Time To Expand

Yep, it's official. We are expanding our family. Here is a fuzzy photo of Baby #2. Profile of head on right, body on the left. We're due late January. Woo hoo!

Sympathy Phlegm

Do you ever get "sympathy phlegm"? I've had it all day today. Claire has a wicked rattle in her chest. She's not sick, just dealing with extra fluids as a result of her molars coming in. So it's the kind of phlegm that you know would go away with a good throat clearing or possibly a cough or two. But I have yet to figure out how to get a baby to cough on command. So instead I get to listen to her rattle away. Shudder.

I seriously find myself clearing my own throat to clear the phantom phlegm. It's kinda like when I'm talking to a stranger who has a big glob of food in the corner of their mouth. I can't help but to wipe the corner of my own mouth in the hopes that in some way, my wiping will eventually cause the glob to go away on its own.

I seriously need help.

Outdoor Fun

Now that Claire is walking, it has opened up a whole new world of outdoor fun for us. As you'll see below, she is fearless when it comes to water. It's a good thing because with almost 100 degree weather every day this summer . . . the more water, the better!!