Emmett Update: 37 Weeks

We are officially in the home stretch!  Hard to believe in less than a month Emmett will be here!  The kids talk about their little brother so much that it will be like he has always been around.  We can't wait.

The 37 Week Update from www.babycenter.com:

Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. (Some babies need a bit more time, though. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.)

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

In other exciting news, today is the seventh anniversary of our actual wedding ceremony date.  (As most of you know by now, our anniversary actually stretches over three days, including the ceremony date {28th}, the date we actually met in 2003 {29th} and then the date we actually officially got married at the Hennepin County Service Center {30th}  I am still trying to convince Brian that I deserve three anniversary presents...)

This morning when Brian and I were hugging good morning, Hollan said,
"I think you guys love each other".  Exactly how we want our children to feel!! Score for us!

A Walk

It stopped raining!  We took Pearly for a walk and the kids had a great time looking for dandelions.  I will be sending landscaping invoices to all of our neighbors since these two have weeded the entire neighborhood.

Some of the wishes before blowing the dandelions were....
Evan: I wish Andie and Boo would stay at our house every night.
Hollan: I wish I could go to work with Daddy.
Evan:  I wish Toys R Us would have the Gup X and the Gup E right now.

 I know they're weeds, but come on...this here is real nice.

 After our walk we went to the mall and got hair cuts and drove this beauty.

Mud Puddles

The kids found a mud puddle in the backyard.  I discovered it a bit later, as you can see!!

The Graduate v.2: Pre School Edition

Today was Evan's last day of pre-school!

What a dude.

 

 Hollan striking a pose.

 Getting ready to receive his diploma.

  Evan was commended for his obedience.  Ahem...what?!

 I am not making this up.

 I might have chosen "stubborn" but what do I know?

Hollan wanted to be up in the mix BIG time, sitting with the class.  She can't wait to start school this fall!

We can't believe that we now have a kindergartner, a pre-schooler and almost a newborn.  Yikes!!

The Graduate

Hollan "graduated" from her Two's class this morning.  It was a big event.  Daddy came and he even helped make her graduation cap.

 It turned out a bit more like an 18th century military hat...please see below.

 

The graduation walk.

Hollan with Ms. Katie, Ms. Anne, Ms. Jill & Ms. Cheryl.

The diploma.  

 The whole graduating class of 2028...wow.  I wonder if they will have flying wheelchairs for us by then?!

Mother's Day

A nice spot for a snack.

 Brian blowing up my Mother's day present.  Serves him right for getting me exercise equipment! (Side note: I actually did want one of these....I'm just enjoying giving him a hard time about giving his pregnant, hormonal wife exercise equipment.  A not too subtle hint?)

 Dude rocking his new Italia jacket from BabeeBaba.

 Babee and the babes.

 Out at the Trees.

 Great Grandma Frank and Babee.

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms who made it possible for me to be a mom!

Mother's Day Tea

Evan's school had a special Mother's Day performance and tea this morning.

 Evan's Georgia O'Keeffe artwork.

 Lemonade & cookies!

  This is my favorite.  I really needed the weight estimate today considering last night Brian mistook the sound of thunder for me getting out of bed.  Seriously.  And I assure you that my favorite food is not chips.

 After tea we surprised Daddy with lunch at his office.

We can't wait for a fun Mother's Day weekend, especially since BabeeBaba get home from Italy tomorrow night!  (No one get any ideas, they have an alarm system....)

The Puppet Show

We should use the term "puppet show" loosely.  Here is the Bumble Bee getting ready to go on...

The big show...

Hopefully at the end you can hear her congratulating herself...."I did a GREAT job!"

Spring is...Here? And the 34 Week Emmett Update

We were desperately trying to keep spring alive last week when it ONCE AGAIN turned cold and snowy.  

 Taaa Daa!  The kids are growing daisies, sunflowers and grass.  Nah, not the good kind of grass that Mom and Dad could enjoy after their bedtime.  Just the kind you have to cut every two days.

 This is how we entertain ourselves inside during a May snowstorm.

 Big dude eating breakfast and reading the paper.

 Emmett and me at 34 weeks.  I will say that if he decided to come at 39 weeks, I would not be complaining.

I don't think these weekly renderings accurately portray the size of a 34 week maternal rear end.  I am just sayin'!

From Babycenter.com:
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.