Big Sis!!!

Claire loves being a big sister to Oliver. She is becoming quite the little helper too! Today, he started crying and I couldn't get to him right away so she was giving him his binkie and patting him on the back to try to comfort him!! She also can't wait until he can take a bath with her. I stuck his feet in while she was getting hers the other day and she kept signing for more. Here are a few pics of them together!

Quick Update!

Just wanted to post a few pictures that would give you a better idea of what Oliver really looks like. More later...

Our Newest Addition!!!

We are proud to welcome our newest addition!!

Oliver Andrew Grandstaff

August 8, 2008 at 9:17 AM

9 lbs .9 oz.

20 inches long

We are all doing well and home now. I will post more later, but I had a sec while both kids were sleeping and wanted to show off our new little guy. More later...

Are we ready?!?!?!?!?

Well, we are as ready as we are going to be to meet the newest addition to our family!! We are both getting really excited to meet this little guy and find out what he looks like. Friday is the big day!! My surgery should start around 9 AM. When I saw the doc yesterday he is pretty sure our little man is still breech, we will find out for sure on Friday I guess. I think Ryan is planning on posting some pics soon after the birth, so check back soon. This past weekend, being Claire's last as an only child, we decided to take her to do something fun (since it will probably be awhile before we get out of the house again)!! We went to COSI in Columbus. She had a blast!! We spent about and hour and a half in the little kid zone. Then we ate lunch and explored the ocean exhibit. That is about as far as she made it before she crashed. Ryan and I looked around a little bit more, but then we headed for the State Fair (Ryan's idea). It was hot and crowded and I did not enjoy it very much, but that probably had something to do with being nine months pregnant!! Here are pics of our COSI adventure!

COSI, here I come...

They better be ready for me!! Kid Zone...Yay!!

Down the slide!!

Playin' in the balls with daddy!!

Water play area...what fun!!!

All wet from the water, what can I do now???

Trying to catch the water that was squirting out of the ground!! It was a fun and exhausting day!! Stay tuned for updates and keep me and the baby in your thoughts and prayers for a safe surgery!!!

Quick Update!

Here are a few cute pics of Claire. I couldn't resist posting them!!

This weekend was great! Saturday, I was supposed to get together with some friends from work to have lunch and catch up, but sneaky DJ had planned a suprise shower for me instead! What a great friend! It was so nice of her. I got to see some friends and family I hadn't seen in awhile. We had some really yummy food and they all pitched in to get Ryan and I the awesome stroller you see below. We had talked about getting this stroller, but kept talking ourselves out of it because of the price. Thank you so much everyone for helping with this wonderful gift! It will make life much easier for us in the coming weeks!!As I stated in an earlier post, our crib had been recalled. We got the replacement voucher this past week, so Sunday we headed to Columbus to Babies'r'us to pick out a new crib. Here is the one we decided on. It is kind of like the old one, but has a solid back. Now that that is settled, we can't wait to meet our new little one who will be sleeping in it. Only 11 more days... Claire is getting better about going to bed at night and at naptime (knock on wood)! I really think is has had something to do with getting more teeth. She has been chewing on her fingers like crazy and she doesn't usually have them in her mouth unless she is eating!!

Again, thank you so much (especially DJ) for putting together the surprise shower. It was wonderful and we are looking forward to using the gifts we received soon!

Random Pictures

Here are the pictures I promised along with some cute pictures of Claire. She is such a ham for the camera. Here is my first attempt at putting her hair into pigtails!! Aren't they adorable?????

Here mom...

Eating berries, her favorite thing!!!

Just woke up from my nap!!

Me and mommy!!

My built in seat!! How will I carry her without that bump??

My almost 37 week belly. I didn't think the picture with the shirt quite did it justice. I cannot believe how big I look. I mean, I feel huge, but seeing it is a different story... Only two weeks from today to go!!!

36 weeks, 5 days

I went to the doctor today for my 36 week appointment. He said only one more visit (next week) and then the c-section is scheduled for the following week. Things looked good. I gained a pound or two, my blood pressure was normal (124/60) and despite the frequent Braxton-Hicks nothing is happening yet. Dr. Meyer thinks this baby too is in a breech position. I had my suspicions. It doesn't really matter what position he is in, but I wanted to know. It makes me feel better about having a c-section scheduled. I would really like to try to have a vaginal birth, but not if the baby is breech. Claire was up every hour last night from 1:30 AM on. That really sucked. I just kept thinking, this is more often than a newborn!!! She has to be cutting teeth. Ryan and I are hopeful it won't last long. This too shall pass... I have been meaning to have Ryan take a picture of me, but that hasn't happened yet. I will try to get that done tonight and post it tomorrow. That's the scoop for now!!