Mom and Dad arrived but no Ben...

My parents got here Sunday night! YEAH! We have had a great time, eating, relaxing, playing games, and waiting on Ben. We went to the doctor this morning and there are no changes. And I mean absolutely no changes! I had a Non Stress Test this morning and everything still looks good so that is a huge praise! So, we will wait till Friday night and if he has not made his appearance by then we will induce. My dad leaves Sunday morning so it would really be nice if Ben would come before Saturday. I am so thankful my parents are here. They have been so encouraging. My mom was nine days overdue with my older sister, so she is can totally empathize with me.

Here are some pictures of us together at 40 plus weeks. Don't look too closely, I am definately "great with child" as my mom says.

We had a baby shower in a crib when mom arrived! Thanks for all the fun gifts from different people. We feel so very loved!

I needed a little encouragement after our doctors appointment today. So my dad treated us to one of our favorite restuarants that overlooks the downtown part of our city after finding out the news at the doctors office.

Still Waiting...

Ben appears to be content and happy to stay where he is for right now. I think that he heard that his Papa and Shosho(my parents) come on Sunday. So, now he is going to wait till they come to chear him on into the world...we will see. We go back to the doctor on Saturday for another appointment. At our appointment last week, everything looked good. He is in position and engaged. So, it is just a matter of time before he makes his grand debute! We will let you all know as soon as we know anything...

The expanding Hawkins family!

The Hawkins Family has great news! There will be three cousins all born in 2009! I am pregnant, Kristin and Gary are expecting their first child any day, and Brian and Ashley just told us they are expecting!!! So, Jimmy and Trudy will go from no grandchildren, to THREE grandchildren all in 1 year. Oh, the fun family times ahead! Congratulations Brian and Ashley!


The Proud Fathers to Be!


The Expectant Mothers

A little Martha Stewart

I had some extra fabric from Ben's room, so I decided to make some napkins with it. Then I realized it would be nice to have some napkin rings. I had bought these little clips downtown back in the fall but had not used them yet. The pretty ribbon was from a gift I got from Kristen with a baby gift. So, now we all have the appropriate titled napkin rings for when my parents come.