March 29th!

We have a date! The newest member of our family will arrive on March 29th, sometime after 7:30 am. That is, of course, as long as he goes along with the plan! Considering Braden was born a day before his due date and I didn't have a single contraction, I'm hoping this little guy will follow suit (both in coming when planned and the no contractions part!).

We are excited that this date worked out with our doctor and the hospital. I would have loved to share my birthday with my son (his due date), and do have an affinity for the month of April, but per my doctor's advice, didn't want to risk going into labor. The 29th is perfect because Braden was born on the 29th and our anniversary is on the 29th. We think it's a pretty good date! Anthony and my birthdays' are both on the 5th, so we'll have 2 special numbers in our family.

As far as a pregnancy update - this pregnancy has been going great. We have 10-weeks to go and I'm hoping I'll be saying the same at the end. He continues to move around a ton and I think he knows he is coming by c-section because he literally tries to push his way out through the top of my belly. I sometimes wonder if people can see him moving around if they just happen to be looking at my belly. These 10-weeks are going to fly by and I'm in no rush for them to be over. I'm cherishing all my times with "just Braden" as well as all the kicks, pushes and constant companionship that this little guy provides me. We are very thankful.


Braden's "Auntie" Cynthia (Carla's sister) came for a visit this past week. He loved having her here and asked for her constantly. They had lots of fun.


Braden got to have some of Daddy's "frozen mug" milk. He is a little milk monster and literally dances with happy feet while waiting for his milk in the evening. He has a habit of saying "yummmmm" when he eats things he likes lately. This can happen for anything from angel food cake to split pea soup! It also happens nightly with his new toothpaste! He loves it!