Simpson's Journey

Not too much longer and we will have Michael in our arms!  We can't wait! How far along: 36Weeks Total weight gain: 32 pounds Maternity clothes: YES Stretch marks: unfortunately yes Sleep: sometimes I have to sleep with a pillow for my legs and I toss and turn Best moment of the week: Hearing Michael's heart beat Miss anything: sleeping on my back Food Cravings:   nothing really, if I see something or talk about a certain food then I might want it Anything make you queasy or sick: raw broccoli Gender: BOY Labor signs: maybe some braxton hicks Belly button in or out:   It has become FLAT Wedding rings:   Still on Happy or moody: Happy Looking forward to: hearing his heart beat again at my next appointment. Not much else is new just waiting for him to come!

For Cameron's birthday this year we decided to not do a party but to take her to see Disney on Ice "Rockin' Ever After".  The Aunties came with us too since it was in Chicago so we made a weekend out of it.  I was truly impressed with the show and how Disney condensed 4 movies into one 2 hour show!  We saw three of Cameron's favorite princess, Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Rapunzel (Tangled), and Belle (Beauty and the Beast) , along with Mereda (Brave).  What a fun time and it was fun watching Cameron's reaction to the skits.

How far along: 32 Weeks Total weight gain: 30 pounds Maternity clothes: YES Stretch marks: unfortunately yes Sleep: sometimes I have to sleep with a pillow for my legs and I toss and turn Best moment of the week: Seeing Michael at my appointment Miss anything: not really Food Cravings:   recently cheese burger Anything make you queasy or sick: raw broccoli Gender: BOY Labor signs: maybe some braxton hicks? Belly button in or out:   Still in Wedding rings:   Still on Happy or moody: Happy Looking forward to: the next time we see Michael Can you say "AGH!", or even "I am not ready!" Ok I can't believe that there are currently only 8 weeks left before Michael is here! I am not ready at all! Can't wait for my baby shower so I can know what I need to buy before Michael arrives.  Joe bought us a new glidder because my old one broke.  We should be getting that sometime next week.  We just had another appointment, going ...

We can't believe that we have a 4 year old!  It has been an amazing journey so far and can't wait to see what will come of the next year of Cameron's life!  Cameron is such a blessing to us!  Cameron really loves her princesses, drawing, painting, dress up, and doing lots of pretending!  At Cameron's annual doctor appointment she weights 29.7 pounds and is 40 inches or 3ft 4in tall!  Cameron has gone up on the scale to 9% for weight and 60% for height!  Still such a petite little girl! For her birthday this year we decided to not do a party, but we did bring cupcakes to her preschool.  We will be taking her to see Disney On Ice: Rockin' Ever After on the 26th in Chicago for her birthday present from Mommy and Daddy.  I will post pictures of that once that happens. For her birthday we let her decided where to go for dinner and tradition in our family and, of course, she wanted to go the "Fire Place" or Japanese steakhouse. Sh...

One of Cameron's Christmas presents was a double sided easel. Cameron loves that one side is magnetic and it came with numbers and letters. That same side is also a dry erase board. The other side is a chalk board, and both sides have a large clip to hold paper. So I bought some paper and finger paints from the Dollar store and Cameron loved painting! Love seeing her creative side come through!

The day we left NC we received another snow fall and it wasn't much like before but we were able to still play in it for a bit.  Cameron and I bundled up and went outside.  Playing in the snow with her outside kitchen and swinging.  Then I realized that the snow was packable so we made a small snowman. Cameron loved doing that!  Going down the slide! Making snow angels and throwing snow at Daddy!

We next traveled to Grandma and Gramps place to have Christmas with them and Joe's sisters.  After arriving and eating lunch we opened our Christmas presents. Cameron got more fun things! Lots of books this year but she did ask for them:) The next day it wasn't too cold so we went to walk on the beach. We took Molly and Violet our dogs with us and they all had a great time! Cameron loved that I let her touch the water! Cameron also found a couple of shells we brought home with us.We just love the beach!