White Boys CAN dance!

Dancing at Cousin Lec's Wedding

Just a couple recent pics...I noticed there have not been many lately! Love this first pic, he has that coy little smile that he has oh so perfected!

Been a quiet week. We are keeping Z in school 3x a week, kinda of MDO hours, just to keep him on a schedule of sorts. And I think he likes playing with all his buddies too. So while he has been in school, I've either been cleaning, organizing, running errands, or if I am lucky, taking a nap!

ECI teacher came today so it was nice to be able to be home for that. We both definitely feel that Z is improving, probably just coming with age, not necessarily anything I think we are doing, but who knows. He talks up a storm to Matt and I, the problem is just we don't always know what he is saying, but apparently that too is very normal. It actually cracks me up and we just respond and hope that what we THINK he is saying, is what he is! :) All around, he is just a happy little toddler and he brings a smile to my face, even when he is throwing a short fit about diaper changes or not putting his cars in the right order, but that too I guess is all to be expected. I am enjoying all the extra snuggles he seems to be giving me and our time to be just the 3 of us!

Other than that.....just waiting for #2 to make his grand entrance to this world! We are ready!

Let's go to the movies, Annie!

Since my maternity leave started this week and still no baby on board, Matt and I decided to take advantage of some of the free time while Z was in school and go to the MOVIES! The last two movies I have seen in the theater were Marley & Me and Sex and the City. Clearly we do not get out to the movies very often any more these days!! We are all about the DVR and OnDemand!

There actually is not much out right now so we ended up seeing Couples Retreat! Apparently it did not get very good reviews, but I thought it was quite funny and cute. And even though its a comedy, there were some definite truths about maintaining and sustaining a marriage in it too, even if being silly while telling about it. I love Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn so that also help with the enjoyment factor, funny dudes. The one thing that I always find amusing in movies like this though is the disparity between men and women in aging. There is a scene where the 4 couples are partaking in some of their couple's therapy and they have to strip down to their skivies. These couples are probably all supposed to be in their late 30s-ish? Of course, all 4 of the women are completely and totally fit and have smokin bods...and then men, well they are typical 30-40 year old men, with bellies and such. Just makes me chuckle. ANYWAY, I digress...the movie was pretty funny if you are up for a romantic comedy! :)

As far as the baby watch goes....still nothing going on. The due date is looming so I am still hopeful that something may happen any day now! Z Man has been extremely clinging these last few days, which I am loving but also wondering if maybe he is catching on that his world is about to change. My folks are on call and every time I ring my mom, she is thinking that is why I am calling, ha! :)

Oh, in other Z news....we are really noticing his increase in language and just overall interest in communicating and showing off his knowledge! He is all about pointing out body parts and animals and I think every day we hear a new word or at least attempt. Even when I cant understand what he is saying, I hear him mimicking the cadence and sounds of what we are saying which I think is a big step! The latest fav in this sports family of ours is "touchdown!", complete with arms raised move. Too cute! So proud of my baby boy and all the progress he is making and has already made!

Still Nothing Going On.......

No progress, BLAH. The due date looming ahead...not much is going on still. I am hoping that something will just kick in and get things moving but am feeling like we may end up inducing 2 weeks from now. So for now, I shall just enjoy being our little family of three and keep waiting!

Had a bout of mommy guilt today too. As extremely excited about meeting Mark that I am, and knowing full well what a blessing he is to our whole family...I am feeling guilty about Zach not being "the baby" any more even though at 20 months, he is definitely still my baby!! I guess with Mark still being in the womb, it seems so far away to think about sharing time and attention and love with someone besides Zach! But as a wise woman reminded me yesterday when we were talking...love multiplies, not divides!! Guess I will see that first hand very soon.

Any tips or words of wisdom from you mommies of 2+ out there, especially with introducing the new baby into the family, would be appreciated! :)

Countin down

Met the ladies at lunch today for the supposed labor inducing pasta from Carrabba's! Actually had some contractions off and on for awhile after lunch but they just petered out. Seems to be the trend. They are sometimes quite painful, that sharp pain type of thing, but nothing regular or frequent enough to send me to the hospital. Bummer. I am trying to remember what it all felt like, labor that is, but figure if I am in enough pain, then that will be my cue to get thee to the hospital!

I have my doctor's appointment tomorrow at 2pm, would be nice to know that something had progressed a little at least! Is it just wishful thinking??? I hope not....

And for a couple of funny Z moments from today....

*we have been playing on this Starfall website with Z. Its an educational site that you can work on letter sounds and reading. Z really enjoys it..so much so that he has wandered upstairs on his own and twice now we have caught him opening up Matt's laptop in his lap to play! of course he is usually on www.dbfsdibdsvblsbvslbg.com or some thing of that nature but still, how does he figure out what to do!!

*he also figured out how to climb on top of the bar stool in the kitchen. I tell you, my monkey is too tall for his own good and too persistent! He took a few minutes of hanging this way and that, but he figured it out!

*he ate a frozen waffle! Its funnier than it sounds I swear ;-) The kid loves his waffles and pointed to wanting one for dinner. I handed it to him to put in the toaster oven like he likes to do, but I guess he was impatient tonight and did NOT want to warm it. So he ran off with it laughing and proceeded to sit in the window seat giggling while he ate his plain frozen waffle! What a delish dinner! :)

I guess that's it for tonight. Unless I have the baby tonight, we shall have another update tomorrow! :)

Leaving on a Jet Plane

"All my bags are packed...I'm ready to go...."

Ok, so I am not leaving on a plane nor are my bags quite yet packed.....BUT I do finally have everything I need FOR my bag! Went and bought some new jammies for the hospital this week and a comfy casual outfit to wear home and then around the house for awhile. Not sure what it is, but new jammies always make me feel good. I project that onto Zachary as well since he prob has like 30 pairs of pajamas. Or maybe for him its really my dislike of doing laundry and the more jammies we have, the less often I have to do laundry! :-)

I digress! My last day of work is going pretty well. My group gave me a $150 gift certificate to Babies R Us this week which I promptly spent in one trip buying final touches for Mark's nursery (diaper pail, changing pad, hamper, binkies, bottles, etc). Amazing how fast the money can go!

My old boss made pie for me today too which was a delightful addition to the afternoon. Who can pass up pie? All and all, I am feeling very ready to go. Was a bit apprehensive a couple of weeks ago, but the transitioning to my back up has gone very well and I am sure she will do just fine while I am out. And whatever she doesn't know how to do, I am confident that she is competent enough to figure it out! :)

And finally I got my flu shot today so Mark and I should be all vaccinated up against the seasonal flu now. Go us!

Not much planned from here on out. My mom is coming over on Saturday to help work on organizing the nursery and possibly putting the crib back together. I think that Zach is adjusted enough to his new bed now that he would be okay if he saw the crib again. Especially if it has different bedding, etc in it.

Next week I have a lunch date with the ladies on Monday to eat some pasta that supposedly induces labor. We shall see how that works out. Then I need to work on my tutus and letters and sleep and perhaps get a massage and REST! Other than all that, I am ready to meet this little guy!

No Progress

Went to the doc yesterday....still nothing happening down there so I guess baby boy is staying put for awhile longer. Everything is looking good though! The end is in sight though as Doc doesn't like to go more than a week past the due date. SO, I think at latest, Mark will be here by October 26th!! wow, that seems far away still and makes me achy and tired. I sure hope he comes before then!!

Matt's interview also went well yesterday. Thank you for the prayers and keep 'em coming!

I am very excited to be finished with work on Friday. I plan on sleeping a lot next week and working on the boys' rooms and some other crafty projects I need to tie up before Mark's arrival. I still feel quite unprepared. His room is not really organized yet (mom is coming over this weekend to help). Need to get my bag packed, car seat installed, etc.

Nothing else witty or important to say right now. I thought of things earlier but now that have totally left the brain. If I think, I will update! :)

Resting

Today we rested and it felt good! It was a busy weekend of traveling and wedding festivities and we were ALL pooped. What usually takes about 3.5 hours to drive home took over 5hrs....not fun. And with the lack of sleep for everyone too! We were worried about Z going down last night, but he went easy peasy at 8 pm and slept till 9:15 today! What a treat!

All we really did today was go to lunch in the afternoon and then headed to my parents' house tonight for dinner. Yum, yum! It felt good to have nothing planned!

Today also marked our 1 year anniversary in our house! Crazy how fast time flies.

Oh yeah, and Matt got a call for an interview tomorrow!! Please say a little prayer for him tomorrow afternoon. It sounds like it could be a really good position for him!

I am tired and need to get into work early tomorrow. This is my last week of work before my maternity leave starts next week. woohoo! And i have my weekly doc appointment too. Now that we made it past the wedding, I am ready for some progress! We can't wait to meet you, Mark!!

Nice Day for a White Wedding

We survived the trip to Dallas without having a baby, whew! Good thing too cause I had forgotten all my prenatal records that I had requested! Oopsie!

Zach was great all weekend and I guess was having so much fun he decided he did not need sleep! ;-) About an hour nap Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and up till like 11pm on both Friday and Saturday evenings. I didn't even know that was possible?!?! The crazy thing is, he was not even crabby, just excited and having a blast with the cousins both nights. The night of the wedding, we were just going to play it by ear as far as when to leave. I figured he would make it till 9 or so and then get cranky. But 9pm came and went and we actually made it to the 10:45 sparkler exit! I was very excited to be able to spend as much time celebrating and sharing in Lec & Rikki's special day.

Sleeping in the hotel was definitely interesting. We got a king bed and a love seat which we had made up as Z's bed thinking he would want to sleep there (it was about the same size as his toddler bed!). Um, no such luck. He spent both nights in between us, often sleeping horizontally with his head and feet in our ribs! Needless to say, we were definitely all glad to be back to our own beds on Sunday night!

Anyway, I am so glad we decided to chance it and make the trip to Dallas. I would have hated to miss the wedding and seeing all the family together! And wishing a lifetime of happiness to the newlyweds! We love you guys!