13 days until Ella arrives!

So my dr. changed my csection to Nov. 12. I was not too happy about that since it wouldve been easier for Steven if it had been on a Fri, but it gives us 3 more days with Josiah. My parents come in on 11/7 so Josiah probably wont be wanting to hang around Steven and I anyway hahaha.

This weekend my sister threw me a baby shower with a few of the girls down here. It was soooo sweet and I had a lot of fun! Ella got spoiled :) I didnt have my camera since I was completely surprised, but my friend took pics and I will post them as soon as I get a chance.

In other news, I have the longest to-do list and the tiniest energy level. UGHHH it is sooooo annoying. I really need to get myself together. Today I actually WROTE DOWN what was on the mental list in my mind, but haven't done ONE thing from it. Oh well....

BIIIIG PUMPKIN

Here's a short video of Josiah @ the pumpkin patch :)

Pumpkin Picking

I LOVE the fall! This weekend we took Josiah pumpkin picking to a really cute lil' farm over here. He had a great time running around and looking at the tractors, farm animals, and "biiiiig punkins". Of course, it gets harder and harder to get cute pics of him since he doesn't stay still for one second, but here a few we took :)

Then the next day our church hosted a Harvest celebration and he had a lot of fun at that too! We tired him out all weekend!

I also got to go out sans toddler for 2 hours! It was glorious. All I did was go to the mall but being able to walk around not worrying about what Josiah was doing was so fun!

So, the countdown begins to Ella's arrival...less than 3 weeks away now! My parents arrive in 11/7 and 2 days later, Ella should be here! I can't wait!

Building for his sister :)

Josiah and his daddy worked together to build Ella's bassinet tonight.... :)




The finished product - hopefully it stays in tact for the next 3 weeks with Josiah around :)

What's goin' on...

Sooo... 23 days from today, Ella Claire will be here! We can't wait! The time was going so slow and now it seems I cant get things done fast enough! I took out some of the clothes we have for her and folded them all up. Of course I didnt take the tags off of all of them JUST IN CASE they got the sonogram wrong! That has been in my mind lately hahaha...I told Steven we better have a boy name ready to go in case! This weekend I am going to go to get the rest of the stuff we need before she gets here! I love baby shopping :)

I have been having a lot of labor symptoms lately but last night was the worst! I really swore I was going into labor. When Steven came home from work I laid down and that didnt help, buttttt a hot bath, double fudge brownie ice cream and Tylenol did! AND, I actually slept pretty well!

Josiah and I both caught a cold this past weekend and thank God Josiah is starting to feel better. I have the whole stuffy head, sore throat and congestion thing going on so I am hoping I dont give it back to him!

In sadder news, Steven has been having LOTS of joint pain for more than a month. He finally went to the dr. last week and was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It was very scary for us, and I think I took it harder than him. But he is going to see a specialist at the end of the month and we are just praying that they will be able to give him medicines and tips to help him out. It bothers me to see him in pain day and night. Its a horrible disease!

As far as the munchkin is concerned, he is TOOOOOOO cute (if I do say so myself!) His newest thing is singing songs and the other day he started singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and he sounds sooooo cute! Its nearly impossible to catch it on video though!

Anyway thats the news around these parts! This weekend we will be going pumpkin picking! I cant wait!

35 weeks

Ella's tight living quarters...

J-Ro comes to town...

So my good friend from NY, Jenn, came to visit all the NYC to NC transplants this weekend. She herself is a NYC - Chicago transplant.

Anyway we had a great time seeing her and miss her already! Here are some pics:

Jenn and I:



Jenn and Amy:


Josiah and the girls:


More pics: