Halloween 2008

Hard hat: $1.06
Red shirt: $5.30
Yellow paint: $5.70
Being "Bob the Builder" for a night: Priceless

Back and Forth

For this pregnancy (as with Levi), we chose to keep the baby's gender a surprise until it was born.

Until about a month ago, Matt thought that it was going to be a girl - to the point of shushing me whenever I suggested it was a boy. My gut feeling was that it was going to be another boy. Levi was siding with Matt and would tell us that he was going to have a little sister.

Then just about the time I started thinking that maybe it could be a girl, Matt told me that, although he would like a girl, his gut feeling was that it was a boy. Levi also changed his mind right about then and started saying that "Henry has a little sister, I'm gonna have a little brother"!

It seems that the only sure thing about the baby's gender is that it will be a surprise for all of us! Oh, except for the other sure thing - according to Levi - the baby's name (boy or girl): Clifford the Big Red Dog.

So, what do you think? Place your vote in our new baby poll (right-hand margin)...it is the voting season, after all!

Second Time Around

When I was pregnant for Levi, on any given day I could have told you how many weeks, days and probably hours until I was due.

This time around, I've been relying on those annoying political ads to tell me how many days until the election and then adding two to get to my due date!

It isn't that I'm not looking forward to the birth of our second child, it just seems that life is a bit busier now with Levi and trying to prepare for number 2. Thankfully, we are getting close to being ready for the new baby: the new nursery is all set up (complete with a dimmer switch and closet rods/shelves), the car seat base made it's way into the van again, the baby book is purchased as well as pink and blue outfits for the baby, and the mini-suitcases are out of the basement and at least have lists of what they should contain for the hospital and Levi's stay at Grandpa & Grammy's house.

Now if we could only get over our colds and stay healthy - then we might be ready!

p.s. 21 days till my due date, in case you were wondering!