Preparing for fatherhood...with tea!

For Mother's Day and Father's Day, Martin and I received 'mommy' and 'daddy' mugs from my parents. And because one of Martin's most favorite things is tea (from England of course), he gets lots of use out of his mug. Here are some snapshots of Martin studying last night while drinking tea out of his mug!

Action shot!

Studying intently...

In other news, nothing much to report on Madelyn's arrival. Our due date, ironically enough is the actual LABOR DAY, is exactly one week from today. We've been progressing, but rather slowly, so I'm not totally convinced she is going to arrive any time soon. Because of that, we are scheduled to be induced on September 8th if she hasn't arrived yet. September 8th is the day that Martin and I met exactly 4 years ago at a U of A football game. Amazing to think about how quickly time has passed and how many incredible things have happened in our lives since then. So, since the doctor asks, 'when would you like to be induced?', we agreed upon September 8th because it already has special meaning and would have an even greater meaning. Obviously, we really don't mind when Maddie comes though :)

Tomorrow is an exciting day for us - my parents arrive from Michigan after a 3.5 day trek across the country, complete with two dogs in tow! And Martin's grandmother and Oscar arrive from England! We are so incredibly excited that we'll be surrounded by all of our loved ones. That means for Madelyn's birthday, she will have to greet her - two sets of grandparents, two sets of great-grandparents, an aunt, and a cousin!!  Speaking of Madelyn, I took a picture of her closet because it's jam packed with all sorts of great stuff. We've received lots and lots of gorgeous/adorable baby clothes and we are so thankful...

All for now. It's time to return to my Monday night guilty pleasure - pathetically trashy television :P