36 WEEKS 5 DAYS

We're in the final stretch of waiting for miss Eden...
and I am SOOOO ready to be done. lol.
Just over 3 weeks until my due date. Hopefully she'll grace us with her presence before then.
This weekend is a long weekend, so we're using the time to finish up some projects here at home so we're fully ready for her. We've been getting the back yard cleaned up, getting the house more fully 'moved in' and we need to clean the car upholstery before we rearrange the kids car seats to accommodate one more seat. Hopefully all of that will get done this weekend. I've been trying to do a little every day. We've made a pretty big dent in the yard work already, so this weekend, hopefully we'll mostly just have the car to do and a few odds and ends around the house.

Today I had another OBGYN appt... I'm on to weekly appointments now.
There was at least SOME progress, which is better than last weeks 'NO progress'
I'm 2cm dilated, 40-50% effaced and she's dropped to a -2 pelvic station so she's moving down in preparation for her delivery. I only measured at 34 weeks, despite being almost 37 weeks, but that's because she's dropped so she's starting to 'hide' in my pelvis... Yay for progress, Boo for the discomfort I'm experiencing. lol.

My current prego complaints... EDEMA... by far the worst of my 3 pregnancies... my hands, feet, ankles, and calves balloon up quite nicely.. I barely recognise them some days. I'm looking forward to being able to comfortably wear my flip flops again. lol.
Cramping.. lots of cramping... but I guess that's helping along the process and progress towards her final debut so I'll take it :)
Heartburn... yay for Zantac.

Here is a picture taken at 36 weeks... the last one I'll be taking (I get far too puffy and swollen for pics after this. lol)



We're excited to be so close to meeting our sweet little girl... my family will finally be complete. Can't wait.

LOOK WHO'S 5!!!

Luke turned 5 yesterday... yup, 5... I almost can't believe it.
He's just about finished up his preschool year, and in September he starts Kindergarten...the first of 13 years of his school career.

To celebrate, we let Luke pick a few friends, and we had their families over for a little hotdog bbq on Sunday evening. I think everyone had good fun.

A little about Luke:
He is still into Angry birds (it's been about 18 months now), so we had an Angry bird themed party.
He LOVES crafts and drawing. He's quite the little artist.
He loves being outside, and riding his bike. (We got him a bigger bike for his birthday)
He's a total sweetheart. He has the most sensitive, kindest heart I think I've ever seen in a little boy. He's a doting big brother whenever Kate will allow him to be, and he just loves it when she wants him to play with her (their getting along is usually determined by Kate's mood, lol)
He's a big helper... loves to help Kate and me with various things and is trying to be more independent. I think he'll be a fantastic help in a few weeks when Eden is born.
He has 2 best buddies... his friend Josh, and Josh's big sister Maya. They are the cutest little trio. (See picture below)
He is well mannered and a really good boy. He can be whiny at times, but he rarely if ever intentionally does things he shouldn't. He's my little gem.
We are so blessed to have had 5 wonderful years with the sweetest boy on the planet. I love his gentle nature, and sensitive spirit.

Best Buddies... Josh, Luke and Maya

5yrs old.. on the morning of his actual birthday.