Could they be related?

So I thought it was funny that we have pictures of both our kids at the same age with this weird hand position. Neither one was posed! As their mother, I still think they are cute even with the weird hand thing.

Happy Birthday Eliza

I just wanted to post this cute picture of 8 day old Eliza and 2 1/2 year old Ian. Aren't they cute together? I found an 8 day old picture of Ian and they look exactly alike! I couldn't believe it! So she may lose her beautiful black hair and turn blond just like him. I am getting lots of rest thanks to Jan and my mom, they have been huge helps with Ian. He is adjusting really well, he doesn't pay too much attention to her right now but does ask to hold her every now and then. He does get upset that I can't pick him up right now because of my stitches but other than that he has been an angel. Eliza sleeps more than Ian ever did, even as a newborn. She is eating well and gaining weight and only has a little bit of jaundice. We all love holding her and taking care of her.

6 more days....

Only six more days until baby number 2 comes.... I can't believe it's already time! I've already packed up the maternity clothes I borrowed from a friend and am just wearing my same few shirts over and over again. My hospital bag is mostly packed. The car seat is in the car. The crib is set up and the clothes are in the drawers. I still need to mop my kitchen floor. But maybe the baby won't notice all of Ian's food spilled on it...I have one more doctors appointment today before the big day on Monday. My biggest worries are my recovery and hoping Ian adjusts well to being a big brother.

March already!

So February disappeared, I'm not sure where it went or what I was doing during that whole month! I have composed in my head tons of different blogs since my last one in January, and each one was interesting, witty, and sure to grab at least 20 comments each. But somehow for whatever reason none of them ever got written. I was going to blog about my neighbor commenting on our living room photos that I've aged a lot and Mike hasn't changed. That was a sad story. I was going to blog about our potty training successes with Ian, he's such a great kid. There was always a good pregnancy/getting ready for baby number two blog to write. And maybe if I stretched it, I could find something interesting to say about doing our taxes. But instead, I decided to just post my usual cute pictures of Ian. He loves to have his picture taken when his mouth is full of grapes. He also loves to help out in the kitchen. One day I couldn't get him to get off the potty, he had been sitting on it for over an hour and I thought that was more than enough time! So I started making juice and he jumped up and ran to come help me. So now I use cooking or helping in the kitchen as bribery. It works better than candy!