Happy 5th Anniversary

Stuff our kids say

I know I'm biased, but my boys are so cute.

Brice: Baby Dusty! No, no Baby Dusty! Baby Meow!

Chase: (about 6:30am Saturday morning): Mommy, feel this. My beard is growing.
Helen: Oh buddy, I think it's some dried drool.
Chase: Nope. It's my beard.

Brice: (After strapping himself into the high chair) Stuck! Stuck!

Stephen: Chase, do you know what Good Friday is? It's the day Jesus went to heaven.
Chase: Oh, that's sad, Daddy. He's going to miss Christmas.

Helen: Bricey, I love you to the moon and back.
Brice: No, no moon and back. Sun and back! Peh-luto and back!

Chase: (literally, 5:24am Friday morning) Mommy, I don't want you to be jealous of me today. Okay?
(Without any prompting, no context. Presumably because I had to go to work and they all got naps to make up for waking at 5:21am)

We've been listening to a lot of Raffi lately. It started with the "Brush your teeth" song and has progressed from there.
Helen: Brice, what should we name the baby?
Brice: Baby Boo-ga! No, no-- baby brush your teeth. No-- Baby Down by the Bay!

Looking forward to sending our last weekend as a family of four with these hilarious little guys.

What a difference a weekend (and a Monday) makes!

We moved back into our house only 10 days ago and have been trying to get our lives back in order, unpack, and decorate. Since before our move, I'd been in a panic that we had nothing ready for the baby. I mean, I knew if he did come early that someone would take care of this stuff (Hi Mom!) but I would rather have it all cleaned and set myself.

Well, I'm happy to report it was a very productive weekend. We did 15 or more loads of laundry and made endless trips up and down the steps--And I am happy to say the stuff at the house is ready. Chase was baffled at my crying while folding all the little outfits he had worn (we brought you home from the hospital in this outfit! This is what you were wearing the first time you smiled! TEARS). Stephen cleaned the carseat and the swing and the bouncy seat, and some of the toys. Aside from the large "BRICE" over the crib, the nursery is ready to go- we'll move the BRICE letters to the boys' new room this weekend. On Sunday, I made a trip to Target to get all the little things for the hospital bag so we're not running around like maniacs before we go. And on Monday, I pre-registered at the hospital and got my TDAP shot (for free at work!-- Hooray for HHS!).

Done:
-Hospital registration sent and received
-Nursery mostly ready (even though he won't sleep in there for months)
-Carseat cleaned and ready
-Hospital bag packed
-Pediatrician
-Whooping cough shot
-Picture of boys for baby's hospital bassinet taken and ordered
-Ordered gifts for boys from their little brother
-All clothes washed, folded, and organized.

To-do:
-Set up co-sleeper