Hi Elijah!
Your mom has been quiet these last few days. Your scrapbook can only have 100 pages and I am already at 76 so I have had to cut back a bit to make sure we get it all in. But, I have a TON to tell you today.
Biggest news for today - you are 30 weeks my little man. 3/4 of the way done cooking. WOOHOO. This seems like a huge milestone to me. Not as big as 28 or 37 but 30 just sounds so cooked :) Our pregnancy program says you have a 95% survival rate and only a 25% chance of medical complications. Numbers look good, little one.
I made a big decision for you last night. Your dad had the Nebraska game on and my mind started wandering to you going to college. Here is the rule - you can go wherever you want but it has to be within driving distance. So, you have about an 8 hour radius from us. Yes, that is my final answer.
I gave up the sleep drugs for several nights. I just plain didn't like how they knocked you out. You were so subdued and weren't moving much because you were sleeping so much. However, last night, I didn't fall asleep until 3:30 and was up at 6:30 so we might have to do one tonight. Just don't want to do one every night. I will try again at the doctor to get some time off work for naps :) We were supposed to go on 11/20 but I moved our appointment to 11/13 because both your dad and I are off work. We will get to see you a week earlier. woohoo!!
I saw your Great Gramma Lang today and I think I am giving her a complex by telling you how I am scared of her all of the time. She said that I make it sound like she beat me all the time. Nothing could be further from the truth - she never really beat me. As an adult, she will playfully swat at me but she tells me that I deserve that :) I was never physically scared of her but just scared of disappointing her and the guilt I would put on myself if I did. She doesn't really acknowledge how she gives us "the looks." I told her that I am the only grandkid scared of her because I am the one that loves her the most and doesn't want to disappoint her. She laughed at me and rolled her eyes like normal. Your cousins and uncles would laugh at that too :)
Your Gramma Debbie came over today and brought us lots of goodies. For once, your mom & dad got some presents instead of them all being for you. About time :) After all, without us, none of these peeps would get you!
OK, the big news.... Guess who we saw today? Your Godfather. Yep, that is right, you have a Godfather officially now. We asked your cousin Brian to be baby GodDaddy and he agreed. Brian was baptized Catholic although I am not sure if he officially a practicing Catholic. But, we chose him for several reasons. 1) He is family. 2) He is super excited for you to be here and be your "uncle." 3) He will be a good role model for you 4) He agreed to have the birds and the bees talk with you (haha) 5) I think that you will be very comfortable in talking to him about things maybe you don't think you can talk to us about. He will be a great resource for you to share things with and know that you can trust him. 6) He believes in God and he will encourage you to do the same. Finally, if we can get some nuptials between him & Erica, you will end up with 4 awesome Godparents.
So, you are set with your Godmother Becky and Godfather Brian. Now, we just have to get it set up with the church and take the classes. I was hoping to have the baptism the weekend of 1/29 but I am not sure if that is going to work. We are going to have to start coordinating. After we got the official word that Brian accepted, I realized how at peace I am about the decision for both Brian and Becky - we made a good call. Both of them are so excited to be a part of your life and honored by the choice that I know they are going to be great Godparents to you. Although, we did realize something silly today - neither one of them live in Omaha. I don't know how we did that but just think of it as an opportunity for you to visit fun places like I did when I was little. Becky emailed me several times with excitement over the prospect of being your Godmother and Brian texted me telling me he will be the best Godfather ever. I know both of them are going to do their best to make sure you grow up to be a good person.
Your dad almost finished your floor today - all the painting is finished. He is working really hard to make sure your room is ready and cute as can be. I am doing my part by supervising and helping make design decisions. (haha) I spent the day prepping food for the week. We are trying 9 new recipes this week. The first one we had tonight was a winner. Hopefully, a few more are because they are mostly quick & easy crockpot meals. Quite a few are way outside of my comfort zone but maybe you will like the variety because you have taste buds now!
Well kiddo, time to try to get some sleep. You have been sleeping for lots of hours so you are probably ready to party & your mom is ready to sleep. Just a preview of life to come.
