Countdown

OK, family. Here is your requested photo taken T minus 48 hours. To give everyone the update, our doctors are recommending an induction because of some various concerns with the baby's size, so we will be going to the hospital on the morning of April 14th. Personally, I think we will shock them with a nice, healthy nine-pound baby girl, in true Schupp style. (But hopefully not baby boy Schupp style! Love you, Bri.)

Saturday was a very exciting day as Grandma Parker -- our reinforcement -- arrived safely after an uneventful flight. And, more importantly, an uneventful trip through customs, which we were all anticipating due to the huge wishlist the three of us had put together. As you can see from the photos, it was like another little Christmas for all of us. A huge thanks to all of our parents for our special treats! We love you! As Grandma Parker pointed out, for Jackson when it rains grandparents, it pours. In the next two weeks, he will be very excited to go pick up his Grandma Schupp and Grandpa Parker. And then in June Grandpa Schupp. He will be in heaven.

Jackson was as usual a very good helper, carrying Grandma's suitcase all the way to the car. It was cute to watch him change hands as it got heavy for him. He had lots of fun telling grandma about Brisbane as we drove through the city. When we passed the Marriott Brisbane hotel, I was thinking back to our what seemed like our forever week-long stay there. I saw the lobby and thought of all the apples Jackson ate that week as the hotel had them out in the lobbies. Of course, our little memory man said, "apple." He remembered too. Thinking back to those first days -- no home, no car, no clue -- I couldn't help being proud of how far the three of us have come in the last two months. In some ways, it seems like it has been longer than that. Hopefully, we are now ready for the next big change in our lives, bringing home our new baby girl.