Stripped

Today i went to the Dr and i have made NO progress from last week. So, the Dr stripped my membranes! Stay tuned, this baby maybe on it's way...at least i hope!

Maternity Pictures

On Friday Adam, Asa and I went to the Plymouth Creek Center to take maternity pictures. I found a photographer on Craigslist who was able to do our shoot for FREE!! He is also going to provide us with the disc of all of the pictures he took. He is actually really reasonable as far as photographers are concerned. He only charges $50 for maternity sessions, so if anyone is interested in using him feel free to contact him http://www.davehaasphoto.photoreflect.com/

No news on any baby progress to report yet. I have another Dr's appointment tomorrow so i should have news after that.

Friday, after the maternity shoot, we went out to lunch at Applebees, and then went to Costco to grab some groceries. Friday night we met our friends Steve and Sarah for dinner at Sushi Tango. We got a sitter and everything! It was so much fun to get out and hang out with good friends. We always love hanging out with them, and LOVED the sushi!

Saturday, Adam worked most of the day.

Sunday we went to church, and then home to watch the Vikings game. We ended up DVRing it (recording) and started watching it around 2:30 so we could skip commercials. Adam also moved the sewing machine that my grandma gave me from the rec room, to the downstairs family room, so that i could start sewing more. It made me very excited! (thanks for the inspiration Angel) I am making a quilt for baby Heeren, and to be honest when i was picking out material last week, i picked out more girl colors then boy colors...oops? I also have some material that i found in the "red zone" or clearance area, that i am going to use to make some other clothes/projects with.

37 weeks and Cabin Birthday Weekend

I will be 37 weeks on Thursday...i should say that amidst all of the changes in my due date i THINK that i will be 37 weeks on Thursday. I had my dr appointment again today, and i am 80% effaced, and 2 cm dilated! Things are progressing nicely. I have the hospital bags packed, the list for taking care of the dogs and Asa while we are gone prepared, and have had a HUGE need to nest, cleaning out closets, and drawers galore! So needless to say I AM READY!

I ran into an old friend today at Target...you know who you are JENNY :) and found out she reads my blog! YEA! I love to find out when people read my blog. That way when no one comments for multiple posts, i know that there are people still reading :)

In other words...keep an eye on the blog, because before you know it i will have BABY delivery news!! Any guesses on whether it is a boy or girl...or when the baby will come?

Last weekend my parents surprised us by renting out a cabin up north for our birthday gifts. Adam, Asa, Chuck, Joe and I all piled into our car and headed up Friday afternoon. My parents only told Adam where we were heading, so it was a surprise the whole way up. We had plenty of guesses, but ultimately no one was right. The cabin they rented is on the same lake that my grandparents have their lake home on, so we were able to borrow their boat for the weekend as well.

My grandpa is in the middle of my two brothers in the picture. He is 86 years old and still super active!

My step grandma Mary is holding Asa.

My dad brought Asa down by the beach to play in the sand. Super cute. I was just bummed it wasn't warm enough for him to play in the water.

Even Caeda had a good time at the cabin!

Thought i would take a fun shadow picture of my tummy!

70%

As of last Thursday i am 70% effaced! Dr seems to think this baby is coming much sooner then October 7th! I hope he is right! Ironically i feel very comfortable these past few days. My cesarean scar doesn't pull anymore and i just feel...sort of...content? I have another appointment tomorrow, so i will keep you posted after that.

Como Zoo = practically free Labor day of FUN!

Yesterday we went to the Como Zoo to celebrate Labor day. I have not been there in years, and boy have things changed since the last time i was there. The weather was so nice and cool, and even braved walking around while it was sprinkling a few times.
We started off at the Conservatory looking at all of the plants and flowers. Asa even threw a few coins into the fountain.

We went out to the main zoo area and took a picture of Asa with the famous Como Zoo turtle. Right as dad was snapping the picture a duck crapped on his head! It was hilarious! We were both upset after the fact that we didn't get a picture of the crap on his head.

Adam got one of these guys below to become pretty fascinated with his watch. He would hold it to the glass and the little monkey would try to reach out and grab it.

The baby orangutan was definitely a highlight! It was so cute and was constantly playing/messing with dad.

At the end of the trip we took Asa on his first carousel ride. He was SUPER freaked out at first, and then he fell asleep by the rides end.

All in all it was a GREAT trip to the Como Zoo!!

Wedding weekend

This weekend we had our dear friends Brandon and Kim's wedding. Adam was one of the groomsmen, so we spent Friday night at the rehearsal and then grooms dinner, and then Saturday night was the wedding. We had SUCH a good time. The wedding was outdoors and the weather was a perfect cool on Saturday, and then the reception was just a walk away in the Carlson Towers. Dinner was amazing, and we got to spend time with some of our great friends there as well. My brother Joey was also an usher in the wedding. I was definitely exhausted by the end of the night, and my heels made my feet hurt. (just can't bring myself to wear flats...)

Smarty Pants

Asa has become such a smarty pants...

Example #1: when it is time for me to put his pajamas on for bedtime, i look at Asa and say "Should we go put your jammies on...?" He immediately walks into his room and stands right in front of the changing table pointing up, ready for me to put his jammies on.

Example #2: when Asa becomes a little fussy, and i know it is because he is hungry, i look at him and ask "Do you want a snack?" He walks right over to his high chair and reaches up ready to be picked up and put in the chair.

Example #3: Asa knows how to push buttons, but in a way that instead of being mad i have to flat out LAUGH. Last night when i was giving him a bath we were working on our battle of sitting in the tub. Asa likes to stand in the tub, and then when i say butt down he drops down to his butt as forcefully as he can. Sometimes he slips a bit, and has bonked his head on the side of the tub. I usually hold his upper arm when he stands to help ease the forcefulness of his drop to his butt. He has come to think that this is fun, and when he stands, he looks at me, laughs and then waits for me to say 'butt down'. (Any tips on how to break this habit would be greatly appreciated). Sometimes i get upset, knowing that he could crack his chin/head on the tub, but looking at how entertained he is makes me chuckle inside. Anyways, yesterday, he decided it would be fun to fill the cup that we give him in the tub with water and throw it out of the tub. He has never actually thrown it OUT of the tub before. After he threw it out and the floor was soaked, i picked the cup up and told him 'no, the cup stays in the tub'. I cleaned up the mess, and he picked the cup up again, FULL, and threw it right at me. I was SOAKED! I looked at him ready to give him another angry lecture on why cups stay in the tub, and he had this ridiculous grin on his face like he had just done the most hilarious thing ever. I stared to crack up, and we both laughed for quite a while.

That stinker...i just can't stay mad at him...