SMILE!

This picture cracks me up. I have never gotten such a HUGE smile out of Daniel when taking a picture. The teeth, the hair....he's too much.

Waiting for baby

We have most everything ready for baby now, we just need the baby! We've been putting a diaper on this stuffed lion of Daniel's to show him about babies. He's not as gentle with the "baby" as I'd like, but I'm sure a live baby will be very different for him.

34+ weeks and 6 more to go. We'll keep you posted.

Daniel's Swimming Lessons

....more or less a drowning prevention course. We signed him up when he was 15 months old and he learned the techniques wonderfully. After the winter he forgot the method and lost confidence in the water. So after 3 weeks of refresher classes now 26 months old he is back in familiar territory. At the end of the course they test him in both summer and winter clothes...

Reasons for Unexcused baby weight

late night bowls of Apple Jacks! A lot of pregnant women revert to chewing ice late at night to curb the cravings....and I do this most nights, however sometimes I just can't resist a useless carb high of sugary Apple Jacks.