Christmas Bake Fest!

Every year I bake cookies for my employees, and this year I actually thought I was going to get out of it... but they wouldn't let me. I actually thought I wasn't going to be able to handle it, but at last, I have completed my baking day! I only made 4 different kinds of treats, but for some reason, it took from 8am until 730pm! My poor little ankles are swollen. In fact, the last batch of cookies I made were sugar cookies and Deron and I were joking that the stocking cookies were looking a lot like my swollen ankles! Here are some pictures of our baking day. Liam was quite the "help" in the kitchen and Batman even managed to get a little flour on him!

36 1/2 weeks

I am almost 37 weeks now, and I am so ready for this little guy to be here. Lately, I've been in even more pelvic pain than usual. My sciatic nerve has been really acting up too, which is making getting out of bed in the morning about a 5 minute process. I have a doctors visit on Friday, so I am hoping that things will progress and we will have more plans in place. During my last visit, my doctor said that we would do my c-section on December 18th. Hopefully that date is still set and we will be seeing our little guy in about 17 days. I was trying really hard to work right up until my surgery, but decided that I just couldn't. Thursday is going to be my last day and I am very ready. There are so many things we need to do before Brendan comes, and trying to accomplish these while working is near impossible! Hopefully after Friday I will have some great news to announce!

Well Hello There Brendan!

Last night we did our 3D/4D ultrasound and we finally got to see what this little guy looks like. We were really shooting for a one trip experience since Liam wouldn't perform during his and we ended up going back 3 times! Brendan was more cooperative except for the hand in front of his face and that he was sleeping most of the time. We did get some good pictures though and are amazed at how much the two boys look alike. We compared their pictures last night and the only real difference seems to be the foreheads!

Pumpkins!

We went to the pumpkin patch on Thursday to get Liam a pumpkin for carving and of course for those great photo opportunities! He kept wanting to pick out these little tiny pumpkins, so we finally settled on a smaller size that we could a least fit a face on! He loved the pumpkin patch. What a difference a year made too. He was posing for pictures and just seemed so much more grown up about it this year. There were way too many kids there on field trips, so we just stayed long enough to pose for pictures and pick out a pumpkin.

Disneyland

About a week back, Liam and I took a trip to Disneyland with our friends Laura, Becky and Alivia. Laura and I have been trying to get the kids (Liam and her niece Alivia) to Disneyland for a while, and we finally got the chance. Not to mention, this would probably be my last visit before Brendan is born. The kids were so excited on the way down there. When we finally got there, you could just see it on their face how happy they were! These two just really enjoyed each other. We were able to get Liam to go on Small World again, since last time he was so scared he hid in my shirt the whole time. He drove Laura around on Autotopia and we took a ride on the train. There was no getting him back on Pirates of the Carribean. We can't forget Liam's visit with Mickey Mouse. He was asking where he was since we walked into Disneyland, and after standing in a long line in Mickey's house, we finally got to see him. It was more one-on-one time than when you find him in the street and Liam was SO happy! By the end of the trip, I was so exhausted. My feet hurt, my back hurt and my belly just felt so heavy. I was glad to be able to get that last trip in with Liam before the baby comes!

27 1/2 weeks

We are starting the big countdown! Only 11 more weeks to go! This pregnancy has gone by so fast. I had a doctors appointment about 2 weeks ago and everything is great! I was a little worried because I am significantly smaller than I was with Liam, but things are right on track. Apparently because of my high blood pressure last pregnancy, I gained too much weight, 58 pounds to be exact! This time, my blood pressure is low, I'm watching what I'm eating, and I'm feeling great. With the lower weight gain also means that I feel this baby so much more. Many times his punches and kicks are quite painful! Liam loves to feel him move, and Brendan will snuggle up to the side of my belly that Liam is sitting next to. Here are some pictures we took today. I accidentally wore black and orange today, so we thought it would be cute to make a pumpkin face on my shirt!

Life has officially happened!

Wow! It's been a while since I have blogged, but like my title states, life happened! I thought I was busy before, but now, we are even busier. I think my day to day routine consists of waking up at 430am, going to work, coming home, making dinner, doing homework, playing with Liam, going to bed, and starting all over. It really feels as though there is not enough time in a day to get everything done! We are working hard to get things ready for Brendan because the weeks are flying by and we only have about 10-12 more weeks! Which also means that I only have that much time to get someone trained at work to take over my position! Not an easy task to do in 10 weeks! Lately I have really started to question why I decided to take classes this semester, after all, the classes end on Dec. 18th and I am currently scheduled for a c-section on Dec. 19th! That is cutting it way too close! Other than the overload of homework that I can never seem to get done everyday, my heart is just not in it because I want to spend as much time with Liam before Brendan comes. Oh the things we do to save some money....

In the midst of all our craziness, we did manage to sneak in an afternoon at Lake Hemet on Sunday with our friends Mike and Leanne and their little girl Kara. It was a nice day, minus all the bee's that seemed to want to attack us! Liam really enjoyed Kara and wanted to hold her and play with her the whole time!