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Pantera is proud to present...

Ezekiel Alexander Hammond!!! Born 9-26-08 at 11:27 am. 8lbs 4oz, 21 inches.

Happy Due Date To Ezekiel!!!

Today is the day we have been waiting 9 months for, September 25th!!! Everyone said with your second baby they are usually early. I guess I forgot to give that memo to Ezekiel, because he doesn't seem to have any intentions of coming out on his own. Luckily in Tenant-Landlord situations there is always the option of eviction! Unfortunately I don't think he will be able to pay for the damages to the place. I'll make sure to get a good deposit next time around;) Tomorrow morning at 6am they will be inducing me. That is 3am Arizona time and 4am Colorado time and I'm not sure about Utah time, but I expect you all to be up and praying for me. Jess will be making phone calls on the way to the hospital to ensure this happens. Pantera is so excited to be a big sister, I don't think anyone will be sleeping at our house tonight!

The Cokeburg Inquisition.

Pantera LOVES the post office. While she is usually social, in the post office she is a whole new beast! She talks to everyone telling them everything she can think of about herself. She told me "I make my best friends at the post office mom!" Yesterday we went in to get the mail and she announces to all that "We need to listen to Jesus!" Then she singles one lady out, points at her and very seriously asks "Are YOU listening to Jesus?!?" The lady was a little flustered and replied that she thought she was. Now we will be known as the religious fanatics that teach our kids to call people to repentance...the secret's out.

The past couple of mornings here have been so foggy! Pantera walked outside and said "Mom, what happened to the whole world?!?" I thought it was cute. We put up Halloween decorations last night for family home evening because "everyone has there Halloween decorations but us, ugh!!!" She is such a nerd! I don't have any new pics because my camera is rotting in my hospital bag. So if you want to see any new ones pray that this baby decides to come out!!!

"Tontractions!"

So last night I had a "false alarm." I swore I wouldn't go to the hospital, but the contractions were 5 minutes apart for about 2 hours and I was nauseous and shaking. So you would think I would be in labor...not so much. The contractions got more intense at the hospital then they just started to go away after about 4 hours of having them steady.

We were trying to get Pantera in bed tonight and she said she wasn't feeling good so she couldn't sleep. I asked her what was wrong and she said she was "shaking and having tontractions. Baby Popa is coming out!" (Baby Popa is the baby in her tummy that she claims is there when it is convenient for her. Like when she doesn't want to eat her dinner and baby Popa is making her sick.) She picks up on EVERYTHING!!! I love this little girl!!!

Retartoes

I have been making fun of Jess' feet since the first time I ever saw them. His feet are creepy. They remind me of ninja turtles, except with to many toes. It literally looks like he has to many toes on his foot, causing the one right next to the middle toe to drop lower then the rest. I call this particular toe his "Retartoe." Earlier this week he was sitting in the recliner with his shoes and socks off. Pantera went up to him and started trying to put his retartoes up with the rest of his toes. I laughed so hard because they just wont stay up. When Jess asked her what she was doing she told him "I'm trying to fix your feet!" Then a little while later she asked him "why are your feet so ugly?" Usually I would tell her that is not nice, but then I would be a hypocrite, so I just pointed and laughed.

On a happy note, yesterday I was in the Doctor's office and he said I was dilated to like a 4 and almost completely effaced!!! He said Ezekiel will come any time and to make sure my hospital bag is packed and ready! Not really. I am barely dilated at all and I think I might be pregnant forever. The Doctor actually recommended putting moth balls in my hospital bag, because he's not coming on his own anytime soon.

What am I going to do with her?

So we had Lexi and Skyla over on Wednesday night for dinner. After they left I was taking Sassy outside for a minute and the neighbor boy comes into our yard. Pantera loves Ashton, which bothers me because he is 8 and has no parental supervision. Pantera invites him over to our house (she knows she isn't allowed to do this). I quickly tell her that she needs to go inside and get ready for a bath. She looks at Ashton and says "Do you want to come watch me take a bath?" Ewwwww!!! I explain that we don't let other people see us naked...I wonder how many more times I am going to have this exact same conversation. Then I go upstairs, she's getting ready for her bath. I go to get her shampoo and the bathroom door is locked (again she knows she is not allowed to do this!!!). I asked her who locked the door, giving her the benefit of the doubt and she said "I did" I asked her why, she said "Skyla was trying to come in while I was going potty." So when it comes to 2 year old girls privacy is a concern, good to know.

She has had "I belong to the church" stuck in her head the past couple of days. Except she says it is "stuck on my head" and she sings the last sentence so funny. It says "his truth I will proclaim!" She says "in truth I will complain!" It's so true.

If I hear the word "why" one more time today I think I will lose it.