20 months and 38 weeks

Here are the latest and greatest updates for our little ones...


Caroline is 20 months old. She continues to amaze me with the things she says! Everyday is something new.


Her newest thing is asking questions. "What Daddy doing?" "Where baby go?"

She's obsessed with Ice Cream. She calls in "Nummy, Nummy ice cream," and she wants it all the time. Ha! She totally gets this from me :)


The other day, she wanted to watch Dora (shocker) and I told her we could watch it later. She started pleading.."Mommy, Please later! Please later!"

Intently watching Dora with her buddies



She says "right back" as in I'll be right back. Anytime Jon walks out of the room, she turns to me and says "right back" just to confirm that Daddy will be back soon :)


When she hands us something she will say "Here you go Mommy" or "Thank you Daddy" in the sweetest little voice.

Yesterday, we were talking about Daddy while we were in the car and she looked out the window and said, "I miss you, Daddy." So precious!

Here she is ready for swim class with Daddy :)

She says " 'Mon" for "Come on" So I often hear her trying to get Luci to follow her saying, " Mon Luci, Mon"

When we ask her a question she pauses and says "Ummm" before she answers. She sound like a teenager ;)

She has been practicing her big sister skills. The bear and the baby doll have been trying out all of Baby Miles's gear.

As for Baby Miles, I am 38 weeks!

At my check up this week, I was 3 cm dilated and 50% effaced. Thankfully, he is still head down!

We are all set for our induction one week form today. I seriously cannot believe it!

37 Weeks...Success!

He flipped! We had our version today, and we are officially 2 for 2. It was SOOO much easier, faster, and less painful this time. The doctor got him started, and Miles did the rest himself. He just turned right around :) The only bad news is that the easier he is to flip, the easier it will be for him to flip back :( Fingers crossed he stays head down!

I am 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced...yippee for progress since last week :) I had no idea my doctor would even offer us the option of an induction at 39 weeks, but she did! And we gladly accepted. The planner in me is absolutely thrilled about this, of course!

That means that if Miles doesn't come earlier on his own, 5.5.10 will be the big day! Cinco de Mayo...Ole! We will definitely be ready to have a fiesta for our baby boy ;)

A special THANKS to my step mom, Sherri, for coming down to keep Miss C for us. I know Caroline had a fantastic time hanging with her Minnie! And it was comforting for us to have C in such good hands while we were at the hospital :)

A few funnies...

Of course, we think Caroline is really funny, but I know we are ever so slightly biased ;) I want to be sure I remember some of the things she says that make us laugh...

She has started saying "I Love You" This just absolutely turns me to mush, and I LOVE the way she says it. "I Luh Loo" and she really emphasizes the "L" sound, it is so adorable. She usually just says it in response to us saying "I Love you" to her, but every once in a while she comes up and says it all on her own. I'm such a sucker ;)

While playing, she bumped her foot on the wall, then came over to me and said "Mommy, miss it." (kiss it) After I kissed her foot, she said "More misses?", then ran over to wall, kicked it with her other foot, and ran back over for me to kiss that foot. Ha! Guess she thinks self-injury is the only way to get affection around here ;) kidding of course...

Caroline gets a big kick out of all the lakes, ponds, and rivers around here. When we go over a bridge, I always tell Caroline we are going over the lake. (For those of you unfamiliar with Austin, Lake Austin is actually the Colorado River, and it looks much more river-like than lake-like.) One day as we were driving over the bridge, she started pointing out the window and screaming "Reeber! Reeber! Dora!" I guess she decided Lake Austin looked more like the "River" she had seen on Dora :) And who says TV isn't educational!?!?

watching some Dora( aka learning new vocabulary) with Daddy

She was sitting in my lap, and she started rubbing my leg. Then she stopped and said "Eww, Mommy! Wash it!" She was referring to the hair on my legs. Guess she didn't like the way it looked or felt, and thought I should just wash it away ;) Girl, if it only it were that easy...

She loves to wash anything and everything. Here she is "vacuuming" with her ball popper. Notice the baby wipe in the background. She loves to carry wipes and paper towels around everywhere.

36 weeks...Deja Vu

We had our check up today, starting with an ultrasound. As you know, Caroline was breech, and it was at 36 weeks that we found out. SO, I have been nervously anticipating this appt with this pregnancy. Especially the ultrasound!

The verdict? Miles is breech, too. Just like Caroline was...Frank Breech (which is basically like a pike position, butt down with his feet in front of his face.) I just can't believe it!?!?!

Just like with Caroline, we were given the option of scheduling a c-section or attempting to flip him manually. Just like with Caroline, we chose to try the flip. Caroline was flipped successfully, so I am hopeful that Miles will cooperate, too :)

The official name of the procedure if an "External Cephalic Version" (ECV or Version for short). The doctor basically pushes on my tummy (from the outside) until the baby turns all the way around. It HURTS like nothing I have ever felt, but it all happens pretty fast, and if it works I get to avoid the pain and recovery of a c-section. They do the procedure in the hospital so they are ready in case of an emergency or in case I go into labor. We are scheduled to have it done next Wednesday, 4/21.

(You can click here and here to read about my version experience with Caroline.)

Other than being an upside down stinker, Miles is great! He is measuring about a week ahead of schedule. They estimated he was about 6 lbs. 8 oz. already, so they figure he is going to be quite a bit bigger than his sister was! (She was 6 lbs. 14 oz. at birth)
Of course, he has a huge head, too ;)

Because of his position it was hard to get any good pics. In an attempt to capture his sweet face, we got a foot instead :)


He is pretty squished in there, so it's pretty hard to see, but this is his face (on the left side) and the umbilical cord (on the right). You can see his nose and sort of see his eyes.

I am dilated to 1 cm and 40% effaced, so things are progressing!

I feel pretty good. Our bags are (pretty much) packed, and his room is (pretty much) ready for him. We need to get his car seat down from the attic, and then we'll really be set!

Little Bunnies and Lady Bears...

We had an action-packed, fun-filled Easter weekend!

Grammy, Grandpa, Uncle Clark, Aunt Brittany, and Emma all came down to visit. It was soooo much fun.

The girls played so well together all weekend! Caroline LOVED following Emma around :) Thankfully, sweet Emma was patient with Caroline and her lack of sharing skills.

Grammy and Grandpa came Thursday, so Jon and I could go out to celebrate our anniversary. Then, Grammy babysat again on Friday afternoon, while the boys played golf and I cashed in my anniversary present...a day at the spa!!!

Saturday, we hit the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt. It was really fun! There was a bounce house, petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, balloon animals, a fire truck, the Easter bunny himself, and of course, an egg hunt.

At first, Caroline stuck close to Daddy in the petting zoo.
But then she warmed up. She was chasing the bunnies, pigs, and goats, so it was hard to catch a good pic. Lets just say, she got so excited as she was running around that she stepped in the animals' bowl of water. She was drenched in "goat water" which smelled awesome.


When it was time to line up for the egg hunt, all the kids were waiting so nicely with their parents....Except for ours. Caroline decided she would get a head start and check things out. It's best to get the lay of the land first, so you can have an aggressive plan of attack.
Egg hunting time! Her sweet buddy Jack wanted to make sure she didn't have more eggs than him ;)
Some coaching from Mommy.

Dude, this basket is weighing me down.
She actually wasn't all that interested in hunting eggs. She just liked opening them.

The bounce house, however, was WAY more fun! She didn't care that all the other kids were twice her size.
When her turn was over, Daddy had to go in and fish her out. She didn't want to stop jumping!
The gang (minus Grammy, who was taking the pic)
After naps and a much needed outfit change (seriously, the goat water smelled).

We ate at Waterloo for dinner. The girls seemed to enjoy playing and eating outside!


Sunday, we went to church, then came home for brunch.

Bribed her with candy to get a family pic...

The Easter Bunny brought fun treats! Including Caroline's first ever taste of jelly beans :)
This is awesome!
After brunch, Daddy and Uncle Clark reported that they had seen the Easter Bunny hopping down the trail in the greenbelt next to our house. We decided to check it out right away ;)
At long last, Caroline got into the whole Egg hunting thing. Now that she knew some of the eggs had jelly beans inside, she was off the the races!!
She was running so fast!
She would give each egg a shake...
If it made noise, she'd open it and dig in....Hmm, Jelly Beans! (if it didn't make noise, she'd toss it aside)
Jelly Bean drool.
Sweet girls :)
Me, Grammy, and Aunt Brittany.
I am only 8 weeks ahead of Brit in our pregnancies, and yet I look as big as a HOUSE in the pic. Brittany just has the cutest little bump :)
After all the fun, everyone headed home to Big D. Except for Grammy! She stayed an extra night to babysit for us yet AGAIN!

This time, we hit the road to San Antonio to see the Lady Bears play in the Final Four. We are obviously the biggest bandwagon fans ever ;)

Sic 'Em Lady Bears!
BIG Thank You to our wonderful family for making the trip down to spend Easter with us!!! We had such a wonderful time!
And an especially HUGE thanks to Grammy for allowing us to take advantage of her free babysitting skills all weekend!!!!!

I'm no Fool...

I'm no fool, because I married my best friend and the most amazing man on this very day 4 years ago :) I love having April Fool's Day as our anniversary!

I am looking forward to celebrating our with dinner out tonight...YUM! And Jon's gift to me is what every pregnant girl needs...a day at the spa tomorrow!!!! Woohoo! Like I said, he is amazing :)

My gift to Jon was a surprise photo shoot of me and Caroline. It's a 2 part gift, really. Part 1, he didn't have to get dressed up and get his picture taken ;) Part 2 (the real gifts), are the pictures themselves...framed for his desk at work. I guess it was sort of narcissistic of me to assume that he would love to have a framed photo of ME as a gift...ha ha.

Anyway, here are the results from our photo shoot with Carly

(Cherry Blossom Photography)

My personal fave. I don't get many good pics with me and C!

Smelling the flowers

Looking so grown up

Blowing bubbles

Pop, Pop, Pop!

She looks like she is up to something...

Hi, Baby Miles!

Hugs for Mommy

Happy Anniversary, Jon!!!!

I can't imagine myself on this journey with anyone else...I LOVE you!

If you missed it (and you are REALLY bored ;))...

Last year, I posted "Our Story" in honor our anniversary.

You can click the links to read about...

How We Met and Our First Date

The Engagement Story

The Wedding

The Honeymoon