake to school tomorrow that has Star Wars the Clone Wars design on it. We sorta celebrated his b-day at my dad's surprise birthday party but everyone was so busy keeping it a secret from dad that they forgot about Garrett's side of the b-day party so we were the only ones who brought him a present. He was pretty bummed but I think the fact that his cousin Christian and he got to hang out all weekend made up for it. My brother Denny and his family and my brother David flew in this weekend for my dad's 60th surprise party. My brother Denny has always loved Star Wars so naturally Christian would loves it too which is right up Garrett's alley! We celebrated with Josh's parents on Sunday and gave him the rest of our presents except one, I mean what is a b-day w/o at least one present?! We got him the Star Wars Clone Wars Jedi reading game for his Leapster 2. Lizzy and I are going to have lunch with Garrett tomorrow. I hope he enjoys his b-day!

Mama

Elizabeth has started to call me "mama" and I am loving it!! I don't know why it is any different from mommy but I just love when she says "all done mama" We went to our playdate today and actually got to play outside!! It was a gorgeous day and the kids loved getting to play on the playground.