Going Blonde

Every so often Brent gets the itch to go blonde. I decided to jump on the bandwagon and try it out myself. What do you think?

Happy 1st Birthday, Mia!

Mia turned 1 on November 20! She brings me so many smiles every day. I'm so glad I'm your mom, Mia!



Surprisingly, Mia was only slightly impressed with the wedge of cake we put in front of her. She ate a little bit, played with the ice cream (that was cool because it was so cold), ate some fruit and then was ready to get out of her high chair. Guess she likes fruit better than cake. Hope that lasts...



Hannah picked out Mia's balloon bouquet.



Thanks SO much for the great pictures Sarah!

Ho Ho Ho

Mia Claus is coming to town.

Charlotte Roslyn Frost

We welcomed our sweet little baby girl Charlotte on Saturday, November 8 at 11:17 AM. She weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long. She has blue eyes and a full head of straight black hair. Hannah and Mia both had dark brown eyes from the beginning. I think she got Brent's eyes and that they will lighten up to his gorgeous blue over the next few months. Brent isn't convinced. We'll see!! We'll have fun bantering about who's right in the mean time. In any case, she is the spitting image of Brent, only with darker hair. She even has his two-toned eyebrows and the same cowlick right above her forehead.





Needless to say after my last post, I was THRILLED to go into labor 3 days early. It was a fast delivery. I started having contractions at 4 AM Saturday morning, we arrived at the hospital at 8 AM and she was born 3 hours later. She is so sweet and has a good disposition. We are enjoying her so much. Hannah is so happy to have her newest little sister home. She just wants to love on her all the time. She made a "Welcome Home Charlotte" artwork display on the front door. Hannah is very thoughtful and cute that way. Mia doesn't seem to notice the difference much, although when Charlotte is awake more in a couple of weeks, I have a feeling that story will change. We are in store for an adventure, and we are so grateful for the crazy road ahead!!



When Hannah and Mia came to the hospital to meet Charlotte, Hannah held Charlotte (with Dad's help) and looked her over. Her first comment was, "Daddy, does she know how cute she is?" Adorable! Hannah has since found all sorts of ways Charlotte is cute. She enjoys her little baby sounds, all the faces she makes, how she looks when she sleeps, and, of course, her cute outfits.

Labor O Labor - Wherefore art thou Labor?

I feel the need to vent and whine. Although I am only 5 days away from my due date (November 11), and the doctor has scheduled me for an induction on that day if I don't have Charlotte before then, I am jumping-out-of-my-skin ready to birth this child!!!! It has truly been a miracle and a privilege to be able to carry 2 babies in the last 2 years, but I have never been SO anxious to deliver. To add insult to injury I thought I was in labor on Tuesday morning. My contractions were regular and about 5 minutes apart. They weren't exceptionally strong (should've been my first clue), but they were consistent and had been for a good portion of the night, too. My wonderful visiting teachers took our girls and Brent and I headed to Labor & Delivery. I settled into the not-so-comfy hospital bed, got hooked up to the moniters, answered the bazillion questions posed by our very nice nurse, and promptly stopped having contractions. Our nurse tried to be kind when she said, "We're really not registering any contractions....Are you feeling them more in your back now?" Nope. They were gone. We stayed a few hours so that they could monitor Charlotte's heartbeat and see if my mysterious contractions would return, but in the end they gingerly told me they would be sending me home. That's when the crying started. It was a combination of deep disappointment and embarrassment at having come in when I really wasn't in true labor. Kind of silly to be embarrassed - I have since talked with many women who have had the same experience. Better safe than sorry, right? But, oh how sorry I was that I would have to keep waiting to have my baby.
I will keep you all updated and try not to whine too much until the blessed day arrives.

Halloween Part II

Needless to say, Hannah had a FABULOUS time on Halloween. She got to dress up and party with her friends at preschool! Then, there was trick-or-treating...it was a rainy evening, but none of us minded - especially not Mia who hung out in the stroller devouring her first lollipop. She was snug as a bug! I was hoping the walk around the neighborhood might put me into labor. No such luck. I'll write more about that later.

Here's Hannah in her Snow White costume for school.



And in her unicorn costume for trick-or-treating.



And little miss Mia as a ladybug.



Come on, Mom!! Let's go!!! "I need to go get all the candy that has been waiting for me!" - Hannah