February 7, 2010

Dear Family,

Well, here we are at a Sunday afternoon (sorry, I didn't get the lens completely cleaned yet!).  I didn't have any new pic's to post, so we took a few today just to stay in touch.  The last few weeks have been fairly productive for me, as I have organized the pantry, washed every rug, rag and clothing at least once--even the doll clothes!, fixed the van door, dealt w/ the GA tags office in getting a title replacement so we can sell our van, hanging a couple of shelves in the pantry and bedrooms, and putting together baby swing, carseat, and bassinet.  As of Friday, the Dr. said I was dilated to 4 cm, and 70% effaced, so that's great progress for me! She stripped my membranes, and most of Saturday, I felt like things were moving along, and could happen at any time.  When I fell asleep so peacefully though, I wasn't so sure anymore.  This morning I woke up pretty much back to normal (normal pregnant, that is), and thought it may still be a few days.  Making dinner had me completely out of breath though, (as did cutting the boys' hair last night--while sitting down!), so I thought again, that maybe things were happening.  Oh, but the fun mysteries of labor! This could go on for days!!, but as Aunt Loralee told me during Maddie's pregnancy, as hard as it was (and is!) to believe, "This too, will come to pass!"It is impossible to be pregnant forever, so one day we'll have new news.  For now, the kids are having fun practicing w/ Anne, and she LOVES to be their model!

  

  

She lays there like a limp rag while they wrap her up and feed her doll bottles--I hope she doesn't love the part too well!!! She also loves her babies still, and is constantly carrying one around--our bassinet and baby seat are always occupied, so our little Lucy won't have any cold seats (except that I'm not sure of the warming capacities of a plastic figure!).

No, we're all excited here, and making guesses about her birthday, and comparing all the stories from everyone else's births.  It is a fun (if not sometimes crazy) time.  I also have enough to look forward to this next week to make waiting quite endurable.  We have a crepe-eating Valentine's Social for RS Tuesday night, a stake dinner/dance Sat. night, painting and sewing to do in the basement, and of course, keeping up w/ the laundry and shopping, that are already and always piling up.  

Here's a DI bulletin board we decorated and finally hung in Maddie's room Sat.

And here's Maddie's room thus far--I realized we never really got any pic's w/ the finished basment, as we've been piecing it together

and here's a glimpse of the boys' room that we've never photograped before either.  I was waiting until I had the curtains and pillows done--maybe I should've at least hoped for made beds and clothes off the floor!

another angle--just to see all those "Y"s I stenciled on--we'll get some better pictures in a year or so, when the rest of the plans are complete

and, just for those who are curious, here's what we still call, "Uncle Nick's Room", but may need to be dubbed "Spare Oom" now that he's married.  Soon, we'll have pictures of the bathroom too!

And here I am in a final pregnancy pose--okay, maybe my only one this pregnancy, and I'd love to say it's the day before I went into labor, but we'll have to be satisfied w/ the day before my due date for now.  I'm glad to be doing well at this point, and feeling as good as I do--we're terribly blessed and happy.  Hope you all have a wonderful week! Love, The Duncan's