I’m TWO!
Happy Birthday to a real character. One who insisted on “wed ceck” (red cake) for yesterday’s celebration, who naps less frequently than his older brother, who LOVES everyone he meets, who sleeps at night with a small wooden ball and red rubber cap instead of a blankie or stuffed animal.
… and who doesn’t care for ice cream because it’s “tooooo coooowd!”
Thank you to Andrew, who made a delicious red (or pink) cake which we all enjoyed.
Thank you to you, Oliver, for calling yourself “Aya” and making funny faces and dressing up and getting giddy with excitement over things like new shoes and “fwench fwies” and tigers at the zoo. Thank you for always making us laugh, even if it’s not usually when you are trying to do so, and for smacking yourself in the face when you are angry. Thank you for all of your assurances that you are ready for school (soon enough, little buddy). Thank you for you. We love you.
And thank you to my mom, who came out for 5 days in anticipation of this birthday… and another birth-day, which has yet to occur thank-you-very-much. But seriously. This lady cooked and cleaned and put kids to bed and woke up with kids at night and did laundry and dishes and you name it. So… despite the slight disappointment of #3 not arriving in a timely manner, I now feel well-rested and ready for labor! Thanks, Mom!
New tricycle. Envy of the household.
40 weeks!
So, if you must know, I went into labor last Wednesday evening and even went to the hospital… only for contractions to stop after 3 hours. So we headed back home to sleep in our own beds and… here I am, 5 days later. I’ll have you know I go into labor every late afternoon/early evening with regular, painful contractions that stop after a few hours. Good news? I am walking around 4 cm dilated so this kid could drop out at any moment.
So yeah… giving birth.
It’s on our list, okay?
OH Lauren!! Annie and I were just chatting about you and your belly today. You are a strong woman — he must be SUPER comfy! I hope that red cake entices him to make his entrance soon so he can get some birthday cake for himself!! Take care!!
Happy Birthday Oliver! And thank you guys for having MORE babies as these other ones just keep growing up too fast.
I was wondering if the new baby came yet. We’ll be thinking about you guys!
Maybe this baby just wants his OWN birthday. 🙂
Best of luck to you during your first hospital delivery! We had a good experience with ours. We’ll be thinking of you guys.
Well you have me beat. With Gabe, we went to the hospital on Sunday night,only for contractions and progress to stop, so home we went to celebrate Elizabeth’s birthday. He finally came 5 days later. (Note, I did hit 42 weeks.) I am keeping my fingers crossed that you don’t have to wait that long. I know you are super excited to chill with this little guy on the outside.
happy belated birthday to sweet little Oliver!! aww Lauren, like Ale said, we have been thinking of you guys and wondering/hoping it’s any minute now.. it really has to be at this point!! Nicole (my friend) is now 2 cm dilated and will hit 40 wks Saturday. I’ve been sharing your posts with her for some comfort in these late days of pregnancy (hope you don’t mind) Can’t wait for the big announcement post! 🙂
Just saw your blog, .and I like it. We’ve got lots of the same favorites, like Cup of Jo and Erin’s blog. And our kids are the same age! Elsa is the new one, and Daniel is the one who had to have a Track Tor Ceck for his second birthday July 27. Three boys! How fun. I love your name choice for the newest one!