a nephew

Harrison Tyler Allen-

born on march 17 @ 0102
5# 15oz. 

19 inch.

well hello there tiny man!

so glad you could join us.

we've been waiting for you.

everyone's excited you're here-
i think your sister is the most excited of us all.

you should see how her eyes light up when she looks at you.
she adores you already.

oh man, are you two going to have fun together.

so glad you're healthy
[and cute]
thanks for letting me snuggle you.

can't wait to get to know you!


ps. thanks for giving your mom a relatively easy delivery. after a month straight of contracting every 5 or 10 minutes... well, she deserved a complication-free delivery. [way to go BB!!!]

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eating at restaurants brings me joy

NANA!!

congrats to you- nana of three grandbabies!
i love that i'm congratulating you and not BB who did all the work.
but that letter will come tomorrow once i have see the little guy and taken 50 bajillion pics of him.
so for today-- congrats again!

aren't new babies just magical?
i bet you're so jealous that later today i get to go to the hospital and love on him.
[sorry to rub it in]
but don't worry, once you guys return from egypt you'll fly out here lickety-split and get your nana-loving on.
so don't go and get yourself blown up while you're over there.
[i really mean that!]



in other news...

 @ texas roadhouse. katers ate about 4 rolls and we called it good and 

didn't order her a meal. we're great parents like that.

we miss you and we miss going out to eat!
that sounds horrible i know, like all you're good for is paying at the restaurant [couldn't be less true].
but it's so nice that you spoil us when you're here and then you leave and we go back to eating like college kids and we cry.
ok, no one cried but i have had one hell of a time getting back into the cooking mode.
meals this week consisted of sandwiches, cereal and a crockpot dinner that totally didn't turn out.

at least it's my birthday weekend and jank is taking me out.
yeeeeeaaaaah for birthdays!!


so thanks for birthing me so i can go out to eat.
[that just sounds weird. i'm off my game today]


ps. every time we get into the car miss kate says 'nana? nana?' she's always disappointed when we pull up to the grocery store and not your hotel.


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waiting sucks.

to my unborn nephew-

um, hurry up.
i'm not a patient person and i want to meet you.
will you have hair? what color?
will you have a dimple on your right cheek like your daddy?
will you be a snuggley baby?
[please, please be a snugglebug]


will you be a ball of happy energy like your sister?

don't let this demure shot fool you.

or will you be a shy child like your cousin- who NEVER looks at the camera when i desire her to. 

tsk tsk katers!

miss kate's hair! it's growing!

bangs and sunglasses are something i can't figure out- someone please advise.

well, little man... we're trying our hardest to get you to come while nana is here.

we all thought a little walk might do it.

nana's rocking her new toms and i am sooooo jealous.

the walk was unsuccessful as far as going into labor is concerned. [it was even uphill!]

however, being outside and feeling the sun on our backs was awesome.

it looks like nana might miss your entrance unless you come before 0800 tomorrow.

[i offered to break your mom's water but she just looked at me with a look of disgust. apparently that's not kosher. whoops]

so fine- be stubborn [just like your momma] and come when you feel like it.

but let me just say there is nothing fancy about waiting until 38 weeks. 

37 weeks works just fine-- trust me, okay?

i'm the brilliant one who knows everything [and you should never forget that]

ps. it's my birthmonth so you have to do as i say. case closed.

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still loves to swing

dearest most favoritist month-

march, i love you.

and not just because it's my birthday month 

[i'm shocked i haven't mentioned this yet! it's already 8 days into the month!]

i love you because of the hope you bring.

the promise of warm weather, flowers blooming and birds chirping...

nothing is better than spring.

easily my favorite season.

enjoying the sun. nice face janky

i love wearing my mint green rain boots.

and sweaters and trench coats.

i love how the sun feels on my face and seeing the snow melt.

this girl always has a smile on her face. i love that.

i'm so glad you're here mr. march.

i was getting really sick of miss february.

she's boring.

well hello tiny preggers! any day now......

update:: i wrote this a few days ago when it was spring. now it's winter again and i'm ticked. go away snow! we don't like you anymore.

in like a lion, out like a lamb.....

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family

mom's in town and i couldn't be happier.

i love having her here.

hopefully she'll still be here when bb has her babe.

[fingers crossed]

jank, liz, kate and nana enjoying the spring weather




ps. woog is still missing [hate you car thief!] but our rental is a new camry- now that's not half bad.


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the first meet

BB-

you called tonight to tell me that your OB appt went well.

i'm so glad.

is there anything more nerve-wracking than growing a baby??

you're doing a great job.

12 meals a day is totally normal.

after we talked i got to thinking about the early days...

you know when the girls couldn't destroy a room in 2 seconds.

those were the days!

remember this?

were they really that little?!?!?

i love that liz is staring at your face with purpose.

and i love kater's little foot stuck out there for me to smother in kisses.

oh, i can't stand that i have to wait for 24 more weeks.

hurry up little baby and get here!

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