more happy family :)

Dave's mom and dad came to visit us this past weekend. It was so much fun to have them here. I hadn't seen them in 2 years! And they had only seen pictures of me being pregnant. They were so excited to see me in my condition.

Dave's mom brought my favorite cookies--chocolate chip--so sweet of her. She's extremely thoughtful and kind. We had delicious barbeque--we are in the South after all and Dave loves barbeque.

They got to meet my mom--we had lovely conversations about books and movies.
and I think she really enjoyed meeting them as well.

Grama is going to stay with us starting on August 1st so she can help with the baby. I'm extremely grateful to her for her sacrifice and her time and her willingness to be with us during this time. It makes the whole thing seem like it might even be fun and easy instead of tiring and bewildering.

And, because we timed our pregnancy so magnificently to trail the birth of Isaac's cousin Evan, we received the motherlode of baby supplies from Evan's mom/Dave's sister Stephanie. So--now--it's baby-bonanza-land at our house. Grama threw in some of her own largesse as well--treasures from the local consignment shop.

We supplemented what grama brought with her with the CAR SEAT--so now it feels really real that baby Isaac is coming. Before the visit of grama and grampa, I don't think either Dave or I could really imagine that we were going to become parents. But the fact that it's completely real to Grama and Grampa--and they've been visiting with baby-cousin Evan---it's become very real to us now too.

So--speaking of the fact that this is all REAL now----let's get down to BUSINESS. I'm pretty sure I'm the only person on the planet who doesn't want all my parts hanging out in the wind while Isaac is being born. If I could, I would wear a long sleeve t-shirt and legwarmers and socks while this whole thing is going down. Everyone advises against me doing this, and just going with the standard issue gown, so to compromise, I bought some long, fancy, pink tube socks. And, I'll have a robe. So--I can handle that.

I've been wearing my tube socks now ever since--and they make me very happy. I feel like with Dave's mom there, and with my tube socks--I can handle this labor and delivery thing.

Dave is beginning to be really really excited for the baby. It feels more real to him now that he's seen Lumbley's elbows poking out and my tummy twisting all around.

Our new house will be move-in ready on August 27th. So--now we can sequence things a bit more--baby first, then school, then move-in to the house.

Things are actually coming together. Miss you! Email us at schleiferkin@gmail.com.