Rebecca- Certified Big Sister

Tonight Rebecca attended her big sister class at the hospital. She now has a certificate announcing her completion of the 'progam'. It was a really cute class! ( Yes, I broke some rules, but hated to miss a much anticipated occasion.) Afterward we ran into CVS and she told the cashier all about having to wash your hands before holding a baby, and about the baby's cord. LOL

 

Learning to hold baby gently, and talk quietly.

We took a 'hike' through the hospital, equipped with binoculars for finding babies. Sure enough there was a new little girl in the nursery......Rebecca was quite impressed.

Tada!

We made it!

Today marks 37 weeks gestation and full term status for Levi! We are so grateful that he has stayed healthy this past month and all of the ultrasounds and tests have been going great! He even gave us a little smile during the 3D portion of last Thursday's ultrasound. It looked to me like he knows he's been ornery. ;-) We are scheduled for a Thursday aftternoon c-section and are anxious to meet out little guy. Rebecca is still really excited, although I know she doesn't quite understand the meaning of 'two days'. Wednesday night she gets to go to her big sister class at the hospital. Talk about just in time! We had originally signed her up for the April class, but moved it to May when we got the chance to join daddy during his trip to Georgia. I never thought at the time that May18th would be so close to baby day, but you just never can really make a plan with a baby. LOL At least the information won't be old, she'll be putting all the new tips into practice right away. We'll be posting pictures soon and by this time next week we should be happily settled back home as a family of four!

Date Night with Daddy & etc.

The last few weeks have given Aaron and Rebecca ample opportunity for daddy/daughter dates. Rebecca has been really enjoying all the special attention and I would almost guess she'll be sorry to see me cutting in on her time in another month. Her favorite places for dates include Mr. Gatti's (a pizza place similar to Chuck-e-Cheese) and Grandy's (a resaturant most comparable to KFC), but nothing can top Chik-fil-a! Last night they were having their monthly kids night, complete with clowns, face painting, balloons, and free mini shakes. She looks like she'd had a good time!

I'm so excited about the rose bushes in our backyard. We have two yellow bushes, and three pink ones in varying shades! This is one of the rare blooms that escaped Rebecca's scissors. She loves to cut them and bring them in to me, and who can blame her?! What good are flowering bushes if you can't pick them?

I actually got Levi's room all put together just a couple days before I was sentenced to rest. At the time I was a little ahead of things, but looking back I am SO glad I got it done while I still could. Now we just need our little man to complete the room. LOL

Yes, the 'e' is crooked and I can't get it to hang straight so let's just say it looks cute that way, shall we?

Just  a fraction of the ultrasound pictures on display. I think tomorrow's u/s makes number 8, and I have more pictures than I know what to do with!

We found some vintage Mickey Mouse postcards on ebay and with a little scrapbook paper, and some half price frames from Hobby Lobby, came up with a cheap way to keep the Mickey theme going.