catch-up and updates

Well it has been a little while since we have posted so I thought I would do a quick catch-up. Justin had his class break a few weeks ago which was fantastic because we got a whole week with him home. Elliette and I both loved being able to go out and spend time with him and doing a little sight seeing. We went to the aquarium, of course, walked around Carmel, drove 17 mile drive and saw Pebble Beach and Spy Glass, got Ellie a new car seat, walked the bay, and just hung out at home relaxing. It was tons of FUN!Elliette is just growing and growing and growing, she surprises us all the time with what she knows and with her funny personality. A few of the things I can get her to do (when she wants to) is tell me what a snake says, make a pig nose (she can't say oink so she just holds her nose instead), makes her hand quack like the beak of a duck (yeah we don't quite have the quacking part down yet either), point to her ears, nose, mouth, and eyes, and show me where her baby sister is by patting my tummy. Those are just a few of her new little things. She also likes to wear her towel as a cape to run around in.We did find out on Saturday that she FINALLY knows how to climb down the stairs, WOOHOO! She also loves being tickled and laughing. I actually caught her tickling her own toes the other morning when I went to get her out of bed.
funny story: We had her in a dress for church a few weeks ago and she decided that she wanted to try and take it off so she pulled one of her arms through and couldn't get the other one so she played one armed for probably an hour and a half because she wouldn't let us help he either take the dress off or pull her arm back out, she just kept smiling at us as we would laugh at her. She also likes to pull out the mop and bucket and broom and pretend to clean, cute, but doesn't exactly get anything clean.Killer Buy: So I went to right aid the other day and they had their summer stuff on sale for 90% off so I picked up 2 bathing suits with the built in floaties, 2 sets of arm floaties, a baby tube with a sun screen, and 2 sun covers for less than $10 - OH YEAH! Had to brag about that for a second.Ok, as for me and pregnancy - I am 38.5 weeks and can go any day (hopping for sooner than later). Justin had to fight with his superior officers to stay in town this past Sat incase I went into labor (yes, he finally won that battle) since he wouldn't leave me alone and him with no way of getting back where I am so close. We were hoping to have the baby that day just to prove a point to the guy that was causing a stinker but no luck. I was doing laundry yesterday though and stepped over the baby gate and my foot slipped as I was trying to get my other leg over the gate and I fell down the stairs somehow managing to not hit my tummy but ended up face first down at the bottom of the stairs and my legs going up them (I am sure it was quite the site to see - sorry no pic). I was fine but it sure scared Justin pretty good and Elliette cried for me wanting to make sure I was ok. I told Justin though that if falling down the stairs doesn't put me into labor I just don't know that there is much else I can do but wait. I do have another Dr. appointment today and I am excited to see if I have progressed.
Sorry about the long post, I have been busy trying to clean my house and waiting for the little one. Hopefully she is the next post that comes.