Still Pregnant!

So lots have happened in the past 2 weeks, but none of them include having a baby! After the news that I could "go any day" and will quite possibly (and hopefully!) deliver pretty quickly, we decided it would be best for the Moms to make their way down to Knoxville. Grandma Betty arrived Friday, Sept. 17th and Grandma Marla rolled in on Wednesay, Sept. 22nd. Since arriving, they have been a HUGE help. We have deep cleaned the house, car, and dogs while also spending lots of time cooking and walking. Amidst the To-Do lists and taking care of Kacey, I have been very pampered and they are spoiling me rotten! I won't know what to do when they leave! We have had tons of fun together and have made some hilarious memories to tell the baby someday. Yesterday, we had no bathroom because when Kacey started to fix our leaking toilet in the morning, the bowl cracked in several places and we had to get an entirely new one. This was bad timing, with three women, one of which is pregnant, home all day. We made due though and tried not to drink quite as much so we wouldn't have to make too many trips to Panera and the neighbors to relief ourselves. Kacey worked hard, though, and with our neighbor Steve's help, we had a funtioning toilet by the time we went to bed. He was rewarded with the most delicious pumpkin muffins I've ever tasted and some good ole' "Office". In between fixing toilets and taking care of three women, Kacey has found time to work on the baby room and we now have painted walls and lights and a fan!!! So exciting!! Below we are admiring Kacey's hadiwork and also seeing how the baby bedding will look with the blue/green walls.

He put the first coat of stain on the hardwood floor (which is about the color of the ceiling fan blades) and it looks wonderful! The fumes were so potent, though, we had to spend the night at the Quality Inn when he applied the stain.....so, Kacey shared a hotel room with his mom, mother-in-law, and pregnant wife! hahah....what a trooper.

This Kacey and I working on the sanding right before he started painting (it's funny that Marla got this picture because there has been so little that I can help with on the room, and she caught the few minutes that I was able to work!)

Kacey and I also went on one last date before we become a three-some. It was a blast! We went to the Fazolis that we had eaten at when we were in Knoxville for a track meet several years ago and then saw the movie "Inception"...a very creative movie.

Also big news....Kacey found a new mower for us!! Yay! Our other mower died at least three times every time he would mow and the last time the muffler fell off. Needless to say, we needed a new one. So, Kacey found a riding lawn mower and he is super pumped! It was like a little kid at Christmas. Below he is teaching me how to use it.

Marla snapped a picture of Bear doing the only trick he knows....sitting on his haunches like a real bear! We don't think they really know a baby is on the way, but we can't wait to introduce them. I think they will love having a kid to play with!
And here is a belly shot at 38 weeks:

Also, we went to another doctor's appointment yesterday and found out that I am still only 2cm dialated, but have progressed to 90% effaced. What does this mean? Your guess is as good as mine! The baby could still stay put for awhile, so we've kind of quit making assumptions that it is coming soon. We are sure getting anxious to meet the little guy or girl, but God knows best and His timing will be better than ours. So, maybe we will send out one more update and maybe the next one will have a little baby to show off!