Steak!

So here's the deal. I'm not proud of this picture. I can't believe I'm even posting it. But I do think that it appropriately shows my passion for steak lately. I can't get enough steak, or sometimes just beef in general. Best steak so far, Ruth Chris' filet mignon. Yep, that was the best and I was truly spoiled to get it. The downside to experiencing such a marvelous steak though, is that it is hard to find a cheaper one that can satisfy my craving. Outback Steakhouse failed miserably. Anyway, one day when my beef craving hit hard, my wonderful husband ran to the store for steaks and cooked me one within 20 mins. It was fabulous. He then pointed the camera at me and documented the moment well.


Why talk so much about steak? Well, there was one other time when I needed steak like I need it now. And that reason was Kode. So as you probably have guessed, or already know, we are expecting our 4th baby. It has taken a while to get to this point because 3 felt really good for so long, but we are all really, really excited. I am due at the end of September, but I have to have a c-section at this point and after my last one the doctor said the next one would probably need to be 3 weeks before my due date. So probably mid September we will have a sweet new baby join our family. The kids are super happy about this. We waited for a while to tell them because we wanted to make sure all was well first. Lyda smiled at me for days and can't stop saying, "I wish it was September!" Kode would occasionally say, "You're pregnick" and then ask when my stomach was going to get bigger and if I could feel the baby move yet. He has been so into this pregnancy because he is desperately hoping for a brother. I hope he gets one, but I keep reminding him that we just want a healthy baby and girls are great too. Ruby is determined that this baby will be a girl. The other day she referred to this baby as a girl and Kode said, "You can't call the baby her, you have to call it the Mystery Sibling cause we don't know if its a girl or a boy yet." Steve and I are excited and nervous all at the same time. Poor Steve worries the whole pregnancy. And I have to admit that this time around I worry too. I think the older I get the more I worry. But I have a great doctor and at this point we have already had 2 ultrasounds and seen this little one moving and kicking and seeming healthy. So we are just hoping it stays that way!