37 Weeks...!

I managed to convince the kids to take a few pics with me to document the belly and impending arrival of baby brother.  Considering that we amateurs took them ourselves I think they turned out alright!

Oh, baby boy -- will you have blond hair like your sister and brother?  Blue eyes like your sister, or brown like you brother?  Will you be sassy, but shy, like Ella?  Or silly, sweet and wild like your brother?  Yes, I know you will be your own person -- but oh, we can't wait to meet you!

Father's Day Dancing...

No beer or baseball for these awesome Dads.  They got to spend Father's Day at a ballet recital....

While I have loved dressing up my little girl, this might be our last season.  Ella is demanding that she doesn't want to do dance anymore.  And I'm pretty sure we're not dealing with the next prima ballerina, so I don't really see any reason to push her :)

The performance was, well, interesting.  Let's just say they look a lot more together in the pictures than they did on stage.  Even Ella told me on the way home, yeah, we practiced it a lot, but we're still not very good :)  There were some amazing older kids in the show though - wow!

Looking a little off balance... I think if the wind had blown, I might have toppled over. 

Baby Prepping

There's a whole lotta baby prepping going on around here - and it's not just me!  Ella and Cooper walk around with babies in their bellies and then "deliver" them at the hospital and announce if it is a boy or girl.  Just tonight Cooper had twins!  Cooper will walk around with stuffed animals under his shirt, hold his belly, and yell "wait for me Ella, I can't run!"  I must say that a bit too much as I chase after these munchkins.

The baby care-taking was so elaborate the other night that I had to grab the camera and just sit back and watch and document the moment.  These pictures kind of make me want to cry...  must be my mommy goggles and pregnancy hormones :)

These were both of Cooper's boy babies.  Because boys wear frilly dresses and headbands, right?

She's looking more and more like a lanky teenager.  I can't take it.  Such a beauty though.

They all needed their ba (pacifier) -- very important.

Talking to her bro on the bunk below.