Happy hunting

Our house search seems to be going quite well but we have not ma de up our mind yet on which house is best for us. My parents are down and they have looked at a few houses which is good since my Dad has the contractor background. Ava has been so crabby the last few days she must be exhausted from being dragged around house to house to house. Laney is growing like a weed, she is just a BIG baby, much bigger than Ava was I think. I haven't written in her baby book at all so I really have to get on that poor girl is already getting the shaft. It has been nice to have my parents here I just wish Ava had been in a little bit better mood.

We have been busy here lately with the new addition but also we have started looking for a house to buy. Not my ideal location but I'm sick of paying rent for someone else for the past 2 1/2 yrs. Our house search has actually been going pretty decent and we are going to look at 2 more today. Ava and Laney were troopers yesterday while we looked at probably 10 houses. We went to Jason's softball game last night and they finally won which was probably greatly needed since they have been on a serious losing streak. Jason got the last hit to win the game so he was really excited. Ava loves going to the games because she can get her bucket and shovel and dig in the dirt. Laney has started cooing and making little noises she just looks so much older than her six weeks I guess because she is just a really big baby. Her cheeks are getting so chubby everybody has been coming up to my saying, "oh she has the cutest cheeks I just wanna pinch them" which is true she does.

Laney Bop and Angel Cakes

It has been the longest six weeks of my life I can say in all honesty. There has been so many changes physically and emotionally for all of us. It has been quite an adjustment for Laney to be brought into our family. I am very happy to say that Ava has adjusted very well and that she loves and is very protective of "Laney Bop" or "sister". I on the other hand have not adjusted so well emotionally I can admit to the fact that I have actually broken down in tears over the most ridiculous stuff but I guess that is part of it and will pass in time. Jason has done really well with all the estrogen in the house and has been a great help. I would like to write more but Jason is begging me to take Laney and try to get her sleep. It would be nice to go to bed before midnight. I will post pictures once I get the ones already on here saved on cd since there is no more room for pics on the website.

Bittersweet

Tomorrow I am going to be induced at 5 in the morning, I can't even begin to tell you how much I hate getting up that early especially for something so exhausting as birth as if someone wouldn't be tired enough from that by itself. I guess knowing when the baby is coming has really made me think today about the fact that this would be last day of what we call our "normal" life with just Jason, Ava, and I. The last time I will be able to devote all my time to Ava in the afternoons, or just the everyday things that just me and Ava do. Don't get me wrong I'm excited about the baby and I think every child is a blessing, but never will me and Jason's life be so simple again. I guess it sounds kind of like whiny but for me reality has just set in for the first time since I found out I was pregnant how different things would be. I have been worried about the adjustment for Ava but didn't really consider so much the adjustment for all of us as much. Anyways moving on, it is such a relief to have my mom come today so we know exactly what to do with Ava because before it was kind of all in the air. Jason and I still have not completely decided on a name which I can't believe, but oh well maybe we will know when we see her. I wanted to write something quickly but I have to try to get some sleep, try being the key word. I will write as soon as possible for all the baby details.

Waiting

Since I have been going to the doctor every week I have been informed that this baby could come "any day now" but I'm still waiting and waiting. On Wednesday my doctor said that she can't believe that I haven't already had her but she is taking her sweet time. Of course I've gotten Jason bugging every few hours asking me, "is it time? what about now?" he really wants a day off work after working the last 3 weeks straight. I guess I should have cleared something up with the doctor on Wednesday though because now I don't know if I'm 38 or 39 weeks along 2 weeks ago she said my due date was May 7th but then on Wednesday she said I was 38 weeks, so I don't know. Ava is growing and growing she is really using her imagination alot here lately. She treats her baby dolls like they are real and puts her puppies in time out and loves to play a game with Jason where they hide under blankets from a dragon. Yesterday I was folding clothes and one pair of socks that I had balled up she said was her pet fish named Judy, I don't know where she comes up with these things. I'm really hoping still that she will be OK with a new baby in the house, hopefully she will adjust alright. We haven't really been doing a whole lot especially in the last few weeks but Jason seems to really be enjoying his softball league and his first game is on Monday. He has been working out and trying to take care of himself so I have been proud of him for that and of course he insist that we go walking every night just to try to get me to go into labor.

Panic and excitement

I have been kind of lazy about posting but for the last month Ava and I have been sick with a virus that apparently is very hard to shake. Ava and I both have been on antibiotics but the sinus infection seems to be taking its sweet time to leave. Which leaves me to panic somewhat because I am nervous about having the baby being sick. Ava had an ear infection but thankfully it is gone. I feel very nervous and excited about having the baby I just don't feel very prepared which I was fine with until I went to the doctor today. I am 2 cm dilated and my doctor said the baby could come any day which shocked me because I still felt that it was so far away. I was supposed to only be 36 weeks but she said I am 37 now so I guess my due date is May 7th. There is still the tiny things that need to be done before the baby gets here but for some reason the last few weeks I haven't been able to get it together. I am a little anxious as to how Ava is going to handle all this but I pray everything will go smoothly. We had easter at Jason's Dads house and Ava had a blast easter egg hunting with her cousins and Tatum. We actually dyed easter eggs last night and put stickers and glitter on the eggs which Ava loved. I have a lot of pics to put on here I can't remember what has been put up so sorry if some are already on here.

Growing up

Ava has been getting so big and learning so many new things, she just matures and the things she says amazes me. We went and ate Chilis the other day and before we went I was talking to Jason to remind me we have to go get diapers after we got done eating. Two hours we were leaving Chilis of course on our way home because Jason and I both forgot to go to the store, and Ava was like no home, no home, diapers from the store! I couldn't believe she remembered and I wasn't even telling her anything about it. Ava never forgets anything, which is a really good thing because here lately especially in the last couple months I have been extremely forgetful once again she has a mind like an elephant. Only two more months till the baby comes and of course the sickness still has not ended but my weight is forever going up down each doctors appointment, but so far I have lost 5 pounds since the pregnancy. Jason and I have been going back and forth on names but nothing has been decided yet, at this rate we will be deciding after the baby is here. Ava has shown a little enthusiasm over her baby sister, I took her to the doctor with me yesturday and she kept begging to hear the baby's heartbeat. I am nervous about how she is going to be once the baby is here I pray that there won't be too much jealousy. We are in Houston since Jason had five days off so me and Nicole took Ava shopping for shoes today and to my amazement she got a pair of size 9 shoes! Poor girl never even has a chance, she is obviously taking after me in the feet department. It has been cold here which is really unfortunate because I really wanted to take her to the zoo with her cousin Hayden but it is supposed to be cold like the whole time we are here.