New Blog Address

To generalize the name of our blog address to include our new addition, we'll change the address to:

www.littlejandj.blogspot.com

Waiting for Joshua

We've had a fun-filled few family days getting ready for Joshua's arrival. The weekend started a bit early when I decided to start my maternity leave on Friday instead of Monday. I was having a few early signs of labor and thought I should plan for a delivery over the weekend rather than closer to my due date. Jenna and I went to Dunkin' Donuts on the way to her school and we actually took the time to eat inside which we've never done. She was so excited!





After she went to school, I ran a bunch of errands and went to the doctor before picking her up. The doctor said there hadn't been a change since the previous week's checkup, but I still thought Joshua would arrive over the weekend, just like Jenna had. At my last appointment for Jenna, nothing had changed but did quickly during the weekend.


On Saturday, we relaxed at the house in the morning, Jenna took her afternoon nap, then we went out for pizza, Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, and several shopping errands--including a stop at Best Buy for Jenna to play drums. Still no sign of Joshua.

On Sunday, we went to church and we came home so Randy could grill out. Another craving needed satisfying before Joshua was born--this time it was hamburgers and french fries. Jenna and I took a nice long nap, but still no sign of Joshua.

Monday and Tuesday were my first official days off of work. It felt strange--kind of like playing hookie from school. Jenna went to school on Monday, and Randy and I ran errands after he finished his classes. It was flurrying while we were out, which was a bit strange for March in Tennessee. Hopefully, we've seen the last of that for a while! We ate out at another spot I'd been wanting to go--Lenny's! Yum, yum, it never disappoints!

So now, I'm just 2 hours from my due date. Maybe he'll be in the 3-5% of children actually born on his due date. Otherwise, he'll be born on Thursday when I'm induced. Either way, we should have a new son in 48 hours!

Jenna's Second Dentist Visit

Last week, Jenna had her 2nd visit to the dentist--I can't believe it's already been 6 months since her first one. In a way, it's flown, but then it feels like I've been pregnant forever too! Anyway, they said the 2nd visit goes much smoother than the first, and I was glad they were right.

Here she is sporting the sunglasses they gave her to wear. They were tinted red and had strawberries on them, so Jenna thought they were really cool!

Here she is sitting in the chair all by herself! My lap isn't exactly conducive to holding a wiggly child, so we had no choice but for her to sit on her own. She's feeling like a really big girl in this picture.
Uh-oh! It's time to lay back and have the teeth polished. She's not feeling so comfortable any more. Can you see the look of fear in her eyes? She wasn't very happy while they were cleaning her teeth--she didn't like the loud noise or the vibration at all--but it was over in a matter of minutes and she fared well.

After she finished with the hygienist, and while we were waiting to see the dentist, she was able to sort through the treasure chest to pick out a toy.

The dentist gave her a good report--no cavities and keep up the good work. Her big reward was going to the "Cow Place" (a.k.a. Chick-Fil-A) to get some chick-n-minis and a tea in a "little baby cup" as she called it. She was acting like quite the big girl while she was there, and the manager was very impressed with her. She said please and thank you, she asked him for a straw, she asked for her own refills, etc. She's going to be such a big helper to me when Joshua arrives!

Emilie's Day

Last Thursday, I decided to take the day off from work and enjoy a day to myself as I entered the last month of pregnancy. I started the day off with a pregnancy massage at a local spa. I was expecting a table with a hole in it, but instead she just had me lay on my side which worked out just fine. I felt incredibly relaxed when I left there and was so glad to have had the chance to enjoy such pampering!





Since I was right next door to Krispy Kreme, I decided to indulge in a blueberry cake donut. It was quite yummy, and I'm sure Joshua enjoyed the sugar rush too!

I then headed to my real destination for the day--a day of scrapbooking at Scrappin' in the City. It's a wonderful store in a 100+ year old house downtown. They have cropping days every other Thursday, so I may just have to take advantage of the opportunity again.

Only 2 of us were there, and we had full use of their products, one of which being the cricut machine. I'd heard about this off and on for the past few years, but had never tried it until last week. It's wonderful! It would make scrapbooking, card-making, etc. so much easier in that it cuts designs and letters out of paper, according to what you select on a cartridge. It's just too cool for words, so I may be on the lookout for one of them in the future! You can read more about it here.

Here's a picture of the wonderful little contraption:
Here's a few pictures of some pages I was able to finish; the rest are still works in progress:




After scrapping for 4 hours or so, I left to go do a little shopping and errands. The perfect cap to the day was being able to park in the Expectant Mother's spot at Target. It seems like they're always full, and there was one reserved just for me that day!
Now we're just playing the waiting game--Joshua is due 3 weeks from yesterday, so hopefully he'll have arrived by then. I'm still finalizing everything at work and at home in preparation, so if he waits until closer to the due date, that's fine by me. We'll be sure to let everyone know when the big day happens!