Well, here we are with only seven weeks to go! Ben and Mary are getting super excited. They have a countdown going... One week/one day till schools out, twoweeks/three days till the pool opens, and six weeks/six days till Ayden gets here! It's kinda fun sitting around here trying to figure out who is more excited- brother and sister, or Daddy!

Chuck still thinks its funny to wait till he finally get still to come in and start talking to him. Everytime Chuck gets near him I can feel him roll towards him! At first I kinda thought I was imagining it. I mean, how much could the kid know already, right? Now I am completely convinced. If Chuck puts his hand on my belly, litterally within seconds, you can SEE and FEEL him roll into his hands. It's sooooooo amazing.

Speaking of Daddy... Keep your eye out for "Daddy Blog." He said the other day that he needed to get on here and write something. Trust me, you guys will love him. He is about the happiest, gushiest, sweetest Daddy ever!

Next appointment is Monday. I figure he'll either do the Strep B test then or at the next visit, two weeks later.  Not really looking foward to having him elbow deep in my whoo whoo, but guess it's about time to get used to that.

B.T.W.: We finally settled on first name and spelling- Ayden. Haven't decided on middle name yet. We have it narrowed to either Charles or James. I think I am gonna leave that one up to Daddy. Even if he decides to wait till he sees him, I think I'll pretty much let him pick it. Who knows, once Ayden gets here Chuck may pick another name all together!

It's official. This is definatly "Daddy's Little Monkey Man." We had an apptointment with our doctor yesterday. He got a kick out of the fact that I can poke and push on my belly to get him to move and he just kinda lays there, but, let Chuck just start talking to him and the kid goes crazy. lol. He will do the same thing for Mary Ann sometimes. 

We were laying in bed this evening trying to see who could get him to move around first by talking to him. I tried sweet talking him for about three or four minutes... nothing. Chuck rolls over and says "where's Daddy's monkey man?" All of a sudden my belly looks like a water bed rolling around. Guess it could be worse.

I have had a really hard time sleeping now that I past that 30 week mark. We've been trying everything to help with the midnight leg cramps and nothing is working. We've done warm showers, heat pads, massage, bananas.... everything. Anybody have any ideas? I have never had cramps like these before, and I honestly think I could loose my mind if I can't find anything to help!!! 

baby,

   i love you. i love you. i love baby. i love dada and ben and stinky.