I am Tired

It is to that point I think. I am starting to get tired. I realize that if I move around too much I get sore spots. Or if I am on my feet too long, I am swollen. I get winded very easily and the girls are getting harder to keep up with. That being said, I am 35 weeks this week. I am banking on (hoping for, really) the baby being here in about 3 weeks or so. 3 more weeks of only two! Three more weeks of no one stuck on my boobs, or crying for a reason I do not know. Three more weeks of just two beautiful little girls. I am trying to cherish every moment of it. I still go outside with the girls and go to play places. I am still trying to book small trips with Kenyon to the aquarium etc. I figure might as well do it while we can, right? I am excited. I long to know what this baby is- a boy or a girl. I have given up trying to figure it out. I have no idea. My instincts are always wrong anyway, lol. We do have some names picked out for both genders but aren't going in with a definite- not until we see his/her precious face! So, keep watching because in just a matter of weeks, there will be another little Petura making its way into this world!

I think this girl is such a wackadoodle! But I love her!

Getting Ready

I don't think anyone can be truly ready for a new baby. I think you can be pretty darned prepared but never 100 percent ready. With that being said, we are like 20 percent ready. LOL. We have the room straightened. We have a couple of names in the works but nothing definite (or anything we can agree on!). Some of the baby gear is set up. We have one pack of diapers. See what I mean? Nothing is done. Complete. But I figure, hey, who cares? Is this baby who is coming into the world really going to care if I have the room a perfect color the minute he/she gets into this world? No. I have been nesting in another ways. I am a stickler about laundry being done and about the kids toys being picked up at the end of the day. The baby's clothes are washed and put in drawers (if we have a girl that is). I am almost 34 weeks pregnant. I am as ready as I am going to be. Bring it on.

A True American Family

So, we now have a minivan. I have been fighting it for a long time. But now, with Baby Goy coming I don't think there is anyway we were able to get around it. Kenyon tried his best to fit three casrseats across in our Santa Fe but it just wasn't happening. So, minivan shopping we went. We weren't looking for something brand new. Something with some mileage on it. Just enough so that the price wouldn't be through the roof. There were plenty of options for us out there. I was even able to narrow it down by color. We went to the first dealership as many of you already know and I got the privilege of driving a brand new 2011 Toyota Sienna. Not a good way to start. Going down one or two years was hard after that. So we picked our heads up after that disaster of an evening and headed out again. We went to the dealership in Dayton. They were awesome. It also helps when you have exactly what you want and are willing to pay all printed out in front of you. We negotiated for *maybe* 30 minutes and then the car was ours- at the price we asked for! So, here it is. The car that finally helps us to fit into our neighborhood!