Photo Shoot

Wow, we have the cutest kids I have ever seen! We took them in to have their pictures taken today - below are some of the shots.

Here Comes Santa Claus

This year Rubi is a little more "into" Christmas than she has been in the past. She talks about getting to see Santa all the time and she is constantly telling everyone Merry Christmas. When we ask her what she is going to tell Santa she wants for Christmas she says "candy cane". Cool, keep it cheap for the big guy! :)

The other night Santa was in a parade downtown so we loaded up and stood in the freezing cold to catch a glimpse of him. Rubi actually sat on his lap. I was shocked. Guess what she asked for?! A candy cane - and he gave her one. She was thrilled!

Rubi with Santa

Bos, Brek and Rubi waiting to see Santa.

I don't know who this guy was but he was excited for pictures taking!

NKOTB

I'm such a dork! Yes, I LOVED The New Kids On The Block. I owned their tapes (yeah, I said tapes). My bedroom was practically wallpapered with magazine images of "the boys". I went to 2 concerts and I screamed until I couldn't talk. I was devastated when they broke up. Now, nearly 15 years later my desperate prayers to God for just one more day with NKOTB have been answered. However, they don't seem as cool now that they are approaching 40 and still dancing the same moves that made me LOVE them as a 15 year old little girl. Hmmm, peculiar?

Isn't He Just Adorable!

I think he looks like John.

He's so cute it's hard to stop looking at him!

I just want to squeeze him!

Its a Boy

It's an election day miracle!!!! Owen Thomas was born November 4, 2008 @ 1:36 am. He was 8 lbs 6.5 ounces and 20.5 inches long.

Waiting!!!!

We have been in the hosptial since last night eagerly awaiting the arrival of Owen. We arrived at 5:00 pm yesterday (Sunday). Sariah has gotten the medicine, her water is broke, and is having contractions. We should be blessed with the presence of a bouncing baby boy before the end of the day!!!

If The Shoe Fits...

For Halloween this year we found the MOST PERFECT costume for Rubi. She was part devil/part angel. How incredibly fitting! She looked really cute and had a lot of fun trick-or-treating. She couldn't quite get over the fact that people were just handing her candy! She was in hog heaven!

Argh No More

"Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember."

~Oscar Levant

And believe me I will remember for a long time how happy I was to hear the Dr tell me today that she is "putting me on the books" for Sunday. I know in an earlier post I questioned what the point would be to be induced on the 2nd when I'm due on the 5th anyway, but I've changed my mind. The baby doesn't know what day it is and I truly think that if it were up to him I would still be pregnant on Christmas! Just think... I will be the mother of a beautiful baby boy come Monday! Wow!!!!!!!

ARGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

"No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible."

~~George Grace

I have to keep telling myself that after my latest Dr appt. Last week she told me that she was going to start me on Cervadil on the evening of the 28th. Well, now she is telling me that IF she induces my labor it will not be until the evening of the 29th. Which means I would miss Halloween with Rubi. She also said that maybe she will wait until the 2nd. What is the point of that when I'm due on the 5th anyway, and what's a couple of ounces going to matter when he's already over 8lbs?!?!?!?

Anyway, don't mind me - this is just the rambling frustrations of a VERY uncomfortable pregnant woman!

Whoa Mama!

Well, my "worst" fears were confirmed yesterday at my sonogram! As of yesterday morning at 10:30 am Owen's weight is 7lbs 10oz. Come again!?!?!?!? I still have 3 weeks until my due date! He sure is cute though - he was kicking, "breathing" and blinking. Awww! Oh, and he's still a boy - nothing changed in that department. :) I go back in to see the Dr tomorrow and we'll see what she has to say about Owen's size - I'll let you all know soon.

Bye bye Pami!

It has been one week since we took Rubi's beloved "Pami" away. We had been telling her it was "Yucky" so in the last weeks she had been lovingly referring to it as "Yucky Pami" - not the outcome we had been looking for. In the end we just had to take the leap and cut all the ends and throw them away. I wanted to cry just as badly as she did but we all made it through relatively unharmed. Once in awhile Rubi still asks for Pami but I remind her that we don't need Pami anymore and she says, "Pami broken. In trash." Breaks my heart - my little girl is growing up.

Sonogram Here We Come!

Well, I went to the Dr on Monday. At that time I was 3 days short of being 36 weeks and I was measuring slightly over 39 weeks, so I am now scheduled for a sonogram because I am "large for gestational age". I swear the little booger is a monster! I told John that I am going to have the sonographer (I think that's what you call them) double check that Owen is still a boy! :)
Anyway, I have the sono on Monday and then I go back to the Dr on Wednesday for another exam. Maybe she will schedule an induction? Wishful thinking I'm sure!

In Loving Memory

My brother-in-laws brother Zach passed on yesterday afternoon (09.30.08). He will be missed tremendously. Please keep the family in your prayers - especially his 2 teenage sons.

I Ordered It!

I have been telling John that I refuse to order a crib for Owen's room until he gets the walls painted. It has been making me a nervous wreck to not have a place for my new baby to sleep but I also didn't want to have a crib with nowhere to put it. John is painting the room today. FINALLY!!!!!! Owen will have a comfy place to sleep when we bring him home. I can breathe and relax now!

In Loving Memory

James Lloyd Logan

March 21, 1916 - September 24, 2008

Big Baby!

This is what all the other babies in the nursery are going to be saying to Owen! I went to the Dr on Monday and she informed me that the baby was "big". Tell me something I don't know, please! :) She didn't take a guess at his weight yet but I'm guessing he's going to be close to 9lbs. Maybe I'm wrong, and I pray that I am, but he feels sooooooooo big! I go back to the Dr on Oct 6 and after that I'll be going in every week until he's born. Yay! The due date is getting so close and I'm a nervous wreck! :)

"Booful" Picture of Me Mommy!

Isn't she just a doll! She tells me this is a "Booful" picture, and she's absolutely right. It amazes me how the photographer was able to get such a beautiful picture since Rubi was being such an "angel" but that's why she was taking the pictures and not me! :)

Rubi Robinson vs. Rubi Beasley

I wonder who would win?!?!?!?!?! :)

Owen Thomas Giffin

Here are the first "pictures" of our new baby boy! We are getting so excited for his arrival! John is going to finish painting his room tomorrow and I'm going to start washing all his little clothes and decorating his room. It's so hard to believe that he's going to be here in just about 2 months! I've already started getting his and my hospital bags packed - I learned my lesson with Rubi! If my water breaks in Wal-Mart this time it won't be while I'm in the middle of buying the things I need to take with me to the hospital! :)