Grant's First Birthday Party

My first attempt at decorating a cake. Who knows if I will ever try again (it's supposed to be Lightening McQueen). It tasted good at least...

First bite of cake...

Yum this is good...

Wow! It's so much fun to get cake everywhere!

(Fairly) Recent Happenings

Grant's first experience with a balloon. He was overly tired at that point, and so super goofy, but he just thought it was the funniest thing.

Already a Daddy's boy, Grant loved to sit on Nick's lap and "drive" the boat.

Grant ate dirt for the first time while helping Mommy and Grandma plant flowers. Yummy!

Not only does Grant now know how to open cabinets, he has started to pull everything out of them. How fun!

Thoughts on my pregnancy

Hum... where to begin. I guess with "It's ALIIIIVE!!" This ultrasound is from 4/20... I was 12 weeks along and the baby had a heartbeat of 171. I sure do hope that the baby is still growing because my belly sure is.

So, the pregnany was unplanned -- "concieved in a moment of passion" as my mom puts it. I think it was Karma's way of punishing me for being so judgemental of people who have their kids close together. I was never going to be one of those crazy moms! (That's what I get). Grant and this baby will be 17 months apart. Aside from them being close together, I also really wanted to wait until the new hospital opened next May. Maybe other women will and I'll actually get a room to myself.

As Nick reminds me, we wanted more kids, so this isn't the end of the world. And, I'm pretty bored with just one. Maybe this really will be a good thing...

I am due November 9th. At least, that's what the doctor measured from the ultrasound. I thought it was closer to the 3rd. Maybe we didn't get pregnant when I thought we did (which means, it wasn't my fault). In any case, the baby will be delievered two weeks early, probably while my mom is in Hawaii. I may actually have to be a big girl this time and spend some time in the hospital alone.

It has been a fairly easy preganancy. I was a little bit icky feeling, but I have nothing to complain about really. I feel tired but sometimes I think it's because I'm sleeping too much (trying to bank it now before the baby comes) =)

I can't decide if I want a boy or a girl. I was thinking boy, especially because Grant will be so close in age, but I did this stupid "Chinese" predictor thing on the internet and it said boy and I was kind of dissapointed. Maybe that's just because I want all of my nieces' clothes. Do I really want to deal with a girl and hair and hormones and all that crap? Hum... good thing it's not really up to me.