Erin turned 3!!!

On 2/22/09 Erin Marie turned 3 years old! I can't believe that she is already 3!!! She has turned into such a big and beautiful little girl and is not a baby anymore. Since we are anticipating the arrival of her little sister, we had her birthday party a couple weeks early (see posts below). Her actual birthday was pretty low key. We stayed around the house played then took her to Applebees for some lunch. We were really disappointed when we were told they weren't allowed to sing, that's what Erin wanted most! After lunch we took her to Toys R Us to buy her a "big girl bike" but she wasn't interested. She wanted to play with the trains and Lego's instead. We stopped and bought her an ice cream cake so that we could celebrate after dinner.

Erin opened her presents after her nap and loved everything she got. Her favorite present was her Hi Ho Cherry O game. Instantly KC, Grandma, and I had to play it with her. As you can see, she was very excited to win! KC made dinner for all of us and after we ate, Grandma & Grandpa McColm came over for some ice cream cake. Erin LOVED singing Happy Birthday to herself and blowing out candles, we had to do it 3 times! HaHa! I think she had a wonderful birthday!

38 weeks pregnant

Here are some pictures of my BIG HUGE belly at 38 weeks pregnant. Only 2 weeks to go and Miss Payton seems pretty comfy in there. I wonder when she's going to come out?!?!?! She's making me REALLY sore in my back, legs, and tummy. I often feel like I can't move or that she's going to fall out. The left side of my leg (by my knee) has been numb for about a month now (dr says it's normal) and Payton likes to punch something that gives me sharp pains about 3-4 times a day now. She loves me!!!

We had fun taking these pics because Erin wanted to be involved. At first she wanted to kiss her "baby sister Payton" but then she decided that she wanted ME to kiss HER baby sister in HER belly! HaHaha.

Erin's 3rd birthday party

Today we had Erin's 3rd birthday at this wonderful place called Parti Palooza in Livermore. She had an absolute BLAST!!! We had her party 2 weeks early because we didn't want a chance of missing her birthday with Payton arriving who knows when. I especially liked the party because the place did all of the setup, serving, and clean up! I actually got to enjoy her party! Erin missed her nap and still played and played like an Energizer bunny. We weren't able to open her presents at the party because we wanted to give the kids more play time, so after Erin took a short nap on the way home, we opened her presents. She was so excited to see everything she got from her friends/family and enjoyed playing with her new toys even more!

Just over 3 weeks to go...

On 1/29/08 I started my maternity leave from work. I started the day off by going to my dr's appointment (I have to go every week now and get checked). Dr Newman checked me and said that she'd bet money Payton will come within 2 weeks. AHHH!!! I'm dilated (only to 1, no big deal), completely thinned out, and she could easily feel her head. She told me that I would start getting more and more contractions along with more discomfort. After coming home from my appointment I started to feel miserable!!! At one point the contractions were getting regular and I started to get a little worried that she may have started labor. Thankfully I went to bed and they went away. On Friday I was still pretty uncomfortable but not as bad. I just have this problem of feeling like she's going to "fall out" if I walk too much. Some sharp pains, but that's completely normal. So this week I have been getting the house ready for a new baby. I still don't have my bag packed (maybe tonight) but I did get Payton's bag done, her bassinet set up and all her clothes put away. The bottles (for when I pump) are in the wash and I cleaned/organized my cupboards to make room for them. All I really have left to do is get the living room in order. Hopefully KC will help me because I am TIRED!!! Let's just hope I can hold out until my mom gets here on Thursday AND Erin's birthday party ends on Sunday!

Erin has been really excited for her little sister to come. Every morning she wakes up and asks me if she gets to see her baby sister today. I think she's getting tired of hearing "no, maybe in a few weeks!" She loves singing her ABC's to Payton...through my belly button. I have to remember to video tape it!