park it here--pictoral review

cheesin' because it's been soooo long since our last park trip!

amelie's face when she saw this! oh no! no swings!!










my face when i felt how cold it was! (even though yahoo told me it was 55!) and maeve's face--just b/c she was cute and slept through the whole thing!








i'll poke your eye out even though i'm wayyyy up here!

i love the park!









my beauty queen pose!

maeve's first park trip!

maeve's first trip to the park--see how excited she was!??!

don't worry little sister, i'll show you the ropes! it's SUPER CHEESE to the rescue!

see the sea saw? it's my favorite!

it'll be a while before you can climb up here!

i love the slide! especially the rolly bar one!

and the swing!
Check out this video: amelie on the swing



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someday you'll appreciate the park babysistermaeve!

why am i exhausted? all i did was sit down....

*sigh...gettin' weary over here! steven looked at me the other day and said, "i can't remember a time you weren't pregnant..." thanks honey and me neither! today i have a dr's appt so maybe there will be some news--i plan to find out just how long they'll let me linger in this state if little miss w. doesn't make an appearance soon.
amelie and i went to the park today and played for a while--it is BEAUTIFUL outside! we picked flowers and amelie figured out the one slide that was soaking wet, slid down and then jumped into the mulch and rolled around--she looked like a mulch sandwich! and big surprise, we also stopped to see steven--we eat pizza every thursday with him and it's pretty much amelie's favorite (i like it pretty good myself =-).

we ran into a lady from church and she pulled me aside and said, "i bet you're tired, it's so hard--but you can do this!" it seriously made me feel better--usually you just get the--"oh, you're huge! why are you still pregnant?" etc....it was nice to be encouraged a little bit!
i'm going to try to convince my little daredevil that nap time should be early today...hopefully i'm successful =-)

i could get used to this!

what a lovely day to see all of our friends at the park! there's nothing better then a little quality time with friends to make your day brighter! it's beautiful outside--fall is my favorite (if only it didn't mean that winter was coming!!).
before meeting our friends at the park, amelie slept in till 9 (yay!!) and then we headed off to get her flu shot. she hasn't been to the doctors in agessss so she was a little perplexed and nervous about being there! i was feeling guilty for getting her an "elective" shot but would hate to see her get the flu this year if we can prevent it! the doctor came in and gave her the shot and she didn't cry at all! she just looked at me, held the arm OPPOSITE to the one that got the shot and said, "ow, mommy!" she continued to tell me that the arm that didn't rec. the shot hurt--which made me laugh a little--but she forgOt all about it once we got to the park and saw all of our buddies!
oh yeah, and if one more stranger proclaims i must be due any minute i'm not gonna answer nicely! maybe i'll just keep maeve around forever because i LOVE being 9 months pregnant just that much....on second thought...maybe not! i find the surest answer is always to say--oh, i'm overdue--so any day now! ha!

maeve is moving along--and right up and into my rib cage! here's the update on my still belly bound baby!
Week 38
Your Baby's DevelopmentThis is the week in which Baby begins to outgrow the watery home where she's been developing these past nine months. Baby should weigh almost seven pounds this week, but at a length of about 21 inches, Baby hasn't grown much taller. The average full-term newborn weighs between six and nine pounds and is 18 to 21 inches long.

Here are a few other developments this week:

Although Baby's growth is slowing, fat will continue to accumulate to help insulate Baby even more for her entry to the outside world.
Meconium (Baby's feces) will continue to build up in her intestines.
By now, the circumference of baby's head and abdomen are about the same.

the park's a lark except for when it's a goose

** we went to the park this morning--bright and early--and i was feeling ambitious and amelie was ready to play! after a few trips down the slide we headed off to walk around the local "lake" (about 1 mile all the way around) and amelie decided she was afraid of geese (she wasn't yesterday...so maybe she had a bad dream? who knows!). every time a goose came near us she would say, "hi goose! honk honk!" and then scream at the top of her lungs and run away. it was different....
** her fear also was transferred onto the ducks, which is a shame, because ducks, at least, are cute!
**we found some fish swimming by the dock and fed them some goldfish crackers--it seemed to border on cannibalism but i didn't share that with amelie.
** she is not scared of fish (for now...).
** btw--i am now too pregnant to walk a mile--i thought i was going to explode! i just did it last week and was totally fine--not fine today!
** i thought i was going into labor last night--turns out i just needed a nap, ha!
** tomorrow is my dr.'s appt--i'm hoping for some news like--she'll be here any minute! (well, any day at least!!)

we shall see...

i'm super grumpy right now b/c my nap didn't seem long enough so here are some things i'm thankful for so i don't take up this space complaining!

1. hair bands--i would shave my head if i couldn't put my hair in a pony tail!
2. mu mu type dresses--'nuf said
3. peanut butter right out of the jar
4. a.c. + couch + pillows (at least 4-6) + blanket + t.v. and last but certainly NOT least
5. patient husband

oh what a beautiful morning!

well, amelie was a night owl again and didn't stay in the crib until 11....bleh. i woke her up promptly at 9 and we had a quiet bowl of cereal before we headed off to the park to meet our friends--it's BEAUTIFUL outside! i love these fall-ish days with low humidity and warm sunshine! the kids played so well at the park and only got slightly covered with mulch. i'm so thankful that we have friends to spend time with during the week--what a blessing!

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amelie says, "i know, let's go to the park and get chocolate ice cream."

every evening amelie has been telling us that it's time to go to the park and get some ice cream--i think this trend will stick b/c every time she asks, she gets it! (daddy has a hard time saying no to his precious!) i've been a bit bummed b/c i haven't had the energy at the end of the day to accompany on park/ice cream trips. it's been good to have time to nap and rest but i miss my little family and our afternoon adventures. i'm a wee bit jealous of my good friend who knows exactly when her baby girl is coming....is there an end in sight? (i know that technically there is, it just sometimes doesn't feel like it, also, i'm really excited!!!)

anywho, nothing much planned for today--maybe a quick trip to the park (but don't tell amelie b/c i wont' hear the end of it until we go!).

also, i love my apartment. i don't think i ever really appreciated how wonderful it is to have your own space. well, it's wonderful and i'll never forget it!