40+ weeks

Went on saw the doctor today.  I'm still not dilated.  But oh well.  We set up lots of appointments and we have an induction date set.

My induction date is Monday the 23rd in the afternoon.  It will work out great for Steve and not having to take time off of work for it.

Before that though, we have an appointment on Thursday the 19th for an ultrasound to make sure the amniotic fluid isn't too low and then right after that we will head over to the hospital to have a heartbeat test on the kiddo to make sure he isn't too stressed.  That should take only 30 minutes.  If either thing isn't right then they will send me to the hospital that day. 

BUT we are hoping that this kid comes before all of that.  I gained 3lbs in 5 days....I've given up on being completely healthy since I am over due and still not to the weight I was when I had Aubrey.  And that was after being the same weight for 3 weeks in a row.

We are excited to have everything set and we can't wait to have this kid come!

Beard

I just have to put it out there, I LOVE my husband's beard.  It was weird at first, but after it grew out and softened up, it is really nice.  He's tried going back to just a goatee, but the way he has his head buzzed, it just doesn't look as good.  I love my husband to death and so happy that he his mine.

We were talking the other day about my labors and I have to hold his hand during contractions.  I can't hold the bar or the bed, it HAS to be his hand.  My thumb goes in the meaty part of his hand between his finger and thumb and after each pregnancy so far, he gets a really nice bruise.  I couldn't do that to anyone else except him.

He has been sick the last two days and it breaks my heart that there is nothing I can do to help him get over it.  It is noon and he is still sleeping.  He doesn't kiss me or come sit near me because he doesn't want me to get sick.  He is such a good man and I thought a post about how much I love him would be a good idea!

Love you hunny, though you are NEVER going to read this just thought I should say/write it!

Due Date

So here we are on the day that this baby is supposed to be here and nothing.  Not even a hint of him coming.  Oh well.  If I expect him to be late then my hopes won't be dashed. 

I had a Doctor appointment yesterday and I am at a -1 or -2...whatever that means.  Dean is definitely head down, just not excited or ready to come out yet.  I haven't gained ANY weight in the last 3 appointments.  How weird is that?  So I am going to eat whatever I want now.  I am not over 200 lbs and I am happy, so I will do what I want.

We have everything ready, except for the to go bag.  I just don't have any motivation to pack one.  The bed is setup, the clothes out and washed and the carseat in the car.  The only thing missing is the baby and the kids are starting to notice.  Clayton keeps asking me when Baby Dean is coming, but I have to keep telling him whenever Dean is ready.  Steve has, right now, about 7 days off to take from work when this baby decides to arrive, but if Dean waits until after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we get 2 1/2 more days.  So I kinda want Dean later, just so I get more home time with Steve, but at the same time I don't want to be any later. 

On a more fun note, I sewed a couple of days ago.  Oh it felt so nice to do something crafty.  We've gotten everything out of storage that we are going to need for baby Dean, except a Hooter Hider.  We could not for the life of us find where I put ours.  So I made one!  WOO HOO!!  I found a really easy tutorial on line, picked out my fabric and all the extras and made one that is big enough for me and cute enough for me to use, PLUS  it was cheaper than going and buying one that wouldn't cover me and kiddo when feeding.   I'm going to miss being so crafty once this kid gets here.  I am pretty sure I am not going to have enough time to do all that I want to do.

I'm sure the whole world will know once this mini-Steve decides to get here.  Until then, here is hoping to labor coming soon!

Inside Joke

My kids have this running inside joke that I don't get at all!

They both will start saying "potato salad" anyway they want to (yelling, silly, whisper...) and then they start cracking up and saying "that's silly!"  They will do this for 5-10 minutes and just laugh and laugh and laugh.

When did my kids get so weird?

Family photo shoot

My wonderfully talented sister-in-law took these pictures of us while her and her family were up here for Thanksgiving.  Thank you Robyn Waggoner for doing this for us!  We needed a family picture so bad!

 One of the few with everyone smiling!

He was only happy at the last 15 minutes of our shoot.  He had

to have his coat on.

So handsome!

Cheese!

She is so stinkin' cute!  She was the perfect little

girl to photograph!

I love this!

"Best Friends" as Clayton puts it!

 I love this picture.  I don't get many

pictures of me that I love...thank you Robyn!

Love this baby!

It was REALLY cold this day.  No wonder they wanted

their coats on.

LOVE!

I still love this man!

We had lots more taken, but these were a few of my favorites!

37 weeks

I have 3 weeks left and I am really getting that feeling of being done.  Little Dean is just pushing and kicking like crazy, that it is getting to the point of TOO uncomfortable. 

I went and saw the doctor yesterday.  Besides Dean's heartbeat being a little fast (I just ate, he was super excited!) he is doing great.  The doc says we're right on track to be about an 8 lb baby.  Clayton was 8 lbs and Aubrey was 7lbs 5oz.  So, he is on track to be a little Waggoner baby already.

Christmas is fast approaching and my kids are getting super excited!  Clayton is LOVING Frosty the snowman and is already singing part it.  Aubrey loves looking at the present and the trees and is doing fairly well about not touching. 

We're doing Christmas special at our house.  All the presents that are under the tree right now we will open Sunday.  But, because Steve has to work on Christmas, Santa is coming on Monday.  He has that day off, stupid work!  We've explained it to the kids that Santa is going to come on Monday just so Daddy can watch them open their presents. 

We're also spending Christmas afternoon and evening with my parents and siblings.  After Steve gets home, we'll head over there and enjoy some time with them.  We're all super excited about that!

Other than feeling super done, my back hurting, my legs sore and being quite tired all the time, I can't complain about the pregnancy too much.  I'm not sick, I don't feel horrible and I am still do everything I want, just with some breaks in between.

We hope you all have a Merry Christmas.  It will probably be until after then that I post again!

ginger snaps

So Grandma Waggoner just gave the kids some ginger snap cookies.  I am sitting here on the computer and Clayton comes over and says "Mommy, this is for baby Dean!"  He is such a nut!

4 more weeks until our little bundle of joy joins the family!

What we need to get for Baby Dean

ACCORDING TO CLAYTON:

While driving in the car one day to preschool, Clayton was explaining to me what we need to get for baby Dean.  He said that we need to get another crib for him since Aubrey is still using one.  I told him that we have something for Dean to use in our storage unit that we just have to get.  Clayton's response is "oh, okay!  What else do we have to get for him?"  I tell him we have to get some baby clothes and a baby bath for Dean.  Clayton's like "a baby bath?  We have a bath mommy, and a shower!  What's a baby bath?"  I had to explain to him that it is a little bath tub that Dean will fit in better since he is so little. 

I love that Clayton is so interested in Dean and what we need for him.  He is going to be the perfect big brother.  Though, you wouldn't guess it from the bickering that is going on the bedroom right now between Clayton and Aubrey.

Oh Christmas...how I have missed you.

Please don't mind the laptop in the picture.  I was just having fun and I just wanted a picture to put up for all to see.  This is my in-law's tree.  Seeing how we are living with them, it will be ours as well.  So many decorations with so many meanings.  I can't wait until we can put our own up...hopefully next year.

The kids are really excited about Christmas.  Aubrey just loves to look at the tree and touch every ornament she can. Thankfully, we haven't broken any this year because of touching, just yet at least.  Clayton says we need to have a star instead of an angel on top of the tree.  I agree, but again, it's not our tree.  We have a star for our own tree.

We started a new tradition this year.  It's called Elf on the Shelf.  There is a special book and elf that you can buy that explains it all, but in short, you have a special elf that stays at your house during the holiday's and it watches you so see if you are being good or naughty.  Every night after the kids go to bed, he goes to see Santa with his special magic and reports what he saw each day.  He comes back before the kids wake up and he is in a different spot.  So every morning the kids have to find 'Present' (our name for our elf) the elf.  It is really fun.  When the kids are being especially bad, we just remind them that Present in watching them and will tell Santa how they have been that day.  On Christmas Eve, our elf leaves to go visit Santa one last time and stays with Santa until the next holiday season.  Santa has the last say on who is naughty and nice...but it is nice to have an extra set of eyes and ears on the kids.  You can't touch the elf unless you want all his magic to go away.  You can tell him all you want for Christmas.  You can talk to him, but he is under strict orders not to talk back.  It is just a fun tradition that I am sure the kids will remember.

Steve has Christmas off this year.  It will be nice to be able to open the presents in the morning after church instead of after naps like we had to last year.  Plus, it will be nice to have a helping hand get everything set up for the kids!  We'll be spending the afternoon and evening with parents, when they get home for their sacrament meeting.  I'm excited!

So, I hope that all of you have an awesome Christmas.  I'm sure we will!

Silly kids!

I don't know what it is about these two, but Clayton likes Aubrey to wear his clothes and Aubrey loves to wear them.  It doesn't help the laughter that they are both wearing Clayton's hats and Aubrey HAD to wear her Dora backpack to match Clayton.  These two are so silly! 

 LOVE THEM!!!