I Love Being Home With My Kids!

There are so many wonderful things about being home

with my kids all of the time.

When I had my last infant, the girls were only in

First grade and Pre-school...

Now they are in Third and Fifth Grade...

They can also read independently (pretty well)...

and they help with a good deal of the house work...

(They get a reasonable allowance).

They are great kids

and I love being around them...

It is only hard when I want to do

something to surprise them...

THAT can be difficult!

This is with whom

I prefer to spend my time!

Snuggly little boy...

in the cutest "swaddling" blanket ever!

I even manage to regularly get a shower

and keep up with the laundry...

Thanks to big sister "Scooter"

A GREAT advertisement for homeschooling!

(Scooter is reading Anne of Green Gables...)


My very alert two week old!

Sponge Bathing can be COLD

Boppy Pillows are SO Wonderful!

One VERY Proud Big Brother...

and his Little Brother.

I have about a dozen posts to put up in the next couple

of days...Hang in there with me...

There are BOUND to be lots more PHOTOS!

:::Grin:::

Addition to the Family

Here are some additional photos of our newest family member...

Still working on the nick name...

but my Sister-in-Law brought an adorable outfit

with "Snugglesaurus" on it...

That will do for now!

Here he is with his sisters...about seven hour old

Home on Friday...gotta love the Boppy Pillow!

Happy Siblings!

SURPRISE!

We interrupt the unfinished flood story

to update you on our most recent activities...

This is what I have been doing lately!

Our newest BABY BOY arrived on

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

10:12 am

7 pounds 15 ounces

21 1/4 inches long

He has not received his "Gaelic" nickname yet...

though my sister suggested we call him

"Pierce" or "Lance"

because I was on injectable

Progesterone supplementation...

twice weekly shots for 36 weeks...

and diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes...

had to test my blood sugar levels 4 times a day

for the last three months...

Luckily, he didn't need to be poked or prodded

very much after arrival!

I realize that many of my blog readers had

NO IDEA...

For that I am sorry...

I spent so much time at the beginning wondering

if we would lose this baby, that I never did quite

figure out HOW to mention this pregnancy on this blog...

By the time I was SURE that he would be joining us,

it just felt funny... : (

Needless to say, the last few days,

I've been cuddled up with the little munchkin...

We got home from the hospital yesterday &

the "milk truck" pulled in last night.

We are busy establishing a balance between sleep,

nursing and a chance to get to the bathroom : )

Blessedly, Scooter and Tilly are AWESOME

at holding and snuggling with him when I am occupied!

The "sibling rivalry" in this house is something like...

"No, its MY TURN to hold him!!!"

Snorkie spends his time kissing the baby's head,

and saying, "He's SO CUTE, I can't stand it!"

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Pax Christi