Zora, Zora, Zora! (Dedicated to all the kids who will call her "Dora!")

Above are some of the things people have made for the baby girl. Deborah, Donna's sister, made the two blankets with her name on them. Jane, a long-time family friend who goes to church with my fam, made the middle blanket. Mom (with help from my cousin, Ashley, and the aforementioned Jane) made the bumper, bed skirt(hot pink), & curtains. None of this ensemble is completed, but it all looks great so far! They used the Pottery Barn idea that I blogged about a long time ago (I drew birds & flowers for them to use as a pattern...& mailed them along with some cute fabric I picked up, but they did all the work). They blanket under the bumper was inspirational for them, too. I think they picked it up at a thrift store somewhere. :) More homemade gifts to blog soon. Thanks to mom (especially), Jane, Ashley, Aunt Donna, Deborah,...& all!!

Funny facials

First, there was the sour cream facial at supper. Later, we folded laundry & "tried on" funny make-up & hair-don'ts. The evening ended when L. "gave birth" to one of his dolls. ("popped" it out of his shirt.) He's really excited about the whole baby-getting-here thing. He knows a lot more than most 3-year-olds, too. Thanks to many books, discussions, & on-line pix, he's already sat through what would amount to a sex ed. class. Hey, at least he won't hear it at school (plus the nasty slang terms that tend to be laced around those stories). And he seems to take it all very matter-of-fact-ly, so no "grossed out" ideas so far. Maybe we're rearing a little OBGYN? At least, we hope, he'll be a gentle daddy & a woman-respecting man.

Up in the air feet, over the chair feet...

This past week, L. learned how to hop on one foot. It is a really big deal for him, for whatever reason. So, please enjoy the the photo documentation of this event. (As well as the Dr. Seuss quote.) :)

37 weeks...(a.k.a., "come on, kid!")

Here are a few pics of the "to term" belly! My super, wonderful midwife says that if I'm still preggers on April 14th (39 weeks) & all is well, we'll talk of getting the little girl here! Hooray! (oh, and we took one pic of my belly with L's belly...since I finally overtook him!! :)

All "by self"...and a love for veggies

So, someday he'll be angry at me for this pic, but I must post it. He likes to dress himself, potty, & wash hands "by self." He just does it in a creative order. ;)
He also "hearts" all kinds of veggies...one being celery. Here is today's "ants-on-a-log" feast that accompanied the rest of his lunch. I must admit, I have suckered many-a-child into loving celery through my mom's "ants" idea. We sometimes add nuts, or "termites," along with various other insects (dried fruit). Yum!

From the creators of Olivia Forms a Band comes...

Langston wears his sunglasses at night...as he forms a band.

Give Peace a Chance

Here are some pix of the peace rally we attended today. Langston attended his first protest at the tender age of 18ish months. He's been very politically active ever since. Get out there & be active, folks! "Be the change in the world that you want to see" (to loosely quote one wise sage). Read a little Jesus...his ideas on justice are quite different from those we see daily. Read, research, & try to understand what is going on locally, as well as around the world. Knowledge is powerful; ignorance isn't an excuse.