Good times

With it being a few weeks since our last post, some of you may be wondering "Did she have the baby? Is that why they haven't updated?" You can stop wondering. The answer is no. But in the meantime, we've had a lot going on. (And I'm sure I'll miss most of it in this post.)

First of all, we had a fun weekend when the Jones side came up over the holiday formerly known as UEA. We celebrated grandma's birthday, carved pumpkins, made caramel apples, had a yummy dinner and made and decorated cookies! It was fun for all!

Collin also had his last soccer game of the season that Saturday. It was a great game (forgot the camera), and it was exciting to see how much progress the team has made since the first game. Way to go Great White Sharks!

Collin continues to have his BYU fetish fueled by uncle Chris. He has worn his Harvey Unga jersey 3 days in a row--I finally had to quarantine it until laundry day (then Hunter hid it and it missed the wash! Tragedy!!). He was wearing it at Smith's one day and a grandma told her granddaughter, "Look, there's Harvey Unga! He's littler than he looks on TV." Collin didn't hear it, but it was cute.

Savannah has been busy with school and activities. This week is not only Halloween, but also red ribbon week. Today was crazy hair day. Here's a sample of her "craziness."

Hunter is doing well. We went to a "well-child checkup" even though he is in-between usual check-up times. It was to find a pediatrician for us before the kids REALLY need it. The doctor was great. Hunter enjoyed being nakey (down to his diaper, anyway), for the visit. We found out that the great, big baby he was has moved from the ginormous category to the small-to-average category (they don't do height/weight charts in Australia). He is 18th percentile for height, and 50th for weight. His head continues to be large--75th percentile. And he uses that big noggin well. He is always in an imaginary scrimmage with Collin. He is by far the best Wii boxer in the family. And, of course, that head holds all his crazy brains--the kid comes up with some wacko things. I guess that happens when you are the third child.

Jessy has been making progress in the basement. He can't wait until it is done so he can work on the yard or play with the kids instead of being down there all the time. (He did get out and dig up the garden, taking advantage of the unseasonably warm weather we've had (after the early snow)). He is working on the finish work and hopes to be able to paint before the baby comes.

As for baby #4...there is nothing really to report. Besides feeling like I'm lugging around a watermelon and sometimes not being able to walk at all, there is nothing new. According to my original dates, I was due October 25. That day came and went as we spent the day travelling to and from Provo. I've had some days (always Sundays, oddly enough), where I've had 6+ hours of contractions, but it has done nothing for me. I'm hoping the change in weather this Sunday will bring about some action, but I'm not getting my hopes up too high. The midwife asked when I thought enough was enough, and I said I probably don't want to go longer than next weekend (November 7 or 8), so that will be my induction time frame if it goes on that long. I'm not too disappointed that he waits until Halloween is over, but I have predicted that he will come on either November 2 or 4...we'll see about that. I won't be sad to say good-bye to the heartburn/reflux, pinched nerves, and extra weight that just seems to keep appearing (I put off buying Halloween candy as long as possible, but parties and trunk-or-treats start tomorrow, and I knew I wasn't going to get back to Target before then, so now that they're here, I have to eat them. Almond Joys and Reese's peanut butter cups--they both have nuts, so they should probably be banned from trick-or-treaters anyway!). In response to the requests for a belly shot (it's funny that only you Aussies ask to see this!!), I'm posting one, but Jessy says I look mad and I think it makes me look bigger than I am (don't pictures add 10 pounds? or is that just video?). I'm not really in the mood for photos these days, I guess. We'll be sure to update when there's news to report!

Soccer and Snow

We've had some great laughs with the kids recently. First is Collin and his 'prowess' on the soccer field. He's been doing really good ... so good in fact that I need to bring in the reigns a bit. He scored a couple of goals last game and I kept telling him to get his teammates involved and help them score. So, the next time he was on a break away it was just him and the goal. He stopped, looked around, and then passed right to one of his teammates who then scored. He's been doing just awesome and we are all very proud of him.

The other big news is the dump of snow we had this weekend. Good thing it didn't hit while we were at the BYU game, but it did back home! Above is a home video of the kids enjoying some of the their first snow in a number of years (and for Hunter his very first!)

Kelli was having some pretty good contractions tonight so hopefully we are getting a bit closer :)

See ya!

Full Term!

Well, thanks to those who voted for our baby's name. And especially thank you for out-voting Stinky Doo-Doo. Hunter will be disappointed, but I'm sure he will be using it for a nickname. In case you didn't guess, Collin would like the baby to be named Jett. Trey is one the adults in the house are tossing around. I guess we'll have to wait and see...

We are officially full-term with this pregnancy. For most people, that means the baby could come at any time and be healthy. For us, it means our baby will come in about 4-5 weeks. Who knows, though, we could get a miracle! (Please just wait until I get the Halloween costumes done and Jessy is done travelling!!! But if you really must come now...okay!!)

Since the last post, Collin and Savannah both had their first field trips of the school year--Collin on a nature walk to the Ogden River Parkway, and Savannah to the Ogden Nature Center and the Treehouse Museum (or Moo-seum, as she still insists on saying). They both loved their adventures.

The Lindsay side of the family had a family reunion last week and it was fun! The mountains in Park City (and on the drive there), were pretty with the fall leaves and once we got there it was non-stop cousin time--yea! In fact, we didn't see Savannah hardly at all on Saturday and she had a blast with her distant cousins.

We travelled to Salt Lake again this week for my grandma's funeral. She had a massive stroke two weeks ago. I'm so glad we went to the funeral because it gave me a different perspective on her life--it's funny that you don't really realize that people had a life before you knew them (like your parents or grandparents). It was fun to hear the memories of her from her children and see the slideshow put together by Keith.

This weekend was fun--Grandma and Grandpa Whetstone came up Friday and Chris came Saturday. Grandpa helped Jessy in the basement, we watched General Conference, went for a drive in the canyon, and maybe most importantly, watched Collin in his soccer game. We love having them here and hope they didn't go home with more than they came with!!

As for Collin's soccer game--this week he estimates to have scored about 7 goals (it was around there--we all lost count). Lucky for me, I got one on tape. Between Savannah in my face, Hunter on my lap, and the fast pace of the midget-sized game, I don't always get the camera on in time (like when Collin did a goal kick to himself and took the ball all the way downfield for a goal). On Saturday, his team really beat up on the other team (other kids on our team scored, the other team didn't get a goal), but the other team didn't seem to mind much.

I should probably go back to bed.