NOT Born on the 4th of July

So, even though "Have a Baby" was not on the list of things we did today, it was still a special and fun day. Dave was able to take the whole day off, so we had lots of quality time as a family. We all started out by getting dressed in our Old Navy flag shirts-- yes, we VMs will sacrifice nerdiness for patriotism! We have one for the baby in a NB size too, guess she'll have to wear it later. Then we went out shopping for the new digital camera Dave has been researching. We found it and have been practicing with it all day (it takes video too, so be on the lookout for those!)

After a late nap and some time in our little pool, we had a wonderful BBQ chicken dinner. Ella really enjoyed her first corn on the cob.

We weren't sure if we'd do fireworks or not tonight, but decided to give it a try since we successfully put Ella on a later schedule. It was the best part of the day! We did not go to the park they were actually being shot off at, instead found a little secret park about a quarter mile away. It was perfect because the view was good, parking was easy, it had a playground to keep Ella busy and we didn't have to worry about scary booms. Ella actually showed no fear (or sleepiness!) at all, exclaiming after every single firework, "That a pretty one!" and doing much clapping/dancing/cheering. She was cracking us up. Over all, it was a great holiday!

And in case you are wondering when we will get to that "Have a Baby" thing on our list...Dr. Pont changed his story at yesterday's appointment. Again, no additional progress has been made and instead of, "Any time now!" he said he's pretty sure I'll go at least another week. He even had a conversation with me about inducing, but I'm not so down with that.