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October 23, 2007

What NOT to say to a woman who gave birth a week ago

From a neighbor as I was walking to my mailbox,
"This last pregnancy really put some weight on ya, huh?"

And I was thinking that I wasn't doing too bad.

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Our newest pumpkin

Bethany Frances arrived on October 15th at 1:09 am. She is doing well and is adjusting to life in this family of ours. I am thrilled to have finally "gone natural" as this was what we think will be the third and final installment to our clan, at least coming from my womb. I am thankful for the way it worked out, and I'm still pondering it all and don't feel quite ready to put it into words. Grandma CaCa has been here for the last week and has been a tremendous help around the house and has eased the transition to having three. Now I am a lone ranger for two weeks until the next Grandma arrives so we'll see how it goes. Of course, I won't really be alone--church is covering our dinners for almost the next 2 weeks and some neighbors have offered to take Owen for playdates on the preschool off days.

Here are some pictures of our pumpkins with their pumpkins.

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October 03, 2007

Weekend Away & Pregnancy Pics

First of all, THANK YOU to all of you who so enthusiastically encouraged us to take the weekend away. After deciding to do it, I looked forward to it so much, and kept thinking that it was the only reason that I didn't want this baby to make an early appearance. Our friends came through in a big way and covered the weekend for us and showed our munchkins a great time. When I told Owen that we were going away he asked if we were going for a long time. I said, "No, not too long," (thinking that was the answer he was hoping for), to which he said, " I want it to be a long long time." Okey dokey--yeah, needless the say the kids didn't have any problems with us leaving. I guess Caroline would randomly say "Mommy?" "Daddy?" but then just started calling KK and Jeff Mommy and Daddy. How could she move on so easily? (Boo-hoo).
We headed out about 3:00 on Friday and truly realized how much we needed the time to ourselves the second we stepped into "our room" at the B+B (www.hiddenvalleybandb.com). This was our fifth visit, and it is even possible that Caroline is a B+B baby ;). We ate out, hiked Brasstown Bald (which is the highest peak in Georgia), took a big afternoon nap, played a couple of rounds of late-night Scrabble, and went on some nice walks (for me) and jogs (for Duff). By Sunday, we were ready to head back to our little ones and be parents again. I had my ritual "a big change is coming" cry a few minutes before our departure, and now this baby is welcome to come anytime.
Here are some long-awaited pregnancy pics. Officially there are 2 weeks to go.

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