Happy Birthday Stinky

Happy Birthday Stinky! I know that we aren't supposed to call you "Stinky" anymore ("NO AUNTIE, MY NOT STINKY, MY CURTIS"). However, you still are the cutest little stinker in the world. I love getting to talk to you everyday on Skype and getting to see how big you are and all the fun stuff that you have learned to do. You are a very special little kid and you have taught your aunt a whole lot about what is important in this world. You are the funniest kid and even when you are mad or upset you still make me smile.

You have been such a good kid this past year and have no idea what your mom and dad are going through with this whole baby thing. Some day you will understand what a big gift your mom and dad gave us. You are going to be such a good big cousin and Lauren and Nicholas are going to love you. You are always going to be so special to me and will always hold a special place in my heart for being my Stinky. I hope you have a great birthday even though we can't be there. Enjoy your cupcakes and when Auntie and Uncle Dave get there we can have some more.

Love, Auntie, Uncle Dave, Petey, Chloe, Callie and Baby Nicholas and Baby Lauren.

Happy Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July!!

We are officially on stand-by for a call from Brooke that things are starting to happen. We had our first scare this morning when Brooke called to say that she was not feeling well and would be calling the nurse to check in. She had some contractions last night and wasn't feeling well, but has since started feeling better and we are back in wait mode...

At just over 36 weeks, everyone still seems to be doing okay. The babies are, we are guessing about six and a half to seven pounds based on the last ultrasound two weeks ago and the fact that they should be gaining about half a pound a week. Brooke is still feeling okay, just uncomfortable, tired and sore. We are definitely in the home stretch and at over 36 weeks, the babies are definitely old enough to be born healthy. We are so excited to finally get to hold and kiss them soon.

We definitely can't thank Brooke and Andy enough. We are so grateful to them to give us this gift and extend our family. We love you guys so much. Curtis, you are always going to be Auntie's "Stinky". Hopefully someday you will let me call you Stinky again and not just Curtis or Cursey. You are so special to me and we love you so much. Thanks to all of you that have supported us all through this last year. Thanks especially to those of you that have been so good to Brooke and Andy and helped them out since we are so far away.

I hope this will be my last post until I can put up pictures of Lauren and Nicholas. Here are some pictures of their wall in their nursery.