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two cherrycubs

Last night...these were my two companions....waaaayyyy too late.  Both miscreants had late naps and then decided to keep mommy company. 

I found myself smiling, albeit tiredly...at their two little heads and thinking about how blessed I am.  My house might be pretty dirty, but if there's a contest for "cherrycub cuteness" , my guys are gonna win...hands down.

BTW, "cherrycub" for the uninitiated...was coined by Jack (male miscreant).  I recently was having a warm fuzzyish momma moment and asked him "Are you momma's sweet little curly headed cherub?" to which he replied curtly "I'm not a cherry cub, I'm just Jack!"

Ready for chores, mom

Have I mentioned how much I love this baby?  Here's another shamelessly proud cute baby picture....for you Sean Bhean!

Got Oranges?

She pulls up, she crawls, she scoots all over the place....

Her momma is not ready to have a mobile 6 month old.  I'm not prepared for this.

Bridie doesn't seem to hold much stock in my opinion...

Bridie's Baptism

Baby Bridie at her Baptism....complete with hot pink fuzzibunz diaper...oh well....why didn't I put on a regular diaper? 

Cheshire Cat

Sort of a smile....but even if you won't give me the smile....she's gotta get some points for the hair-do.

The bloom is not off the rose....

So many assume that there MUST be sibling rivalry....that every new baby must needs bring with it a huge heaping helping of the green eyed monster. 

No green-eyed monsters here.....

Higher Mathematics at the Castell Household

With nary a peep into the world on 2/24/07 with her "birth sack" (caul) intact after a "mere" hour's pushing:

BRIGID MARY CASTELL

7 pounds, 8 ounces, 19 and 3/4 inches of tiny magnificence.

Mother and baby both sleepy, pink, and beautiful.

(For those of you keeping score at home, I believe that makes five fonts of joyful chaos, but am swiftly running out of fingers by which to tally such abstruse enumerations.)

My baby...for a little while longer

Here are my handsome boys.....little guy is in his penultimate days as the baby of the house.  He is such a blithe little spirit.  I hope he loves the new one.  We are all counting the days. The midwife was here for the home visit this week and that always means baby is just around the corner.  The anticipation is so sweet.  St. Gerard pray for me.  Here's a belly pic at 37 weeks so that you can all be amused  The midwife says I am a mixed bag of signals.  Baby had dropped (notice the large protuberance slung low), but is not engaged or is there any action in the other departments.