Ready or not

I'm still pregant. I'm a week past my due date so they had me come in for a non-stress test today. Which is where they monitor the babies heart rate to make sure that he is still doing well. All the results were very positive. So it just looks like our little guy is just happy where he is. He's going to be in for quite a shock tomorrow because the doctor agreed to induce me! I don't think I've ever been so excited to go through so much pain :) I'm so glad that the nurse decided to induce me because we were seriously starting to wonder if I would even go into labor on my own. With Ava my water broke the day after my due date, but I never started contractions. So they had to induce me. Going from 0 -10 rapidly is not something I would want to repeat. Luckily this time I am already 3 1/2 cm dialated and 90 percent effaced. So hopefully it will go much smoother. I am so excited for tomorrow. I doubt I'll be able to sleep tonight!

Easter

I was so excited to take Ava to her very first Easter egg hunt. So on Sat. we took her to our local city egg hunt.


Here's Ava counting up her loot. The egg hunt actually had some pretty funny rules. One, no running (nice thought, but yeah right!). Two, you are only allowed to pick up one Easter egg. Maybe the city was trying to save money, but most of the candy was just thrown out on the grass.

Ava had a blast at the egg hunt. When the announcer said "Go!", she ran out there with her basket and picked up her candy. She was even more excited when she realized that there were Smarties on the ground (her 3rd favorite kind of candy). Once we got home she actually counted out how many Smarties she had gotten. One, two, nine, two, five...gotta love little kids when they are learning to count.


Here we are on our way to church on Easter Sunday.


After lunch Ava got to open her Easter basket. Immediately she started opening her plastic eggs and flinging out the candy, until she came to the one egg that was full of Jelly Bellys. Which she immediately grabbed two handfuls and put them in her mouth. She would not let go of that egg.


Ava also got a little Strawberry Shortcake backpack filled with books. Here she is modeling her new accessory. She loves filling it up with her special treasures and toting them around the house.


Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I am exactly 6 days away from my due date. So hopefully the next post I do will be about little Reid! Or as Ava calls him, "baby Reeeee".

Last Hurrah!

A few weeks ago we decided it was pretty much now or never if we wanted to fit in a vacation. So Josh took that Friday off and we packed up the minivan and headed to Monterey and Carmel for the weekend.



Ava kept debating whether or not to get into the ocean. The last time we went to the beach (back in Jan.) she ran into the ocean only to find out it wasn't as warm as she remembered. We have a few more months until we can actually splash around in the waves.


Ava's brillant parents totally forgot to grab the sand toys on our rush out the door. But luckily we had a cup and a lid in the car. She was actually quite content and didn't think anything of it.


After relaxing on the beach we walked around the little shops in Carmel. The weather was amazing, so we decided to eat outside at this little cafe. It was heavenly!


Later that night we went out to dinner at a seafood restaurant and the waiter gave the girls a rose. Ava would not let go of the flower all night long.


The next day we headed over to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This was Ava's first trip to the aquarium.


She had fun at first, but eventually she just kept asking for "Nemo". After asking for him about a million times we finally just skipped everything else in the aquarium to find the clown fish. It was so cute when Ava actually laid eyes on the little fishy. When anyone walked by she would point to the glass and exitedly show them Nemo. She could of stayed there all day.



No trip is complete without stopping by Girahdelli for a huge, banana and hot fudge sundae. Hmmm...I'm in heaven just thinking about it!

I heart Crocs

I am a girl who loves a good deal. So Ava and I headed out to the outlet mall today to use up my coupons at Carters and OshKosh. On the way out I noticed that they had a Crocs outlet. Ava's feet have finally grown big enough to fit their 4/5 shoes (which are the smallest they come in). We picked up this cute little Mary Jane Crocs for half off.


On the way out of the store I fell in love with these beauties and just had to buy them. It's a totally brand new style, but for some reason the store had them for 60% off. They are the most comfortable shoes ever. And the best part is the clerk said you can throw them in the washer when they get dirty. I think I need these shoes in every color!

How did that get there?

Am I imaging things, because I swear that box was across the room a second ago.


Now the giggling coming from the box makes sense.


I don't think we've laughed this hard in a really long time. She always seems to surprise us with the things she says or does. Gotta love the toddler age.

Candy, candy, and MORE candy

After reading the title you might have a little guess as to why Ava is so happy. This past week we took a little trip to one of Ava's favorite candy factories.


The Jelly Belly Factory! Thanks to her Grandpa Bunting Ava has a huge spot in her stomach for those delicious little morsels of yumminess :)


The factory is a fully functioning candy making factory. So we were not allowed to take any pictures once on the tour. Total bummer! I wish you were all there to see Ava and her little buddy peering through the windows mesmorized by all the candy and machines. Once we got outside we had to take a picture of the girls in their Jelly Belly hats. (Ava loved hers so much she insisted on wearing her hat all through lunch)


Besides getting to see how they make Jelly Bellies, the best part was all of the free samples they let you try. Here's Ava trying to open up her free bag of Jelly Bellies. This girl is addicted to these things!


Ha! I thought it was funny how eventually she resorted to trying to eat the Jelly Belly through the plastic.


Ever heard of Belly Flops? They are the jelly beans that don't make the cut when it comes to being the "perfect" Jelly Belly. So Jelly Belly packages them up and sells them all for half price. Who cares what they look like! They still taste as yummy!


I think I'll go eat one of those reject Jelly Bellies right now.

I'll do anything for...

...an M&M! From sunrise to sunset all our little girl wants to eat are M&M's. Since I personally don't enjoy being around a sugar high child all day. We usually only give her a few of these delicacies after dinner. Which means most of the time I am having to tell my child no. Which has made her resort to calling and asking her grandparents on the phone for a few M&M's. It's actually pretty funny.

One day she actually came up to me and said "Mommy, baby need M&M." (talking about her baby doll). And then Ava proceeded to place her baby in her stroller. Look her straight in the eyes and then say over and over "No M&M" while shaking her head back and forth.

One day I was in a generous mood and decided to let Ava take a handful. Her reaction was priceless!


It went from shock, to frantically trying to open the bag, to saying "Mmmmm. M&M" over and over. I think her color dyed face says it all.


Have you had an M&M today?

34 weeks and counting

I have finally gotten around to taking a belly picture! I can't believe we only have a month and a half left until we will be a family of four. I hope we're ready for this! We pretty much have everything in order. It's been nice the second time around because you still have everything from the first child.

But we do need your help! We've picked a first name, but have no clue when it comes to the middle name. We decided to name our little boy Reid, after Josh's grandfather. So we were thinking of choosing David as a middle name because it is the name of one of my grandfathers (which just happens to be Josh's middle name also). But do you think Reid David would be too many D's? I'm totally dying to know what you guys think. So don't be shy, leave a comment!