Getting things ready

Only 23 days to go! Over the last few months, I've bought a few things for our little arrival - little cute girl clothes and stuff. My sis and mom decided to throw me a baby shower yesterday, and boy did I get a lot of cute girl stuff to add to the collection. She is going to be dressed to the 9's daily! She's got 11 pairs of shoes for her first 6 months of life, to go along with a ridiculous amount of clothes. Check out the loot:

11 pairs of shoes - do I even have that many? ;)

The so needed necessities - diapers, rattles, bottles, binkies, etc.

Newborn clothing: 3 pajamas, 3 dresses, 10 onesies, 2 pairs of pants and 6 outfits

0-3 months: 7 pajamas, 2 jackets, 2 sweaters, 12 dresses, 13 outfits, 2 tops, 13 onesies, 2 pairs of pants and one swimsuit

0-3 months continued...

Even more 0-3 months

3-6 months: 2 outfits, 6 onesies, 6 dresses and 1 sweater

6-9 months: 3 outfits and 3 onesies

12 months: 1 dress, 3 outfits and 1 jacket

5 big blankets and 14 receiving blankets

Misc stuff - socks, hats, hair bows/head bands, bibs, etc.

My new diaper bag!!!

Everyone was so generous and thoughtful, and picked out such cute stuff! From the looks of things, little Taylor is certainly ready to start her life off in style!

Brownies!!!

We made brownies today, and Jake got to lick the beaters...what a cute mess!

Much ado about nothing...and perhaps a name?

So...I guess I shouldn't have gotten all riled up in my last post. I went to my Dr.'s appointment today, and talked to her about being induced on May 12th. I explained again that the date had sentimental and significant meaning to our family, and I got a completely different reaction. She said not to worry, and that she'd make May 12th happen for us. Wow - what a relief! That means 6 more weeks to go. 6 weeks? Eeek! That's so soon!

It has been a struggle for us to come up with a name for "baby sister" as Jake calls her. We didn't have any issue for Jake, but finding a girl's name that we both like has been a challenge. We finally have a potential decision - Taylor. Thoughts?

Scratch that...

So much for our May 12th big idea. At my last Dr's appointment, we told her we had decided to go ahead with inducing on May 12th. My doc was like, oh that won't work...I'm not on call that day. Apparently she doesn't do inductions on days that she isn't on call - in case labor takes longer than her normal "office hours". ARRRGGH! Why offer something if you aren't willing to follow through? She even seemed sort of ticked off that we were irritated with the situation. She then said I could be induced on May 15th..."that's still a day early". I could care less about having the baby come early, more that she was supposed to be born on a specific day for a specific reason...otherwise I wouldn't have even considered being induced. So, I let her know if it can't be May 12th, then I don't want to be induced. What can I say - that made her less than thrilled. She really seems to want to have her day as scheduled as possible. Uh, hello? You are an OB/GYN - I'm not sure it's the greatest idea to try to schedule mother nature. She even said something to the affect that she doesn't even live near the hospital anymore, sort of indicating that it would be a huge hassle for her. Oh, wow...sorry to inconvenience you! Well, I sure hope it works out for us, but if not, we'll let the little one stay put as long as she likes. :)

May 12th

My doctor has given me the option of being induced up to a week prior to my due date. After talking with Bob and his mom, we've decided to pick May 12th as our little girl's birthday. It was Bob's dad's birthday, and we thought it would be a great way to honor his memory. Pretty cool, huh?

NEWS FLASH - It's a....

GIRL!!!!

Thanksgiving and Jake's b-day

We went to San Diego for Thanksgiving. We stayed with my brother and his family. It was sooo good to see them and have the family together for the holiday. Denise spent who knows how long making a fabulous meal that we all enjoyed. Also, since Tyce and Jake's birthdays were taking place, she made a spongebob cake and we had a little party - fun times! We also headed to Sea World and even went to the beach although I was freezing to death! But, my crazy boys (and my crazy brother) decided to get in the water. Bob and Branden went body surfing and boogie boarding, and Jake wanted a turn too. The kid was freezing, but I don't even think he noticed! Tyce, Jake and Alec had a great time playing together. What a great vacation we had!

I'm a slacker, and it's already been over three weeks since Jake's second birthday. We had a little birthday celebration on the big day (Dec. 1st). We took him to the dinosaur museum and were going to stop by McDonald's (his favorite restaurant - great taste, huh?) especially for the fries, but he fell asleep on the way home. When we got home, he woke up and Nana and Bampa (Grandma and Grandpa) came over, and we did the presents/cake thing. He had a blast watching Bampa ride his scooter! Uh, dad, be careful, I think the weight limit is like 60 pounds! He hasn't gotten much use out of his scooter yet, since he ended up breaking his arm the next day. He finally got his official cast put on Wednesday, and he may only need it on for three weeks - I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything looks good! He chose a green cast, and he loves it. He says it looks like a Christmas tree. And he loves the fact that people get to sign it. :) Here are a few pics of recent events, but not many. For some reason, I have very few pictures on this computer. I guess I should/could fix that...

Jake playing at the beach:

Blowing out his b-day candles:

And being the silly boy he is!