Birthday

Olivia had a dual birthday party with our good friends at the beginning of the week. Their little boy is just a year younger than Olivia. They love playing together. Before the party we got together and made their birthday cake. It turned out really cute. Olivia loved the frog and ladybugs.

So hard not to touch.
She is wearing a tutu/swimming suit she had just gotten for her birthday.


Here she is blowing out her candles:


Another Birthday gift:

More of James

James Laurence born July 5th

(This picture was taken the night before he came).
What an experience! I tell ya, second babies are a lot easier then the first. The fun started a few hours after church (for those who saw me, shouldn't be surprised, I was looking huge). I wasn't sure it was serious because it was such a light pain in my lower back. Seth didn't want us to get too excited and reminded me they needed to be harder and longer before calling people (I called my mom because, worse comes to worse, she would have to hang out with us while we waited for the real show to start). Around 9:30-10 pm we decided to go to sleep because the contractions weren't getting longer. But they sure got stronger an hour latter. I was able to sleep, waking up for two to three contractions an hour until a little before 2am. Then I was having three between my bedroom and the bathroom. We called our midwife and met her at the Bellingham Birthing center a half an hour later. I was dialated to a 6 or 7cm by that time. Yee haw! I had done a lot of work already. Seth and I jumped in the tub. I worked hard focusing on my breathing, relaxing my face and thinking about meeting the baby. Other then barking at my mom twice, because I didn't feel like a flower opening up any more, I was nice and was able to ask my midwife what I could do to progress. Two hours later our purple little boy came out (4:30am). What an experience! I'm like a professional athlete. He was 9 lbs 9 oz. 21.5 inches long.

Seth's graduation

June 12th was Seth's Graduation from Western. His next step is grad school at the University of Texas (actually, next step will be to be a father of two, move his family out of Bellingham, and then he can work on his Doctorate).

I had to put this one up. It is one of Seth's favorite.

Here's Olivia without her finger in her nose (although holding on to her belly bottom).

Potty training

We started potty training a month ago. She's doing well. Likes to put her big girl panties on by herself too.