I thought I would do a quick update while I still have some free time on my hands. We have been keeping pretty busy the last couple weeks, trying to sneak in lots of last minute fun with Reese before we turn her world upside down. :)

A few weeks ago, we met up with some friends at the zoo. It was a pretty hot day, and the kids had a blast playing in the splash area more than anything.





That weekend, Reese helped me plant our vegetable garden. She had a blast watering the plants and digging around in the mud. I'm so excited for her to watch the garden grow. She's loves going out to check on it, and I can't wait to be able to pick our first vegetable.











We have been spending a lot of time at the park, and Reese is becoming less interested in the toddler play areas and more interested in going down the big slides and climbing all the stairs. She also likes the regular swings more than the baby swings. How did she get so big?





Matt took a couple pictures of Reese showing the belly some love. She asks to see the baby all the time, and she loves talking to my belly. She has been asking where all of the body parts are lately, and the other day, she wanted to know where his hands are so she could give him a fist bump.





Reese is still a singing maniac, and she loves to play the piano and sing her songs. It's hilarious and adorable.



Yesterday, we went to the children's museum and then walked along the river walk downtown Naperville. The weather was absolutely beautiful, and we had a great day as a family.







Baby Watch 2012: I'm officially on maternity leave now. I was originally planning to work up until June 6th, but the 10 hour days have been getting really hard. I have been swelling like crazy and having constant contractions. My boss was getting nervous about not having coverage if I had the baby early, and felt more comfortable getting other hygienists lined up so we wouldn't have to cancel any patients if something happened at the last minute, so I started my leave a little early. I was initially annoyed, but I'm happy to have a little extra time at home with Reese. And it's nice to be able to be barefoot. :)

This little man is a total tease. I have basically been having contractions for 9 days straight now. They come and go, and usually stick around for a consistent 2-5 hour period of time each day. It's just long enough to make us think something is really happening, and then they disappear or become inconsistent again. We ended up going to Labor & Delivery last Saturday morning at 3:00 a.m. after 6 hours straight of contractions 7-8 minutes apart. Sure enough, it was false labor and they sent us home. It's been making me crazy, because there's so much more to think about this time around, with needing to be sure someone can be here to watch Reese if we need to leave right away. Between that and our hour long drive to the hospital, the uncertainty of never knowing whether or not it's the real deal is driving me nuts. And the constant contractions are leaving me feel like my whole body has just been beat up. I'm trying to be patient, since we're still a week away from the due date, but all I can say is that this baby better be cute. :) We are definitely getting very anxious to meet him, and I still can't believe that we will be a family of four very soon!!!!