A quick Baby Update

Just a quick little blog about the new baby. He is still very happy being inside, regardless that we are all eager to meet him. The doctor said that he is doing fine, so we left him alone for the time being. However if he doesn't decide to start making his way out into the world by Saturday then we will decide for him. The doctor doesn't like to go much over the due date, so on Saturday I will be over by three days, if labor hasn't started the natural way then we are going to attempt to induce labor. I hope that the baby decides to make his own way in the next few days, but it is nice to know that on Saturday one way or the other we will be meeting our little baby boy. We will be keeping everyone updated, so stay tuned.

How Cute am I

Lily climbed between under the coffee table this morning, and I just thought that it was so cute I had to get a picture of it! She thought she was pretty smart to get under there.

What a cute little baby girl

I think I can fit under here

Where are your teeth Lily?

What a good smile

Lily finally has seven teeth, we have been waiting for the seventh to come in for a while and it is finally here! But now I think that the eighth is going to follow right along. We will see.

I am still waiting for the baby boy to make his appearance. Besides from being tired of being pregnant, and feeling really fat and heavy I feel fine, I don't even feel very tired in the afternoons any more. I have a doctors appointment today, and we are thinking that the doctor just might have me stay to have the baby. I don't know how I feel about this so much, it is something that if the doctor gives us the choice Greg and I are going to have to talk about, waiting for it to happen, or just getting to it. The waiting is the worst part of the whole deal, not knowing when!

Almost there

There is almost a week to go until my due date, 8 days to be exact, Greg doesn't think that I will make it that long! I am hoping that he is right and that the baby comes a few days early. I saw the doctor yesterday, he says that everything looks good, the baby is about 7 pounds 3 ounces, so about the size of Lily, this is just an estimate. We are just playing the waiting game now, everyone is waiting for me to call and tell them that it is time! Lily and I are trying to keep ourselves occupied with going out, seeing friends etc... The waiting is the hardest part I think. Soon the wait will be over though, and there will be new pictures on the blog of the new baby! We are very excited.

SLB Eid Party

Last Thursday there was an Eid party on the compound, lots of people were here, I haven't seen that many people here with SLB before. We spent a few hours outside watching the people and visiting. Lily was too little for any of the games, but we watched other people play. Greg was volunteered to call out Bingo numbers, he was a good sport and did a good job of it. At least one of us helped out.

Lily making new friends

Shuja took Lily around the party for awhile to show her off. She has no problem going around with other people, and it gives me a break! Shuja gave her a little cotton candy, when I went to get her she couldn't stop smacking and licking her lips! I think she liked it :)

Lily hanging out with Shuja, he gave her cotton candy!

Greg took Lily on the camel for a ride, their first camel ride. He was smelly! And I guess he was pretty bumpy. I am glad Greg wa there to give her the ride, there was no way I was getting up on him. Lily didn't know what to think of him, she couldn't stop staring at him!

Greg and Lily on the Camel waving

Greg and Lily getting ready to go

Lily on the camel by herself, she couldn't stop staring at it!

Baby Shower

It is almost time, the baby is almost here, just a matter of weeks now.  Our friends threw us a couples baby shower last weekend, which was great fun.  We ate wonderful homemade lasagna and Dena had baked a cake and decorated it as a baby boy, so cute!  And it tasted delicious.  We have a few more things for the baby boy, which is great, some things to replace the items that we left in the US.  I managed to bring half the baby things with us in the shipment, the important things like the big baby swing, and the bassinet, but forgot the things like the baby bouncer seat and the little play mat to help with tummy time etc...  The whole living overseas thing with stuff left in the US can be a bit disorganized and confusing, I think this summer I need to take an inventory of items left at Greg's folks house to have so I am not guessing about where things might be!  

I am entering the organized and cleaning phase of the pregnancy, a little panicked that things wont be the way I want them before the baby comes, and it will be my fault because I would rather sit downstairs and play with Lily than go upstairs and organize my closet!  Good thing I have Levi to come and clean, she is helping me with a few of the extra things that I want to get done.  

Tomorrow I should have all the pictures up, and that stage should be officially done, which will be a nice sign of accomplishment for me.  I have had the pictures up downstairs for a while now, and the pictures up in Lily's room, but that is it, I have all the others just sitting around waiting for me to make up my mind about where I want them to go, and some needed new frames which I am getting today.  I think the maintenance guys will be happy when I am done calling them to drill holes in the walls.  I call them every week at least once, for such little things as light bulbs going out.  It seems like a waste to have someone come and change a light bulb, but they don't want you to do it, so you have to call.  It is there job, and it is nice to know that if there is a problem a bit more serious than a light bulb gone out that someone will be hear to fix it within the hour.  

Fun at the Park

We went to the park this last weekend.  Lily walked halfway there before she got tired and started crawling.  We wanted to show Greg how she can go down the slide by herself.  She has a fun time at the park, and usually we go a bit later when there are other children around to play with.  

Greg and Lily walking to the park

There she is by herself

Climbing into the slide

She still likes the swing

Greg pushing Lily in the swing