Happy Halloween

Here are our pumpkins. We actually had to throw them out a few days BEFORE today cause we carved them too soon and left them in the nice warm house, but they were cute while they lasted. Israel did most of the hard work, and I got to paint and help carve the pictures. Asher's contribution was . . .admiring them afterward.

Thanks to Austin Kramer, Asher decided it wasn't a bad idea to put on his pumpkin costume, and thanks to Heather, he had a nummy bread stick to eat. We could have gone home right then and he would never have known what he missed. This is the same costume he had last year, so the sleves are a little short, but I thought he was pretty darn cute. Almost time to start Trunk or Treating. Good thing I stuck that had on him, cause it ended up being the only thing we had to stash all his candy.

Woohoo, the hats full! It took him a few cars before he figured out that he was getting treats at every one. He never quite got to the point of actually saying "Trick or Treat" or anything else for that matter besides, "Da!" when we'd walk away from each car. He preferred to take the candy himself and then put it in the hat. I must say, I was pretty proud of our costumes :-)

Now THIS is a happy kid. He ate a sucker on the way home and a Baby Ruth and 3 Musketeer while sitting on the couch. Luckily Israel got home, distracting Asher long enough for me to put the candy away for the night :-)

Daddy and Asher, watchin' TV - Funniest Home Videos I think.

Here I am! This was taken on Sunday, October 12, at 37 weeks. One of the few times that I'm actually dressed and able to get a picture taken.

We took these this morning :-) Oct 15th. Israel and I had an adventure with our security system, it started beeping repeatedly at around 2:30 a.m. About an hour and a half later we had it figured out and went back to bed, but it set us back. Luckily, Asher let us sleep in until 8! Unluckily, Israel was supposed to leave around 8:15 - so, we decided to take family pictures. Random? I think so. Asher sure liked the countdown and the big flash at the end :-) so it turned out to be a pretty good time for him.

8 Months!!

I know, I know, it's been over three months since I last posted ANYTHING. And I still don't have a single picture of me - but you can imagine, I'm huge, and I feel bigger :-) I've only gained 20 lbs. so far, but I sure hadn't lost much after Asher, so I'm hoping it stays around there. I have taken pics of Asher, though I'm having a hard time finding them right now, so . .you'll just have to take my word for it that he's darling and active and going to be hit hard I'm afraid when this new little one comes along. On the other hand, I think he'll appreciate having a playmate. His favorite word is "Da" and says that for Everything imaginable except for 'bath' and 'ball', for both of which he says, "Ba". He loves to throw balls, drink milk (he's been going through his own gallon every 2 to 3 days), and Dance :-). He's figured out that if he pushes the buttons on Israel's iPod he can usually turn it on. Then he holds one of the little ear buds to his ear and does the cutest dances. He LOVES his daddy, and misses him SO much when he's gone. They are inseparable when daddy is here, and Asher copies everything Israel does. He's actually quite posessive of him. I've been pushed away from Israel more than once when Asher was pretty sure I was hogging all of his attention. :-)

I'm feeling really well considering my size. Having a toddler to chase this time around has definitely put more of a strain on my body, but I sleep well most of the time and am able to do all the stuff I need to do in a day. I've even started on Christmas stuff, just so there is less to worry about later.

Israel continues to be SUPER DUPER busy. He's working so hard. I love him. We are lucky to see him for 1/2 hour or so in the mornings before he heads to school and then work. Getting home by 9:30 is early. Then he's usually either up till 2 a.m. or up at 5 a.m. (and occasionally does both) in order to keep up with his homework. I don't know how he's doing it. Luckily, he never has to work on Sundays, so he's got one day a week to spend with us.

I've got 3 1/2 more weeks left! The more I think about it, scheduling an induction sounds like a great idea. Any opinions on the matter? I've heard it's harder on your body - but I'm a huge fan of epidurals - And there's always the chance that the baby could come earlier, but I'd be really surprised if that happened. The convenience of knowing when he's coming is sounding really appealing lately. I'm due on November 2nd and Israel wants a Halloween baby - mostly cause it happens to be a Friday and he'd have a whole weekend to be with us. We'll see!!