Backtrack: September

September is when things got crazy for me. The week of Gavin's 2nd birthday to be exact. Early in the week I had a doctor's appointment, and everything was fine and dandy with both baby and mom. Then Thursday of that week, I started having lower back pain and cramping, and after a while felt like something wasn't quite right. So I went to the OB again to have things checked out. I was dilated to a 3 (not that uncommon that early in the pregnancy for a second child), but I was also thinning. So at 33 weeks I was admitted to the hospital for observation to see if Xander was coming... a little scary at 7 weeks early. Luckily, things didn't progress any further, and after 24 hours and two steroid shots (as a precaution if he did come early to help develop his lungs) I was able to go home. Though from there on out I was on bedrest.

Gavin's birthday was Sunday the 14th, and I was so grateful that I was home and not in the hospital for his birthday. I had been looking forward to making an Elmo cake all week for him because he LOVES Elmo, so my kind husband came to rescue so I could still do that for Gavin. He baked the cake and mixed up the icing for me, so I could sit and decorate it. I was quite proud of myself.

Because of the crazy week we had just had, we only had Ben's family over for cake and ice cream. That was all I could manage at the time, but we still had a good time. Gavin got Elmo gifts and trains, and a car rug to drive around on... what more could he ask for!









































Then on the 17th was Ben's birthday. With the help of my good friend and neighbor Shanti, I was able to get dinner and birthday lemon bars (since we just had cake a few days prior). So we had a nice quiet evening at home. Gavin who got the hang of ripping open presents this year wanted to open all of Ben's gifts. And his daddy let him help with one or two. We got Ben Spiderman 3 and the piano music from the new Pride and Prejudice. When Ben went to play, Gavin went too. He always has to "help" his daddy play.


















So that was September in our house... now on to a post of October!