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I am going to steal an idea from Charissa and blog about my checklist of things I have to do before I give birth on May 11th! I'll put my checklist for Patrick on here too!!! I'll check things off the list as we go. We have got to get moving.
Patrick:
get paint for Jordyn's room
Paint Jordyn's walls
Paint ceiling mark
Paint trim for around window
Put up trim around window (check)
Buy trim for floor
Buy bar for closet
hang bar in closet
Buy toe kicks for the floor of her room
Paint trim and toe kicks
Put them all on
Put in the rubber backing in the closet (check)
Put knobs into her new dresser
Take all paint out of her closet and move to attic
Bring all baby things out to wash
clean crib
put together crib
wash windows in Jordyn's room and upsatairs

Cassie:
Pack hospital bag ( I know I can't believe it's not done yet)
Clean house (almost daily)
keep up on laundry (almost daily)
clean Connor's room
Clean out Connor's drawers and closet (check)
Clean out shelves in Connor's closet
Clean out all of Connor's old clothes tubs to give to his new cousins (almost check)
Clean out linen closet (check)
Bathe Max
Clean out Connor's Diaper bag to make room for Jordyn
Put all of the baby things into Jordyn's room
Wash all of the baby things like bouncer/swing...
Wash baby clothes and put away things that will fit her now (check)
Wash bedding
Get office ready for Grandma to come and make sure she is comfortable
Get house/room ready for Grandpa and Grandma Jenny to stay here
Write out instruction list for Dad and Jenny
Buy Connor a swing set for back yard
Make food for Patrick to put in the freezer so he doesn't go hungry while I am recovering (he has requested)
burgers stuffed with mozzarella and feta
stroganoff
lasagna roll ups
pesto chicken salad
Clean out my closet
Completely clean our bedroom from ceiling to floor
Buy this little girl everything. She doesn't even have 1 drawer full of clothes yet. No sheets, no window treatments, no decorations for her walls. I feel like we haven't done anything for her. My poor little girl. I hope she understands.

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My little man turned 18 months old today. I am in shock. I had a baby a year and a half ago and will have another in my arms in 2 weeks. He is going to be a great big brother. I cannot get over the individual that he has become. Each day he amazes me over and over with the person he is. I think of him just a few months back and am in awe of all that he has learned in such a short period of time. He speaks all of the time now and I love that he can communicate with me. I would love to list all of the words he now says, but my blog would be jammed. I know he is saying over 40 words and that may be more, I just haven't written them all down. He uses sentences (3 words) and it is so cute. He totally understands us which is great. If I tell him to go grab his milk he goes right to it and gets it. He loves to play outside and in his bedroom. He has completely fallen out of love with TV and loves his books now. He actually turns the TV off if we try to put it on. His best friend is Max. Whenever I ask if he wants to go play in his room he says "ok", then yells "Max" so Max will come and play too. It is so cute! He is so independent when he wants to be. When we go outside, he will walk himself to the car if we are leaving or if we are going for a wagon ride he will climb on in and get himself ready to go. I tell him every day no matter how much of a big boy he is, that he will always be my baby. I sure hope that's ok for him!
Patrick and I have never laughed so hard than we do with Connor. He is constantly entertaining us and I thank God every day that our home is so filled with that laughter. Connor has the most beautiful soul of anyone I know. He is so happy and wonderful, and wherever we go, he makes people smile by saying "hello" and "goodbye" to them as we pass. I cannot express how much this little man has changed us and how grateful we are for that. I am so excited for his sister to get here and learn from him and grow up with him, and watch them turn into the very best of friends.

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Well, just to let you all now, Jordyn will be here on Friday May 11. I am scheduled to go in for surgery at 1. We are so very excited and way overwhelmed at the same time. I cannot tell you how much we have yet to do. She doesn't even have a room yet. None of her clothes are washed and all of the baby things still need to be washed (car seat cover, bouncer, swing). Totally not prepared! I really need to make a list of all that needs to be done, but it feels like when I do the list just keeps growing. This week is going to be a fun week of busting my tush trying to get the house and all of her things ready. Wow, she is going to be here so soon. We are so excited to meet her. I'll give you an updated picture of her as soon as Patrick scans it!

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Wow, what a week. Connor got himself 2 new cousins back to back. Very Exciting! Alexander was born on Tuesday afternoon and William was born on Wednesday morning. Both of them are so very precious I cannot take it. I'll get pictures up when I can.
Did I tell any of you about our weekend last week? Please tell me if we did the right thing! First of all my cleaning party on Saturday made me feel much better and I have to thank Marsha and Jimbo for being the two most totally awesome people in the world because I could not have done it without you! My house was clean for a whole couple of hours. That is until Connor got home! In the midst of cleaning a puppy found my husband outside. She was a chocolate lab pup who Patrick though was all of 6-9 months old. Patrick walked her up and down the street looking for her home and no one knew her. It was freezing raining and snowing so we brought her home. We didn't bring her in, but we had a crate in the garage and we layered it with blankets and she went right in. So she is crate trained, what a plus. We searched for hours in our neighborhood in the car looking and listening for someone who was calling out for a puppy. No one! We called the shelters, the pound, police and dog warden and no one called in missing a puppy. We made signs and put them up all over the neighborhood inside and out and no one called for her. I cannot tell you how made this made us as responsible dog owners, and dog finders. Shoot, when Bailey and Max ever got loose I called the police, animals hospitals, had signs made up and was pounding the pavement within minutes! But Patrick and I just couldn't let her run loose all night long in the cold and God forbid she got hit by a car. We both kept wondering if we let her go if she would just go home. We couldn't keep her, not 1 week after Bailey leaving and 2 weeks before Jordyn gets here. We called the Humane Society and 2 other no kill shelters and no one would take her because they were full. We had to call the dog warden. She was so sweet and scared to leave. Did we do a bad thing? It has been weighing so heavily on my mind this whole week??

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This blog is titled then...And Now because that is the theme I am going with tonight. First I wanted to just post a couple pictures of Easter last year and how much things have changed 1 year later. Last year Connor was 6 months old and just my chubby yummy little man. This year he is still my yummy little man with a bit less chub and he sure enjoyed it more. Bailey and Max searched for their Easter baskets together last year, and this year they had to do it apart. We still got to spend Easter with Bailey, but it was at his new home. He loved his basket! For those who want to know he is doing very well and settling in just perfectly. I will write more about that at another time.

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This is my first night without my Bailey. I have been an absolute wreck. Of course, Patrick went out to see a movie so I am off to bed by myself with no one to snuggle with. Max isn't much of a snugggler. Well, he snuggles with Patrick. I took Bailey to Marsha's this afternoon and he sniffed around for a bit and got acquainted with the place. When I left, he went to the door to go home with me and I couldn't even look at him. I just had to go, and that killed me. I was hysterical in the car. I know he will be happy there without Connor and Max to bug him. But I cannot tell you how much I already miss that beautiful dog. Patrick keeps telling me to think of it as him going off to college and he calls it Marsha University. It's still not easy this soon into it. Right now, I am sitting here at the computer and Patrick is out and I keep hearing noises and I am freaking out. I normally feel totally safe with Bailey here. Not that he is an attack dog, but his bark is fierce. I know that he is still part of our family, but not having him here is so strange. This is by far the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I know it is the right choice. I would never want my little Connor to be in danger and I had to do it for everyone to be happy. For those of you who know Bailey, he is the greatest dog ever. Patrick and I had to cook for him for the first 6 months of his life on a George foreman grill ( ground meats, baked potatoes and rice) because he was allergic to dog food. We got his immune system working and he was just fine when he outgrew the allergy, but the people who originally had him wanted him put to sleep. Wow, what they missed out on. I already miss him keeping me warm, and I am not really wanting to get into bed right now because I will miss him not being under my covers waiting for me. He was always the first one in the room to look for monsters. Patrick thinks I'm an idiot, but it was mine and Bailey's agreement. I think Max will have a hard time adjusting to this new living arrangement more than anyone. Bailey has been his big brother and protector for 5 years and he has never spent a minute without him. He didn't care that Bailey couldn't stand him. Anyhow, I just thought I'd give a couple pics of my Bay, and let you know that other than a broken heart we're all doing ok today

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I haven't posted in awhile because our lives have been so turned upside down, and my mood hasn't allowed for much conversation. For those of you who read my blog, you know I have had a pretty crappy month. Not many things have been going our way and I try and try to find the positives for each situation. Well our luck hasn't changed as of yet. On Saturday night Bailey nipped Connor and made his lip bleed. That was it for us, we just cannot have that threat in our
home. Needless to say I am devastated. Bailey has been my baby boy for almost 8 years. He has been the greatest dog I have ever owned. He is the smartest, most well behaved dog ever. He lives to snuggle and love on everyone. Just not a 17 month old kid who likes to chase him and jump on his back unexpectedly. Bailey has broken my heart and I am just so sad. Our family is going to seem so incomplete without him here. I think that Bailey may go to live with Marsha, which will be good under the circumstances. She loves dogs just as much as we do, and we will get to spend Christmas with him and I can still make him his birthday cakes and give him his gifts and see him whenever I want. I just will miss him desperately. The really sad part is how much Connor loves the dogs. He loves hugging them and petting them and barking with them. I cannot imagine Connor growing up without dogs. Max is staying for now, we're not sure if he is a threat or if he just tries to scare Connor when Connor lunges at him. If any of you have gone through something like this before we really need advice on how to make this transition with Bailey.

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