37 Weeks. Full term...and waiting

Tomorrow I will officially be considered "full term" at 37 weeks. At least they won't try to slow down the labor if she decides to come. I am seeing the Dr. weekly now. Last week we got to see an ultrasound to make sure she was head down and ready to go. Everything looked great and the Dr. said I was probably measuring small because I don't have a lot of fluid in there with her. That will be the last time we see her on that little black and white screen! 

I went to the Dr. again today and I'm sitting at 1 centimeter, 20% effaced, and -3 station. So...I guess I still have a little while yet to sit (or run like crazy) and wait. My Dr. is going out of town this weekend so he told me to hold off until next week so he can be there. He doesn't think I will progress that fast anyway. That gives me another week (at least) to finish up all the loose ends I have everywhere. Although, I'm pretty sure she will be here by the end of next week with how early my boys came. I guess we will see. Even on the third baby it is still nerve racking to wait during these last few weeks. I'm such a scheduled person so the waiting game gets a little difficult for me. I feel like I always have to be on top of things...just in case. Here is the bio for the week:

How far along?  37 Weeks

Total weight gain: 29 lbs

Maternity clothes?  Oh yes! 

Stretch marks? Nope, just more varicose veins

Sleep: Still waking up early, mostly due to Jack's bad sleeping patterns lately. A pregnant mommy should not have a teething toddler.

Best moment this week: Jack pointing to the craddle and my tummy and saying "baby." Sometimes I think he understands, but then I realize he has no idea what is going to hit him.
Funny moment this week:  Going to the pool twice with a big huge belly. It's amazing the looks you get with a big belly and an 18 month old climbing all over you. Makes you feel a little crazy. 

Miss Anything?  Bending over. Not being out of breath. Being able to stand for longer periods of time.

Movement: Gets hiccups almost every night right before bed. Sitting really low in my pelvis. Some big kicks really make me have to pee.

Food cravings:  Marshmallows- the big kind

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Gender: GIRL!

Labor Signs: Bigger contractions, but not consistent. Lots of pressure with her being so low.

Belly Button in or out?  Flush

Wedding rings on or off?   Still on most days

Happy or Moody:  Happy it's almost over! Not as moody as before.

Looking forward to: Sleeping on my tummy. Not having every shirt have a stain right on the tummy.

Here's my token picture. Although I don't think I have changed very much in the last 3 or 4 weeks. I think she has kind of maxed out on her size. Last week at the ultrasound the estimate was around 6 1/2 lbs. So she may be sitting just below 7 lbs now?

5 years! Where did the time go?

On June 13th Haken turned 5 years old! I can't believe that it has been 5 years since I held that first precious baby in my arms. I still remember the nurses commenting on his little dimpled chin and thinking about how cone-headed and alien he looked. It was one of the best moments of my life. He has been such a perfect little kid and I am so looking forward to seeing him grow up. He amazes me everyday with his knowledge and curiosity for everything around him. 

This is actually the 3rd time that we celebrated his birthday in the last month. He was a pretty lucky boy to have presents all throughout the month. I decided we would hit the Brigham pool with our friends for his actual birthday, mainly just for something to do. It was our first time this summer and he could go down the big slide all by himself this year. He went down it all day long which is probably why I didn't get any pictures of him. Jack LOVED the water too. Last year he wasn't much of a fan at 6 months, but this year I had to keep him from getting out too far. 

After the pool we had his favorite meal: Hawaiian Haystacks

Then he got his presents from mom and dad: A few books, new pajamas, and a lego table made just for him. He was super excited about the lego table, which I was glad about. He plays with legos everyday and has become quite the little architect. Hopefully this will keep his legos contained a bit better.

After a tired Jack went to bed we had some birthday cake with Haken. I kind of threw it together last minute after being at the pool all day. I don't think he was too disappointed because it tasted yummy.

I had to light the candles twice because he blew them out as we were singing "Happy Birthday." I guess I should have told him that you wait until after we are done singing to blow them out...

He was one happy, but tired kid on his birthday. I can't believe he is already 5 and will be going to kindergarten! I love spending my days with him and listening to his philosophy on everything. I'm so glad that he came into our family. Love you Haken Bacon!

Brothers and best buds

I thought that having two boys 3 1/2 years apart they would not really play well together...I admit now that I was wrong. Haken and Jack are finally getting to the age where they actually enjoy being together...most of the time. 

Haken is such a good big brother and makes sure that Jack is taken care of for me and not getting into any trouble. Jack wants to do everything that Haken does and I think secretly Haken really likes to see Jack try to do everything he does. Although, Haken does get frustrated when his friends (mostly girls) want to play with "baby Jack" instead of him. If he wasn't so cute I don't think it would be a problem!

I'm sure they will play even better as time goes on. It melts my heart to see the love that they have for one another. 

Haken was sitting under the counter eating chips.
Of course Jack had to do the same.

Haken pushed Jack around in the laundry basket this way for
quite a while. Jack was very patient, since it went about
a snail's pace.

A real smile?!!

Daddy decided to pitch in and help them go a little faster.
That is a face of pure joy.

What daddy do you know that will wear a too small
fireman hat and push his boys down the stairs in a
laundry basket? That is love...

Power lines

Most almost 5-yr-olds are interested in cars, trucks, or superheros. Haken isn't like most 5-yr-olds. Lately he has been interested in powerlines. I'm not sure where his fascination for all things electrical came from but he can not stop asking questions about them. As we are driving in the car he observes things that I didn't even notice. He tells me about all of the different types of power and phone lines and how they all look different.

One day he told me he wanted to make a book on power lines so that he could identify them for everyone. He wanted to go take pictures of power lines with my camera but I got him to settle on finding pictures on the internet and printing them out (thank you google images). He spent the whole morning cutting them out and gluing them on paper to make his book...

This is just the cover, but the rest of the pages are much the same.

If you didn't notice...everything was done "by Haken."

Here are a few pictures he drew of power lines at church:

"Power lines and phone lines plus the earth, moon, and sun" By Haken

"Powerlines leading to a power plant" By Haken

While he was at Barnes and Noble with Shad they asked for a book on power lines and the lady said they didn't have any so he had to settle for a book on anatomy and read that instead. This kid loves to learn about anything really.

 This past week he has been fascinated with planets (probably because of the solar eclipse and venus passing by the sun). We checked out some books from the library so I am sure we will be seeing some planet pictures emerging soon.

Nursery

I can't believe this little guy is old enough for nursery already! I look at him and constantly think that he is too small to be running around and doing the things that he does. 

Today was his first day at nursery and he did great! Shad dropped him off and he did exactly what we were expecting and cried. However, the nursery leaders said he calmed down pretty quickly. When I peeked in there 10 minutes later he was completely fine and playing with all of the other kids. He looks so tiny next to everyone else. I keep wondering when he is going to hit a growth spurt. As for now I will just have to keep hemming up his church pants so I don't have to roll them four times. I'm sure he will look huge to me when the baby gets here, but until then I will just need to keep cuddling him like the little baby that he still is to me.

Cherry Berry Cooler

I love summer! I especially love all the cold treats you get to eat because of the hot weather (snowcones, ice cream, popsicles, smoothies...) Last night we decided to go out and get free Cherry Berry coolers at McDonalds.  They were surprisingly pretty good and tasted even better since they were free. I have been getting 4 Sunday newspapers to get the coupon inserts so I had a bunch of free coupons to use. One of the many paybacks I have gotten from couponing in the past few weeks.

It was unseasonably cold yesterday so it wasn't as refreshing as it could have been, but it was really just nice to get out of the house as a family for a free treat. 

Afterwards we went home and watched "The Muppets" in our bed all together and ate popcorn (at Haken's request). I love the time that I get to spend with my boys. Especially when I realize how much harder it is going to be to find time together in a few weeks when the baby gets here.

The Birthday Train

For Haken's 3rd birthday we rode the Front Runner train down to Salt Lake from Ogden and spent the day there. Haken liked it so much that we decided to do it again this year for his 5th birthday. This time it was also fun because Jack was with us (although he was last time, just in the womb instead). We went on the 1st of June, not Haken's real birthday of the 13th, but close enough. With all the preparations for the baby coming I decided it was better for us to go earlier in the month. I don't think he minded celebrating early. 

We boarded the train at 9:15 AM. I think we only had a few minutes to spare when we got to the train station in Ogden. It was important that we got on that train because the next one didn't leave for another hour. 

I thought that maybe riding the train would not only be a fun activity, but also save on gas, after calculating fuel costs I found that it actually ends up being $2 more for us to ride the train down for the day. Although the kids are so much happier not be strapped into a car seat and Shad and I can sit and relax instead of being annoyed with every driver on the way down.

Here are a few pictures from our ride....don't mind Haken who thinks he needs to make a funny face or pose in every single picture lately...

The goofball himself

Jack loving the train. The first 5 minutes he wasn't sure,
but he warmed up quick.

Riding with Daddy

Both wanting a window seat to themselves

When we got to Salt Lake we rode the TRAX line down to the Gateway mall and met our family there.   Grandma & Grandpa Evans, Jenni, Cam, Lisa, Taylor, Riley, and Grandma & Grandpa G.G. ate lunch with us at Rumbi Grill and then we went to a 3D IMAX movie at the planetarium about animals in the arctic. Haken was fascinated with the whole thing. It was his first time at a 3D movie as well as mine. It was pretty cool, especially on an IMAX screen. Jack didn't want to wear the glasses, but sat relatively well for it being his first movie and during his naptime.

Sporting the 3D glasses with Grandma, Taylor, and Jenni

After the movie the boys changed into their swimming suits and we went and met cousins Grady and Amelia at the fountains. It was a perfect day to get wet and the boys loved it. Jack especially loved to stick his face right up to the hole and let it squirt him. Daddy also got pretty wet running around with Jack

Getting splashed in the face

Showing me how wet he is

Pure bliss

Cousin Taylor 

Getting warm with grandma

All worn out and ready to go

We were glad that grandma brought her car so that we could hitch a ride back to her house for dinner. Cousins Grady and Amelia came to dinner with us. I don't think I saw Haken for more than 5 minutes the whole time we were there because he was having a blast in the basement with Grady. The necklaces they are wearing are portable swords that they made. They can be straightened out to use at a moment's notice. We should really get together with them more. Haken had so much fun.

Sitting at the big boy table (this lasted about 2 minutes for Jack)

Waiting for his presents

Showing me how old he will be

Present from Grady and Amelia

 We were glad that Grandma and Grandpa brought up his birthday present (his new bike) early so that we could board the train a little easier on the way home.

At 8:00 grandma drove us down to the station by her house so that we could board the train back to Ogden. Once again we barely made it there in time so we didn't have to wait another hour, although we did have enough time to snap a picture at the station before we got on.

We made it to Ogden by 8:45 and got home around 9:30. It was a pretty exhausting, but fun day together as a family. This may become a tradition and we could head down for every birthday. Maybe next time I will make daddy take a few pictures so that I can be in a few...

Haken thinks that the best part is that he still has one more day to celebrate before his birthday is officially over. We sure do love him! I'm glad we can make him feel special all month because he really deserves it!