Little baby Bennett, come out and play!!!!

A new little baby Bennett is on route, and I for one cant wait to see if it's a he or she, how big this baby will be (since they are stating that they could be up to 12 lbs already) and how cute they will be as well.

Marian, my best friend, someone that is what I would refer to as my soul sister (I swear we were related in a past life) is pregnant with her third child. No doubt another adorably cute little muffin that will be making another place in my heart.

Marian's partner (and another of our closest friends) Sean Bennett, are 2 of the greatest people I know. I don't think I could ever picture my life without them.
They are fun, free spirited, loving, respectful, amazing people. Our family includes them, Marian truly is my sister.

Bennett and Marian - those crazy kids!! (this is a pic from a wedding they went to recently)

Marian was due December 5th (also Bennett's birthday), and this little muffin still has not graced us with his or her presence.
I keep checking my phone anytime I get a message because I am so excited to I cant wait much longer to hear about this little baby being born.

The Bennett kids are super cute, incredibly smart, and very well raised . They make my heart smile when I get to see them, or simply even hear about something new that they are doing. Elayna, the eldest, asks about Zoe often too, which makes my heart soar with happiness. We live almost 4 hours away (they live in Ottawa), we don't get to see each other nearly enough, yet this little miss KNOWS that we love her and miss her and wants to know and hear about Zoe (and now Emma).
Alec, their second born, is super smart too. Goes around singing and talking, drinking out of open glasses with NO spillage...it blows my mind.

He and Zoe have 3 weeks difference between them, but Alec (nicknamed Master Man) has been seeing Elayna (nicknamed Peans - short for peanut) doing all these different things and he picked up on them a lot faster. (I was told Emma would pick up on things like Alec did since she will be seeing Zoe doing them).
So Marian and I send each other pictures,video and voice notes about the kids, or even about ourselves or funny things we see or do if we cant call one another!! I don't know about her, but it makes me feel like I live closer. Like I am there in spirit as they are here in spirit with us.
I hate being so far away from the people I wish I could see everyday!

Peans and Master Man - super cute!!!!

Marian is currently at the hospital, waiting to see if she will be induced or not since they called her in this afternoon.
She has also been having contractions for the past 10 days. She is already 5cm's dilated, and this was before going to the hospital. She has been saying that she was seeing big contractions on the monitor at the hospital, but they simply felt like cramping on her end. Weird how every pregnancy is different! With Peans and MM (master man) she said that she could really feel the contractions and that by the time she was 4 cms dilated she was ready for that epidural!

I am bummed though, because I wish I could be there with her so badly. She told me that she would love for me to be in the room with her, because she trusts me, and knows I would support her in the rough times (to anyone who has never had kids....trust me....sometimes, you need some extra words of encouragement lol), she could squeeze my hand, yell, curse me out, and I would never even bat an eye. Obviously Bennett will be there too, I would just be the "extra", but man, I would LOVE to be that extra!!!
So, this is what we decided on....constant updates.
She messages me when new information becomes available. I know she wont be able to do this when full on in the throws of labor....but I know that once she has this muffin, she will message me, or Bennett will (which I made quite clear the last time we saw each other). ;p

Marian on November 29th 2012

Marian is THE most gorgeous pregnant lady I have ever seen. She's just gorgeous all the time to be honest, pregnant or not. There's something about her that makes her glow.
She has this amazing aura to her, she makes me feel calm and relaxed, like there is nothing wrong with the world. I feel I could tell her anything. Her laugh in contagious, and she feeds us like we're kings and queens (and DAMN that woman can cook!!!!). We just laugh, and talk, and watch the kids play. The boys talk movies and games etc....and the girls talk babies, food, and whatever else!!

When we visit, it's sort of bittersweet though, because we have so much to do when in Ottawa that sometimes the visits have to be short....but they feel even shorter because we never want to leave!! We could have 3 full days with them, and it would still feel too short.
Thankfully, they understand that we have a lot to do when we visit, we never get the guilt trips for not being able to stay long. We appreciate that more than anything because we get the guilt trips from multiple other places/people when we don't have a chance to visit others.

They get it, and that makes them even more awesome!

Now this baby has been estimated to be anywhere between 9.5-12lbs already. Alec, was 10.8lbs, which leads me to think that this baby will be even bigger.

December 9th 2012 - going to the hospital for possible induction

So right now, I am sitting here writing this post, and talking to her through messages and all the while my head is spinning with all the thoughts of this little baby coming tonight or tomorrow at some point.
I really hope that I hear my phone once I fall asleep....if I fall asleep. I'm just a little too excited right now!!
Honestly, if I didn't have kids of my own, I'd already be on route to Ottawa to be there with/for her!

Update to follow once baby is born!