The final countdown!

10 days (or less) until delivery!! Tomorrow I will be 38 weeks pregnant which is exactly when Audrey was born. It feels like a milestone of sorts. We can't wait to meet Ava and I'm SO incredibly curious as to what she's going to look like. I had a doctors appointment this week and a quick ultrasound and everything looks ready to go. I have one more doctor's appointment next week, then a pre-op appointment and delivery the next Monday!

In the meantime, I'm trying to be a good mommy to Audrey. This is such an emotional time for me with her....I feel like things are going to change so much. Ultimately, I wouldn't have it any other way but I feel like I'm saying "good-bye" to things as they are.... I really wanted to cherish this time and enjoy it since I will soon be sleep deprived and exhausted from a new baby....the problem is....I'm currently sleep deprived and cranky from being pregnant. I'm trying to do my best...I guess that's all I can do. Bedtime with Audrey tonight was a special time. She was so incredibly sweet and we read lots of books...she kept asking for "one more" and normally I cut her off but I just didn't want to say "no" tonight. If you know me, you know how much I love to read. It used to break my heart that she used books more for destruction than anything else. Now that she is wanting to read to us, I LOVE it! She makes up all kinds of stories to go with the pictures and i love her creativity. Finally, I told her it was time to crawl in bed and when I asked her if she was ready to say her prayers, she said..."no...it's your turn" so we prayed for our family and that Ava would be healthy. (Ryan called during bedtime from the football game to say goodnight to her....she could hear noises in the background and she asked him if all his friends were there :)

She told me today that she is ready for her date with Daddy. They usually go on some type of one-on-one date on Saturdays. Today she said that she wanted to go on a "super-date to the movie store." I don't know where she got the term "super-date" but it sounded so funny.... and I think it's hilarious that she thinks a trip to Blockbuster is such a great date! She'll make a good girlfriend one day I suppose :) Anyway, Ryan has grad school tomorrow so i guess they will have to take their "super-date" in the evening!

Here are a few pictures of Audrey's first day of preschool ! A few people have asked why she's standing in the corner for a lot of these....but that is the only possible way to keep my child even remotely still. I have to trap her somewhere :)