Wigged Vampires

I've had a few posts in mind over this last week, but then Blogger had its random cessation of all service with no apparent explanation...and I'm just now getting down to writing all those things in my head. Mostly that means this post will be one of those "cover it all, all at once" things that I hate trying to edit in my blog books. Oh, well. I'm only in June of 2010 in my current editing, so this post won't show up for editing for a long time yet.

With the exception of one single outfit, I bought my first real baby thing for #3.


My mom came across this cradle through her day care trainings and showed it to me. I really liked the idea of it and the reviews were all very good, so I bought one. It's more contained and set at an angle, which (according to the reviews) helps with babies who like to be held while they sleep and also babies with reflux. It's small enough to move around from room to room, and the whole thing collapses so it's easy to transport to other houses for sleepovers or even just naps. It rocks and fits between the wall and my bed. And it's cute. I'm looking forward to using it. And looking forward even more so to the cute little boy that gets to sleep in it.

We don't really need much baby stuff, hence why we haven't really purchased anything this time around. We do not, however, possess many baby clothes that are appropriate for a BOY...which leaves me with a question. Is it kosher to have a baby shower for a third child, considering that HE is a different gender than both our previous children? Or is that just greedy? Thoughts? I do only need clothes, nothing else, but that's an expense that can add up really quickly...

Speaking of babies, my sister Lisa just found out that she is pregnant with twins, most likely identical. Yay!


In our present family situation, we have determined that it is much more fun to go to the park with Dad than just with Mom. He actually plays along. Don't worry, I'll do better come August...


Of course, swings are always good, no matter who you're with.


Especially if you bring along a handful of peanut butter and jelly sandwich.


Our ward held a yard sale today--before the massive thunderstorm and downpour--and Chris took the opportunity to test out a new hairstyle.


Um...I vote no. In case you're wondering.

And last but not least, I'm beginning to wonder if we have a vampire in the house. Megan was trying to climb onto Jane's bed, and Jane was highly opposed. She made her opposition quite clear.


That is the result of Jane's teeth on Megan's neck. Impressive, huh?