Happy Birthday Gammy!!!!!!

In honor of Gammy's birthday, Gwen and I put on a little play:-)

Happy Birthday Gammy! We love you soooooo much!!!!!

More fun with Gwen and Baby T

Gwen just loves being the center of attention. Hope that she doesn't get too jealous of the baby once he gets here! The other night when left to play by herself for a bit, this is what we found her doing...

"Daddy's helmet is perfect for my fire-truck runs!"

She also decided to show us all how great an artist she is...

"My Baby Brother" By Gwen 2/22/2011

(With tracing a bowl, but no help from us)

It may be all about her most of the time, but she already loves her brother and takes care of me when she can. While watching a bit of T.V. tonight she made sure to rub my belly "slowly and softly just like my baby likes it."

A little love from Gwenie

37 weeks!

My doctor's appointment this week went very well. I am now dilated to 3 cm. It was confirmed that he is head down as well. Basically I was told that it wouldn't be a surprise to see me this weekend, but it wouldn't be a surprise if I hold out until the 10th.

Surprise!!!!! Gwen's 1st Surprise Party!

Considering that I could have this little bundle of joy any day around Gwen's birthday, we decided it was a good idea to go ahead with a party before the actual birthday. But, before I can share all the party fun, here are some happenings from last week that I just got pictures of!

"I love Elvis!!!!!"

Whitney has a new pet iguana named Elvis. Gwen just loved getting to meet him last week! I can't believe that she kissed him right away!!!!!!

And holding him was not a problem either!

Gwen can enjoy Elvis all she wants, but she will NOT be getting one of her own

Before the party.....

Gwen discovered kickball is a new favorite game of hers! This lasted for a good 45 minutes! How old do they have to be to on a soccer team?

Now to the party.....

Joey and Whitney had already made plans to stop in again this weekend from Purdue, so we thought it would be the perfect time to surprise Gwen with a party. We through everything together after Thursday's news, and amazingly it worked! Gwen thought we were coming over to Gram and Poppy's just to play...

Gwen's very first reaction to a surprise party! Not the one you want, but coming from an almost 3-year-old...one to be expected.

When we explained that it was a surprise party for her birthday....Gwen's response was "But my birthday won't start until March?" Such a smart cookie!

With the shock of the surprise over, and now realizing that it is okay to party early, Gwen settled into the role of the Birthday Girl!

1st thing on her agenda...PRESENTS!

Then with a change in hats, she showed off her butterfly cupcakes that Mommy secretly made and decorated that afternoon (Brad distracted her by playing outside while they baked and downed for a nap so I could decorate them)

"Check this out Lilly! I'm a professional!"

Blowing out the candle only took 2 tries (and no spitting) this year!

"I eat the best part 1st!"

"Thank you Uncle Joey!!"

After all the partying and playing with toys, Gwen settled down with Daddy to rest and finish that cupcake she started an hour ago!

Baby Update

My doctor's appointment went very well today. We found out that I am dilated 2 cm already! Also, my doctor thinks that this baby is a bit bigger than Gwen was at this stage, so he has scheduled me to be induced March 10th! With Gwen I had to push for 2 hours, and he doesn't want me to have to do that again...I am not arguing. This is quite the surprise! I woke up this morning thinking I had 4 weeks left to prepare for Baby Boy, but this evening I left my appointment trying to figure out how to do it all in 3 weeks! I can't believe how fast time is flying! It is all so exciting!!!!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day! (A little late)

To all our Valentine's.....Happy Belated Valentine's Day!!!!!!!! We have been racing around this week and unfortunately could not get to the computer to work on the blog until now.

A Very Quick Valentine's Day "I LOVE YOU!"

(This really is the best picture I could get!)

Our Valentine's Day celebrations consisted of sending our Valentine's that Gwen did herself, making pink play dough, making pink cupcakes, and wearing a new pink shirt!!!!! Her favorite color is still pink in case you were wondering! We had a nice candle-lit dinner (sorry I didn't take pictures) and then watched Finding Nemo--sooooo romantic!

As usual, Gwen is keeping us busy and entertained. She recently discovered that ANYTHING can be a hat...

How to draw Mickey Mouse....(using a bowl to trace out the body and little help from Daddy for the face)

And that life is better when you can be outside!!!!!!! We hit 68 degrees today and bolted for the playground as soon as we came home from school!

I called her a "cutie", but she was calling herself a "cootie"!

"Do you see any buried treasure, Mommy?"

(Thanks to the new Disney cartoon about pirates that started this week, play now is all about hunting for gold and treasure!)

"I'm sooooo excited to be outside again!!!!!!"

We're almost there. Today marked 36 weeks, so only 4 more weeks until the due date!!!!

Brad is thinking I won't make it to March 16th; his guess...March 12th. We shall see!!! I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and will be keeping everyone posted on how it goes. As of today, contractions have slowed down, I am having about 1-3 a day now instead of that many in an hour. I am definitely getting tired faster, but other than that I am feeling great. I still have a cold that I just can't shake, but I can't complain. I'll keep everyone posted on tomorrow's updates.