pumpkins are for sitting on

We had Zoe sit on few pumpkins to take some pictures of her. When she sees the pumpkins we brought home with us she wants to sit on them too. I have to say, it is our own fault. The last picture she has that look of,"come on guys, sitting on pumpkins is boring". Anyway, it was a fun night and I love how easily she is pleased by things.

Poonkins

Zoe is a bit of a scaredy cat, so I thought I'd start early preparing her for all of the holiday fun. We got the Target halloween shirt with the black cat to get in the mood and we headed off to the pumpkin patch. Zoe calls them "poonkins". She wanted to pick them up so bad. As we were walking out she grabbed on of the mini pumpkins and would not let it go. For her, a small victory for us $2 for an over priced pumpkin.

Puppy Love

And they call it puppy love...not really, but how cute are these pictures? I kind of think they look like some famous couple being chased by the paparazzi(in baby land of course). We met the Lombardis and the Kochs for breakfast at Sugar Shack. What a great past time. I love doing it, I've done it for years. I'm sure many times with Adam, Dawn, and Jamin long before any of us were ever married. I think it's funny how a location can hold a place in my heart. It's not like it's gourmet food or anything but, in my mind it's where you go for breakfast. Thankfully Zoe and Jack where entertained there with the jellies and cream packs. Oh, a little update on baby #2: I'm over 38 weeks dilated to about a 3 but still no baby. I feel like I'm disappointing many people by not having him sooner. I really have no control I realized, at least until I demand getting induced. Oct. 1st still might happen for me.

So, I have cravings

Unlike my first pregnancy, this baby is very particular about what I eat. Luckily for me, the cravings have balanced themselves out. I have sat down to dinner to something I would normally love and there was just no way another bite was entering my mouth. On the flip side, I want what I want and I do go out of my way to get it. This cheesecake is an example of a craving. I really wanted it. I had extra cream at the house so I thought, "I will have this desert". I couldn't even find the entire recipe that I got from an old roommate. As I lay in bed, it came to me. It was a midnight miracle. I didn't eat the whole thing. My dinner group benefitted from this craving. Unfortunately, they have also been tortured by my cravings.

Another Year older

Zoe helped me open my birthday presents. So, I'm older and not that much wiser. Luckily I have a husband who is pretty good at celebrating holidays and birthdays. It was a good day. We just went to the beach, which is one of our favorite activities, got breakfast at Jamba juice and had La Creperie in Belmont shores. I can't seem to get enough of that place. We usually use birthdays as an excuse to eat fancy ie:expensive but I just wanted those yummy crepes.

Our big girl

Zoe is more and more fun to hang out with. I love that she will say, " cheese" for the camera. Then of course, she wants to look at it. Using a video camera has been difficult lately because I turn the LCD screen around and she just stares at herself and giggles. I just can't believe how grown up she is becoming. We can have conversations now, it's amazing! Too bad that don't show up like this.

36 weeks

People always say that every pregnancy is different. I didn't really believe it until now. I just figured that things would go similarly to my first pregnancy which was fairly easy and virtually painless(until after). Lately I have been having cramps and contractions that wake me up at night. They of course go away by morning. I had a doctors appt. yesterday and he said that I am dilated to a 2 and am 50% effaced. He thinks I'll go early. I decided to look on line to see what others had gone through in similar conditions. Many blogs had women complaining because they were at this stage for 3 weeks. Not what I want to hear. Really, the only problem is that I would like to sleep and be comfortable otherwise Oct. 1st is a much more acceptable date for me. Isn't that funny? I actually care what date he arrives on. I like Oct. 1st. Zoe was born on Aug.1st, my birthday is Sept. 1st, our anniversary is on Nov.1st. How easy it would be to stay organized in the important event category? Anyway, that's just my update it is interestingly insignificant. I could have this baby anytime now or I could have him in 4 weeks. This diagnosis does not satisfy my need to know everything.