Getting Ready for Brother

Cara and Natalie are so excited for their new brother. They wanted to do something to help get ready, so we went to the fabric store and they picked out a few fabrics (with some guidance from mom). They cut out all the squares by themselves and I taught them how to use my machine.

The finished product!

We also signed them up for the sibling class at the hospital. The videos were hilarious, and maybe a little young for them, but they had fun changing diapers on their dolls, learning about how they can help take care of the new baby, getting a tour of the NICU and a room set up like where mom will deliver.

Happy Birthday Cara!

Wow! I can hardly believe my Cara is already 9 years old.

Time needs to slow down just a little.

For her 9th birthday, Cara really wanted to go ice skating. Since I can't get on the ice in my pregnant condition-and it's torture for me to just sit and watch the fun, Jeff took Cara and Natalie ice skating.

Later that afternoon, Grandma & Grandpa Moody, Uncles Mike and Ian and Aunt Kara and Desire came down to share her birthday dinner at one of our favorite dining spots.

Cara is growing up so fast and there are so many things I love about this child. She is such a sweet girl. She is so kind to her sister and always doing little thoughtful things. For no occasion, she will often make breakfast for me and bring it while I'm still in bed. She loves being busy. Reading, sewing, cooking, and drawing are some of the things she loves to do. She is very musical and I enjoy listening to her play the piano and sing. I am so excited I get to be her mom and love watching her grow up.