Progress

We once again visited Dr. Pete this morning and I am dilated 1-2cm, 50% effaced and she is at -3 station. Although this sounds like wonderful progression, I know better... it could still be another 2-3 weeks :o( Dr. Pete did say, however, that if I continued to dilate and make progress without going into labor, we could induce at 39 weeks! Before we left, he let us in on a little secret: we could try S-E-X because after dilation occurs, the progesterone in the sperm can bring on stronger contractions and labor may start! When I shared this bit of scientific insight with my mom, she said that it had worked for her both times?! It just goes to show that Mother Always Knows Best :o) If my water breaks in the morning, now everyone will know why - *wink wink*

Sibling Class

Isaac attended a sibling class on Wednesday at the new Metro Health hospital (which is gorgeous and comfy looking)!!! He was the youngest student in the class and an amazing listener. We have been talking quite a bit about what to expect in the delivery room and when his sister comes home. All of our talking has paid off - he was the #1 'answer giver' of the night. He answered the following questions:
1. What does a baby eat? "Baby food" from my mom's "boobs"
2. How does a baby tell us what it wants? "She will cry"
3. What can you do when you get upset when your mommy isn't paying attention to you? "Play with toys" or "play baseball" (a reference from the movie we watched) or "use our words to tell mommy and daddy how we feel"
Sometimes I wonder if he is really three?!
In an hour's time, Isaac changed his baby boy's diaper, swaddled the baby with a receiving blanket, fed the baby a bottle, and put his hat on. He was also reminded why it was important to hold the baby's head! I wasn't sure if he would enjoy the class, or fully grasp the concept of it, but I should have known better. He absorbed all of the information and was elated to have done it!
Afterwards, we took a tour of the rooms and they look very accommodating. The only 'downfall' was that the flat-screen televisions don't have ESPN ;o) We would really be upset if they didn't have The History Channel, NatGeo, or Discovery (especially if we are in there on a Tuesday - it would be a sin if we missed Dirty Jobs)!

Happy 1st Anniversary!!!!!!!

Rob and I celebrated our first anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 9! It's amazing that we have been married for a whole year. Time has flown by - probably because we were having so much fun! We have gone through many changes together this year and learned a lot about ourselves and each other. We wish that we could have gone back to Treasure Island, Florida to spend our anniversary, but we settled for Camp Lake, Sparta instead :o) We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Great Lakes Shipping Co. before coming home and watching a movie! Isaac had a sleepover at Nana's house, so Rob and I stayed in bed until 1pm (when do you think that will happen again?!) and just enjoyed each other's company without distractions. We enjoyed a wonderfully yummy dinner with my family when we went to pick Isaac up, and after visiting for a while, we came back to the homestead to get ready for the week!
Instead of trying to fill the blog with tons of pictures, I thought I would just add a link to our wedding photo book. Click here to share our wonderful wedding memories with us. Thanks Julie Ann for taking such wonderful photos - they are priceless. We also want to thank all of our family and friends who made our day so memorable and beautiful, and for supporting us this past year. Your love and support is priceless!

Beautiful Baby Search

Neighbors and friends, Sam & Stephanie entered little Corbin in Regis & Kelly's Beautiful Baby Search and have now found out that Corbin has made the TOP 5!!! Regis claims that there were over 300,000 entries! Stephanie is packing her bags right now to head to New York for an 'all-expense' paid trip to the show where they will appear on Wednesday and also on Friday when the winner will be announced! She says that it all feels surreal right now and they couldn't be any more excited! On Thursday, they will be attending the Parenting Magazine Photo Shoot, which should be a fantastic experience. By making the top 5, Corbin has won a $25k college scholarship and if he wins, he will receive $125k and be on the cover of Parenting magazine! They are trying to sell their house and move to a different part of Rockford, but if everything goes well, they might be looking at housing in New York instead!! We are sooooo excited for them - what a fun adventure! We wish them the best of luck and can't wait to find out the results on Friday!!