Ready or Not?

So, I guess baby is coming tomorrow whether we're ready or not. Today I finished getting the kids' Halloween costumes together. Audrey is going to be Minnie Mouse and Joseph wanted to be a pirate. We have a trunk or treat at the church on tuesday and then Doss said he'd take the kids trick-or-treating around the neighborhood on Halloween.

I also bought a hotsling today. I was wanting something to carry the baby in that would free up my hands so that I could still do things for Joseph and Audrey. I like the design of the hotsling better than the other carriers that are available. I do have a Baby Bjorn carrier for when the baby gets older. I loved the Baby Bjorn carrier and used it alot with Audrey. The hotsling is good til toddler age so maybe I'll keep using that...we'll see. It's nice to have options. I heard that the hard thing about having three young children is that you run out of hands. I'm hoping the sling/carrier option helps to alleviate that problem.

So the next problem I've been trying to tackle is to think of baby names. We like Katelyn Ming-Hui Barker if the baby is a girl (according to the ultrasound). I'm starting to be a little doubtful that the baby is a girl because everyone from my parents to the guy who mows the lawn insists that I'm having a boy. Doss and I are having trouble agreeing on a boy's name. We did like Stephen, but we don't like the fact that it could be pronounced like Stefan or Steven. Currently, I like Jace or Matthew and Doss likes Kevin and David. I sure hope the baby is a girl since we really like the name Katelyn and Joseph has been calling the baby "Baby Kate."

I am nervous about being induced, but hopefully things will go well. I really hate pitocin. Hopefully labor and delivery will go smoothly and fairly quickly. I am excited about the new baby, but I also feel guilty whenever I look at Audrey. She's still so little and I don't think she understands that she won't be the baby anymore. Yesterday she put her head on my belly a few times. Maybe she understands more than I think she does. Either way, she'll be a big sister tomorrow. Joseph has been excited about the new baby. He was so good with Audrey and still is. He's a great big brother.

Well, tomorrow is the big day. I'm going to get a few last things together and try and get some rest.