Holy shoes Batman!

Yesterday a mom from the school I used to teach at gave me 2 HUGE boxes of baby clothes. Now Will has a few coats for the winter including a cute baby snowsuit. The coolest part was that in the boxes were 30 (!!!) pairs of kids shoes ranging from newborn to size 5. Some of them have never been worn! David is very jealous that his son has 3 pairs of Nikes (including a black pair of Jordans) and a never worn pair of Timberland boots. Hopefully this kid is an early walker :-)

Interesting fact: As you know, my family is from Canada. We all got our American citizenship 4 years ago. Looking at the calendar yesterday I realized that this election day (Nov 4) marks the 20th anniversary of us living in the USA. We moved to Oklahoma on Nov 4, 1998. Very cool!!

Body parts

I was lying in bed this morning talking with David while he was getting ready for work. Baby Will was wiggling up a storm and I put my hand on my tummy to feel him. I felt something really hard in the middle of my tummy and realized that I was actually touching a baby body part! It was too dark to see anything, but it felt like an elbow or knee. I quickly took my hand away because it felt so wierd. Then he moved again and I felt another body part sticking out. It was the strangest, alien-like feeling ever! Of course as soon as David came over, Baby Will moved away and didn't wiggle anymore.

Rock the vote

I voted last night! Boulder County encourages people to do mail-in ballots and we received ours about 2 weeks ago. Yes, it sat on the kitchen table for 2 weeks, but that's beside the point. I got motivated last night and read the ballot information book and filled out my ballot. Now I just have to mail it! The "I voted" sticker was even included in the envelope so I'll wear that on the real election day. This was my first time to vote for President. I became an American citizen exactly 4 years ago on November 4, but it was past the registeration deadline for that year. So this was a big deal for me! I feel good that my voice will be heard...now we'll just have to wait until Nov 4 to see who wins. (that's also the last night of our baby class, so we'll have to wait in anticipation while learning about birth.)


I've been a reading machine lately! I finished all 4 books in the Twilight series. They were okay, but I'll still go see the movie when it comes out. Last night I finished "The Heretics Daughter" which is about the Salem witch trials. They beginning was a little slow, but it was fascinating to read about that time in our country's history--so scary! It brought back memories of listening to the Crucible play in high school. Today I'm going to start the new Nicholas Sparks book, "The Lucky One". Man, I love the library!! I still have 2 other books plus baby books sitting on my night table so I think I'm good for a while.


We watched the dumbest (and crudest) movie last night--Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It seemed to go on forever! Don't watch it if you don't enjoy hearing the F word in every sentence.


This weekend is going to be a relaxing one. We don't have any big plans other than just hanging out. The weather is going to be beautiful so we'll probably be outside with the dog. Next weekend is Omaha!

Pumpkin Picking!

We went to the pumpkin patch on Saturday. We were going to try a new one, but decided not to change things up. We've been going to the same patch for 4 years and they have the best pumpkins! There must be thousands of them. The weather was beautiful so we decided to take Cody with us. After driving around the patch for a few minutes, we found a deserted spot and jumped out to claim our 4 pumpkins (we had to include one for Will and Cody!). As we were choosing pumpkins, Cody decided to roll in a pile of rotting pumpkins. He smelled awful!! So he was put back into the car as we continued our search. It's so hard to choose just 4 pumpkins when there are so many great ones!

*Yea for Ella Drew, who was born on October 12.

*Yea for Cate, who officially became part of our family on Oct 15. Welcome!

*Yea for going to Omaha in 2 weeks!!

*Yea for taking and passing the gestational diabetes test. No GD for me!

*Yea for not being attacked by the coyote who followed Cody and I on our walk on Friday. It was pretty nerve wrecking!!

Cody on the prowl for smelly pumpkin guts.

Me posing with the shears to cut the pumpkins off the vines.

Back in the car after having a great time getting dirty!

Our pumpkin family

Baby class

We had our first childbirth class last night. It's a 4 part series. The instructor seems really nice and laid back. There are about 9 couples in the class (6 of which are having boys!). Last night was spent getting to know everyone and figure out what we wanted to learn in the class. Then we watched The Video. David and I were subjected to a childbirth video in high school so I was prepared for what to expect and was surprised that the high school one was more graphic than this one was. The video did make me want the next 77 days to go by really slowly....I think I was more freaked out than David was. Other than the childbirth class, I signed us up for 4 other classes: breastfeeding, happiest baby on the block, baby class that goes over the first few weeks of life, and hospital tour/registration. We need all the help and advice that we can get!

We spent the weekend in Minnesota for David's cousin's wedding. The weather was gorgeous up there and the trees were changing colors. I thought it would be a nice place to live, until David reminded me of the winters. So I guess we'll just settle for visiting every once in a while! It was fun to see family that we haven't seen in a few years. We slacked on the picture taking and didn't get one of us together so I can't show you what I wore. Oops!

This weekend we are going to the pumpkin patch to pick the biggest, orangiest pumpkin out there! I love this time of year :-)

Catch-ups

These past few weeks have been flying by! I have found a daily schedule that helps me get through the day without being bored. I usually workout for about an hour in the morning, then have lunch and then run errands for a few hours. It's amazing how one errand can turn into six and by that time it's 4pm! Then I come home to relax until David gets home. I'm sure this schedule will change once the snow comes, but I'm liking it for now. I'm still attending my water aerobics class and have made some nice friends. It's good to be able to talk to someone who knows exactly what you are going through. I'm going to another MOMs group meeting tomorrow night--this time it's a moms night out, so I won't be the only one without a kid!

I started reading the Twilight series this week. I've heard very good things about it from almost everyone I know! I'll say that while it is good, I much prefer the Harry Potter series. But I'm on the second book and as long as Borders keeps sending me coupons, I'll keep buying the books!

We are going to Minnesota this weekend for one of David's cousin's wedding. We haven't been up there for a few years so it will be fun to see his family again. I found a dress to wear to the wedding, but feel like a house when I wear it. Give me jeans and a t-shirt anyday!

Being Catholic, David and I have been curious about the name William and if there are any patron saints with that name. Thanks to my friend Sean, who is studying to become a priest (yay Sean!), we learned that St. William of ___ (can't remember where he's from) is the patron saint of adopted children, which I find very cool considering my nephew and niece were adopted. There's also another St. William who people can pray to to cure headaches. As we were researching all of this information, David wondered if the saints ever tired of listening to the same prayers over and over. "Another headache?! Take an Advil!". Just kidding :-)

Quick update on Sadie--she's alive and doing well! Her blood count is good and stable so she only needs to take 1/2 a pill per day. Yay! My mom took her to church last weekend for the blessing of the pets. So now if she does pass away, she'll go to Heaven because all dogs go to Heaven!

I'd like to end this post by sending out some good luck dust to three special people. Rachel--good luck with your upcoming labor and delivery. I can't wait to see pictures of Ms. Ella and have her meet Will! Emily and Ben--good luck with your travels to Russia. I hope everything goes smoothly and Cate is able to come home to her new loving family. I can't wait to meet her!

Nursery pictures

I finally remembered to take pictures of Will's room. We changed our guest room into the nursery. The bed is still in there, but now it's on the opposite wall and is long ways like a day bed. The crib is against the wall with the adorable wall hangings above it. We should get the glider next week, but for now the stroller is in it's place.

Here is a picture looking into his closet (or rather his side of the closet). We aren't getting a dresser for the room. We found an organizer system at Target that fits perfectly in the closet. Time to fill it will socks and diapers!

This is the cross that the Ya-Ya's gave to us. According to Irish Catholic tradition I hung it above the inside door frame.

1 more to go!

Yay! We made it to the third trimester! It's all down hill from here :-) Things continue to go smoothly with this pregnancy. I just hope I can be so lucky next time.

Here is my 27th week picture. I have been taking pictures throughout the pregnancy and was looking through them today. I can't believe how much I have grown (which I know is supposed to happen)! Looking back at my 9 week picture, when I wasn't showing at all, I feel ashamed of how much time I have wasted in my life obsessing about my weight. People would tell me that I was slender but I never believed them. Sorry David, I didn't even believe you! Seeing myself looking like that is a complete eye-opener. It was like looking at a different person. I made a promise to myself today that I will not waste another minute worrying about my weight unless a doctor tells me I need to.

To my wonderful husband- you get one "I told you so" for all the times I asked you how I looked and didn't believe you. I will believe you from now on :-)