A much needed update.....

Well this update won't be all it should be as it's just been too long since the last update and I don't have a clue what to post. So let's just take the things as I think of them....

Little Buddy is definitely starting to get into fighting weight. I mean that more about her activity than her size, although Xan is starting to show a bit more. (She looks adorable!!! Those of you not near by will have to take my word for it.)

We went to see Batman: Dark Night last weekend. AWESOME flick if you haven't seen it by the way. Little Buddy didn't think too much of the visuals (apparently Xan's popcorn blocked the screen most of the time) but she LOVED the subwoofers in the theater. She was moving and dancing up a storm. We learned another valuable parenting lesson: babies, like puppies, do not like loud noises. Hopefully we haven't created another thunder storm freak like we did with Liberty.

All in all the baby is doing wonderful and so is Xan. Our birthing classes are doing well, but I need to remember to practice my breathing more often. Ok, I have to practice it more than once. Xan is doing good with it by doing it in the shower and stuff. We do well in the class together so I think we'll be ok.

We did see "the birthing video" in class this week. It's not the scary one they used to show that was filmed in the 70's or something, but it was graphic enough. It was actually a relief to see it as the teacher let us know that it was a very typical pregnancy and that all the stuff we see on TV is very, very rare. I think we're gonna be just fine.

What else.... We got the painting of Liberty and Hailey that we had done by the art teacher in Xan's school. I need to take some pictures of it this weekend and I'll post one here. It's very cool. We got it for Grampa Kent for his 90th birthday a couple of weeks ago. He seems to really like it.

Ellen is coming out for Xan's shower in less than a month. Xan is going nuts with excitement about being able to see her Mommy and to show her how cute she looks all pregnant. I'm happy for the two of them as I feel like my family has been able to experience all this coolness and now Xan gets to share it with a bit of hers as well.

Not really sure what else to say. It has been a busy summer with a lot going on in general and then all the stuff with the baby. But I'm not sure right now what else is excited to talk about.

We had a decent time at Clam Festival this year. Our friends Blanche and Jim came up to watch the parade with us on Friday and spent the night. Their dog Jake hung out with Liberty and Hailey and showed what a crazy boy dog was for them. They weren't too impressed, but played well enough with him. Unfortunately Clam Fest was pretty much a rain out, but we had a good time and got some good hot sauces at one booth.

Well, gotta get back to other stuff. I'll try to post the picture of the painting and some other stuff later this weekend.

Later,

-Kent