HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!

So today is actually Halloween and these are our two carved pumpkins and Baby Bean's painted pumpkin. Because it's Halloween, I have to include her costume photo again. :) Who wouldn't???


How cute?!


Spooky Darlings


Sly Witch

Also, I found this interesting. These are two photos of my belly with the two kids. Look at the difference there! Can you believe it? And I weigh a little less with this one than I did with Baby Bean. CRAZINESS!!!!!


This is at 38 weeks 4 days with Baby Bean.


This is today, 40 weeks 2 days.

Happy Halloween!

I know it's a couple days early but Baby Bean had her playgroup Halloween photo today and I couldn't resist sharing it. With a group of toddlers, I think we did pretty good. I love the two of her by herself. My little butterfly!





Today makes 40 weeks and my due date. Now normally I would be excited and expectant and on edge that any minute something was going to happen; however, I have had nothing but the usual strange feelings that have so far only led to some dilation and no actual labor. :( I have an appointment tomorrow for the regular check up, an ultrasound and a non-stress test. So maybe I'll have some kind of renewed hope after that appointment. I have a feeling though that this baby is going to wait until Nov. 1st at the earliest. I don't think he wants to be a Halloween baby and I think he just wants to push me into November to say "HA! You only thought you were getting an October baby!" Oh well.

Hope you are all enjoying this INCREDIBLE fall weather!!!!! Oh, and you should all make it out to a local Borders bookstore and try their Gingerbread cookie warmed up. HEAVEN!

My Latest And Greatest Desire.....

The Atmos Marqueterie by Jaeger-LeCoultre. Care to take a guess at it's price????

2 Weeks, 6 Days...

No baby yet. My 37 week appointment was today and there is nothing new. Weight gain has slowed almost to a stop so that's good. Blood pressure was 120/68 so that was FANTASTIC since my last pregnancy I carried 140/90 most of the time. Will let you guys know if anything happens before the next appointment. Still need name ideas.

Results of Obama And The Other Democrats Work in Illinois

A good friend of mine sent this to me and I found it quite interesting. Kind of makes you wonder......

CHICAGO  POLITICS

BODY COUNT IN THE LAST SIX  MONTHS

    292 MURDERED IN  CHICAGO

    221 KILLED IN  IRAQ

OUR LEADERSHIP IN  ILLINOIS;

    SEN. BARACK  OBAMA

    SEN. DICK  DURBIN

    REP. JESSE JACKSON,  JR.

    GOV. ROD  BLOGOJEVICH

    HOUSE LEADER MIKE  MADIGAN

    ATTY. GEN LISA  MADIGAN

    MAYOR RICHARD  DALY

    ALL DEMOCRATS

THANK YOU FOR THE COMBAT ZONE IN  CHICAGO

OF COURSE THEY ARE BLAMING EACH
OTHER.

CAN'T BLAME THE REPUBLICANS, BECAUSE  THERE AREN'T ANY.!!!!!

STATE PENSION FUND $44 BILLION IN DEBT,  WORST IN THE NATION.

COOK COUNTY (CHICAGO) SALES TAX 10.25%,  HIGHEST IN THE NATION.

CHICAGO SCHOOL SYSTEM ONE OF THE WORST  IN THE NATION.

THIS IS THE POLITICAL MACINE THAT OBAMA  SAYS HE COMES FROM IN ILLINOIS.

AND  NOW OBAMA SAYS HE'S GONNA "FIX" WASHINGTON  POLITICS.!!!!!

A Possibly TMI Pregnancy Post

I had my 36 week appointment Tuesday. I am 1cm and 60% effaced. The doctor said I probably wouldn't efface much more if any until I go into labor though because this is my second baby. She said normally with consecutive children if you efface all the way or more than 80% the relaxed muscles and baby pressure will go ahead and start labor. Baby is head down and engaged. Meaning he is stuck in my pelvis now and will not be moving from there until he comes out. She said she could feel his head bones and tried to push him off my cervix but couldn't budge him which means he is no longer floating. So that's all good. She said I definitely would have him this week but beyond that she obviously couldn't say. Before she checked me she said she didn't think he would be bigger than 8lbs but then after she checked me she said he would definitely be over 8lbs she just didn't know by how much. She thinks my optimistic guess of being between 8lbs 6oz and 9lbs 4oz is a much more accurate guess at what he'll weigh. So it's nice that there is no more 10 or 11 lb talk here. :) Next Thursday is my 37 week appointment but I don't get checked for that one. So I'll have another baby update for you guys on the 16th when my 38 week appointment comes around if I haven't had him by then (which I'm still praying he comes any day now).

We also have STILL not come up with a name. I would really appreciate some suggestions. We are looking for not common, interesting, strong names. None starting with a B simply because I don't want all my kids to have B names.