Friday, May 21, 2010

39 weeks

I have now been pregnant for 39 weeks, 3 days, 13 hours, 2 minutes, and a number of seconds that are slowly ticking by. Not that I'm keeping track or anything. My iPregnancy app says that Baby Linnea is full term and that labor can begin at any time. Well hello Baby! Mommy's ready!!

My body handles pregnancy really well so I've just in the last week or so reached that very uncomfortable stage. You know, the I'm-so-big-and-gigantic-that-I-can-barely-move stage. Before last week I was thinking that this baby was smaller than Madeline but now I'm not so sure. My due date is on Friday so I'm hoping Baby Linnea decides to join our world before then. But who knows, I could be pregnant for the next two and a half weeks.

As my time with only Madeline winds down, I'm feeling a little sad. Madeline is so sweet and special to me that a part of me is mourning the loss of it just being the two of us. I won't have as much time to spend one on one with her. I won't be able to give her my undivided attention like I do now. But I am looking forward to this new baby girl that I have been carrying around for the last 9 months. I know that it might be a difficult transition, but I think Madeline will be a great big sister. And hopefully, they will be best friends.


39 weeks


38 weeks


37 weeks


Just for fun! - 33 weeks


32 weeks


27 weeks


22 weeks

Monday, May 17, 2010

Getting Ready for Baby

We have been busy lately trying to get our house in order and the baby room ready. Our house is still not in order (its a work in progress) but the baby room is finally, mostly ready.

I love the green we picked for her walls. It's so pretty. The bedding I picked is so cute. It is white with green, pink, orange and brown polka dots and butterflies. Love it! The rocking chair Opa bought for Madeline goes so well with everything. We moved Madeline into a big girl bed (pics coming soon) about a month ago so we're reusing the crib and dresser for this baby.

Okay, baby. We're ready for you!






Friday, May 14, 2010

The Smartest Girl on the Block

So Erik got an iPad. If you know Erik, then you are now thinking, "Well of course Erik got an iPad!" To make amends for getting the iPad, Erik has downloaded several fun toddler games that he has introduced to Madeline. And she LOVES them! She asks all day long for her "iPo". Here is a little video I took of her today playing one of her games. My Madeline is so smart!!!


Saturday, May 1, 2010

Wild Animal Park

A couple of weeks ago Madeline, Nana, and I went to the Wild Animal Park. We especially wanted to see the Butterfly Exhibit which is only open for 4 weeks a year. While we were there we found out why. The poor, beautiful butterflies only live for 4 weeks. We had a wonderful time seeing all the butterflies flying around and tried very hard not to step on them. One even landed on Nana's hand! It was such a fun day hanging out with Nana and seeing all the animals!



Beautiful butterflies!


This one landed on Nana


Like Madeline would say, "Wow, cool!"


This one really blended in to the concrete. The outside of its wings were not very pretty but the inside were a beautiful periwinkle blue.


More butterflies


Madeline and Nana


Looking at the lions

Pigtails