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Introducing Miss Vivien Rokah

She made her grand entrance at 11:15 PM...

Weighing in as my biggest baby at 8 lb 1 oz & 20 inches long.

The story of that day will eventually be written & shared...

But it will have to wait until I have caught up on a little more sleep.

These pictures will have to do until then.

Belly Paint

The kids took an opportunity to paint the belly prior to the birth. Here are some pictures of the fun they had:

40 Weeks Plus

The end is so near, my mom & sister arrive tonight.... YIPPEE!! So that means my "maternity leave" starts... yes, I will hand over my children & become an even bigger slacker mom (trust me, it's safer for everyone involved.) So tomorrow we will run errands, pick up a few last minute things & get a hospital bag packed.

In the last 5 days I have been asked numerous times when I am due, I am sure the strangers who ask think I am being rude when I say "tomorrow", "today", or even "yesterday." I do find entertainment in watching their reaction.

As for the question I get asked the most... the one concerning the name of this baby. I can't say that we have decided for sure, but in the last few weeks there is one we are leaning more towards, but we will wait to see her... and at this point keeping you all in suspense is rather fun, & that way no one will know if we decided to change it. We keep asking Hannah what we should name the baby or even telling her what we are thinking & she is no help. She isn't agreeing with us, & hadn't been offering suggestions... until about 10 days ago. She & I were headed to church & she said she had the PERFECT name... Princess Buttercup!
"So we would call her Buttercup? "
"No, we would call her Princess, Princess Buttercup Taylor!"

She was set on this name, over the weekend we were talking again & she was still set on Princess Buttercup, but she then gave another option, Pinkalicious! After seeing Ice Age 3 yesterday she gave a 3rd option/suggestions... Peaches.

Perhaps I should put a poll up in the corner, because those are some hard names to choose between.

Summer Rain

We had a quick, but intense rain storm come through this afternoon/evening. We went out to join the other neighborhood kids play in the rain.

Milo preferred to just watch from the garage until the rain calmed down a bit.

A Surprise Baby Shower

Last night my favorite girlfriends showed up to take me for dessert & a surprise baby shower! So we headed to Cheesecake Factory & it was JUST what I needed... not so much the dessert or the great gifts... but the fabulous company! It is so nice to escape the house & get out & giggle with women I love & adore!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

Vinyl Sale

My friend Annie has a little side business doing vinyl lettering.... she is doing a 1/2 off sale through the end of July. So if you are needing/wanting some vinyl lettering you can check out her blog to find her e-mail info. The prices are 1/2 of what is listed on her blog.

39 Weeks

The end is near!

Over the last week I have realized I am just too pregnant for certain things....

Too pregnant...

to sit on the floor.
to sleep very well.
to go more than 2 hours without having to pee.
to enjoy a yummy meal... I get to only enjoy a few bites before I am so full.
to fit in more than a few items of clothing... apologies to those that see me often.
to get into the attic alone to pull out the baby blankets & clothes. (I think I need to get on this.)
to sing a song in church without getting very winded.

It's a good thing we are on the countdown... I am due in 1 week, on the 20th, & have an induction scheduled for the 24th. That gives me very little time to accomplish a very large list of last minute things.

More of the Park

Here are some more of the great pictures Kristen got of Milo yesterday at the park.

**Photos courtesy BoysNBerries Photography**

An Unspoken Competition

Kristen has been kind enough to use my kids for photography practice numerous times. Milo went through a really serious phase where the kid didn't crack many smiles. Even when this phase had passed he still wouldn't crack a smile for Kristen & her camera. They had this unspoken competition... he refused to give her a smile & she seemed to take his refusal as a challenge. Today the competition ended... we had playgroup at a neighborhood sprayground/park & Kristen had her camera with her. I'm thrilled to say that Kristen won & got some smiles out of Milo... which resulted in some great pictures for me!!

(I love this funny smile, because it's a classic Milo face & I'm glad to have it captured.)**Photos courtesy BoysNBerries Photography**

The Fourth of July

We had a great 4th of July...
it was filled with great fun, great friends, & great food!
Some of those friends won't be here next year... and I'll have to take my own pictures,
rather than count on Kristen my personal photographer!

The Edmond Parade...
The evening was spent at the Smith's were the kids played in the water...

We had a yummy BBQ...

And the big kids Rocked Out on the Wii...We later headed outside for some fireworks before heading over the the school for the big show...Three grown men with fireworks & lighters... every mom & wife's fear!

We had great weather this year... despite the fact that there was an intense rain storm that blew in during our BBQ it finished up & cleared out in time for fireworks!

**Pictures courtesy of BoysNBerries Photography**