A Real Update

I had a doctor's appointment today and it went well. I have continued to maintain my weight, which has been a goal for this pregnancy. Milli has officially "dropped". Last week my uterus measured 38cm and this week 36cm, a big difference when every little bit helps. I am dilated to 3cm but still 25%effaced. Whatever, I am just glad there is some progress there. She did "strip my membrane", I was expecting it to hurt A LOT but it was fine. If that doesn't work to put me into labor then I will be induced Thursday! Ok, I see the light and its getting brighter and brighter by the minute. I am thrilled that Milli will be in my arms very soon. However, I would rather go into labor myself so if you have any suggestions PLEASE suggest! I am open for anything at this point. I have yet to take my last pregnancy picture but it will be up soon. For now that is it... Hopefully next time I post it will be about my wonderful birthing experience. Have a great day!

Families are Forever!

Thank goodness for that great knowledge and blessing! My Grandma from Argentina arrived today with my aunt Maggie from Florida. They will be visiting for the next ten days or so. Today we all got to see them and really had a great time at my mom's house. Sometimes its overwhelming the happiness we can feel when we are all together. I just love my relatives that we don't get to see very often. Its amazing how we can all still be so connected even though we are so far away physically. I feel closer to them and we still get to share life's experiences through this medium. I feel blessed to know that we can all live together forever. Here's a slide show of today... Another great day!

What a great day!

I know I should be complaining because I haven't had my baby but really...

What a great day!

It all started when I was down a full lb. at my doctors appointment this morning. Then we had a get together with some ladies from the ward. What a nice break from the usual lunch time. The kids had a great time and so did I. I was able to get some house work done AND take a nap. Could the day get any better?

Its been forever since I've been able to get together with my girlfriends from my old ward. Only because one of them left us to move to Vegas! We miss you Crissy!!! How fun to get together and catch up on all sorts of things... mostly baby stuff. We have been friends for over 5 years and have had many ups and downs together with each others life struggles. We have been through divorces, miscarriages, moves, callings, babies, and even weddings along the way. Only making us be closer together and learning and appreciating each other more and more. God really knows what we need and He knows WHO we need in our lives. This girls mean the world to me and I love them ALL. They build me up and give me the push to be and do better. Thanks ladies for all your love and support. Can't wait to get together again soon and celebrate more of life's miracles.

Crissy, Ameli, Alyssa and Me


Me at 38 weeks with my 3rd and Crissy at 24 weeks with her 1st!

Loving the warm weather....

Too bad it only lasted a few days. I know it will come around very soon and we will be wishing for some more coolness... but for now we have had a great time out together. We went to the "Letters Park" (that's what the kids call Five Points Park) last Saturday and had a picnic. The kids were great. Usually we have to fight them to sit and eat but hey must have been starving because they ate all their food before burning off their calories. Leah rode her bike around like a little pro. She was so happy to be able to ride it on the grass and I am sure she will be enjoying rides with her daddy when she gets older. Mylo has become more secure in himself and will do pretty much anything his little legs and arms will allow him to do. He loves the slide and always calls out to let us know he is going down it. Dave doesn't usually come to the park with us because we go while he is at work but we love to have him be there. The kids love to show daddy what they can do and its always fun to just hang out as a family.

Leah in action!


Mylo as happy as can be!


Piggy back ride?!?!

Leah... oh so cute!

When I was expecting Leah I had no idea what to expect. When she was born and didn't look ANYTHING like me I was bit disappointed. Then she started to develop a super fun and sparkly personality. She had the bluest eyes and blond hair. People would ask me if she was my child. I would of course proudly say "Yes". We are still so different looking but I just can't believe how cute she has become. She is so fun and I adore her... attitude and all. I know I am her mom and I am particularly fond of my children as any mom would be.

The other day Dave took Leah out with him to play around with his camera and take some fun pictures of her... plus it gave me time to just relax while Mylo took his nap. She is a little poser for sure... and has ALWAYS been ever since she was a little baby. I wonder if Milli will look more like her or Mylo. I love that Dave and Leah got to do something fun for both of them. This is one of my favorite pictures of her form the other day.

I am 37+ Weeks!!!

Yeah I am 37 1/2 weeks! Only 2 1/2 weeks to go!!! This means the time is short at hand when I will get to see Little Milli in my arms. This is very exciting!



I must say that last week I had an appointment which went great. My doctor checked me and said I was almost 2cm dilated and that I was very soft. All great indication that soon labor could come or that I was at least on my way to that. Well, today I had an ultrasound appointment to check how big the baby was. All went very well she is measuring about a week bigger than expected. I was scheduled to have this done because my doctor was/is concerned about the baby's size. Well, apparently this ultrasound, so far in the pregnancy, is not very accurate. It can be + or - a whole lb. They "guesstimated" that she was between 7.15-8.06, so really a good size baby, if accurate. Well, I decided to start labor on my own by using my breast pump to start my contractions and get things moving a long. Contractions came and they were very strong but not super consistent. Regardless, we went to the hospital and got checked and monitored for almost 2 hours. As you can now see I am HOME! Not really how I planned the night to be but... whatever... Milli (and God) have other plans. She is not ready to come into the world yet. As disappointing as that might be, I really am fine with it (or at least I will keep telling myself that). I am SUPER tired from "laboring" all day so I should have a good night sleep, FINALLY! I have been sleeping terribly due to anxiety and nerves of the big day which will soon come. So... there's an update for those that really care. I am still very hopeful that she will come very soon as she can't stay in there forever.

That's what friends are for!

When Nakaya's left us for 4 months we talked of them often and all the fun things we have done with them... mostly some nights at each others houses and sharing fun play dates with the kids. I am so glad they are back.

Thursday night Dru called, I picked up the phone and I was sure he was going to ask for Dave. He says, "Laura, I thought we were friends!" I knew exactly why he was calling. I have mentioned one of our favorite drinks before, Lava Flows. We've had "lava flow nights" a few times with them and Dru really likes them. As a matter of fact he missed the drink more than us when they were in New Zealand. Anyway, we got together an hour later to share some drinks and then we played Guitar Hero on Wii. Dave and I are not quite addicted yet but we are getting there. Dru is not one to play video games when Dave has his buddies over to play but for some reason he was loving it! It was very fun to watch quiet Dru play and "dance" along as he played. I wish I had video but I don't. We also played Wii Bowling and I hate to admit it but I WON! (that NEVER happens). We really love the Nakaya's and we are glad they are back. We will enjoy them as much as possible before they go off to Law School. For now we have these memories to share.

Dru playing Guitar Hero... We need to play again! So FUN!