I love fall

So it's that time of year to go in search of some good pumpkin farms for hot apple cider, corn on the cob, and of course, a pumpkin! Mollie came to visit us before she went into Seattle for some business meetings. I think Mollie was ever more excited than Riley at going to a pumpkin farm. Luckily it didn't rain, but the sun didn't show up either. Riley went diving into a barn full of corn, rode the cow train, saw some goats, and even made it through a corn maze. I'm sure we'll be looking for another farm next weekend with Jarom since we didn't get the pumpkin ;)

33 weeks and counting

So this was my last ultrasound until our little girl is born. She weighed in at 4lbs 5 oz and had lots of hair. All of her measurements have her precisely due on November 28th, so she's very healthy. I've been having lots of Braxton-Hicks contractions, which I never felt with Riley. I can't believe it's almost time to meet her.

Baby update

Today I went in for my 30th week appointment. The baby had been measuring small when they measured my belly so they did an ultrasound. Her legs, arms, and head were all in the 75th%, BUT her little abdomen was only in the 7th%. So they mostly think she's just going to be a lean tall baby, but to make sure she's getting enough to eat they'll do another ultrasound in two weeks. I think she'll look just like Riley, so hopefully she keeps on growing like she has been. Here's my belly shot finally. I don't know why I haven't documented the growing belly lately, I guess it's just a bad habit.

Enjoying the last days of summer

Here are just a few pics of Riley enjoying the sun. We were at Jarom's company picnic, she loved eating sno-cones all day and sliding down the slide.

New Tile Floors

So the exciting news for the week is that our tile floors are finally finished. We got the 3 bathrooms and the kitchen done. It looks ten times better than before. All of the major projects on the house so far have been the floors all throughout and of course the deck. Now I think I want my living room to finally be painted... stay tuned.

Riley's 1st day of preschool

It's amazing how fast kids really do grow up. I can't believe I was taking Riley to school, yes, just preschool, but she seems so big now! I was worried that she would be really clingy and throw a fit when I took her in. But to my surprise she held my hand with her lunchbox in the other, went inside, hung her lunchbox up, and when the teacher asked her to see what they were doing... off she went. She didn't even look back. Erin says of course the real test is next week, since now she knows where she's going and what will happen. The teacher said she did really good and seemed to enjoy the math section the most, especially tracing geometric shapes. Guess she won't be taking after me since I hated math. So I think she'll really enjoy it, especially when her little sister appears in three months.

Erin's wedding

We made it back from Rockport for Erin's wedding and we're trying to all get over jet lag. Riley was up at 5:00 this morning, apparently she's still on east coast time. Everything turned out beautiful, including the weather (it downpoured for about an hour during Erin's lobster bake for the rehearsal dinner the night before). The day of the wedding was blue skies and in the 80s. Despite Erin's worries about everything, it all went perfect. Riley's role as flower girl was the entertainment portion of the ceremony. When we told her to drop her flower petals she did exactly that, but poured them out in one step. Everyone laughed and clapped for her, so she was pretty excited and told me when she got to the end of the aisle, "Mama, I dropped my flowers down there!" Poor Jarom had to watch over her most of the time and missed the vows, sand ceremony, and a few other moments since Riley needed a potty break right in the middle. Riley danced the night away... I have no idea where she got the energy, but she was up until the band stopped playing. Anyway, we had a great time out on Erin and Sean's boat, going to the beach, and watching Jarom go tubing. CONGRATULATIONS little sister!!