Dimples

It's a family tradition...

A (vigorous) 2 weeker

JBB had his two week appointment today. I was anxious to see his weight so I could "grade" his eating for my sanity. He isn't signing up to be on the line any time soon, but he has gained exactly one pound... Coming in at a healthy 7 lbs 12 oz.

All that weighing will wear a brother out

We left with a perfect report and characterized as "vigorous." I thought I already had one of "those."

My helper also had an appointment... Wanna talk about vigorous?!? She weighed in at a steady 41 lbs. Remember when she was smaller than JBB?

I'm so thankful for happy (vigorous), healthy babes!! I did leave with a "germ" warning... Clearly she has studied EB's chart in depth.

Here and now

Saturday night lovin' and football watchin'.

Home again

You'll have to bear with my iPhone pictures a little longer...

We finally resumed "normalcy" last Thursday when we got to bring JBB home (I'm a week behind because of my technical shortcomings).

He is such a good, easy, sweet baby. Not that EB wasn't, but she came into this world fiery...and...well, as they say, some things never change. However, she is wonderful with him. So far, the honeymoon phase is still in full effect. She starts and ends her day with lots of holding and "snuggling" (poor guy).

Just checking in. All is happy at HOB. There isn't much to his birth story, but when I get my real camera uploaded/downloaded...unloaded (whatever the correct term)... We'll discuss. Bottom line: You better be quick if you wanna catch one of these kids making their grand entrance!

John Baker Black

Speaking of big sister.... Here's a proud one!

She told my uncle this morning as he reached to hold him, "Remember, he's all mine." I'm sure no reminder was needed, but I'm glad she's so proud. She also whispered to me, "Thank you for my baby."

He arrived at 8:05 a.m. weighing in at 6 lbs and 12 oz.

"BSD"

This girl is getting big. Just ask her and she'll tell you that she's soon going to be a biiiiiig sister. Therefore, we had "Big Sister Day!"

Evie may never remember BSD. She may not ever know that her school was closed and I took off so that I could spend a day with just her. Just us. Having a special day before baby brother arrives. She may never think another thing about it. For me, I treasured that day. We had fun. She ruled the day and that was all part of the plan.

We started off with breakfast. She picked Hardee's. Fine by me. Gravy biscuits for the table. After that we got ready for pedis, shopping, lunch and an afternoon at the pool. She opted to have her hair fixed like a big girl, picked out a dress and maybe a touch of makeup. She was SO big.

Off to the nail place. EB had never had her toenails done for real and she was beside herself. I bit my tongue as she picked GRAPE purpley polish complete with flowers, butterflies and silver glitter. Whew. She sat in their special chair and didn't move a muscle.

And so ends the pics from BSD. However, she then opted to pick out a lovey for JBB. Of the 44563 breeds of animal loveys, she picked a giraffe and asked for his name to be monogrammed in "shiny red." We're at that phase, can you tell? Life is....uh.....well, colorful at our house. Purple. Silver glitter. Shiny red. She's the big sister, so bring it on.

We ended our day at the pool, and all was right in her little...ahem.... Big sister world and it made my heart happy. It was a day well worth it. We are spending this last weekend as a family of three, but we are so so so excited to meet this baby boy. It's hard to believe our family portrait will soon change. What a blessing.