The Chronicles

Lately Thatcher has taken to the "baby" toys/lounge items!  He even turns on the vibration when he is watching "Dora and Boots" in the bouncy chair and attempts to swing himself in the swing, while yelling WHEEEEEEE!

Very attractively lounging in the bouncy chair, with Juliet's paci, I might add!

"Look at me 'Mama' (his new title for me, I guess we have graduated from Mommy)."  He was so stinkin' proud of himself, for not only getting in the swing, but being able to close the tray down over him too!  I'm one proud "Mama"!

This is at his little friend Emma's birthday party.  You think that he looks ready for some of that cake?  We  had to fend him off and remind him that it was Emma's day and that he would have his birthday cake soon!

Okay this is really cute.  I lost sight of Thatcher one day while I was doing the dishes, which is scary b/c he has a tendency to want to pick Juliet up, (which would ultimately mean that she would end up on the floor) but this time he climbed up on the couch to hold her hand and just continued to watch his morning cartoons!  It was so cute!!!  He has stared doing this anytime she is where he can reach her.  He will even just stand by her to hold her hand if she is up higher than he is.  I love it!

Another example of wanting to be by his baby sister!

Last week our play group went to the Fort Worth Zoo. We were a long caravan of strollers, there were 6 moms, and 3 of us had double strollers!  Juliet slept and sweat, poor thing, through most of the afternoon, but Thatcher and the rest of the older kids really enjoyed it.  We all had a great time!  It just really made me feel old, taking my "TWO" children to the zoo with their play group!  Wow how time flies, I can remember going to the zoo with my mom and my little friends.

The Crew:  Sarabeth & Anabelle, Mason & Samual, Emma, Camryn (minus little sister Kelsey), and Thatcher & Juliet!  (Abby and her mommy were a little late and missed this picture)

Thatcher & Camryn checking out the deer.  

One day he will be taller than the ladies!

Mommy (& Juliet) really liked checking out the fake pig, in the AC!

Keeping a close eye on Baby JAC, on her first zoo adventure!

The fun is over and I am tired and hungry!

We are all headin' towards the exit and Thatch decides that he is caput!  He just sits down in the middle of the walkway and opens up what is left of his lunch!

It was really cute.

I cannot believe that Juliet is already a month old.  Time flys!  We are all doing pretty good here.  Juliet is continuing to grow at a record pace.  We go to the doctor tomorrow and I am very interested to see how much she weighs now.  And Thatcher just started back to school (aka mother's day out).  Yea for me!  It was really nice to be back down to one, very manageable, child again; even if it is just for a bit a couple times a week.

Pretty in a tutu!

Brotherly lovin'

Relaxing and apparently contemplating...

Thatcher is a proud big brother!

Our little cutie

Here are a few new pictures of our little miss over the last few weeks.  The first couple are from a sip-n-see that my mother-in-law threw for Reif's cousins to come and meet her, and the rest are just fun ones of her.  I cannot believe that she is almost a month old!

The guest of honor at her party!

Mommy and me

All ready for the great outdoors!

Awake and alert!

Big brother is always keeping a watchful eye (and hand) on her.

Ready or not, here I come Baby JAC!

(Thatch cannot quite get Juliet out, so he calls her Baby JAC, or just Baby.)

Big Brother Thatcher

In awe of our new little addition.

She's finally here!

For those of you who do not know already our "Little Miss" finally decided to bless us (enormously) with her presence!  

Hello World!

Since Little Miss Juliet has kept everyone waiting for so long, my doctor has set up an appointment for me to be induced tomorrow morning!  We are to be at the hospital by 6am!  So, I am assuming that we will finally get to meet our little girl sometime tomorrow afternoon or early evening!  Wish us luck and we will keep you all posted.  And I am guessing, that we should be home with pictures to post sometime Sunday (that is if all goes well).  

We love everyone and want to thank you all for thinking of us and keeping us in their prayers!  We are very blessed to have friends like all of you!