It's a Boy

I think all of you know, we had our little boy on Wednesday, July 9 at 11:49am. He was 7 pounds 5 ounces and 20 inches long. He has some hair, but he already has a receding hairline. Labor and delivery was unbelievably fast and went very well. He had the cord wrapped pretty tightly around his neck, but within a minute or so of nurses rubbing and squeegeeing, he started to cry and he has been fine ever since. I feel like I gave birth months ago and can't believe it's just been a few days. (Sorry to those who do not share this type of experience. I am not trying to brag, I am just so amazed at what a better birth this was than Amelia's)

Cousin Me-o-me

Amelia enjoyed having Me-o-me (Naomi) here to stay with her, and she did such a great job running the house and taking care of Amelia while I was in the hospital. Naomi was a good sport and put up with Amelia's demands for watching the same 5 Pixar movies over and over. In return, Naomi got to spend many fun hours jumping the waves in Malibu.

July 4th Fun

For the 4th of July we enjoyed a nice day at the beach. Naomi (my niece visiting from South Dakota) enjoyed jumping the waves most of the day. Later we went to the park in Woodland Hills and enjoyed some music and a great fireworks show. Amelia liked the lights, but hated the sounds they made. She insisted that we each hold our hands up to her ears even after they ended.

Come out Brother

Amelia loves to look at my huge belly. Usually she gives it hugs or kisses or raspberries and says "hi" to her brother. Today she approached my belly and lovingly said to it, "come out, brother!" Amen to that.

Huge

So if you didn't notice in the Soccer post how huge my belly has gotten since the last belly picture, here's another chance to see. I'm thinking this is going to be a good sized baby, and by the feel of my off and on contractions, he might be coming soon. The only way to keep cool last week was to sit in the frigid pool. Amelia loves sunglasses and the water and all the accessories she gets to wear along with swimming (hat, glasses, Nemo swim diaper, special lotion or as the normal person might say, sunscreen, and her bug floaty) She even wears my sunglasses when she "works" on the computer. If you aren't fast enough at catching her, she deletes files and installs programs in seconds. One time I caught her starting Itunes and she had managed to play her favorite song on our playlist. It was totally coincidence, but it was still pretty tricky.

Diapers

I mistakenly bought the "cheap" Costco brand diapers last month and have been using them for weeks counting down until the day they are gone. Apparently Amelia feels the same way because I bought some Huggies last week and put them behind the Costco ones in her diaper basket. She saw me stock them up and was pretty excited to have her "mouse diapers" (they have Mickey Mouse on them) When we ask her to go get a diaper, she digs thru the basket to find the "good ones" to wear. It made us laugh when we realized she did it on purpose. I guess her bottom knows the difference between cheap and expensive. There's no fooling this kid.

This picture has nothing to do with this post, but every post needs a picture.

Time Out??

Amelia has a time out bench, but I don't think she takes us seriously. This is what she looks like when she is in time out. (She also got that really cute purse hanging up behind her for a shower gift. When we go out, she has to fill it up with stuff and then she carries it in the bend of her arm with her hand up like she's really fancy or important. It's hilarious!)