Baylor vs Aggies

Camille went to another Baylor home game this weekend with Matt, Nana, and Papa. She loves going to the games. She was so excited to go on Saturday that as soon as we were done at the pumpkin patch, she was ready to drive straight to Waco (though we were not yet ready). I actually stayed home so as not to tempt fate with going into labor away from home. Camille said that she was ready to go to GG and Boppy's house (her great grandparents who live in Waco) and that Nana would buy her more Baylor football beads and a coloring book (as she got the week before at the football game). I corrected her, and we remembered to pack the beads, coloring book, and her pom-pom for the game. Camille had a great time at the sold-out game and thought it was fun to watch the Aggie Band especially. She loved popcorn and even shared some with others. It was fun to pull down her new hat over her face.--Stephanie

Photos with GG and Boppy

Matt had to bribe Camille with fruit snacks (which worked like a charm) after the late evening football game to sit for photos with GG and Boppy. She’s not shy of GG and Boppy, but you know that 3 year olds love to choose options other than the ones we suggest.--Stephanie

Belly Picture

Here is a picture of my growing belly. Just about 1 week left until the baby arrives.--Stephanie

Pumpkin patch

Camille has been looking forward to visiting the pumpkin patch for several weeks. She asks me every time we go to the grocery if we can get a pumpkin. We wanted to wait for Matt to finish his testing and then have a nice weekend for our pumpkin patch adventure. Last night I told Camille that we could go this morning (Saturday). This morning Camille woke before dawn and talked to herself in her bed until the first glimmer of light when she called me upstairs to get her. The first thing she said when I walked in her room was that she was ready to go to the pumpkin patch. I stalled her a couple of hours with making pancakes for breakfast, etc. Camille had a great time playing in the hay bale maze and choosing a pumpkin.--Stephanie

Camille in her "Learning Tower"

Camille loves to be in her "Learning Tower" in our kitchen so she can safely be at counter height. --Stephanie

Costume Parade

Camille had a costume parade at her school on Friday morning. It was a cold, blustery morning. The children came outside and paraded around the parking lot to show off their costumes. Camille didn't see me for a while and was obviously having a wonderful time. I felt sorry for some of the kids dressed in costumes without sleeves (since it was cold). I figured that Camille wouldn't leave a hat on for any length of time, so I suggested wearing the clown costume we had instead of the Baby Bop costume (which doesn't look like much of anything without the hat). She was happy being a clown because she recently learned about clowns at a friend's birthday. --Stephanie

more pics

Matt just found these pics hiding on the camera. One is of Camille sitting on my lap when she was sick with a cough, and I was just trying to hold her upright so she could get some relief from coughing. Another is of Camille and her Papa loading his car in the rain. Camille loves to get wet.

The baby is still breech. I think we're opting out of trying to externally turn the baby because of low success rates, risks, and reported discomfort with the procedure. So, if the baby doesn't turn on her own, I'll have a c-section. It's not my ideal situation, but it will all work out. I'm at 36 weeks now. The count-down is on.--Stephanie

Camille loves the baby

Camille likes to touch my belly. She wants to feel the baby move but has very little patience, quickly announcing that she thinks the baby went to sleep.

We had a sonogram last week but the guy running the sonogram couldn't tell us much. My doctor didn't call to give us any results over the phone. She had previously said she would only call if there were a problem. The one notable thing we did find out is that the baby is breech. Hopefully the baby will soon turn head down. I have another doctor's appointment tomorrow, and I'm interested to see what the doctor plans. I'm thinking she'll probably want to try to turn the baby pretty soon. I've read way too much about breech births, so hopefully that won't be in my future. I'm not really worried. I am just eager to have a plan.--Stephanie

Photos--better late than never

I don't know why I had trouble adding pictures to the Blog last night. It didn't work after multiple tries. I finally got it working today. It seems like I'm often having trouble getting photos uploaded. Do you other bloggers have this trouble too?

Camille's new school

Camille started her new school last week. I think her teachers are excellent. Camille comes home with very messy and with lots of projects to show for it. She's doing lots of pre-academic activites and having a great time. She often comes home with some kind of mask or headband related to some theme of the day (like a red-eyed tree frog, for example). She is learning more school rules like no running inside. This is a much more structured and rule-oriented environment. While kids will be kids, the classroom feel under control and not so chaotic. Though the teacher said that Camille was never sad for long after I leave in the mornings, today was the first day that she didn't try to keep me from leaving. Camille just ran in and gave the teacher a big hug, and the teacher told Camille where she could sit. Camille hardly looked back at me. I was a little unsure what to do because I didn't want her to feel like I'd snuck out without saying goodbye, but I didn't want to make a big production of leaving when she seemed to be going to class so easily. I did catch her eye on my way out the door and blew her a kiss. She looked a little unsure, but I confidently walked out. I think so often kids read the face of the parent in deciding whether or not to be upset. Camille is making friends and has all good things to say about school.

Matt got a new camera so he's fooling around with the settings in these photos. The one of Camille sleeping was taken in almost complete darkness.

I'm staying busy getting projects done around here, including organization of a year and a half worth of photos into albums, and resting as needed.

I went to the OB today for a checkup. I'm just shy of 35 weeks with this pregnancy. I've been having inconsistent contractions but nothing major. The doctor said today that I'm already starting to dialate and wants to start seeing me every week. She also ordered a sonogram for tomorrow to check the baby because she's so small. This is exactly what happened with Camille at the end that pregnancy. It seemed like the baby wasn't growing, but Camille was fine--just small. These kids both have the Smith/Colvin "short/petite" genes. Matt wasn't a small baby, but that's because he was born several weeks late.

Camille goes for her 3-year check up tomorrow too. I'll be interested to see where she falls on the growth curve.--Stephanie