Stock Show 2011

Aaron had such a great time at the Stock Show with Kimmie and Papa. He looked so cute in his western gear. He loved all of the animals and I think he had almost as much fun as his grandparents did!

Full Term!

As of today, I am 37 weeks pregnant and Abby is considered full-term! We are so thankful for a complete and healthy pregnancy. We have fun things planned for this weekend and we can't wait to meet the addition to our family very soon!

Catching Up

It has been two weeks since I have done a post on what Aaron and I have been doing. That's partially because we haven't been doing a whole lot, but also because I have been HORRIBLE about taking pictures. I am at a very lazy place right now and if the camera is not sitting beside me I'm just not running to get it. I am sure I am going to regret that when I look back over this little hole in Aaron's picture history!

But here is what we have been up to. On Wednesday January 12, Jory came home for lunch. That was SO nice. Jory used to eat lunch at home every day, but where we live now in relation to his job does not make it feasible. So this was a special treat and Aaron loved it.

Thursday January 13, 2011

Aaron and I spent the afternoon at Mimi and Grandad's and had so much fun. Well, Aaron had fun. I was just lazy and sat in a big comfortable chair while Aaron wore his grandparents out! Friday January 14, 2011

Aaron and I met Ann for lunch. It is always so nice to see her - plus we got all the fun stuff for Abby's room!

Saturday February 15, 2011

Jory left in the morning to do some things at the deer lease. This is the last time he and Toby would be able to get out there until after Tax Busy Season. Papa and Kimmie came over for a little bit after Jory left and played with the Little Man. Papa read him lots of books and he read Papa some books, too.

Friday January 21, 2011

This was actually the next time Aaron and I got out. He was fighting a cold all week and it was not pleasant outside, so we had a lot of Mama/Aaron time inside! It was wonderful, but I didn't take any pictures! On Friday, we met Braysen and Laura for lunch at a really nice Chick-Fil-A. It was fun, but Aaron was a little hard to handle. You could tell he hadn't been out for a while.

On Sunday January 23, Papa and Kimmie stopped by on the way back from the airport where they had picked up Jory's Aunt Anne. Aaron got to visit with her for a bit and it was a super nice visit. And today (Friday January 28) Aaron is at the Stock Show with John and Kim. He looks super cute and I hope they are taking pictures because I sure didn't take one this morning! Sigh. I will do better next week!

Wordless Wednesday

Pretty much the cutest outfit ever

Thank you, Kimmie and Papa!

We had a doctor's appointment today. We'll have one next Tuesday and the Tuesday after that and then the following Tuesday is the delivery! The appointment went well. My blood pressure is great. Abby's heartrate is great, all is well. My doctor is not going to do exams since she can't change the C-Section date even if she thinks I'll go into labor, so it will not be known whether Abby appears to be getting ready to come early - it will just be a surprise if she does!

Aaron's Funnies

Aaron saw this picture the other day and brought it to me shouting, 'Papa!'. Apparently, Papa John and Mr. Incredible share a striking resemblance. Aaron gets very excited now when he sees Mr. Incredible/Papa pictures! Another funny is that Aaron was playing with my old broken cell phone the other day and he 'called' Grandad. He said, "Hi, Grandad! It's Aaron." (Hi Dawl! E.) He then proceeded to have a five minute 'conversation' with Grandad in which he would talk for a while and then pause and let Grandad say some things. And then talk again. He laughed at a bunch of the stuff Grandad 'said' and even answered some questions. It was so funny to me.

Finally, Grandad and Mimi have an Elmo doll that Aaron is in love with. They always have it waiting for him when he arrives. Now when you ask Aaron who lives with Mimi he says 'Grandad and Elmo'. He's even added Elmo to his prayers.

Making Dinner for Daddy!

36 Weeks

I was 36 Weeks Pregnant as of yesterday. The top picture was taken today and the bottom was taken at 36 Weeks with Aaron. I've gained 26 pounds, so I'm probably going to end up gaining the exact same with Abby as I did with Aaron.

Abby will be born 3 weeks from Tuesday (if not sooner). We're installing her car seat tomorrow and I think that is the last thing we need to do!

Abby's Room is (Mostly) Finished!!!

Words

Aaron adds new words to his vocabulary every day and we love it. We just look at each other like, 'where did that come from?'. But even with all the words he can say, there are a whole lot he can't. For many of those he has a sign and for many of them he just doesn't say anything. There are four things, though, that are apparently important enough to him that he

has assigned 'words' he can say to them. Even though what he says sounds nothing like the actual thing he is referring to, he uses his 'word' consistently in reference to the object and definitely has the meaning down. So we go with it. We know what he's talking about, at least.

Here are those words: Yes is 'Awww Way'. This was the very first word that he assigned something to and he has used 'Awww Way' to mean 'Yes' for months now. If you ask Aaron a Yes/No Question he will consistently say 'No' or 'Awww Way'.

Truck is 'Big'. If Aaron says 'Big' he is referring to a truck. If he wants to refer to the size of something as big, he will not say 'Big'. He will say 'Big Bear' or 'Big Bird'. 'Big' alone is a truck.

Grandad is 'Dowel' or 'Dawl'. I am not sure how to spell this one. He has had this one for about a month and he is definitely consistent with it. I think Grandad is just so glad to be called something finally! Jory loves this one. He now refers to his dad as 'Dowel' when he talks about him. It may stick.

Aaron is 'E'. This is fairly new, but he's definitely sticking with it. 'E Bear' is Aaron's Bear.