Pregnancy update

I went to my doctor appointment this morning and I'm about the same as I was last week. I am dilated to a 3 and am 80% effaced. Yeah! I could have had my membranes stripped today to speed up the process, but I've got way too much to do before this baby comes; ie, B-day and Christmas shopping, breakfast with Santa, going to the airport to see Tyler's brother get home from his mission, buying a car seat, and getting a 3rd row installed in our SUV so that we can even fit the baby in the car! The doctor was pretty surprised that I wanted to wait to be induced until only 2 days before my due date, but that's the way it goes. I guess by the time you're on your 4th, you figure you can wait! So, hopefully I'll make it to the 8th so that I can make it to the hospital in time to get an epidural and not have to go natural like I did with Brayden...ouch! And I would like to have the baby on my mom and sister's b-day!!!

Baby Bump

People have been asking me to take a picture of my belly. So, I decided I'd better do it before it's gone. This was taken when I was 35 weeks pregnant...about 2 weeks ago. I've decided to get induced on Dec. 8th. At my doctor appointment last Wednesday, I was dilated to a 1 and 70% effaced. I go again this Wednesday, so we'll see if I've progressed anymore. But, things are going good with the pregnancy. I'm pretty much at that uncomfortable stage now, where it's not comfortable unless your standing or lying down, since sitting puts my stomach into my chest! The baby moves a ton when I'm lying down...he likes to kick my lower stomach really hard and make me jump. I hope he's not this active after he's born! The countdown is on...3 weeks from today. I can't wait!

First Snow!!!

Last Wednesday we had our first big snow storm. I even had to shovel the driveway and sidewalk. Yuck! Anyways, Brayden and Zoey wanted to go outside and play in the snow so bad, so we got on their snow clothes and they headed out in the cold. They had so much fun. Later we got some fresh snow and made snow cones and when their daddy got home he helped them build a snowman. That was fun the first time but luckily the snow is all melted now. I'm sure the fun will wear off with the next few snowstorms...at least for me!

Halloween

I'm finally putting a post up of Halloween! On Halloween night, Grandpa and Grandma Bolda came over and we ate Jack-O-Lantern pizzas, orange chocolate chip cookies, and then went out trick-or-treating. It started raining right when we were going to leave, but we grabbed our umbrella and braved the weather! The kids loved it! Zoey kept running to keep up with the boys and saying "I love trick-or-treating!" Dylan dressed up as black spider man, Brayden was Iron Man, and Zoey was a witch! They each got about 5 lbs. of candy and were on a sugar high for about the next 3 days! Lucky me!!!