Still Waiting..

38 weeks and 5 days and I am ready to have this baby.  I am not sure why I thought this baby would come early since Milo didn't come until 39 weeks and Liesel was only a day before her due date.  I was not prepared to still be pregnant at this point.  I am trying to surrender to the fact that I have no control of when this little one will come.  I have a feeling with the crazy week I have next week, Liesel's Birthday, Milo's Birthday, and Halloween all in a row, that might trigger labor.

Milo has been working really hard on not being too physical with Liesel and I think preschool has helped with understanding personal boundaries.  I am hopeful that this third baby will be an easy transition for him.  Liesel, on the other hand…I am a bit fearful of what her reaction is going to be.  I already sense that she knows she is about to be de-throned.  Over the past two weeks she has been really clingy to me and has really learned how to throw down a good temper tantrum.  I would like to say that I am hopeful for the best, but prepared for the worst.  I am not sure what the worst is though… Either way we are all very excited to meet our newest family member.

Liesel is pushing two and is entering it with a vengeance. I have to say it is a good thing she is cute!

Daddy and Mommy took Milo for a hike last week.  Mommy was hopeful it would trigger labor and we wanted to give Milo some quality time before the baby comes.  He did great.  All in all it was a 2 mile hike with the first half being all uphill.

Milo's first school picture

So recently I have been letting the kids watch more iPad than I probably should.  Pregnancy with two toddlers is rough.  This photo is proof that I won't be getting mother of the year. Oh well, there's always next year. 

Liesel wearing all of her tutu's…Liesel Lopper!

He takes his music very serious!

A Fall Update

Liesel is really starting to talk more.  She seems to have a vocabulary larger than she cares to share with us.  Every day she will say something that I didn't know she had in her.  Yesterday it was umbrella, hat, and coat. Her favorite word lately is "mine".  She is a pretty possessive child.  I think that this stems from having an older brother who tends to take things from her.  This little girl continues to LOVE babies.  We don't go anywhere with out one and she will spend hours putting babies "night-night".  She covers them up with a blanket (we recently taught her not to cover their faces in hopes to avoid suffocation of our upcoming arrival) and tells everyone in the room "shhh", then she moves them and starts all over. She is a bit of a sassy-pants.  Her new thing has been stomping her foot.  Usually she gives a good right foot stomp while telling you "no" when something doesn't please her.  All I can say is thank goodness she is cute and I am petrified of the teenage years with this one.  Both she and Milo are going through a major daddy phase.  If Scott is around then they want nothing to do with me.  I kind of hope this lasts until the baby comes. 

Milo is still really enjoying preschool.  He claims to have met some friends, but when I ask their names he says he doesn't know.  I suppose knowing each others names is not important to preschoolers.  He has started to fight his nap recently.  I would say 1 or 2 times a week he has about an hour of quiet time and doesn't fall asleep.  I am hoping he continues to nap when the baby comes in hopes of having some time to myself.  Either way I plan on having at least quiet time for an hour or two every afternoon.  He still loves hockey and we spend most Friday nights at the APEX watching Papa's Hockey team.  It is always an added bonus when Uncle G is also refereeing.   Milo's most recent conquest, riding a two wheeler.  A couple of weekends ago we were at our friends' house and he picked up a bike and started riding it.  Once he realized that it didn't have training wheels he bailed.  The next day we gave it a shot on his bike and he whined the entire time.  I thought for sure he was just not ready.  After dinner he gave it one more shot, with a lot of pressure from Daddy.  Sure enough he took off. He was able to go in circles, down and up curbs, and he can now start by himself.  I am so glad Dad gave him one last push.

We are all eagerly waiting the arrival of baby number 3.  I am probably the most ready as pregnancy has never been my favorite thing.  I recently entered the third phase of questioning: 1st Phase:Are you pregnant?  2nd Phase:When are you due?  3rd Phase:You haven't had that baby yet?  I still have 4 weeks left so I wasn't quite ready for this.  I guess with the third pregnancy you enter Phase 3 sooner.

Scott has one more trip scheduled before baby's arrival.  He will be out of town next week and after that any day is fair game.  He continues to be the busiest man I know.  Between work, family and the farm chores he has very little spare time.  One of my friends asked how he has time for everything.  My response,  "He doesn't watch sports".  

We are moving forward with the building plans for our house.  We are 95% done with the design and are hoping to start pricing any day now.  The current goal is to break ground in May of 2015 and be in our house by Christmas of 2015.  We are so looking forward to, but a little nervous for, the adventures we have ahead of us with building a new home. 

We had a family trip to the Denver Zoo recently and the kids got a bonus treat, riding the carousel. 

"Papa, you make this look so much easier than it really is."

Sunday morning cartoons.  I love me a mellow morning. 

A birthday hug for one of his top gals, Sloane.  These two just kill me.

Grammy and Liesel snuggle time.

Milo has a lot of fun working at the farm.  Here he is helping Dad harvest our pumpkins.

Liesel idea of farm work, pick a crop and start eating.  Her two favorites this time of year are raspberries and corn.

Milo with our neighbor's horse Sam.

Horseback riding. 

We watched my parent's dog, Mork, this last weekend.  Liesel enjoyed "babying" him. 

Gotta love the rare moments when this little man wants to snuggle up with Mama. Side note:  What I wouldn't give for those lashes.

A little girl time with her friend Caroline Sharkey