Hello there friends and family! I know it has been awhile since my last post. Considering Braden was six months last Thursday and my last post stated that we were on "Bubba Watch" I guess a bit has changed. We have been so blessed with two wonderful children and a full and busy life. Here is a quick photo synapsis of the last half-year in the life of the Cox family ...

One week to go...

Well we are on official Bubba watch now. The c-section is scheduled for next Thursday, but I am really hoping he decides to make his appearance early....I know this makes Jimmy cringe, but I don't think there is anymore room for this little guy in there. I had my last formal ultrasound today and his current estimated weight is 8.1 lbs with almost seven days to go. Yikes! It will be so odd to have a nine pounder. I think Audrey was over three months old before she hit that kind of weight. Hopefully this means he will be a super good eater and sleeper. A mom can wish, right??

I am just anxious and excited to meet this little fellow.

Bubba Shower / Pumpkin Patch

Fall is officially here! We are busy getting ready for Halloween and of course the arrival of baby boy...any day now! I am 37 weeks along now and feel like I am carrying around a big pumpkin! I am scheduled to have a c-section on October 29th, but I am hoping he might come a little early so I don't have to spend Halloween in the hospital. I was told on Friday that due to the H1N1 threat children under 18 will not be allowed anywhere on the maternity or post-partum units so that means Audrey will have to wait for his homecoming to meet Bubba. That also means 3-4 days without mama seeing her Audrey. This is going to be tough. I was hoping that Jimmy could at least bring her to the hospital in costume so I could see her but I guess that is just not going to happen.

Bubba Shower...

My mom and friend Sami thru me the sweetest baby shower to celebrate baby Bubba. I had a house full of dear friends who all made the day so special. The pumpkin theme meant an abundance of delicious fall treats. Yummy yummy!

Pumpkin Patch...

Last weekend Jimmy and I decided to take Audrey to a pumpkin patch to pick out her own Halloween gourd. We joined Nana, Papa, Sami, Daren and Zach at Olsen Farms in Gresham. It was a beautiful day for a pumpkin hunt. Audrey's favorite part was the wagon ride. Now the wagon's purpose was to haul the pumpkins out of the patch. Audrey was going to have none of that. She refused to share her ride with any pumpkin, so note the smiling girl on her ride and all of the family carrying the pumpkins! Here are some highlights...

New Address

Many have asked where our new house is.  Well the address is:

7571 SW Mapleleaf Street

Portland, OR  97223

For those of you locals, we are basically in the Metzger area off of Hwy 99, near the Tigard Fred Meyers.  In between 217 and I-5 and near Hall Blvd.  Basically we are "near" everything!

We should be in the house on Saturday and I will try to take and post some pictures.  My computer has been less than cooperative lately so I don't know if it will let me download anything.  I will do my best.

Thank you for all the well-wishes.  I know it took lots of prayers to get us here!

House

So now with very sore hands and a signature I no longer recognize, Jimmy and I are officially first-time home owners.  It is still hard to believe that we actually managed to do it.  We should get our keys and officialy take over the property on Saturday.  It has been a very long process (I think we started around February 2007 -  with a little detour to DC in the middle) but the wait was well worth it.  I think I toured every house for sale in Portland so I have no doubt we found the right one for our family. 

We will officially be moving in the weekend of 8/21-23.  Yippy!!!

Happy Birthday Nana

Today is my mom's (Nana) birthday.  She is such an amazing mom and grandma.  Her endless energy and love for her family is truly inspiring.  Audrey and I decided to take Nana to the zoo with our friends Sami and Zach for a fun morning of animal antics followed by a birthday lunch at one of our favorite nostalgic restaurants Big Reds.  

The highlights of the day were watching a polar bear pee (kids thought that was quite exciting indeed) and my personal favorite, watching the elephants march in line truck to tail baby Sam (newest baby elephant at the zoo) right there with them.

Nana with her Zach, Audrey and her lemons!

Baby Boy Cox

We had our big ultrasound last Tuesday and I finally got the scanner to work (sort of) so here are the newest pictures of our little boy!