2 Weeks

Luke is 2 weeks old!

We made it through the first two weeks with two kids and I think we're doing alright! 

Luke is a good baby. He's very mellow and he's a great sleeper. He's been sleeping a 4-5 hour stretch every night since we came home from the hospital. I love this boy!

Big Sister

The Big Day

Eight days past his due date, Luke was finally born at 1:57pm on Thursday, April 22, 2010.

It is nothing short of a miracle bringing a baby into the world! We were blessed with great doctors and nurses, and one healthy, hefty 9 pound little boy.

Announcing

Luke Harold Mitchell

April 22, 2010

9 pounds, 21.5 inches long

You want to be a princess?

I hear this every morning when we are deciding what to wear for the day.

Mary has decided that wearing a skirt or a dress will make you a princess. It doesn't have to be a dress up dress or anything fancy, but it can't have legs in it. Anything with legs will make you a prince.

I started taking pictures of Mary's obsession with skirts and dresses last month, until I realized it's an EVERY day thing. I have to do some serious bargaining to get her into pants or shorts.

A sampling of her March attire:

A day of shopping.

Playing around the house

To the playground.

Playing dress up. 

Helping in the yard.

Mommy's dress over her own dress.

(She's totally mad in this picture because I interrupted her pretend moment. She lives in a little magical world and warns us frequently not to look at her while she's playing.)

Needless to say, summer shopping has been a breeze this year. Nothing but play skirts and t-shirts for this girl.

Not Yet

I am starting to get plenty of messages asking if we have had a baby yet. We have not.

That's why I'm sitting here blogging.

I am 2 days away from my due date and there are no signs of a baby coming any time soon. Mary came at 41 weeks, and I'm completely planning on this one taking just as long. Not fun.

We'll get the news out once he makes his big debut. Complete with graphic pictures of the entire birth.

I'm kidding.

Check back soon.

Baby Shower

Some friends threw me a baby shower and we now have a closet of clothes for our baby boy! I was having a hard time getting motivated to buy little boy clothes (trains, trucks, dinosaurs, tractors ... I'm not feeling it), so with a little help from some fabulous baby shower gifts, our little guy won't have to wear plain white onesies every day of his life. Now everyone can stop making fun of the empty closet in the baby's room.

The party planners ... and my big pregnant self. 

Thanks for such a fun afternoon!

 Charis is due two months after me, but with twins. She makes me look like a blimp, and she has two in there.

I still can't believe I took a picture like this...

Amber has 4 kids and that big smile on her face is all because she isn't the pregnant one this time around.