Our nightly bedtime prayer

It went something like this:

Dear God,
Thank you for blessing us with such a great day. Thank you for:
-Papa
-Mama
-Mia
and then Ally chimed in and said Addie
-Oma
-Opa

In Jesus' name, and before I could say amen, Ally interrupted again
and said, "and Geedah!"

Amen!

Ally just loves her Geedah (aka Wilson's dad) and she has been asking where he is for the last three days and constantly mentioning his name. He must have left an impression on her since last they visited. We love you Geedah! Know that you are missed!

Change of plans

I had my OBGYN appointment today and come to find out that my induction date has changed due to hospital overbooking. Basically, I was suppose to be induced on Nov. 27th, and now it will be Dec. 1st (only two days before the due date). I am pretty bummed. However, my OB said that she can strip my membranes at week 38 and maybe I will go into labor naturally before Dec. 1st. This way I could be admitted to the hospital even if they are "full."

My OB did one last ultrasound and Baby Ro #3 is head down so that is great. She is healthy, has a strong heartbeat, is moving around very actively and there was tons of amniotic fluid, so I am happy to hear that everything checks out fine. I am also dilated 1 cm already (I am 35 weeks). I am a little nervous about going into labor on my own, since I have never gone through that. It was funny, because I had to ask Wilson to help me recollect info from our birthing class regarding when you can actually be admitted into the hospital. Funny how you think sometimes things will stay the same and right about that time they change on you!

So, anybody know what sorts of things can be done to start labor?

Halloween 2009

Halloween was much more fun this year because Ally understood somewhat what was going on. We ate dinner with some friends (John, Yuri and Addie) at our place and then headed out in our neighborhood to trick or treat. Ally insisted on eating the first candy she got and ate her way through the event. Mia ate quite a bit as well, while gathering more candy, but I could tell that she also enjoyed walking up to the people and saying trick or treat. The weather was crisp and cool, but not cold and there was hardly a breeze, which made it a perfect evening.

What stood out to me most was one that one of our neighbors (who is very health conscious) was passing out organic veggie chips instead of candy. Any teenager or older kid passed on by his house with disappointment! It was hilarious to witness.


After we got back home, we had quite a few late trick or treaters, some even rang our door bell at 9pm! However, we had a great time and I am glad that I had enough energy to last me through the evening!


Here is what Ally wanted to wear, but it was way too big:Mia wearing her Halloween outfit
Ally in her Halloween outfit- I was trying to get her to smile, but instead she has lately been sticking out her tongue! Nice!
In this picture I can definitely tell they are sisters!
Papa and Giraffe Ally
Mama and Giraffe Ally
Ally making a funny face because she was mad that I made her wear the giraffe hood (I think it was uncomfortable)...
A profile view of our lil' giraffe...
Pirate Addie and Princess Cinderella-Mia...





"Help me get this hood off, Mama!"
Ally munching on some skittles while we are trick or treating...
the kiddos while trick or treating...



This video was taken after the trick or treating...can we say sugar-high?

Mia and Maizie's birthday party

This past Friday, we celebrated Mia and Maizie's birthday at the Elgin X-mas tree farm. They had all sorts of fun activities for the kids such as a hayride, huge playground, pumpkin decorating, a corn maze and a petting zoo. It was the perfect place to have a fall birthday party. Since Maizie and Mia are 4 weeks part in age, Caren (Maizie's Mama) and I decided to combine their parties into one since we were going to invite pretty much the same people. It worked out great. It was a crisp, but sunny day and all seemed to have fun. Since Mia tends to be on the shy side when big events happen it was great to have Maizie around to ease Mia calmly into all the festivities. Here are a few of the pictures from the event:



Maizie being the brave one to pet the horse...
Addie couldn't decide which hat to wear...
Claire exporing the farm...
Anderson, happy as can be, as usual



The hayride
Birthday girl #1
Birthday girl #2

What Ally enjoyed the most at the farm was following and petting the kitties they had there

Ally eating some halloween candy from the party favors as she is saying, "yum!"

34 week (8 1/2 months) belly shot

Feeling good and sleeping better again (not sure why, but I'll take it:)) Little squirt is doing waves on my belly all the time now. When I drink something cold, she gets REALLY active about five minutes later. She also starts kicking a lot when Wilson plays the piano. A little
more than four weeks to go...!

Trying on clothes

I have mentioned before (with a sigh) that Mia LOVES to change clothes multiple times a day. Well, it's getting worse. Not only does she like trying on her own clothes, but now mine as well and she has been changing clothes at least 4 times a day. I have decided to let her be and have fun with it, even though the clean-up afterwards is quite annoying. She also now wants me to take pictures of her once she has fully dressed herself. So, here are some examples from the other day:

Mia wearing my maternity shirt...
She dug out some X-mas pj's that are for next year (I know it's hard to tell in this picture that they are big, but trust me they are! The pants almost slip right off of her hips)
...and then she improvised!

Happy Birthday, Maizie!

Note: The quality of this video is not the best, so turn up the volume for better viewing!


Love,
Mia