Video of Becky

We bought a video camera. To test it out, here's a little clip of Becky showing off her belly.

Kindergartners' Perspectives on Pregnancy

My kindergartners have been a source of new perspectives and interesting questions throughout my pregnancy. Here are a few of my favorites...

Howie enjoys storytime after we eat lunch. Many days, the children can see him jumping around in my stomach as I read a story. Their eyes light up and they sit up a little straighter. They usually ask, "Did he like that story?" After a particularly robust exercise session by Howie, one of the little boys says to me as he is waving his arms, "Mrs. Stevens, it's like your baby is in there going, 'Let me out, let me out!' but he has no door." I told him that eventually Howie will have a door, but did not go into any further explanation. Thankfully, he didn't ask.

The children often ask me about his development, "Does he have legs? Does he have a nose? Does he have eyes?" The other day, we talked a little bit about how he does indeed have eyes and he can see light and darkness. A quiet lull hit the kindergarten crowd, then a child pipes up and says, "Can he see us right now?"

And the million dollar question that everyone is asking, "Mrs. Stevens, when will your baby come?" I just smile a little and shrug my shoulders, "When he is ready my friends, when he is ready."

They are throwing me a baby shower tomorrow. It should be a fun and insightful afternoon...

Becky at 36 Weeks

Becky at 29 Weeks

For all of you "out of towners" who we do not get to see on a regular basis...

Here is a photo of Becky's progress at 29 weeks:

Updating Howie's Room

Updating Howie's Room:

Hungry Howie's

Becky and I have just learned that there is a chain of pizza restaurants called "Hungry Howie's". We'll have to take Howie there when he has teeth.

http://www.hungryhowies.com/

Ellie & Lainey Night

Our friends Ellie and Lainey came over tonight for dinner and a movie. Here they are checking out Howie's room.

Becky at 23 weeks

The Quilt

Our friend, Cheryl, made this beautiful quilt for Howie.



(Jake likes it too)

Nature Hike

It wasn't a beautiful day, but the temperature was nice, so we decided to go for a hike out at Rowe Woods in Clermont County. We took the "White Tail" trail, and along the way we saw a lot of deer. Jake kept scaring them away though.



Don't even think about it...


... and there he goes.

Infiniti Owner for Life

We have a 2003 Infiniti g35 with 64,000 miles. I took it in today for an oil change, and as they always do, they asked how the car is running. I mentioned one small thing - sometimes the driver seat sqeaks a little. But no big deal. They looked into it and confirmed the issue. The only fix is to replace the seat, and my warranty expired 4,000 miles ago. I of course opted not to purchase the expensive seat. Oil change done... went on my merry way.

Then this afternoon the service manager calls me to say that he submitted a request to Infiniti corporate to replace my driver seat even though I'm outside of my warranty period. Infiniti approved the request and I'll be getting a new, squeak free seat.

It's this kind of service and dedication to the customer that will make me an Infiniti owner for life.

Howie's Room

Howie's room is coming along.

Here are some photos of the progress:

The room is still purple, flowers are still on the wall and there is a twin bed in the corner. This is a work in progress!

This is his new shelf with the quilt draped over the top.
He can keep his books close by.

This is the crib where little Howie will sleep. It still needs a matress...