NEW blog address for Addison and Isla

Hi all - We've created a new blog for both Addison and Isla, and have merged Addison's previous blog over. Going forward, please visit http://www.addisonandisla.blogspot.com/ for pictures and updates of the Barat girls. :)

T-minus 11 hours until Baby Barat #2 is here!

In a few short hours (well, long for me because I doubt I will sleep tonight), we'll be leaving for the hospital to prepare to meet the newest addition to our family - so exciting! I think we're as prepared as we can possibly be, down to the carpets being cleaned, Callie being groomed, cars washed and filled with gas, refrigerator stocked for Addison and Grandma, laundry hamper empty, baby car seat and gear ready to go, bag packed....the list goes on, as I've been "nesting" obsessivley for the past 4 days.

Addison had a field day with all the baby gear and even got herself seated in the baby bouncy seat that she HATED when she was an infant. As she's playing with all the baby stuff, she makes the sound of a crying baby - "whaaaaaa" - it's quite funny. We've been talking about the fact that the baby will be here to live with us and she'll be a big sister a LOT, but we're pretty sure she doesn't have a clue what's going on. She's with Nana and Ba tonight, and will come to see us at the hospital at some point tomorrow. We're dying to know how she'll react.

It's been HOT and muggy here and Addison has been having so much fun playing outside. Her newest obsession is with caterpillars, pronounced "ca-piya". She picks them up, dunks them in water, carries them around until they die and then hands them off to me. Nice. Her watertable, pronounced "wa-table", provides hours of entertainment as well. We got a big blowup pool with a slide and can't wait to get it set up for her in the backyard.

That's all for now, and stay tuned for more when three Barats become four!

She woke up on Saturday asking for "pancakes, strawberries and milk" - how could we resist? Headed straight to the Good Day Cafe

Ca-piya

Front yard in bloom

Day before! I'm huge....
but you can't tell from behind!

Mother's Day

We had a Mother's Day brunch at Ba and Nana Barats house, where Addison practiced her piano skills. Check out the cute clips below.

Lounging on her toychest at the foot of our bed - strategially placed and gets a ton of use from Addison

38 weeks and counting

Random pics and vids

The final coutdown to baby Barat #2 is officially here. I am finding it hard to walk, sit, eat, sleep and breathe at the moment, so every day I make it through is a victory. Addison gets cuter by the minute, singing new songs (5 little monkeys jumping on the bed is the current fave) and saying funny things. We don't think she has any idea that a baby is coming, although she points to her own stomach and says "baby" quite often. When asked what a baby says, she simply replies "whaaaaaaa", so at least she'll be prepared for the crying! We transitioned her to her new, downstairs bedroom last week without a hitch. She didn't even bat an eye at it, and in fact, she seems to like her "big girl room" better than her "baby" room. So, only 3 short weeks until Addison and our lives are changed forever, and 3 become 4!

Go Callie, go!

Camera face

Addison and Delaney after Delaney "styled" Addison's hair

Not sure how many weeks, about 34 maybe?

About 36 weeks

That face again

Super hungry after a nap!