So close...too close, yet not close enough!!!!

I only have five more days until we bring home little Estelle! Well I guess today is pretty close to being done. I feel ready, yet I don't mind staying pregnant longer. I am tired of work! I am lucky enough to take off an extra day this week. I now only have two more days of work left, then it will only be three more days until we go to the hospital! Time gets shorter and shorter when I break up my days. Lo seems to getting more excited as time gets closer, I hope this excitement stays after Estelle is here. We have so many people around to keep her busy. Her cousins are coming up on Monday with her Grandma Ann and Pa Russ. I know she is looking forward to seeing them! We went on a walk today and she was collecting all sorts of things for the boys. Sticks, flowers and rocks are some of the best gifts...right? Olivia still gets into Estelle's things. She pulls out little pants and says "oh this is soooo cute mom!" then she tries to put them on her arms. She doesn't understand that Estelle has her own burpies. She thinks they are all hers and I am finding them in her bed stuffed under her pillow. I told her we were going to put her name on her burpies, and Estelle's name on Estelle's burpies and Olivia started crying..."I don't want my name on it"! We will have to see what happens!
Julie took some pictures of my belly the other day and they turned out really good! We tried to get Olivia involved, but she is just a busy girl. I will have to put them up as soon as I can! Anywho, I should get going! I am being summoned for a tea party with sour cream!

My second weekend with out Tony or Lo!

So Tony took Olivia to see her grandparents in Vancouver last weekend, and now they are down there again this weekend. I feel so weird not having them home. No little one bursting into my room first thing in the morning, saying "I'm hungry, lets watch a movie". I don't like having my room to myself either. Well kinds myself if you don't count the kid in my belly. I revert into a kid again, where I turn out the lights and run and jump into bed putting the covers over my head! I know silly, but my husband keeps the monsters and ghosts away with his snoring! Now I am alone and defenseless in my own fears that most shed as they get older!!!
I am surviving, I just can't wait until they come home! I have a busy weekend anyways, and shopping with Olivia isn't the easiest! Sherry and Julie are throwing a baby shower tomorrow and we have lots to do to get ready. I will have to post pictures of our progress and the event! It isn't a traditional baby shower, as I am not the traditional type!
So another reason for Tony going to Vancouver was to check on our house. We have renters there, and they recently informed us they wish to break the lease and move at the end of March. This was extremely stressful to the both of us! Their lease is until the end of June, and we really aren't in the position to try and turn the house over and rent it out again in a month. In the same month we are expecting another baby and have lots to accomplish at our home now! My new baby doesn't have a place to even sleep yet! Her things are still in bags! And working until the day before you have your baby is a joke as far as I am concerned! Short term leave laws need to be re-evaluated! So anywho, we will see what happens! I better get going, or I am not going to the printed out bullet point list of things to accomplish made by Sherry!!!!

Another Girl for the Bettineski's!!!

Well I caved in! I wanted to wait and be excited when the baby was born, but when we went in for the ultrasound I cracked under pressure. I caved in so easy! The technician just asked "would you like to know what you're having?" and I was like "YES!!!" Sherry went with me, and Tony kept texting her, "what is it?" He really wanted to know. He told me I couldn't come home unless I found out! Sherry and I didn't tell him, we said we weren't able to see. Then Sherry, Julie, Miss Lo and I went to Target and got little girl things and a card. I wrote, " I guess this means we wont have to put our baby on ebay, or drop it off at a fire station!" Tony was pretty excited!! Another girl is just right. Lo is getting her baby sister, and I get spared of raising a little Tony.
I have only 6 more weeks of work left, and then I know that I will make more time to contribute to updating this blog! At least I hope so, I still can't imagine having two kids. I know it will be my reality soon, thank goodness for sisters that live with me!!!

I need more time and energy!!!!

It is almost Christmas and I haven't up dated this thing at all....or shared it with anyone. This time of year is the busiest time of year for me in my career. So on my days off I wish I could be sleeping, but I do get to spend some quality time with Lo watching the movies or Dora on demand.
We are still wondering if we will be welcoming a boy or a girl to the family. Everyone has their guess, and it will remain a secret until we deliver. Lo still refuses to accept we may have a baby brother, but I know she will love him or her either way. Lo has recently started acting like a baby again, with her crys and needing a 'baba', which came out of no where! She was so easy to wing of the bottle, she never even requested one after we took one away when she turned one. It is funny how little kids respond to family expansions, and the need for attention. Lo gets plenty of attention, which is the weird thing. I think she is just getting some idea that all we want is a baby, so she needs to act like one. The truth is, I love my big kid. I know she will be a great big sister, and I will always love all my first moments as a new mommy with her, but I don't need two babies.....I would go crazy!!! Hopefully as the time gets closer, she will get her role more and more. We will see!!!

The Latest

Since I guess myspace is so yesterday, and blogging is the newest hip communication source, I have decided to create this blog to keep cool and to also keep you all informed with the latest updates with our family.
We have recently moved back to Seattle, and we are loving it! We live in a great neighborhood in North Seattle called Maple Leaf. We are close to Green Lake and some really great parks for Lo to play on. Our home is a beautiful restored home built in 1905. It is a full house, but has the space for everyone. Soon we will be adding another addition to the house too. Tony and I are expecting our 2nd baby in April. April seems to be our month, we have experienced all of the major life happenings in this month from our first date, Olivia's birth, getting married to buying our first home in April. I guess it is just appropriate that we have our second child in April. We were off to a rough start with this pregnancy, so we plan on taking it easy and enjoying everyday because we are lucky to have a beautiful healthy girl, we want the next one to be just as healthy...and of course he or she will be just as beautiful!
Tony and I are working just as much as ever! Moving back to Seattle has given us more opportunities with the companies that we are with, Tony is still with Aramark and doing exceptionally well. People must just buy more coffee and tea here in Seattle! I am still with Nine West. I am the District Training Manager, and get to be involved with lots of challenging yet rewarding development within the company. Tony and I want our children to grow up knowing the value of hard work. We make many sacrifices to provide a comfortable life for our family and we do it knowing that they will learn from us what integrity and work ethic really mean. My kids will always have parents who do the very best for them.
We are looking forward to the next couple of months, with the fun holidays to share with this full house! Lo loves having her aunties and uncles in the house. She feels like such a big kid around them, it is fun to see how much her personality has changed in such a short time. I know that they will all be such a great support when the baby comes. Lo is still getting use to the idea of a baby coming. She has expresses strongly that she wants a baby sister. I know she will be a great big sister, but she will have to get use to sharing her spot light!
I will keep this blog updated, so everyone can see our life progress!