Getting closer....

Friday marked our three week countdown to baby brother's (estimated) arrival! The reality that a new little one will be joining us soon is starting to make itself apparent. And, that he could come anytime between now and a few weeks from now! We still need to pack a hospital bag, clean the house a little bit, and put together a few casseroles to have on hand, but we have been making some preparations around here: the car seat and baby swing has made it's way down from the attic, the baby bedding has been washed and put on the cradle,

diapers are being prepped for little baby bottoms,

even though they won't be used for a little while, bottles and pacifiers are being sterilized,

tiny baby clothes are being washed and folded (I can't believe that H was once that size, or that this new baby will be that tiny!)

and we caught a glimpse of these chubby little cheeks this morning! They are estimating 7lbs 1oz for now, but that just seems tiny to me! They estimated 9 or 9.5 lbs for H and he came out at 8lbs 1 oz, so we will see about this one....

I hope that H will be a great big brother
and that he will bear with us as we adjust to this new member of our family.


I was just thinking about the last few years - and realized that since May of 2008, I have spent 18 moths pregnant and 16 months nursing... That means for just two months out of the last 36 there wasn't someone depending directly on my body for nourishment. Wow!