Personality Test

A simple conversation in the car today, but such an insight into my girls personalities and HILARIOUS to hear first hand!

Hannah: "Look at all the pretty flowers!"
a few minutes later
Hannah: "Mama, what are those purple things?"
Me: "Flowers"
Hannah: "What are they called?"
Me: "I don't know their name."
Hannah: "Maybe they are called Adabadoba." (Yeah it's a made up word)
Abigail: "Maybe they are JUST flowers"

38 weeks AND COUNTING

Wednesday afternoon was my check-up. Rebekah sounded great. I measured good and Doc said my blood pressure was fantastic like always. He did examine me and said I am about a finger tip dilated, he felt her little head. He then said I am "maybe" 20% effaced. So, I still have a LONG way to go. I also found out I will have to stay in the hospital for 48 hours after delivery because I am strep B positive and they like to monitor baby. This means I will probably be spending the second night alone at the hospital, which makes me a little scared and sad. Trey will most likely have to be at home with our other sweet babies.

After the Doc we took the kiddos to eat and play at McDonalds before AWANA. Then after we dropped them off my sweet man took me to Chilis. My tummy is sticking so far straight out that people are really starting to stare. I fit in to the booth, but it was a tight squeeze. After dinner Trey helped me up and as I waddled past one table, on the way out and "funny guy" about our age heckled, "Ya gotta a big one there." It was funny, I laughed but really! Then as I was attempting to walk to the car I looking behind me and, no exaggeration, every window table was staring at me, the "BIG ONE". It is as if I should no longer be let out of the house I am causing such a stir, frightening folks I guess. Really I am LARGE; for the first time I can balance a cup on my belly. Trey was taken aback the other night when he walked into our room and I was doing tummy tricks, it was pretty entertaining :)

37 weeks

Wednesday I turned 37 weeks and went in for my weekly check up. There is really no update. Don't think that anything is happening yet, but the doc said he will start checking this next Wednesday. I really hope things start happening soon! :)

On a sweet note. The girls are REALLY excited about the arrival of their baby sister!
Yesterday morning they were playing babies and Abigail told me she was practicing for when her baby sister was born.
Last night a bedtime, Hannah said, " I am really ready for baby Rebekah to come out." I said, "Oh, me too Pumpkin" Hannah then said, " I am just gonna wait up."
Also, Samuel gave "baby" a kiss good night :)

I am pretty sure we have the cutest and sweetest kids on the planet. Cant wait to meet Rebekah and add her to the mix!

Count Down

6 more Days til Cruise time. My good friend Paula or "Pauwa" as the girls call her, made them as count down chain and gave it to them after church yesterday. They will be pulling a link off of the chain every morning. Then on Sunday morning, the day of our departure, they will pull off a ticket for the BIG BOAT! Super Fun and exciting :) Here are some pictures of the girls with their chains this morning :)

Prayer time

Tonight we went through our normal Saturday night routine. Dinner, baths for Church, and then bedtime. We spent some time brushing hair for church in the morning. I brushed Abigail's and then she brushed mine, while I brushed Hannah's and then we let Hannah brush her own for a few minutes. We talked about how pretty we all looked and then moved into our nightly prayer time. Our nightly devotional time is so precious. We all choose who want to pray for and the girls often interject requests as Trey prays. So sweet to hear what is on their little hearts. Tonight's was too funny not to share. As a book that I am reading calls it "true unadultarated humor", straight from the mouth of a adorable little girl.

As Trey is praying ...
Hannah adds, "and thank you for my hair"
Abigail then says," and pray that you (Daddy) will grow hair so that I can brush it someday!"

Controlling my laughter was very difficult!For those of you that don't know Trey, he is slightly balding. He shaved his head most of his college years but has just been keeping it short the past couple years. He just shaved it again this morning because I think he looks like a hunk bald! Thank you LORD for laughter and for the sweet children that bring us so many laughs!!!