My, oh my

So for all of you that I haven't "bumped" into lately...here you go. Also, I will just share some comments that I've heard in the last month or two:

Jaylen, kindergartener at school: "Ms. Kelly-why's your belly so big??"

Me: "well, I have a baby in my belly"

Jaylen: "I have a baby in my belly, too!"

Treyvon, another kindergartener at school: "No you don't. MENS can't have babies in their bellies. Only WOMENS!"

Jaylen: "Why can't MENS have babies??"

Me: "Let's talk about CATEGORIES!! Tell me three things you can eat!" (changing the subject)

I had this shirt on last week and ran into a coworker's daughter. The daughter went back to her mother and said, "that's the biggest flower garden I've ever seen!"

Random woman in the waiting room at Bailey's speech clinic: "Good Lord, child...you're as big as a house!!!"

And finally, from my dear, sweet husband: "From the back you don't even look pregnant then you turn around and BAM!!! You are hard to miss!" I really do consider this a compliment!!

Spencer James Day

Spencer and Hailey are sharing a special moment....Spencer wanted Hailey to fetch sticks and Hailey just wanted to clean up the snack that was left on Spencer's shirt!

Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails....

This time next week-I will have two children. The time has come, it's the final countdown. Am I excited?? So much so that I can't stand it... Am I a little scared-well petrified really...Am I awed at God's great blessings?? Absolutely-how could Michael and I possibly deserve to have TWO gifts from God?? Our baby girl will be here-not just any little girl but Madeline Elizabeth Day born on May 15th (probably)-Maw-Maw's birthday and the day that Michael's parents started THEIR lives together...how could she NOT be the most special little girl in the whole world??
But for one more week, I have one child, that precious little boy asleep upstairs right now. I went to put him down for a nap and it turned into a 30 minute tickle fest and I thought about little boys and what they are made of. So what are little boys made of?? Frogs and snails..maybe but Spencer is made of so much more. He's made of love and wonderment for the world. He's made of happiness and giggles and lightness and innocence. He thinks roly polys are the COOLEST thing EVER and that an orange Popsicle is the most delish thing he has ever put in his mouth. HE LOVES BEING OUTSIDE...especially with his daddy. Picking up sticks and moving rocks. He loves his "goggies" (Hailey and Hershey). He's full of thoughts-not just little thoughts but big, deep thoughts that make his little forehead crinkle. He's full of curiosity-wants to know how things work and won't stop until he figures them out. He can be full of stubbornness and testing the limitness but a little of that is not a bad thing in my book.
I find that I just want to hold him, to tell him that it's going to be alright. Yes, the baby is coming and she will take up some Spencer time but it's going to be OK....he will be the big brother and I know that he will show us and Madeline all the wonderful things he is made of. I love ya-Spencer James Day, my wonderful boy.

Baby????

For those of you interested....I went to the doctor yesterday and there as been no change since last week. A week ago monday I was attacked by a horrific stomach bug or food poisoning...not sure which but monday night and tues were NOT fun. I went to the doctor a week ago yesterday and I was 1.5 CM dialated-so we thought maybe it would be last week...well after getting rehydrated and back to the routine of things, all the contractions stopped and Madeline seems to be a happy clam in there....so unless something changes rapidly between now and next week-I think we are actully going to make it until May 15th!!
In the panic that she was actually going to come last week-I went ahead and cleaned out the baby car seat (we call it the baby bucket!) and Michael put in the car. When Spencer got in the car monday morning...he looked over at it and then looked at me with his little forehead crinkled up. I said, "That's where Madeline is going to sit when she comes." He looked again and then looked at me and said, "Ok-baby seat" Pure genius I tell you.....maybe he is starting to get the picture! :)

All about being 2.....

Last week, my dear friend Lori Oldknow took some pictures of Spencer. She is such a trooper-she had a sinus infection and didn't feel good but suffered through for the sake of the pregnant woman's manic state of EVERYTHING has to get done NOW! All I can say is, "YOU ROCK, LORI OLDKNOW!!" I have a number if anyone needs any pictures taken!!

Madeline's Room

Just a few pictures of Madeline's room! Michael did such a good job-I can't wait to bring her home to this room!

Pics from Spencer's Birthday