let's go swimming

Drew is my little fish - he LOVES water and always has. Phuong and I think this is a good thing however, he is fearless and reckless so we are determined to have him learn how to swim as soon as possible in order to preserve his life. He loves to jump in the pool especially if there is no one standing there to catch him. So, he is off to swimming lessons until he is basically a certified life guard.

Exciting Contest

In celebration of getting a good test result back from the ultrasound today, I am giving away a $5 starbucks card to anyone who guesses most accurately the DATE and TIME that this little girl arrives. Keep in mind that my due date is July 19th. You will have until June 25th to submit your guess. Obviously if she decides to come early than that, then the contest is over. Happy Guessing! Good Luck!!

pregnancy update

Well, this pregnancy has sure been different than the other two. They say each one is different afterall. I am now 35 1/2 weeks. I was on strict bedrest from 32 to 34 weeks, and now i'm on "take it easy" bedrest...which is a step up from laying on the couch all day. i'm not allowed to bend over, squat, or lift...i guess walking around is OK. At my doctor's appointment a week ago I flunked my glucose test by only a few points. I'm trying now to not eat as much pasta and chocolate cake. it's really hard to turn down snickerdoodle cookies though. At my doctor's appointment yesterday i found out my amniotic fluid levels were low. i have to have another ultrasound this friday to check and see if they are still low. Has anyone else had this happen? i'm kinda thinking i'm just getting old, or maybe it's just the third baby thing.

other than all those fun things...we are all getting super excited about this little girl! We are busy getting the nursery all set. I'll try to post pics of that soon.

Meanwhile, here are two pics of livi and drew i took today. i'm trying out shooting in RAW...

UPDATE: the ultrasound today looked fantastic and i passed the test with flying colors! Yipee, God is good.

Ballet preview

Olivia gets her game face on before her recital practice. It is just not a time for smiles.

Sweet Kailey after practice was over.

Olivia and Kailey have been taking ballet together for the past year - Today was RECITAL DAY...I think Olivia's favorite part is putting on the make-up. She especially loved her sparkley blue eye shadow. So fun - the girls did a great job with their parts too.

Preschool Field Trip to the Farm

Drew is in heaven with Teacher Patty holding him

Grammpa and Drew being country bumpkins

Olivia's Preschool went to the farm to celebrate the last day of the year. Drew got to go too, and was supervised by Grammpa - I didn't want to have to chase around after him. Olivia loved riding the horses and really enjoyed the whole farm experience.

Our Fishing Expedition

A couple weeks ago Phuong and I took our suburbia kids fishing to a farm that stocked rainbow trout. To my complete shock and amazement Olivia turned out to be a real fisher-girl. My sweet little girlie- girl caught 4 of our 7 fish, reeling 'em in and putting them in the bucket. Daddy's job was to sacrifice the worms and take out the hook. My job was to take photos and be a cheerleader, and Drew's job was mostly to throw fish food in the pond. I was so impressed with how well the kids did; they were so proud of their catch and even enjoyed eating them for dinner.

Bed Rest Day #6

Olivia showing me her enthusiasm for photography

In my quest to try some new photo editing ideas, I tried to take a few new shots of my sweet daughter Olivia to refresh my photo supply. yesterday when I asked her to pose on the couch for me she said, " sure mommy" and happily smiled while i took 4 pictures. Then she said, "ok mommy, that's enough" and ran away. Today when I asked she just lay her head down on the floor and with her most miserable voice said, "no -- more -- pictures." So, i'm left wondering what happened to my little model (see previous post). i think we need another intervention.

thankfully, my dear friend sara and baby lauren came to visit this afternoon - she helped get the kids dinner, get them in the shower, and put them in their jammies. it wasn't easy today either because poor baby drew wasn't having one of his more calmer days. let's just say he got about 6 time-outs in about 2 hours. poor little guy...so much energy, so little furniture to jump from.

Oh - and will someone tell me how to add titles to my individual pictures and also move around the pictures once i've uploaded them. I feel silly for asking this, but i can't figure it out. Sigh...i hate it when that happens.