It's a Bird, it's a Plane... it's SUPERFROG!

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Sighted: A naked preschooler wearing a green terry cloth frog towel darted through one Glencoe resident's home.  Witnesses say he was shouting 'SUPER FROG' and 'I HAVE SUPER POWERS'.  No damage was reported and no arrests were made, despite the indecent exposure because he was just too darn cute.

A small witness displayed her displeasure at the noisy interlude with just a small furrowing of her brow.

Super frog?!  Go away!  I'm sleeping.

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My Little June Bug

Dear Internets,

Eleven days ago we arrived at the hospital bright and early, ready to bring our baby into the world.  By 9am I was started on the inducement meds, by noon things were starting to feel uncomfortable (and I kicked out all the visitors) and around 2:45 I started to push.  Baby June arrived at 3:12pm on June 12th, eyes wide open, lungs strong with a voice that wanted to be heard!

She's perfect.

Perfect.

Absolutely perfect.

Pictures are courtesy of Toni4ball Photography www.toni4ball.com

Someday I'll tell you a little more about stuck placentas and surgery scares, about how Big Brother Jack is adjusting, about post pregnancy hormonal madness and everything else going on around here.

But today, today is just a day to post a few pics of my beautiful June - and now I'm going to go scoop her up and enjoy her newborn snuggles and sighs and half smiles while she's sleeping.  I'm going to nuzzle her cheek and smell her new-baby smell and marvel at the little miracle we created.

*my heart is overflowing with love*

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The Calm Before the Storm and Steely Dan

Tom took The Captain to the cities to stay with Grandma & Grandpa.  I have the house to myself.  It's a wonderful 69 degrees, perfect mix of sun, clouds and breeze.  And the baby is coming tomorrow.

I've got the stereo cranked - listening to Countdown to Ecstasy by Steely Dan.  I know each song by heart.  One of my favorite music motivators for cleaning.  And the baby is coming tomorrow.

I've picked up the toys.  Put away the dishes.  Dusted the shelves.  And the baby is coming tomorrow.

I think I'll remember this night forever.  The sense of excitement right along side the sense of calm.  Knowing that this will be my last night of peaceful sleep for probably years to come (what?!  Jack STILL gets up in the middle of the night too often).  Knowing that tomorrow a blessing and miracle is coming to change our lives forever <3

Now back to Countdown to Ecstasy!  ROCK ON!

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False Alarms

I thought I'd be a pro.  I mean, I've done this before.  This is charted territory - not only by me, but by every other mother in the history of the world.

It's my second pregnancy.  I know how it started and I know how it will end.  So how is it that I have had not one, but TWO false alarms?!  I called the labor and delivery nurse at 2am on a Friday night because I thought I had sprung a leak.  That was how it started with Jack.  I went to the hospital fully expecting to see a positive result on the amniotic fluid test - meaning that I would be un-pregnant in a matter of hours.

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