25 days

She'll be one month on Monday.  Where has the time gone?

3 weeks

Heaven!!!

Someone turned 4 today

It seems like she's been here for a lifetime, yet only a moment.  Happy birthday princess.

Rosey Toesies...Day17

Day 16

Two weeks

I can't believe that she has already been here for two weeks.  She has grown so much already.

He turned 2 today

I say with tears in my eyes.  I just love this little man.  I don't remember life without him but how could he already be 2.  He will always be my baby!

Day 9

Libby Rue.

Libby Rue.
Originally uploaded by [ cbyc ]

Two amazing newborn photographers I know down in San Diego did a session with Libby yesterday. This is one of the results.  I can't wait to see the rest! This will have to be my 1 week old post as I was exhausted after the drive and didn't get the camera out. We had to make a trip back to the doctor today (feeding troubles again) so I didn't get a Day 8 shot either. C'est la vie!

Swinging in the rain

Day 6

Libby - Day 4

I'll probably add a few more to this post later but here is one to start with.

Halloween

We had a fun Halloween.  Kailtin and Jonah loved Trick-or-treating.  Libby slept through most of the evening but was ready to go when it was time for mommy and daddy to go to bed.

A little sister for Kailtin

Kaitlin is over the moon to have a new sister.  She wants to be with mommy and Libby all the time and wants Jo to stay with Daddy.  She reads to her, helps give her a bottle and change her diaper.  When she can't help out (such as when mom is nursing) she does exactly as mommy does with her stuffed animals.  Here is Katie and her little sister on Day 3.

Libby has arrived

Elizabeth Casey Rue made her way into this world at 12:39pm on October 27th.  She weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and measured 19 1/2 inches long.  Many more photos to follow but here is a quick one to tide you all over.  Libby and Daddy on Day 1.

Eviction Day tomorrow...10/27

Libby will be gracing us with her presence sometime tomorrow.  Stay tuned for her first pics!  (PS...I hate pictures of me, especially when I'm pregnant but I let Casey talk me into one with my ginormous belly).

Carving Punkums

So my wonderful husband humored my mommy heart and carved pumpkins (punkums according to K) with the kiddos.  They weren't all that interested in what he was doing but enjoyed playing out front while daddy did all the work. 

 
 

Pirate Cousins

Here is a snap of our crazy crew headed off to their matey Mikey's Pirate and Princess Birthday party.

Ahhh October

...you're finally here!  Many of you know I have been on house arrest since mid-Sept. when a mild pregnancy related seizure sidelined me.  We are surviving thanks to our wonderful family and friends.  The last month and a half of preparations are getting done in pieces slowly but surely.  We added another bedroom to our house so each of the kids will have their own bedroom upstairs!  Casey has taken over many new responsibilities at work so he has been burning the midnight oil helping to get everything ready for Libby, taking care of the kids and I, and making sure that Marketplace keeps on going.  We are ready for Baby Libby to arrive so we can get back into some kind of routine.  Not too much longer.  I am scheduled to be induced Oct. 27th if she doesn't arrive sooner (please child, arrive sooner)!!!  Here is a quick shot of Jonah from the pumpkin patch.  I wish I could get some of the two of them together but chasing two kids around in the hot sun is not an option right now.  

There will be much more to come in the days and weeks ahead so stay tuned!

Kaitlin

also started school in Sept.  She goes MWF afternoons from 12:15 - 3pm.  She loves it.  Her teacher is wonderful and Kaitlin adores her.  She jumps out of the car without hesitation and comes home every afternoon with new stories and songs.

 

September

included a trip to Irvine Park with Cousin Connor and Jonah's 1st pony ride.

In August

we went to San Diego with Grams.  We visited the San Diego Zoo and Sea World.  

In July...

we visited the fire station.

I'm back...I think

I haven't been very good about keeping this blog up to date but with a 3rd Little Rue expected any day now I thought I should clean it up and get going again.  I fixed all the images that said they were not able to be viewed so you should be able to see everything.  I am also goin

g to do a run down of what we have been up to since I last posted (um, yeah May 31st is correct). 

In June we went for a stroll around Balboa Island...

  

Growing Up

My girl
Originally uploaded by littlerues

I can't believe how old she looks here.

She doesn't let me very often...

Coming 2008

Sorry I haven't posted in quite awhile.  I have been feeling a bit under the weather.  Hopefully things will start to improve now that we've hit 14 weeks.  Kaitlin really wants a sister...from today's ultrasound, looks like her wish may come true!

Spring is in the air

At the zoo

We went to the local zoo yesterday.  Here are a few quick ones.  More to come...

She works hard for her money

She'll let me take her picture for coins. She doesn't care the denomination as long as they fit in her piggy bank!

All done mom!

The face of a child about to go on a pony ride

bed bugs

Whatcha talkin' about Willis

Sorry you're about to be overloaded with recent pictures. I haven't been very good about bloggin so here it comes...

Alice

Casey and I went out of town for a few days, leaving the kiddos for the first time. Although we did have a great time, I missed my babies so much. The day after we got back we grabbed Grams and spent the morning at Disneyland. Here is Kailtin with Alice. She LOVES Alice.

My drunken sailor

Look whose walking!

The girls

I am participating in a photo challenge for this year.  It is 52 weeks of self portraits with me and my kids.  I started this week.  Here is my first entry.  Self-portraits are HARD!