We cannot decide on a name!

EVERYONE keeps asking if we have a name for this baby girl. The answer is no. By this time, Cameron's name was set in stone. For this baby, not even close! I'm finding girls names to be very hard with our last name. Here's what we're considering. There's a few that Steve doesn't love, but...What do you think? Keep the last name in mind, it's tough!

Arianna Lillian
Lillian (most likely call her Lilly)
Kendall Marie
Arden Lillian


***Thanks girls! I'd love to hear more opinions!!

Check out these cuties!

Lucy came over today for a playdate! It really is hard to believe that they are 2 now. The years went by so fast and they have grown so much.

Here is a picture of the two of them last May:



Here they are today. What a difference! They're little people! They play so well together, it's awesome to see their little personalities come out.

Cam's new swing set!

Today Daddy and Papa put together Cam's new swing set!

Another great appointment!

My cervix is measuring 2.8cm. That's up 0.1cm from last week! Normal is 3-4cm. The u/s tech saw no funneling which is another great sign! Baby Girl's heart rate was 147bmp.

Here she is!


After the u/s I had to wait an hour to see the doctor. This is becoming an annoying trend! I saw Dr. E this time. I liked her, she was very nice. I am up one more pound since last week. I asked if gaining a pound a week was ok. She said yes and was very surprised I had only gained 7lbs total. I told her that I'm 20lbs heavier than I was with Cam. She said it was ok. I'm measured ahead at 27w. I told her that this week I have been crampy and feeling some pressure. She was going to do the fFN again but since I had the u/s she couldn't. She had them put me on the monitor to make sure I wasn't having any contractions. I stayed on for over 30min with 0 contractions, another good sign! She said that since my cervix was doing great I didn't have to come back next week for another u/s. I will go back in 2w for my regular monthly appointment. Lucky me gets to do the glucose test that day.

What a day!

Cam did not go to daycare today since my Mom doesn't work on Wednesday. I brought him to her house around 9:30am. The plan was I would come home and do nothing for a few hours and pick him up at 12 so he could nap before his doctor's appointment at 4:20.

Well, when I got home I decided that the front door needed another coat of paint. I didn't think it would take very long. As I was getting the paint ready I thought it would be easier to paint if I took the lock off. I unscrewed the deadbolt and removed the back piece. I paid very close attention to how it went together... well, when I did a "test run" of putting it back on I couldn't do it. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how the pieces fit together. The screws wouldn't go back the way they came out. Of course I'm freaking out now because the lock is in pieces, I'm supposed to be on bed rest and most importantly Steve is going to KILL me. I put a coat of paint on the door thinking I needed to relax and take a moment to breathe. It took me a few times but I figured it out! I had visions of me having to tell Steve what happened (he still doesn't know....shhhhhh) and then paying way too much money to have a locksmith fix it.

That took up most of my morning so I had to go and get Cam. I was a million miles away when I was walking out the door. I got into the car and realized I didn't have my keys. Yep, I locked myself out. I didn't freak because I knew a window was open and I could take the screen off and climb through. So....I climbed my 6 1/2 month pregnant self through the window. I called Steve and told him how dumb I was for locking myself out. Know what he said? "You should have called a locksmith." IF he only knew!

Cam's appointment atleast went well! He is 27 lbs and 35 in tall. He gained a pound and grew 2 in since his 18mth appointment. Dr. Doug told us we should get him out of the crib before the new baby comes so Cam doesn't feel like he's being displaced by the new baby. I asked about Cam's speech. He said at 2 they're just starting to form sentences (of course we know that there are a few of you who are way ahead of the game!) and he should "know" 50 words. He doesn't have to say 50 words but he should most definitely understand them, which he does. If I wasn't on bed rest he would have him evaluated for Early Intervention again but he said we can wait 3 months and see how he's doing. That was a relief! Cam had a finger stick for lead and a hematocrit. He took it like a champ!

Cam's home with me again tomorrow. It should be interesting...

You couldn't ask for a better day!

Yes, Cara, that's for you (if you even read this!).

Of course, today was the day we were supposed to have Cameron's 2nd birthday party and it was absolutely beautiful out! It will probably rain when we do have it!

Nana and Papa came over to help with some things around the house. Cam slept the entire 3 hours they were here! At least we accomplished a bunch.

Cameron, Daddy and I went to Peaceful Meadows (yummmm) after Cam had his late lunch at 3! I figured Cam would eat his ice cream out of a cup. Well when he saw Mommy and Daddy eating cones he wanted one. Daddy had to go back and ask for a cone. I WISH I had taken my camera. I was going to but decided against it for some reason. Cameron at the WHOLE ice cream cone. He made a mess and was covered, but he ate the whole thing, cone and all! It was priceless watching him go at it. Next time I will not forget the camera!

When we got home the landscapers were here mowing the lawn. I'm still not sure why they were here....but that's another story. We were on the porch and watched them finish up. Then they tried to get the big mower thing out of our brand new 4ft gate. It took them a few times but they got it. Well, when I went in to close the window I noticed the gate was bent. Very bent. I told Steve, he looked at it and went in to call the owner of the landscaping company. Let's just say he was not happy to hear the guys (aka high school kids) bent the gate! We will be getting a new gate this week courtesy of them! Seriously, it's always something!

Cam's new wagon!

Well, it's not really new! Nana and Papa had two at their house so they brought one over.