7 Weeks and counting!

It is hard to believe but in a little over seven weeks little Henry will be here. I am so excited to meet this little guy. All I know about him right now is that he loves to kick and squirm around, he doesn't like spicy food, he loves cinnamon and brown sugar pop tarts, and he really likes night time. He is much busier than Addison ever was, which I wonder if that is because he is a boy.
I still have entirely too much to do to get ready. But regardless if the closet is perfectly organized, or the basinet is washed out, Henry will still come. And that is all that really matters.
We can't wait to meet you, Henry Burns!

"Draw, Draw!"

So Addison has a new fetish, "draw draw." This basically translates to wanting to sit at the table with her crayons and color for about 1 minute and then procede to throw the crayons, eat the crayons, or just take the crayons in and out of the package. She is obsessed. I never really thought she understood what drawing and coloring really was, that is until this last Saturday.
Saturday morning Andy and I were trying to decide what to do. We didn't want to sit at home all day, but going to the mall or something like that felt really boring. So we decided to go to Milwaukee for the day. We had a nice lunch at Ebert and Gerberts, one of my favorite sub shops while I was in college (they are on college campuses throughout the country). Then we went to a really cool coffee shop. After that we decided to go to the Milwaukee Art Musuem. As we walked into the gallery and showed Addison the first painting she said, "Ooohhh, draw draw." She loved walking around and seeing all the paintings, it was adorable. She reached her peak of entertainment while we were viewing the Georgia O'Keefe exhibit (who wouldn't?!) She completely fell a part and cried louder than ever (well at least that is what it seemed like!). We dashed out of the musuem as fast as we could, while the security guards and other patrons gave us that glare that you can only get in an art musuem. As we walked toward our car Addison said, "Bye bye, draw draw."

Snow Day

Today it snowed all day, I think we got a little over 10 inches. It was fun to cuddle up in the house and just watch the snow fall all day. Andy stayed home from work, so he made his breakfast special, french toast. Addison is addicted to toast right now, it hard to get her to eat anything else. We have somehow convinced her that this is just toast, but we feel a little better that it has a just a bit more substance to it. We declared it "jammy day." So after bath time Addison put a clean pair of pajamas back on. Days like this are so fun. Trapped in the house with nothing really to do. Its amazing how messy a house can get in a matter of 8 hours. Oh well, it was well worth it! Let it snow!!!

Friend

Today I had to go to the doctor and then the hospital to be monitored. I have been having braxton hick contractions for the past 24 hours about 4 to 5 minutes a part. The doctor said to come in just to make sure that everything is okay. Thankfully, after 5 hours we were told that it is just "normal" pregnancy stuff.
My friend Lindsey was able to come over and watch Addison for me and then Uncle BJ came and took her home for the rest of the time. What would I do without friends and family? Not only did Lindsey come on her "day off," but she also completly cleaned my downstairs (which was a disaster, to say the least). Everyone should have a friend like Lindsey. You know the ones that drop anything their doing to come help you, the faithful, the giving. They don't want anything in return, they are simply your friend. True friends don't come around very often, and when they do it just makes the world seem so much better.

Strawberries

This last Saturday we went out to Ihop for breakfast. Lately, pancakes and eggs have been my pregnancy craving. We ordered Addison her own "smiley face pancake." It came with bananas as the mouth, strawberries as the eyes, whip cream as the nose, and strawberry yogurt as the hair. Now, this was a "special" breakfast, as I would never feed her whip cream or the sugared strawberries for breakfast. The funny thing was, she refused to try either one. It kind of became our goal to get her to try it, but every time she would turn her head away with a disgusted look on her face and say, "no!" It was kind of funny and frustrating at the same time. We knew that she would love this special treat. It made me think about how we are as adults. There are many times that God has "special treats" for us, but we turn our head away saying "no." The whole time He is saying, "but I promise, you will love this!" By our refusing His gifts, we are turning down something that could quite possibly be the best thing we ever had.

April 10th!

It is official, Henry will be born on Thursday April 10th, unless he decides to come earlier than that. It is so nice to have an official date. With Addison it was such a mystery, and when she didn't come on the "due date," every moment felt like an eternity (a full 4 days later! If you have ever been pregnant, you know that 4 days late really does seem like eternity!). So mark your calenders, Henry Burns will make his entrance on April 10th at 7:30 a.m. Thank the Lord for c-sections!!!

Catch a Snowflake

When is the last time you caught a snowflake with your tongue? It seems like winter no longer holds the magic that it once did. As a child, snow meant sledding and no school. Now all I see is getting the bottom of my jeans wet and dirty as I walk, or rushing to get inside as quickly as possible. Last night we were walking through the parking lot at Meijer, it was really cold and snowing pretty hard. Addison was in awe of the snow. She kept trying to catch the snowflakes with her hands. Then Andy showed her how to catch it with her tongue, it was funny to watch her stick her tongue out and then laugh as the cold wet snow hit her little mouth. It reminded me that winter can be magical.