40 weeks, 4 days

Some action!
Yep...we've had a bit of action around here. I'll spare you the details (to which you would respond, "too much information, Trish") but a baby is on the way. We happen to have a Dr appt this morning too. The heart rate is good/amniotic fluid is good and there are some regular SMALL contractions. I did wake up about 2am with contractions that were 6 min apart for about 2 hours. But, lo and behold...they subsided.
Anyways...I am now 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced...and am officially in early labor. We are hoping to take a walk this afternoon to try to help things along. But, the Dr is hopeful for a baby either today or tomorrow.
We'll see...as we all know, you never know what might happen.
Keep praying!

40 weeks, 3 days

Still waiting.
Enough said.

40 weeks, day2

Still waiting....

So, I guess yesterday would have actually been 40 weeks-day 1. I think.
Anyways...we walked a few blocks this morning to breakfast, then down to the beach. Walked along the beach a ways...then I decided I had had enough, so we turned around.

And still, we wait....

Day 0 = 40 weeks prego

So much for being early...40 weeks is now here. I figured that I'd include a picture for all of you interested in seeing how hippo-like I am. *sigh* Keep checking back cause once he comes...we'll let you know. As you can tell...things are getting a bit tight. This kiddo needs to come out because pretty soon nothing is going to fit me!

-4 days

Went to the doctor today for my weekly checkup. Everything looks good. She did an ultrasound to check the amniotic fluid level-there's plenty of that stuff in there. She also wanted to monitor his heart rate and that looks good too. According to her, I am officially 1cm dilated and 30% effaced. So, for whatever that's worth, that's where I'm at right now.

Is baby brother here YET?

Well...the answer to this question is, no, he's not. We're still awaiting baby brother Backlund. We technically have until the 27th but the DRs have told me week after week he'd probably come early. So, it looks like the Backlund children have minds of their own (Alia was a week late). Each day I wake up I think to myself "Shoot! Another night went by and nothing!". Someday SOMETHING will happen. But for now, here's a picture of Alia in their new stroller, wishing her baby brother were here. But for now, Elmo will have to do.

Lemonade comes from Lemons!

My parents have some lemons trees in their backyard so one day we all decided to go out and pick them. Grandma would pick them, and Alia would carry them to the big bucket. Then, what else does one do with lemons other than make lemonade!? So, Jason got out the juicer and he and Alia juiced the lemons. Alia had a blast. :) We were juicing lemons for days but we're finally finished.

Grow flowers, grow!

We've has some pretty nice days here, so we decided to plant some flowers. Alia helped rake the dirt and put the seeds in. We planted some real colorful Zinnia flowers. Every time we walk by them Alia squats down and says to the dirt, "Grow flowers, grow!" We noticed yesterday that they are starting to come up...little green sprouts are coming. Alia can't wait to see the flowers.

Future Cubbies fan

Some friends of mine threw a little baby shower for our soon to come baby boy. Jason's grandmother had this little outfit sent for him. Needless to say, Jason can't wait until he can wear it! Even though we're not in Chicago, he'll still be born a Cubs fan.

Happy Easter

The day before Easter we had a little Easter egg hunt with Alia, her cousin Avery, and her buddy (boyfriend) Jacob. They had lots of fun looking for the colorful eggs. Alia's favorite part was opening up the eggs to see what she could find in them...would it be stickers, cookies, parachute men, whistles, or play-dough molds? She loved them all.