Thursday, July 14, 2011

Amazed...

life in general is pretty amazing, from the big events down to the small details, i am so grateful for all that i have!  today had its reasons to stand out though.  for one, Sicilya is already two months old - crazy as that may seem!!  and although i find it totally hard to believe, i also still have that comfort with her that makes me feel she has been in our life forever. bringing her home has been such an easy transition, almost too easy, and it just adds so much to how blessed we already feel!

the real tear jerker though, was this afternoon...for a few months now we have been trying to explain to tuscan what it means to be baptised.  we had chosen not to baptise our kids as babies because its something we really want them to understand and chose for themselves when they feel ready to have that sort of relationship with God.  so, as babies, we had them dedicated in front of our church and our family.  our hope since tuscan was a baby was that we would have raised him with enough belief and understanding that he would maybe make the choice before kindergarden.  but we are also open to the idea that it may take a little longer for him to fully understand.  so today, i pick him up from VBS and he is telling me about his day, the things he learned, the friends he made, etc.  out of nowhere he says "ya know mom, i really want to be dunked in that water soon so that i can have Jesus in my heart forever."  my eyes filled with tears, my heart filled with joy, it was a moment that i will never forget!  tuscan is such a passionate little boy and his love for Jesus is something he is so proud of.  having heard him speak those words, without any encouragement from anyone else just gave me that reassuring feeling that we really are doing something right as parents! 

before dinner tonight, we headed over with the neighbors to their grandma's house a few blocks away and jumped in her pool!  even Sicilya had on her bathsuit and swam around with me for a bit!  of course, i forgot my camera, so there arent any pictures this time!  but she LOVED it and she looked adorable (of course!!)  then we finished the night off in our backyard with a box of bakery fresh cupcakes!  one of the many advantages to making friends with the neighbors - their family owns the local bakery!!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

so big, too fast!

not only can i say that 3 month clothes are starting to look exceptionally cute on Sicilya, because they actually fit but tonight we have reached a milestone!  during a brief moment of tummy time, after the boys were tucked into their beds and the dog was outside, while the livingroom floor was momentarily safe...Sicilya decided that tonight would be a great night to roll over!!

i was shocked!  for safety reasons, i cant say she gets much tummy time in this house!   so by no means was i excepting much more than some bobbing of the head when i laid her on her blankie tonight.  but i should have known... everything about this baby has come as a wonderful surprise!  after less than a minute, my little bundle of pure sweetness rolled from her belly onto her back with less effort than it usually takes me!  and just to be sure she knew what she was doing and it wasnt some sort of fluke, i laid her back on her belly and watched her do it again!!  then i called frank.  moments like that need to be shared right away, otherwise - im likely to forget.

and now she lays here, on the comfort of the boppy on my lap as i type.  a position i know she will all to quickly grow out of, an opportunity i need to take advantage of every moment that i can.  it was only (already) 5 years ago that my Tuscan was doing the exact same thing, and now hes nearly to big to even sit on my lap!  im trying so hard to hold on to as many moments as i can while Sicilya is little, i know all to well how quickly they go by and i dont want to just go through the motions, i want to make my minutes count, as many of them as i can anyway.  life is precious, my children are my world and i just want to be my best for them and their daddy. i am so blessed!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

pretty and pierced!

the day started off with an early phone call from Nonna, asking if the kids and i would like to hang out for the afternoon - shopping, lunch, etc...well of course that was an offer that i would never turn down! 

as i was getting ready for the day, a thought came to mind - Nonna had been talking about how she hadn't bought much for Sicilya yet because she really didnt need anything, so i thought it might be sort of special if Nonna was the one to be with us when Sicilya got her ears pierced!!  Frank and i have been talking about it for a few weeks now, so i knew he would be ok with it and to me, it just seemed like a special mother/daughter/nonna type of thing to do!  of course, with the love and support of her 3 big brothers!!


so after a shopping trip to kohl's and lunch at Red Robin, we headed over to the mall.  Nonna was a wreck and ill admit, i was a bit nervous myself.  we let the boys decide on which earings she should get, tiny gold hearts with little pink stones in the centers!  sadly, there was only one girl working, so we had to do each ear, one at a time.  there was some crying - but just from Sicilya...Nonna and i managed to restrain ourselves from breaking down in front of the crowd that had formed!  but Sicilya did amazingly well!!  it was no different than her reaction to getting shots last week, she was sound asleep in my arms just moments later as we were walking back to the car!


im so glad we did it while she is so little...ive been able to clean them without any reaction from her and she just looks soooo beautiful!  or should i say, extra beautiful, because she certainly hadnt been lacking in the beauty department! 

i never called frank to tell him we did it, so when he got home from work it was super cute to see his reaction when he noticed!!  he was so excited, there may have actually been a slight tear in his eye!  and for me, it was like a right of passage - ive wanted a baby girl for as long as i can remember and what makes her more girly than pink and purple clothes?  getting her ears pierced of course!!  i know many others may not agree with our decision, but my ears were pierced when i was a baby, im just carrying out a tradition!

ps - Sicilya also experienced her first drive-in movie tonight...we took the boys to see Cars 2, with the girls from across the street and their mom...of course, she was a wonderful baby the whole night, all snuggled up with us!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

4th of july...

there are so many reasons to love summer and in our family the month of july is a pretty fun one!!  we kick it off with a celebration of our independence and that is followed by 3 very important birthdays, for 3 consecutive weeks, my dad, myself and momma beth!!

this years celebrations may have been the beginning of a new tradition with the introduction of our newest family member!!  we went to two evening parades, followed by fireworks, two days in a row and it was awesome.  it really gave us that small town america feel, with some wonderful family time, laughs, smiles and memories!! 

the boys were mesmerized by the fireworks, although matteo was so tired he slept through them on the 4th!  Sicilya watched the whole show on the 3rd, never flinching with the loud noises but she also slept through them on the 4th (that night was the weaker of the two shows!)




my lil girl, snuggled up in the new sling!!

shall we call her lady liberty!!


and just one more reason to celebrate!!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

bottle...check!

we have been putting it off and putting it off, but with my return to work creeping up on us quicker than i would like to admit, we knew it was time to get serious about introducing Sicilya to the baby bottle!  we learned a lot the hard way when Tuscan was a baby and we knew we never wanted to go through the same experience again! 
today was the big day!  with Sicilya having been so lethargic all day yesterday i was able to pump a few ounces into a bottle for her.  so this morning, i headed off to the grocery store by myself!! it was only the second time in 7 weeks that i have ever left the house without her and of course, she slept the whole time i was gone!  but we didnt let that stop us.  frank warmed up the bottle and fed her as i put the groceries away and she didnt even fight it, not even a little bit!  she didnt drink all that was in it (which was disappointing to have to dump the rest down the drain) but i am still so proud of her!  she drank enough to feel content and gave me so much peace about having to go back to work.  granted i still have 6 more weeks home with her, but we all know how quickly these summer days go by, my first day back will be here before we know it! 
I have every intention of taking it one day at a time, enjoying as many minutes with my 4 beautiful babes as i can sneak into a day and worrying about the rest when the time comes!  life is to short to live it any other way!

Friday, July 1, 2011

7 week check-up!

Today was a day for celebration and a day of sadness...Sicilya had a doctors appointment today, her 2 month well visit, even though she is only 7 weeks! 
 the great news is, she weighs 10lb 8oz (up 3lbs since birth and in the 65%), and she is 22.5 inches 'tall' (up 2 inches since birth and in the 75%).  she appears to be growing and developing wonderfully!! 
the sad part was, she needed 3 shots and an oral vaccination today.  she did so well with all 3 shots, crying just a few seconds with each poke, although the cry got a bit more intense as the poking continued!  we made it home, quiet the whole ride in the car and for the first hour or so we were home.  then my poor girl turned into a baby i baby i barely recognized.  she appeared to be in so much pain, although she wasnt feverish (yet).  she curled her quivering lip and cried in a way i have never heard her cry.  my heart was breaking for her!  needless to say, i spent 4 hours just holding her in my arms. she slept soundly on my chest, unless i moved the slightest bit, breathed on her the wrong way or got anywhere near touching her little thighs.  then the saddest cry i've ever heard would start all over again!
by dinner time i had to call out for help. i had no idea how i was going to cook anything, since she barely made it through my putting her down just so i could run to the bathroom.  i knew she wouldnt be ok with me strapping her in the carseat to run to the store for tylenol...so i called frank, who sent jerry over on his way home with infant tylenol and a little ceasars pizza!!  i was beyond grateful...he saved our night in so many ways!!
thankfully the tylenol kicked in quickly, Sicilya was finally comfortable enough to nurse - for the first time since we had gotten home and the boys and i all had food in our bellies!  i feared it was going to be a long night with her, but another dose of tylenol before bed and we all slept like babies - only after staying out in the backyard till 11:00pm with the neighbors, a bonfire and smores! but hey - thats what summer is for, right?
i am truly grateful for this life i have been given and i would not trade it for anything!!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

locked and in love...

there was a moment in my day today that brought a tear to my eye...not a tear of sadness, but one of complete and utter joy!  for the first time today my baby girl really looked me in the eyes.  that in itself was more than special!  its so exciting to watch Sicilya grow.  She is really starting to fill out, clothes are starting to fit a whole lot better, which is making it that much more fun to dress her everyday!  I am beyond grateful for her extensive wardrobe because if she spits up on something or has a massive blow out, we just put something new on! 

but not only did she look me in the eye today, she held the gaze and smiled at me - more than once!!  it was amazing!  my heart completely melted in an instant.  the sparkle in her eye is enough to make me smile, but seeing her smile in response made it a moment to remember forever!

todays milestones: made eye contact and smiled at mommy!

Saturday, June 25, 2011

just 6 weeks, or a lifetime already...

My dear sweet Sicilya, it is beyond amazing to me that you have already been a part of our life for 6 weeks...but at the same time i feel like you have been a part of us forever!  my heart has longed for a baby girl since i was a little girl myself, and now that you are actually a reality, i have a sense of peace in my life that i have never experienced before.  everything just feels right now, life has just fallen into place and i feel a greater sense of purpose! i honestly cannot think of anything else my life could possibly need.  you have truly completed this family in ways you yourself may never understand!  your brothers adore you, without doubt, you are their little princess!  and your daddy can barely talk about you without getting all choked up!  he looks into your beautiful little face and gets tears in his eyes almost every time!

Since your birth:
5/16 - we welomed you home, only after a quick stop at starbucks to let everyone know that "the baby" was actually a baby girl!!

5/17 - Great Grandma Janet came over and spent the day with us and to bring you your very own "grandma janet blankets".  seeing you in her arms made the bond i feel toward her just a bit stronger!  jess and jake stopped by for a visit and you were also tremendously spoiled with beautiful clothes, blanekts and jammies by our wonderful neighbors Andee, Jaycee, Carol and Bradley!  everyone is just so excited about your birth, you have been showered in so many beautiful gifts!

5/18 - you had your first doctors office visit today.  you weighed 6lb 10oz...a little less than they were hoping for, but ill take the blame for that - you are just patiently waiting for my milk to come in!  We also introduced you to Subway Dave today, your brothers would agree that is a pretty big deal - he gives them cookies if they eat their whole sub!  You made a quick appearance at your brothers preschool, where all the moms oohed and aaahed over you - i cant lie, i was loving every second of showing you off!  we made a quick stop at Nonna's office, where she so proudly showed you off to everyone working and you even met our other neighbors, Lee, Paul and Mr. Nichols.  after all the activity we happily ended the day with your first sponge bath!

5/20 - you had a follow up doctors appointment today, just to check your weight progress - thankfully you were up to 6lb 12oz, having gained 2oz in two days, the doctor seemed very pleased with that!  Nonna went with us (and your borthers) and then treated us to lunch at Chipotle!  not even a whole week old and you are having lunch at the family hotspot!

5/22 - you made your grand appearance at Fellowship where Nonna and Poppa proudly introduced you to all the people they have been sharing in their faith with, a church that we are starting to transition to. 
your cord also fell off today -although it looks a little sore, so i think we will wait a few more days to give you your first real bath!

5/23 - Tuscan graduated from preschool today and you were a very good girl during his ceremony!  then we headed to jess and jakes house for jazz's birthday dog party and dinner later that night.

5/27 - Today was your two week doctors appointment - you made it back to your birth weight (7lb 7oz) in just 13 days, one day sooner than the doctors were hoping for!  you also managed to pee on the scale again today - that makes 2 out of 3 times - silly girl!!  tonight also marks your first night out to dinner with mommy, your brothers, nonna and poppa at the Elma Town Grille, and you graciously slept through the whole meal!

5/29 - Today was a pretty important day, it was your first visit to Nonna and Poppa's house and we even spontaneously decided to spend the night!! you also made your grand appearance at our other church, The Vine, where many people were so excited to finally meet you.  our vine family have all watched your brothers grow in my belly and grow up in Christ, so it was pretty exciting to introduce our newest addition!

5/30 - Memorial Day parade in Marilla - turned out to be a flop of a parade, but it was still your first.  then we headed back to nonna and poppa's house and skyped with Uncle Dave, Aunt Enna and Nico!

6/1 - today was your due date...and i am so happy to have been able to hold you in my arms these last 2 weeks instead!
6/2 - Our dear and wonderful friend Jess came over tonight and did such a beautiful photo shoot with you!  I can not wait to see the final outcome.  you were so cooperative, giving us a chance to get so many precious photos of you.  its amazing to me that you are already two and a half weeks old!  slow down baby girl!  i was so glad that jess was able to come over tonight because you are starting to "unravel", you are losing your womb shape and stretching out a bit more everyday!

6/6 - Daddys week of vacation started today!  Finally we get to have him home with us everyday for a whole week!  we spent the whole day outside (mommy and daddy were spreading mulch in all the flower beds!)  when we finally finished we headed over to jerry and debbies house for a late backyard dinner!  its such a blessing to have such wonderful people in our life to share you and your brothers with!

6/7 - Today was your first trip to the zoo!!  we met the Schwab family there, you mananged to nurse while we were walking around the zoo and we stayed until the zookeepers were ready to lock the gates.  then we grabbed Chipotle for dinner and headed back to their house to eat and hang out for a bit!  crazy to think that in just about a year you will be running around with the rest of the kids.  i sure hope the time doesnt go by too quickly!

6/8 - tonight you accompanied mommy and daddy on our dinner date night to Mangia!  i'm not going to lie, it was pretty special having you out with us, dressed up in a pretty little outfit!  i just love you so much baby girl!!

6/9 and 6/10 - yardsale...you spent much of the day hanging out in your swing in the front yard, getting complimented on your beauty by so many of the yardsaling women that came by!  you and mommy also took a trip out to meet your newest cousins, Carson and Parker, who are just 6 days younger than you!!  although the 3 of you are nearly the same size, you are so much darker than them - it was like day and night...there is no doubt, with the color of your skin and your thick dark hair that you are a little italian princess!! 

6/11 - your very first roadtrip, at just 4 weeks old!!  we headed out to Cleveland today for an overnight, for Grandpa Frank's wedding!  you were wonderful in the car for the whole ride out and you were perfect all day!  you looked absolutely gorgeous in your little yellow and white dress and it was so wonderful  to be able to introduce you to so many members of our family.  you were able to meet not only Grandpa Frank and the new Grandma Kathy, but there was also Uncle Dave, Aunt Enna, Nico, Uncle Dom and Aunt Dana and all of Daddy's aunts and uncles!  i was happy to have stollen a few moments with you and Vincenzo out on the dance floor - it was a very precious moment!

6/12 - Cleveland zoo!! i dont know what it is about being at the zoo, but you nursed while we walked through much of this zoo too!  and then you slept the whole drive home from Cleveland!

6/17 - today i was able to introduce you to one of my oldest and greatest friends, Mandy!  she flew up from Florida to meet you and brought you your very first bathing suit!

6/18 - first Massino family experience - lil Mandi's surprise 8th birthday party!!  and our attempted trip out to the drive in, where the movie ended up being sold out!  thankfully you slept the whole drive there and back!

6/19 - Fathers Day!!  we spent the day at my Uncle Marty and Aunt Nancy's house, where we were able to finally introduce you to them and Grandpa Jim and mommy's cousins.  they also showered you in some adorable clothes and a blankie and bath towel!  its amazing how much you are loved little girl!!

6/23 - today we brought you to Thorpes Farms to go strawberry picking!!  although you cant taste the berries this year, it excites me to know that you will eventually be able to taste the jam from your first picking experience!! i look forward to the photo ops i should get when we take you again next year, with strawberry juice dripping off your chin!  oh, how i look forward to a lifetime of watching you grow up!

6/24 and 6/25 - yardsale at Nonna and Poppas house and another sleepover!! but the most special part of today, for me anyway, was taking a bubble bath with you.  holding your tiny body close to mine, in such a relaxing and intimate atmosphere, it was by far one of the most special moments i have ever shared with one of my babies!! 

6/26 - today was another day of meeting many family members for the first time.  we had a family bbq at jerry and debbies house...it was awesome to see all the babies "floating" around!!  and then you had a massive blow out on my lap and got more poop on my clothes than you did your own, but i guess thats just one of the many 'joys' of being a mommy!!

all in all, what i am trying to say baby girl, is that bringing you into our life has been such an easy transition.  you just fit right in, with no effort at all!  and because of that, it seems as though you have been a part of us for as long as there has been an "us".  you are so mild tempered and easy going.  you sleep when you need to sleep, you eat when you need to eat (and every feeding is followed by a good case of the hiccups, which makes you pretty mad!)  you are just an awesome baby and we couldnt be happier!  we love you even more than we would have imagined and everyday we wake up feeling more blessed than the day before! 

millions,
  ~  mommy

Saturday, May 21, 2011

on the day you were born...

Sicilya CarmellaMarie
born May 14, 2011
at 12:30pm
7lb 7oz
20.5 inches long

A week prior to your birthday, we spent the night in the hospital for observation because i was having fairly regular contractions and they thought you would be born that night...but you and God had other plans All it took was a bendryl (to help me breathe) and a two hour nap for all the labor activity to end and we were sent home at 5am on Saturday, May 7th. 

The coming week was like any other, i timed contractions many nights, but none of them turned into anything worth calling about. i even went to work one day that week!  for several months i had joked around that Friday, May 13th would be your birthday just because that was how the pregnancy had been going.  your brothers had a field trip to the zoo that day and i just figured that would be enough to put me into labor...but your brothers and i were all sick that morning, so we decided to stay home and you decided to stay put!  but only until the wee hours of the next morning!

My contractions started at 3:30am and i believe they were brought on by my horrible cough.  in order to not wake your dad, i grabbed my phone, my pen and paper and my pillow and i headed down to lay on the couch.  sleep was no longer an option, i was coughing to much and my nose was to stuffy, so i sat there and tried to relax and wrote down the time for every contraction i was having.  they started off about 6-7 minutes apart but by 5am they were nearing five minutes apart.  i was expected to be at work at 6:30am, so i figured i would jump in the shower. if it was real labor i expected the contractions would only continue, if it was false labor they would likely stop.  well i had five contractions in the 15 minutes i was in the shower, so when i got out, i decided it was time to call into work!

My next call was the doctors office.  i had a feeling they were going to send me in to get checked and hooked up to the monitors, but i was really dreading another round of false labor.  i had just been to the doctor 4 days earlier and was still 2cm and our doctor didn't expect you to be joining us anytime soon!  well, little did he know, you had a plan of your own!  our doctor called back a few minutes later and said i should head in, so i called Nonna and poppa and woke up your dad. 

Nonna and Poppa showed up a little after 7am.  Vincenzo was the only one of your brothers awake yet.  he had joined in the morning activity around 5:55am, said he knew that i would be up sitting on the couch!  (brotherly intuition maybe!)   He played 10,000 questions with me, asking anything he could think of about anything he knew, while i dressed, dried my hair and threw the last few things into my bag.

By 7:30, we were heading up to the 4th floor, where i was ironically situated in the very same room that your brother Tuscan had been born in only 5 years earlier!  was it a sign...i would say so, especially considering that both our doctor and our midwife were on call, and the anesthesiologist that did my epidural with Tuscan was the same one working that day!  everything was lining up, indicating that today was the day!

Around 8am, the hospital midwife checked me and gave me the disappointing news that i was still only 2cm and that my contractions, although coming fairly close together, just didnt have a long enough duration for them to consider me in real labor and she suggested i just go home!  well i opted to stay. there was no way i was going home pregnant again!!  everything was just to right about the day and the idea of going home, with the way i was feeling just felt all wrong!  so they let me stay on the monitors for a bit.

No sooner did i mention to Nonna that i wished our doctor would pop in, our midwife showed up instead!!  it was such a pleasant and welcomed surprise!!  she graciously checked me and said in her opinion i was at 3cm and my water felt ready to break!  she and our doctor had to go do a c-section and she would be back to check on me in an hour. if i had progressed to 4cm she would gladly break my water and suggested i get out of bed and go for a walk and even sit on the birthing ball for a bit! 

well that was exactly what we needed...and exactly why i knew i needed kelly to come check on me!  By the time they were done with the section we had progressed to 5cm and it was time to break my water.  that was at 10:30am.  by 11:15 my contractions were coming on close together and much stronger.  it was time for my epidural!  we waited for what felt like an eterinity for the anestesiologist to show up, but once the numbness started to set in, i was a very happy and relaxed woman! i was looking forward to taking a nap now that i was nice and warm!  but, you once again had other plans.  kelly checked me again after getting me situated with my epidural and she said we had since progressed to 8cm!  i was shocked - even more shocked when she said you would be out within the next 20 minutes!

Suddenly the room got brighter as they turned on all the lights and got the room prepped for delivery! and within minutes i was feeling ready to push.  Nonna was there, helping deliver you and daddy was there supporting my left leg and my every push!  it didnt take much and before i knew it you were out...presenting us all with the long awaited surprise of who had been growing inside of me for the last 37 weeks!

at 12:30pm we were presented with the most amazing surprise, the biggest blessing and something we had hardly expected...my baby girl was placed on my belly for me to kiss for the very first time!  everything about you was absolutely perfect!  daddy, nonna and i had tears streaming down our cheeks - we were shocked that you were actually a little girl...an answer to prayers and dreams that have been present in our family for many many years!  the very thought of you had seemed so impossible for so long, with the history of boys in our family and then there you were, in my arms.  my life changed a bit in that moment, in ways i just might never be able to explain!

i love you Sicilya more than words will ever begin to describe.  being chosen to be your mother is an honor that i am so grateful to have bestowed upon me and my promise to you is to always try my hardest to be my best.  as you are growing up, i will not long to be your friend, but to be something more than that.  someone you will forever be able to count on, someone you can trust...someone you can talk to about anything without being judged and without fear.  someone who will love you unconditionally and support you in all the ways i can.  you have been born into an amazing and unique family, a family that thanks God on a daily basis for all the ways we have been blessed.  a family who turns to God when the going gets tough.  A family who trusts in the Lord when life seems to be more than we can handle.  and i pray for you my baby girl, that we will have what it takes to instill all those values and all that trust into your own heart.  Jesus is the light and the way and if there was ever a moment of doubt for me, that has all been eliminated now that i have looked into your eyes!  Everything about you, since the very beginning, has all been God's plan and i have never felt so sure of His presence in our life as i do now.  You are an answer, a missing link, a granddaughter, a sister, a cousin and a niece...and you are our daughter, hand chosen for us directly by God and for that i am eternally grateful!

welcome to our world little lady!
millions,
  ~ mommy

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

36 weeks...3 more pounds!

we went to the doctor again today.  no news, other than a 3lbs weight gain - and i swear its all in you baby!! they say i am measuring right on track, but i feel like you are sooo big! when i was pregnant with your brothers, my belly just stuck out really far, when looking at me head on or from the back, people were often surprised when i mentioned that i was pregnant!  but with you, im carrying you everywhere!!  i feel like you are sometimes wrapping around my sides! 

you were super active at the doctors office this morning, making it difficult to get a heart rate count, but because of all the activity our doctor didnt seem to concerned!  she also put money on the fact that you wont weigh more than tuscan did at birth, which was 8lb 2oz!  so we'll see...i have a feeling she may be wrong about that one, unless of course you decide to make your grand entrance sooner than your potential due date!

we have one more appointment scheduled for next wednesday.  we are seeing our primary OB, so hopefully by then things will have progressed a bit more and we will get some more information.  i would love the chance to even sneak a peek at you and maybe get an estimated size, just to be sure you wont turn into a 10lb bag of potatoes!!  according to statistics, you should be nearing 6lbs at this point, but your twin brothers were born at 35 weeks and they weighed 5lb 14oz and 6lbs 9oz...so im going to guess that you are a tad bigger than a statistic!

your dad and i went for pedicures this morning, you and i were both truly enjoying that hour of relaxation!  you were moving around like crazy.  but i do think the girl was being gentle on my toes, as to not disturb anything today!  a pedicure didnt work for inducing labor when i was pregnant with tuscan, so im not to concerned its going to do anything for you either!  we also had a dentist appointment...so really, everything is starting to line up.  things are being checked off the list.  we really are getting ourselves ready for you baby!  whenever you are ready, so are we!

but until next week, hang tight baby...and hopefully ill see you soon!
i love you more than words can say

millions,
  ~ mommy
weight = 166lbs (up 33 total)
wasit = 43.5 inches