Updates

I have been really bad about posting lately, but I do want to share a few new exciting things going on in the Dalesandro household.

1. I went to the OB yesterday to get a checkup and I am 50% effaced, 1 cm dilated and +1 station! Dr. Austin said I could go early and she is expecting me to the last week of Feb! I hope it isn't going to be a Leap Year birth!! Darcy is due the 26th but she is 40% effaced, and +2 station. I am thinking she may go the week of the 17th?? So exciting to meet these little boys!

2. We are just now starting to prepare the house, and ourselves, for this little man to come. I have been reading Lincoln "Big Brother" books every night. He rubs my belly and says, "baby" every day and even kisses it. I hope he adjusts well when he does become a big brother, right now he is really clingy and wants all of our attention.

3. We rented our house!!! It was so stressful but we did it! We found 3 adorable D2 girls (dental students in the second year) who are going to lease the house starting in June. We were able to negotiate where we break even rather than lose money every month in rent. I am so relieved and happy to have that out of the way. Now we can enjoy our house for the next few months and not worry about strangers ringing the doorbell wanting to look inside. Thank you ADAM, he is still on his A game when it comes to real-estate!!

4. Adam went down to Tucson to check out the additions to my Dad's office being built just for him! My mom turned her "office" room into another operatory for Adam. It is underway and should be done soon. It seems surreal that he is going to have his own work space with his diplomas up on the wall. He is well on his way to starting work and we cannot wait to see that very first paycheck:) Lots to be thankful for!!

5. He also was checking out rentals for US. It will be exciting to see where we land in Tucson. I would love to live up North where our families are, but the fun is in the chase and we look forward to "house hunting" in the next few months.

6. My friends and family threw me a surprise "sprinkle" last weekend in Tucson. I was completely shocked and surprised they pulled it off! I usually can sniff those things out, but I was so busy working on Dana's shower that I didn't catch the obvious hints. Dana had an owl themed baby shower for her little girl (Greta is her name for now). It was absolutely adorable and so much fun!! I have another sprinkle held by my dental wife friends this Sunday. I am so happy that I met such nice people up here. This little nameless boy is so blessed!

7. Lastly, Lincoln is growing like a weed!! He sings and dances and knows all his ABCs, shapes, colors and 1-20. He wakes up talking about what he did the day before (his memory is amazing!) and can't wait to share what is on his mind. He is a very verbal child. He loves to go to the mailbox and count garbage cans....to me this is hilarious because he asks to do it daily. BIG CACTUS and BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS are on his list of things to say all the time. He points to airplanes and the moon and anything he can recite back to you. He wants to be right all the time. He wears pullups and size 9 shoes!! I just love watching him grow up. He is going to be a big brother soon which makes me a little sad, but I know he is going to adore his little brother and teach him everything he knows in that smart little head of his.

Wish us luck, who knows when #2 will decide to make his debut!!