Ready or Not...

Baby Update: Well, Hayden still has not arrived and I am now 8 days overdue! If he continues this pattern, I will be going in at 7am on Monday, March 22nd, to get induced. Now days, they let ladies go ten days until they start this process. First, after day 7 of being over due, they check the amniotic fluid (via ultra sound) and a non stress test (NST) to make sure the heart beat of baby is good and strong, as well has measuring contractions (if there are any and if so, how strong and how often). On day ten, they start inducing. My midwife told me that this could take days. They start out slow and see how your body handles it. So, wish me luck and let's hope it goes fast!!

When my husband and I were shopping, more or less to try to help labor get moving... (didn’t help), we found our tent! It was at Sam's Club. It is a Coleman. It is made to sleep eight people. It has a section for sleeping as well a screen tent. (All connected...but can be converted.) It can hold our queen mattress and Pack N' Play on one side, and allow us to have cooking/screen tent section on the other. This way, when we go camping for our summer vacation, we will be camping in style! ;)

Well I am going to relax and watch a movie for my last Saturday night of being childless... Pictures and stories will follow his birth.

Best Camping Experience Contest

I want your input to what your best camping experience was and where. I want to hear about what made the camping trip fun. Was it their trails? Was it there service? Was it their campsites? Or was it just the company you had along with? I want to hear all about good campgrounds that I should try out with my family this summer. The campground connected to the best story will be the one that we visit first!! Also, anyone have a recommended tent that will fit a pack n’ play? We are going to need one!

Baby update: I am due on friday and I still have not had any strong contractions. I am one cent dilated, so there is some progress. We go back Monday!

Trail.com's Top 20 Campground in Wisconsin- Part Two

#10. Wildcat Mountain State Park Campground
Wildcat Mountain is an active camper’s destination. The campground at this state park is really on top of a mountain. The view from the observation area will attest to that... From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Ontario , WI

#9. Pattison State Park Campground
Pattison is home to Wisconsin’s highest waterfall. Big Manitou Falls is the centerpiece of this park. Superlatively speaking, it is the highest waterfall in the state... From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Superior , WI

#8. Big Bay State Park Campground
Big Bay offers you a chance to camp in the famed Apostle Islands. The biggest of the Apostle Island Chain (and the only one not under the protection of the National Park)From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Bayfield , WI

#7. Dells of Eau Claire County Park Campground
These dells deserve their designation as a state natural area. All Wisconsinites should see the Dells of Eau Claire. After all, the state deemed them significant enough to be preserved... From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Wausau , WI - Campgrounds

#6. Nelson Dewey State Park Campground
The views from the walk-in tent sites are among the best anywhere. The campground is the star of this destination. It has most of the qualities a tent camper desires: not too big with widely spaced… From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Cassville , WI

#5. Buckhorn State Park Campground
Most of the camps here are lakeside walk-in sites! Buckhorn is an evolving park in a wild area that keeps improving over time. For starters, it has “backpack” campsites. From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" New Lisbon , WI

#4. Pine Woods Campground
The glacially altered landforms here offer many sites to see at Kettle Moraine South State Forest. Everybody has heard that many of Wisconsin’s landforms were glacially created. From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Wales , WI

#3. Long Lake Recreation Area Campground
Long Lake is your HQ for exploring Kettle Moraine State Forest North Unit. The northern unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest covers 30,000 acres of recreation opportunities, ranging from boating, biking… From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Dundee, WI

#2. Bear Lake Campground
Walk-in campsites add even more lakeside overnighting options here. Isn’t life great when we are faced with a “win-win” choice? Bear Lake Campground offers three distinct camping options: walk-in camping and more... From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Wabeno, WI

#1. Blackhawk Memorial Park Campground
This quiet county park on the East Branch Pecatonica River is sure to have an open campsite. Blackhawk Memorial Park isn’t exactly the most publicized place around. From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Argyle , WI

I personally have only been to one of these, Perrot State Park. I feel I grew up at this park! Every summer my family would take a few camping trips. This was a nice campground close to home. But, this summer, hopefully my family and I will be able to visit these campgrounds and let you know what we think!

Trail.com's Top 20 Campground in Wisconsin- Part One

#20. Lake Wissota State Park Campground
You will be surprised at the combination of developed and rustic recreation opportunities here. Lake Wissota State Park is close to the city of Chippewa Falls... From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Chippewa Falls , WI

#19. Luna Lake / White Deer Lake Campground
Two scenic lakes are available here for your enjoyment. Mother Nature was working overtime in this neck of the Wisconsin woods. The two lakes adjacent to this campground, White Deer Lake and Luna Lake… From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Eagle River , WI

#18. Perrot State Park Campground
Enjoy both hilly and watery environments at this state park. The land upon which Perrot State Park lies has been popular for a long, long time. This upper–Mississippi River valley area of bluffs... From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Trempealeau , WI

#17. Sidie Hollow County Park Campground
Sidie Hollow is a great “get-away-from-it-all” destination. From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Viroqua , WI

#16. Laura Lake Campground
This is a gem of the Nicolet National Forest. The Nicolet National Forest brochure describes Laura Lake this way: “If you could create a perfect campground what would it include? From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Laona , WI

#15. Horicon Ledges County Park Campground
Camp under the tall oaks and maples from this vista-top campground overlooking wildlife-rich Horicon Marsh. The Horicon Ledges are a western extension of the Niagara Escarpment, the same ancient rock… From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Horicon , WI

#14. St. Croix Campground
This is the most underutilized forest and campground in the Wisconsin state forest system. It is hard to believe a campground this nice and near so many natural resources is so little used... From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Grantsburg , WI

#13. Black Lake Campground
Most of the campsites here are lakefront. Whoever laid out Black Lake Campground made the most of the lakeside woods. From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Loretta , WI

#12. Amnicon Falls State Park Campground
The campground here makes for a great layover while you explore the numerous falls at this park. From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Superior , WI

#11. Bagley Rapids Campground
The scenic North Branch Oconto River is just steps away from this campground. If you look at a map of the Nicolet National Forest, you will see many private inholdings, denoted in white... From the guidebook "The Best In Tent Camping: Wisconsin" Mountain , WI