Final Countdown!!!

This is the week. If I don't go before Wednesday on my own, which I highly doubt even though these contractions continue, Wednesday is the day! Bright and early...we will have posts as soon as we can about the arrival of Herring Baby #2!!!!

Halloween 2010

Leaving Daddy behind...we have more candy to get!
Thank you...leaving neighbor Barb's house after getting a handful of candy!
Getting dressed in the Buzz Lightyear garb...with Buzz Lightyear pj's underneath.
Cheese....
Guess where he gets it?
Trick or treat!
At Uncle Lonnie's.



Finally posting the Halloween pictures from this year...with our little Buzz Lightyear. For being such a grump earlier in the day, he did pretty good and had a blast getting candy. As he says all the time now "My love candy. My love chocolate candy." :-)

Some more pictures of fall fun...

Swinging at the park...
Making cookies at Grandpa & Grandma's.
Posing for a picture with Papa at Collegeville Orchards.



My pieces...

Thomas's 2nd Birthday

Here are the long awaited pictures from Tom's 2nd birthday!!

5 weeks left...

I can't believe in 5 weeks we will be greeting another little Herring! It's gone pretty quick, although I'm definitely ready for this one to be done. Getting to the uncomfortable stage now and ready to be done :-) For those of you that don't know, this little bundle will arrive on the day before Thanksgiving, unless of course my water breaks or I go into labor before then. We are scheduled for a C section on the morning of 11/24. I did sneak in this morning and got a sneak peek at work. Head is down and baby was practicing breathing :-) Approximate weight was at 5 lbs 15 oz, give or take a pound or two. So it's going to be another big Herring baby :-) We are still waiting to find out if it will be little Lily Donna or Samuel Herbert though.

I will be posting pictures soon too of Thomas's 2nd birthday party!! He had a blast and is so much fun. He's SO smart - just like his Mommy. And I think even he is excited to meet the baby :-)

Talk to you all soon!

Nesting Syndrome has Set In!!

Well, nesting has set in. Even though we have 2 months left, I feel the need to go through all bags, boxes, clothes, baby things, and get them ready. The nursery is painted, crib mostly put together, and furniture starting to move in. I've started laundry and moving blankets into the baby's room. Considering I want a Christmas tree up and most of the Christmas shopping done & presents wrapped before we go into the hospital, I figured I better get a good start on it.

Had another dr's appt last Monday and everything is looking good. Did the glucose test for gestational diabetes, which came back normal -- no more of that icky stuff. Blood pressure was awesome at 100/64. Weight is FINALLY up...every other appointment up until now I've lost weight, but came back with a vengence this time around -- up 7 pounds. Yikes! Now we start our every 2-week appointments. I can't believe 9 weeks from Wednesday we will be welcoming our new little one! I even think Thomas is getting excited...

But I think he's more excited about his upcoming birthday!!! On Thursday John and I will have a 2-year-old. I can't believe it! He's such a little man :-) and a little sweetie...although he is definitely hitting the "terrible 2's". Even at his worst though, he is an absolute joy and we still treasure it :-) ...but he could definitely quit saying "I don't wanna"

Good Quotes

This morning as Tommy was eating his cereal. He found one that wasn't completely round. He picked it out, held it up, and said "This one is crappy". Now how are you supposed to NOT laugh at that??

Later today...we all took a nap together. I woke up first and was trying to wake up Tommy and Daddy. Me: "Daddy...Tommy...wake up". Tommy stretched, opened his eyes, and then said, "We're sleeping", rolled over and closed his eyes again.. It was too cute.