Its almost time...

I wanted to do a really quick post before the baby comes. I'm getting induced on Monday (hooray) and hopefully this little one will be born. I've been joking a lot lately how I may just have to smoke him out. He's pretty content where he is apparently since I've been dilated at a 1 for three weeks. I'm excited to meet the little guy and to be semi comfortable again. 

I have been awful about taking pictures lately. All I have is some video Paul took (I don't know how to rotate it, sorry its sideways but you get the idea). Paul put up these rings in the playroom above the ball pit. He is like a big kid! The kids love it and swing right into the ball pit. I know one day one of them (Kade most likely) will slam into the wall! They have a blast and it is pretty cool. We love IKEA!'' 

Doctor's Appointment

Today I had my doctors appointment (it feels like the millionth one!) and we scheduled when this baby is coming. What a crazy world we live in where you can plan when a baby will be born. I am getting induced on May 4th!! I am so excited and just wanted to share our news. The baby is healthy, I'm healthy. I've had blood pressure problems with my other pregnancies so the doctor has been monitoring it closely and so far no problems. I had pre-eclamsia with the girls and Kade so if I can avoid it with this one, I would be so glad. So mark your calendars... May 4th there will be a new baby Chalmers! Now if only we could pick a name for him...

Names...

Now that we know what we're having I am dying to name HIM. But I just can't decide. I need help. Vote for your favorite name on the side or if you have any other suggestions I would LOVE to hear it. With my others I had them named from before I got the ultrasound. I don't know why I can't pick now but this kid needs a name.

Baby ... boy or girl?

We still don't know! For those who don't know, I had the ultrasound tech write on a card I made whether it is a boy or girl. We will open the envelope tomorrow(Christmas Eve) as a family. It took everything I had not to open it at the doctors office but I did watch as he did the ultrasound and I have my suspicions (or you could call it wishful thinking I guess). I'll try to post a scan of the gender in the next few days but here's the first baby picture we got! The one that shows the gender is in the envelope. Any guesses?

Boy or Girl...

I can't wait! We find out on Friday whether this baby is a boy or a girl. Everyone seems to be taking their guesses...

Lizzie thinks boy because she wants Blake to have a brother (isn't that sweet of her)
Linnie thinks girl
Marcia thinks girl
Paul thinks Boy
(Blake has no opinion seeing as he is two and does not understand that there are such things as boys and girls).

So its 2-2. What's your tie breaking guess??

Making Some Changes

Paul and I were debating when to post this and we're waiting a couple of weeks to let the news settle into our brains. But that was before we told two excited 5-year olds, who tell everyone they know! By now they probably told the neighbor kids and all the kids at school, and yesterday their primary class was told and then everyone else at church. So we decided to spill the beans a little early (we hinted at it on our flash back friday)... We're having a baby! He/she is due around the end of April or beginning of May ( I'm around 9 weeks along give or take.). I will only have to miss about 6 weeks of work then I get the summer off so the timing couldn't be better. I have my doctors appointment in a week and half so I'll know more then. We are very excited about this change (and are curious to see who actually reads our blog and will find out this little tid bit of information :) ) and happy to share it with all our favorite people!