High Hopes and a B-day Party

I have started my weekly doctor visits. Today I went in with high hopes that my enduring a couple of months of on and off again Braxton Hicks Contractions, would prove to be of great worth like being dilated to maybe a 2 (yes high hopes)! But NOTHING! The cervix is thick and TIGHT as a drum! Grrr! You would think that baby #5 would show some progress early on. I was a 2 by this point with the last 2! Oh well. I guess I still have a little over 2 weeks so it shouldn't be a big surprise, but you sure feel a bit more triumphant when you start to dilate as well as knowing (during your last few weeks of uncomfortableness) it really can't be much longer! :)

Last night we had family over for a small b-day party for Heath. He seemed to really enjoy himself and LOVED his gifts, especially the one I found that totally had his name written all over it. I would've tried it myself if I didn't have a huge preggos belly! :) All the kids got a turn. Of course when you are having fun there is always one that gets hurt. One of my nieces got into a wrestling match with our landscape rocks and lost. Her arm ended up getting scraped and probably a little bruised. I am glad it wasn't worse.

Later on in the evening Heath saw my sister rocking X, my nephew who is a few months old, and Heath said "Is THAT my Laney!?!" In his defense he hadn't seen his face by this point. Of course he said that because I have been telling him that she will come after his b-day...should've waited and said after Bria's as to not get his hopes up so much! :) At least he is excited about her!

Chad loves to pretend that he is picking his nose on pictures...10 year olds or BOYS (you pick...no pun intended)! ;)

Look at them HOGGING the cake! Men!!! hee hee!

The toy that brought much laughter and LOUDNESS!