Bullet time!

• Today is my big cleaning day! My sister is coming over and my nesting instincts are in full force. I ran the self-clean cycle on my ovens last night. Not a good thing to do. By 4:00 am Chad and I were both awake from the burning smell and had to go around the house opening windows and turning on fans (apparently one window open in the kitchen is not enough). The manual had warned to keep the area well-ventilated and that the fumes could kill birds. So then I lay awake for the rest of the night worrying that I might have hurt the baby. I didn't get much sleep. Not a good way to start cleaning day...
• Induction scheduled for Friday, if they have a bed available. I am dialated to a 1. Woo-hoo! And I got the okay for an epidural. Hopefully I'll actually get it this time!
• Chad is now working 6 days a week--but still less than 40 hours, I think. It's hard on him :). But he was still nice enough to indulge my cleaning frenzy and clean out the garage for me yesterday during some of his free time. I just knew I couldn't have the baby until that garage was organized and swept out. Now if only I could get him to hang the baby's quilt and install the car seat....
• I was ecstatic to hear my children singing this week! Rylee has never been into singing. Most of the time when I try to sing to her or with her she tells me to be quiet. I try not to cry. Avery seemed to be following Rylee's lead as far as singing was concerned, but this week I overheard her singing "school...play...beam" and realized she had learned "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" in nursery. Last night I overheard Rylee singing "Daddy's Homecoming," which I have been teaching the primary kids to sing for the Father's Day Program. I was so proud!