Busy week...

I am trying to get as much as I can accomplished this week....than baby can come next weekend, lol. We have dental, vision, prenatal, wic & ortho appts, plus Awana on Wed night where I am working in the nursery. We are also planning on having Jesse's dad over for dinner on Tues night (joy!). Then my sister comes on Wed (real joy:)), late, and will be here for 5 days. I am getting bigger, have had several people comment on that...baby is growing but I haven't gained any weight, which is good at this point. It is supposed to be a beautiful week in the lower to mid-70's. Jesse would normally get Tues and Wed off and then report for the night shift Thurs eve but has to go in on Wed due to a "shut-down" day where everyone has to come in and do maintenance stuff. So he will have a grueling week.

Alicia's 11th Birthday

Sat, the 27th. We didn't do much, Jesse worked but brought home pizza from Caseys which was delicious! I took her with me when I went to the bank and got her a slushee at the gas station. Today, the 28th, we had a little party after church with family (Grandma, Lori, Debi and cousins, plus two friends from church). Jesse is working today, too. We had more pizza, cake, veggies, etc. and everyone had fun playing together. Jesse's mom's sister had just lost her husband to cancer and they were all headed to a viewing in SC after the party and then the funeral is Monday. I am not going to either, I don't really know them well. I can't find my camera but Debi took some pics so hopefully will email them to me. Alicia is putting her birthday money toward an American Doll, which we have ordered...I am helping her out with it as they are pricey! Hope she had a Happy Birthday!!

Think Stephen King is scary....

yeah, he is fiction....check out the "Once Again the Wolf is at the Door" post on the Joel's Trumpet website.....joelstrumpet.com

Need to be telling as many people as we can about the gospel, praying for our Nation and hanging on tight...it's going to be a wild ride.

38w 4d appt

I grew another 1.5 cm which is great...babies hb is really good, averaging 140. She didn't check me at my request...I hate to be checked and it doesn't mean anything anyway. I have walked around at 3cm for weeks in past pregnancies. I got a flu shot and again she reminded me about the signs of labor, lol. They didn't have the results of the u/s which I was disappointed about, but they will call me if there are any issues. Otherwise she told me to drink lots of water because I had some protein in my urine. That's it in a nutshell!! I got groceries and household stuff and Pamida and came home. It is very warm today...feels like summer again, but I see farmers everywhere gearing up for harvest.

Exhausting day...

Colton, Carlina, Julia and I went with our homeschool group on a field trip this morning. We toured the ANG base (185th Air Refueling Wing) . It was really interesting, we got to be inside one of the planes and see the spot where the boom operators (people who operate the refueling boom) actually lay down and do their job. There are 8 planes that operate from the base and 300 full time personnel.

This evening we had our Awana kick-off at the park. Thomas ran around like a little maniac and wore himself out. Garrett had stayed with Grandma all day and she brought him to the kick-off. He is in Cubbies this year. After getting home, eating and having his bath he fell asleep in less than a minute. Katie is in Sparks, Alicia in T&T, Julia in Trek. Colton and Carlina will go to Youth Group on Wed. nights.

I am worn out and so thankful that I get to stay home tomorrow!!!

Ultrasound update

Baby looks good, right on target according to the sonographer. The radiologist will read the pictures and send them on to the doctor and I will hear for sure on Friday. She estimated baby to be about 7lbs (plus .5 one way or the other)...I know how those in-utero weight guesses go, though. Cervix is closed and fluid looks okay....I go in Friday for 38w4d checkup:)

Roller Skating

Alicia decided that she wanted to go roller skating for her 11th birthday, so we went on Sunday after church. Next week is her actual birthday but Jesse is going to "shift"hours and wouldn't be around, so we decided to go ahead and do it. We went roller skating in a cool town known for it's castles...yep, castles in Iowa...check this out http://www.idagroveia.com/Resources/pages/aboutig_castles.html

The skating rink also looks like a castle on the outside and is decorated like one on the inside. Everyone had a good time. Jesse and I didn't skate, neither did Thomas or Garrett (Colton didn't come)...it was Katie's first time and she was really frustrated and didn't stay out too long. The other girls all did good. Julia is an excellent skater, she used to go with her friend in Florida all of the time. Alicia and Carlina are both improving. We also went with Jesse's 2 sisters, bil and 3 nieces.

Speaking of shift, Jesse will now be working 3 7 hour days, 2 days off, 3 7 hour nights, 2 days off, 4 7 hour days, 2 days off and 4 7 hour nights...there is also 8 days off between that somewhere. We will really need to adjust to that new schedule!