Kisses for Baby Sis

Kisses for Baby Sis







the Girl grabbed the camera,
pointed it at my belly and
exclaimed, "Say 'Cheese'
Baby Sister!"

These photos were taken yesterday - 7 weeks left to go! When I was pregnant with the Girl we took a progress photo every single week, but it is already true about the 2nd child and how you take fewer pictures of them. This time around we didn't even start taking the infamous side shot until sometime after 20 weeks and we've missed weeks here and there since then. But whenever we do remember, the Girl wants to be a part of it and always insists on giving kisses. She is so excited to meet her Baby Sister and is always telling us how she is going to help change her diapers, dress her, feed her, rock her and her favorite - "I'm going to carry her downstairs." Yeah, not so sure about that one! I just hope and pray that her enthusiasm doesn't wane or altogether disappear when her Baby Sister actually arrives.

As for the Girl's sudden interest in Shawn Johnson, it was the first thing she was talking about when she woke up this morning. She pointed to a pair of underwear on her bathroom floor and told me that I needed to wash them so that she could wear them when we "go on the airplane." I asked her when we were going on an airplane and where to. Her reply, "You know, that girl's house, Shawn Johnson." Duh!