He's Here!

Well Leo Jerrold made his appearance on 12 February 2012 at 1:18pm, he was 7lbs 14oz and 21 1/4 inches long. He is the perfect little person to round out our family and we couldn't be happier to have him with us. The girls are in awe of him, Mya loves to cuddle him and Nora likes giving out kisses. We were kind of worried Nora would be jealous, but she has only shown some tears when Dad is holding Leo - Daddy's little girl does not like that at all. Luckily for her, Leo is a Mama's boy and spends little time in Dad's arms right now.

Nora continues to crack us up. The girl has a never ending vocabulary and imagination. Yesterday she was eating lunch and as usually kept distracting herself by making trains out of her food or getting up, or anything really. Every time she got off task I would say "Nora" and she would look at me and get back to eating. After 45 minutes of this I said "Nora" and she replies "Don't yell at me...", then finishes her food and sits until I tell her she can be done, to which to says "I was just waiting." That girl is a constant mystery to me.

Finally February

I have been eagerly waiting for February to be here!. Joel loves when I am pregnant, and he is a huge help around the house and with the girls. Mya is excited about the arrival of this baby (as long as it's not as annoying as Nora - her words), and Nora understands that a baby will be here soon. We are all ready to add another person to our world. No one more than me though.....

For those of you who don't know this story, I know what we are having and no one else does. When I went in for my ultrasound the technician shared the sex of our child with me without asking me if I wanted to know and I had no moment to tell her we didn't want to know before she spilled it. So luckily Joel wasn't there because he really wanted this to be a surprise. I am very good at keeping secrets so I can say I haven't spilled it yet and although Joel and Mya are constantly guessing they haven't gotten an "accident" response out of me. Joel thinks we are having another girl, Mya goes back and forth, and Nora is convinced it's a boy. She only thinks this because her friend at daycare has a little brother so she just assumes she will too. It's kind of exciting to have a little secret just for myself and look foward to when everyone can share it with me. We do have our names all picked out and the room is cleaned and ready to go so anytime this kid wants to come we are more than ready.

39 weeks with Mya

Lately I looked through Mya's and Nora's baby books just for a look back at memories and seeing myself pregnant with Mya was shocking. Granted I was 20 when she was born, but it almost seems unfair to look at it and then look in the mirror. (Yes, I am wearing a bandana).

This last week I have started giving the girls and Joel a task to do every evening. (Why I just started this I have no idea...) It has been fantastic! I could take advantage of an aching back and the threat of high blood pressure for a very long time.

Hopefully this will be my last post pre-baby....