Tomorrow!

Soon we’ll be a family of four no more!  Lord willing, baby Jimmy will be in our arms tomorrow!

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Baby Talk 2

Since my interview with Susie was so informative, I decided to get Becky’s take on baby Jimmy.  She was a bit squirmier than her sister, but just as talkative!

Baby Talk

Jim’s Baby

As we prepare to welcome our little baby into the world, Jim is saying a bittersweet goodbye to his not-so-little baby: his Polaris Ranger. 

The Ranger gave our family many hours of fun, but now it’s time to send it down the road.

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His next toy better be a five-seater! 

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Truce

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It’s All Good

Mall walking is always more fun when you can do it hand in hand. 

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Or in someone’s arms.   

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Or in a full tackle. 

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It’s all good. 

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Group Shot

Now that I’m a little over 38 weeks pregnant and could feasibly (and safely!) deliver any day now, I figured I better get a few last pictures to document this little guy’s growth inside my belly. 

Here we are, just him and me:

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And here we are joined by his proud big sisters (and in case you were wondering, the girls are standing on little chairs, per their request, so they could reach my midsection):

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This baby is going to be VERY loved!

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(And for anyone interested, here’s a link to a picture I put on the blog in July 2008 when I was 33 weeks pregnant with the girls.  If I remember correctly, a twin pregnancy usually tracks about 5-6 weeks ahead in terms of size, so I’m roughly the same size now at 38 weeks as I was then.  But boy am I much more comfortable now!). 

Uphill Battle

Ever feel like you’re pushing something heavy uphill?

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Ever feel like gravity is working against you?

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Ever feel like growling at the world?

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Maybe it’s time to sit down and let someone else do the pushing for a little while. 

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It just may make everyone happy!

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Tickled Pink

Our next door neighbors have three boys, and the mom often tells me how much she misses having girls around.  She called me up the other day and told me she saw something at the store that she couldn’t pass up and hoped our girls would like.  She and her boys came over to give the girls these early Easter presents, and we were all tickled pink!   

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Picture People

One of the girls’ favorite activities is to look at photo albums.  This morning I found them captivated by their own baby pictures. 

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Maybe they’re trying to figure out who their baby brother is going to look like!