No News Is Good News?

No News. Unfortunately!

We're just plugging along over here playing that game called the waiting game. Although we're not due for 5 more days, J has seemingly been ready for 6 weeks :) 35 extra pounds is alot to carry on J's small frame. Although baby, extra blood volume, lots of extra water and baby's home make up for most of that, it's still heavy! The rest is ice cream, muffins and burgers. :)

Not working, J has been trying to keep herself occupied. Here is J and Elle after a morning walk. Both of them overheated and decided the cold wood floor was the place to shack.

Steve thought this was a cute picture of his tired 3 ladies. J, Elle and baby Celia.


Yet, we've been trying to do a few fun things together before baby comes. We went to the movies last Thursday and saw "SICKO." We were "in the know," if you will, about much of this topic, but it was so well done, and still as shocking as ever to see our American HealthCare System is such a disarray of profit and plunder. Even if you do not like Michael Moore, this is a must see movie. This isn't a partisan issue. Health is everyone's issue.

We also are grilling out alot. This 4th of July, J decided to try a new recipe for Fiery Flank Steak with Tomato Salsa. With Steve's grilling expertise (no, he still hasn't surpassed Jeff Barney, in his words :) ), and J's marinade and salsa it was YUMMY YUMMY!

J also has alot of time on her hands without Steve. And the next picture is from when Steve got home from work early one day having fought a debilitating headache all day. J got caught!


We think she's nesting since she came up with the brilliant idea to repaint the bedroom. Oh, that's Jeannie for you!

She was given the ok by midwife MaryAnne to paint with lots of ventilation and a mask. So, J decided to lighten up their Chianti bedroom! Turns out this yellow was not what they were looking for, and they are painting the square back to red just in case Celia's time is near.

Some day the room will be a toasty Camel Color. J will see to that! Oh! And what was her excuse? She said that when we sell the house that a gold/yellow color would make the tiny room bigger and more inviting. It was hard for Steve to argue with that and frankly, J is frustrating and funny at the same time.

Well, that's all. Next week if baby hasn't arrived we will be going in for the 40+ week ultrasound to make sure Celia's home is still fit to sustain her life for another week or two. And then we will be asked to choose an induction date, should it come to that. 42 weeks makes a woman high risk these days, and Steve and I do not want to be transferred to a high risk doctor. We are committed to our birth expert MaryAnne being there, so at 41 weeks and 6 days, we would have to induce, or lose MaryAnne. So we're looking at our latest possible date, all the while, sending our intentions to the powers at be for her to arrive naturally before all this.

Say a few prayers it won't come to that!
Much love~~