Tired Mama

For the past week or so Andy has decided it's play time between about 5-6am, give or take 30 min on either end. Ugh. A friend suggested it's because I've been getting up to use the bathroom around 4:30 and the empty bladder gives him room to stretch out and move around more. Great. Time to limit the fluids before bed and/or learn to hold it, I guess. Once he arrives, he's going to learn pretty quick that we don't get up early around here!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Last weekend at the Christmas in Central Park craft show, Baba bought Kaylee a cute crocheted hat with a pink flower clip. She's worn it a few times already; sometimes for longer than others - after we laughed about her pulling it off the other day, she thinks it's funny to pull it off right after we put it on her. *Sigh* Here are some photos from Thanksgiving day and today (different bow/clip on the hat today). She's with Nate in a photo, Brennan & Uncle Mike in another & Baba in yet another!

Santa

We went to see Santa again this year at the Christmas in Central Park craft show. Last year as we waited in line, Kaylee seemed excited to see him. Once she sat with him and Mrs. Claus, though, she got scared and Jamie and I had to get in the picture with her. This year we were first in line, and she again seemed excited - we'd been talking about seeing Santa for a while, and she wanted to tell him that she wants silly bands for Christmas - but we weren't sure what would happen once she sat with him again. She sat up there, told him what she wanted and smiled big for the camera!!



We saw Santa first, then shopped at the craft show and had lunch there, so it was 2+ hours after Santa that we left. On our way out of the parking lot, Kaylee said with a sad face, "Santa didn't give me any silly bands!" We had to explain that she had to tell him what she wanted and give him time to get it ready for her on Christmas morning if she was good until then. She seemed to be okay with that, but still wanted those silly bands that day.

Thanksgiving Feast

Kaylee had her first preschool "program" last Friday. Gramma, Grampa, Baba & I went to have lunch with her. Her class came out and said a prayer before the meal, then we all ate together. I think she really enjoyed us coming to visit her at school! Here are a few pictures of our cute little pilgrim.

Yikes!

Kaylee usually sleeps until about 7:45-8am in the morning and if we don't have places to be and people to see, I often sleep until about then, too. The c-section on 2/15 was scheduled for noon, but I just got a call that it's been rescheduled...same day, now at 7:45am...and we have to be there 2 hours early. Eep! So we get to start our lack of sleep a night earlier than expected.

So who wants to stay with Kaylee and get her ready for school that morning??

Updated birth date

Looks like Andy will be making an earlier appearance than we'd thought...my doctor is not available on February 18 or 21, so we're scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 15! So unless Andy decides he wants to make his grand debut even earlier (very doubtful!), his birthday will be the day after Valentine's Day next year. Less than 3 months!!

For those of you counting down the days (maybe it's just me?) - just 90 to go as of today!

Birth date?

I just got back from an appointment and everything seems in order. Andy's heart rate was 160 beats/min. The doctor also said we can go ahead and schedule the c-section! I'm waiting to hear back if she's available on 2/18, otherwise we'll schedule it for Monday, 2/21. So unless he decides to make an earlier appearance, Andy will be here at least by the 21st, if not 18th, of February! I'll post an update once we have the date set. We'll schedule the c-section at Northside Forsyth Hospital; the Women's Center opened for baby deliveries in the fall of 2008, just about 6 or so months too late for Kaylee to be born there. That hospital is just a 10 minute drive from our house, so much more convenient - Northside Atlanta is only about 25-30 minutes away, but you never know how traffic will be on GA400, so there's the potential for it to take much much longer than that.

Less than 100 days until Andy's birth day!

Fall Photos

We did an outdoor photo session with a photographer last Sunday (Halloween morning); here are some of the photos from it. Thanks to Joe Cole of Forrest Cole Photography!