"Probably 20 to 30 minutes!"

I just got off the phone with Ryan (it's 9:10 right now) and he said that Dean would probably be here in 20 to 30 minutes. So although we can't be for sure that he will come in the 9 o'clock hour, we can almost for sure count on him being a Feb. 12 baby! Happy early birthday little guy! We love you already!

Dean is on his way!!!

Hello! This is Melanie, reporting live on behalf of Lillian. I'll be your labor and delivery reporter for the next little while. Lillian left for the hospital at 5 p.m. today. Be praying that Dean comes quickly, safely and painlessly!
I'll be posting pictures as they come as well, so stay tuned!

January Happenings

Here are some pics from this past month I've been meaning to post. I think this face is funny...I was trying to get a cute shot of her in her bucket with her name, but she kept fussing casue she couldn't get out.

Bill and Brenda came over one night for dinner. Ella Reese loves her Papa, she talks about him all day.
park night
spaghetti night

Here she is drawing at the computer desk...
...in her boots.
... in her new room...
...in mommy's lap while she plans meals...

The Campbell Family

Baby Dean

I went to an OBGYN appointment today and I am currently 3 weeks and a day till my due date and I am also 3 and a half centimeters dilated!
Which the news really did not suprise me since when I was pregnant with Ella Reese I also was dilated at 3 centimeters for about 3 weeks.

Other updates:
-My mom will be coming in in two weeks to stay with us for a month when Dean comes!! Yipeee!! I love my momma.
-We have been continuing to do house stuff recently. Ella Reese's new room is painted and has her new crib ( new as in a different one...we got one at a gargae sale last summer). We painted the room it red which I was really nervous about. But it turned out great, I lvoe it!
Her new dresser is moved in and painted ( new meaning also a different one- it was free), and Dean's room has been repainted in areas and I am working on painting some frames white for his room and some letters. We also shampooed carpets and stained a computer desk.
-Ella Reese is doing new things it seems everyday. She loves to draw, we found out a few days a go. Right now she is drawing with a pencil ( she would eat the crayons I gave her) and we keep "her " pencil in the drawer of the computer desk along with a journal that she drwas in. So when she wants to draw, she climbs into the chair at the computer desk, pulls out her pencil and journal and she is content for like 10-20 minutes.
She has started saying no,..which sounds more like "Nawhhh". It's cute...for now...
-I am feeling great, I really don't even feel that pregnant.
- We are still up in the air about a middle name for Dean. Here are a few we thought of and kind of like...
Andrew, Nathaniel, Jeremiah, Alexander, Christopher, Taylor, Abrahm ( only I like that one), Ryan( only I like that one too). Any suggestions???

The McNeil Family