lots-o-boys

to finish off his birthday, we let eli take a few friends to play monster mini golf & eat at pizza king. 7 boys total= a lot of energy. they were all great though & everyone had a blast.

room makeover

as part of eli's birthday, we redecorated his room. this is the before/truck theme, which he's had since he was 2 years old!

he had a snow day, so he was home from school during the transformation. we went for the full, dramatic entrance by blindfolding him :)

and wah-lah...it's a star wars room! he was just a little excited. he's now gonna make some star wars ship models to hang from the ceiling to complete the room.

school lunch

eli was SO excited to have us come eat lunch with him yesterday for his birthday. of course, caleb & abram were just as excited to eat like the big boys do. i was quickly reminded of how loud a cafeteria full of 2nd graders can be...wow! he was happy to have us & we were glad to make his day more special :)

happy 8th birthday!

hhhmmmm...

so this is what happens when mommy's at work...
daddy found him asleep in the box, in the dora tent. just moments earlier he had asked for more to drink & was playing with his brother.

32 weeks

well despite a fall down about 8 stairs at work & some contraction action over the last few weeks, baby girl is still cookin' & doing great. it seems at my last appointment, she must've just had a growth spurt because this week i measured exactly the same as last time...no weight gain or baby growth (in cm). of course, she's still measuring big, but not like 4 weeks big, just 2 :) an ultrasound within the next few appointments will get an accurate estimate of just how big she really is so that dr j knows if an induction will be necessary & when. we will definitely be having a march baby though! my hope is that she'll wait til after the 1st day of spring so that we'll have a baby born in every season ;) dr j tried to feel if she was head-down, but she couldn't figure out where she was. in fact, her words were, "i have no idea! this baby is all over the place!" after she checked my cervix, she was able to tell that there was a body part 'down there', but she just couldn't tell what it was. baby girl has gone from being calm & gentle to a serious acrobat! she's gonna be a fiesty one! here's a 32 week belly shot, but i wasn't happy with how my shirt was just hanging there so i got a closer shot.


mommy's status: still comfortable & feeling good, some contractions w/activity, lovin' abram's favorite powdered sugar donuts :)
baby's status: heartrate in the 150's, VERY active, has a nursery, will have clean clothes ready soon!

nursery

pink has definitely invaded our house! the boys LOVE it though & can't wait to show their baby sister her room :) i may still add a few finishing touches, but for the most part it's all done!

this shelf had stars/moons on it, so i covered it with the flowers. on the other side of the cross will be a wooden letter for her name.

i hand painted the loops & pink flowers on the yellow walls.


i made this mobile type thing which was super cheap & easy....just need to straighten a few of the ribbons for the final hanging.

her view :)
i made this picture with my favorite 'baby' verse.

i'm very excited now to start washing some baby clothes & blankets to finish it all up!