About to Pop!!!

I am 38 weeks pregnant today. I went into the doctor on Wednesday and I was 1cm dilated. My doctor thinks it will happen in the next week or so. I go in again next Wednesday and she is going to try to jump start my labor. I won't go into detail but it is not comfortable!! She said he will be around 7 1/2- 8 pounds. I am hoping he is born next weekend. I still need 1 more week of rest before the madness begins!

Roman is doing really good. He is sleeping in his own bed at night. Some nights he wakes up crying around 3 or 4 and we bring him into our bed. As long as he has slept in his own bed for at least 7 or 8 hours, I don't mind having him in our bed for a couple of hours. He loves the book "Where the Wild Things Are". We read it to him every night and it really keeps him calm and excited to get into his crib.

Sam is working a lot of extra hours right now. His best friend Paul just had a baby and is on paternity leave from work so Sam is able to pick up extra hours. Right when Paul goes back to work, Sam will leave on his paternity leave. I swear we didn't plan it that way, it just happened that I got pregnant 3 weeks after his girlfriend did! It's been nice having someone to go through the pregnancy with that understands everything I'm going through!

We are having car problems (like always). We need transmission work done and a new power steering pump. We pretty much aren't taking our car anywhere. Sam takes him truck to work and to run errands if needed. Sam might do some of the work himself and find someone else to do that stuff that involves the transmission.

So baby Phineas will be here soon and we will keep everyone posted with pictures on our blog and on my facebook!

Roman is 2!!

Yesterday Roman celebrated his 2nd birthday. We had a pretty low key day. He went to his wellness visit, He is in the 100th percentile for his height and 80th percentile for his height. He got a flu shot and did really well. After that we went grocery shopping and then went swimming. He is doing so well in the pool. He was actually ok with dunking his head! He is very close to treading water. We had a nice dinner at home and some cake! I feel like he is so much older today! He says "please" and "thank you", he is also saying "whats that?" all the time!! We got him an easel for his birthday so him and Sam can do art together.

I have about 5 weeks left until my due date. I'm starting to slow down alot. I spend much more time releaxing these days. Everything is ready for Phineas to get here!! We had to turn Romans room into a room suitable for a 2 year old and newborn. I sometimes worry I won't remember how to take care of a newborn because I am so used to a toddler but I'm sure it will all come back to me. Roman will come up and kiss my belly and say "baby!". I had him watch a birthing video the other day but I still don't know if he really understands whats going on. He has been extra needy lately so I feel like he knows something is up...

We will try to make sure to keep everyone updated when I go into labor and give birth. I try to keep my facebook page updated a lot. Sam doesn't really use his email or facebook page so mine is kept updated with pictures and whats going on. We have wi-fi on our laptop so we will probably be emailing from the hospital!!!

Whats new?

It's almost October and we have a lot going on! Roman is almost done with swim lessons. He is doing great! In the springtime we will put him in the next level, until then we are just going to take him to open swim time, so he can stay comfortable in the water. Next week Sam and I are leaving Roman for an entire day to go to the Mariners play. I've never left Roman for more then a couple of hours. I'm sure he will be fine... On Sunday we are going pumpkin picking and to a fall fruit festival, a tradition in our family. We are celebrating our 3 year wedding anniversary on the 7th!!
A few weeks after that, Roman turns 2! He is talking a lot. He is learning Please and Thank You and can do his ABC's up until "J". I am over 31 weeks pregnant. It's going by really fast. We can't wait to see our new son. I love being pregnant but I'm getting ready to be done.
It's definitely feeling like Fall up here. It was 38 degrees when I took Buckley outside this morning! Hope everyone is happy and healthy!!!

I've been trying to email pictures and post some on here but having problems with that. Roman started swim lessons today. He has to start in the very beginning class and work his way up. While the instructor was talking to the parents, he was climbing on the edge and jumping off the side!! Sam is his swim buddy, and I sit on the sidelines and take pictures. He did really great today. I have about 11 weeks left till Phineas is due. Right now I'm feeling great! We have everything ready for his arrival. The cradle is even sitting next to the bed. Other than that, Sam is just working a ton (like always!) I've been taking Roman to new activities such as toddler time, the library story time, and a really cool bouncy house place. This kid needs to run off his energy everyday!!

Nothing too exciting going on here. We are pretty warm right now. It's getting better but still a little too hot for our liking! I've taken Roman swimming in Lake Whatcom a couple of times to cool off. Sam is working 10 days in a row right now, but at least his work has air conditioning. We have plans to go camping next weekend but have no reservation and everything is booked, so we will see what happens. I went to the doctor on Friday and Finn looks great and everything is looking good. Other than horrible back pain, I'm doing pretty good!

Picture Update!

Phineas Jack Abraham

We are happy to say we found out we are having a boy! His name will be Phineas Jack Abraham. He looks nice and healthy and was rolling around like crazy. We kept ALL the clothing Roman ever wore, so we are good to go! The due date is still November 27th.


We also had so much fun at the Mariners game. They beat the Padres. We were able to see Steve and Grandma Barbara also. The weather was so beautiful and Roman was excited and so tired by time we left.

I have pictures but they aren't uploading right now so I will try again later!!