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Hospital door decor. Nothing screams girl more then tule. So, I made a wreath out of soft pink tule. And a satin ribbon. It will be perfect. Can't wait to see it on the hospital door! 11 days and counting down til my due date. 

Beau

Last weekend Beau gave us a scare. He drank heating oil #2 which is pretty similar to karosene. He did immediately begin to spit up and cough but managed to ingest some. After visiting the ER, they admitted him into the PICU for a night of observation. The oil appeared to make him intoxicated like. He couldn't stay awake. They were watching to make sure he didn't asperate in his lungs and wanted to monitor his heart and oxygen level. He had 24 hours with no food or drink because that coukd have caused him to aspirate. He was hooked up to all kinds of machines while we were there. He also had an IV for fluids. Thankfully 24 hours after being admitted he was released and was back to our normal active Beau. He did however have about three days where his bowel movements smelled like gas. Thankfully all ended well besides all of us being extremely tired. 

Asleep in the ER after putting up a good fight for the IV and lung X-rays. 

Checked into our room in the PICU. He hated the BP monitor. And the oxygen monitor on his toe. Surprisingly he left the IV alone. 

Out for the night in his hospital crib. Surprisingly he slept really well. 

His first food and beverage, goldfish and orange juice. 

Then he was allowed breakfast in bed while watching cartons. 😊

By this point we learned we were going to be discharged and they started to disconnect all his cords and tubes. That's when we decided to take a stroll. 

Then the IV was allowed to come out. 

Finally. We were out of there!

 Thankfully our stay was brief there. So many other patients looked like they were in for a long ride in the PICU. We are grateful ours ended after only a night. 

35

35 weeks with Lola Cate. I'm officially measuring big, three weeks big. That's a new record for me. So on Wednesday we will get to see Lola and check her weight. Then the will do another ultra sound at 39 weeks to check Lola's weight again. The concern is that she may be even bigger then Beau (Beau was 10.1) and that I may have trouble safely delivering her shoulders. I, however, think we will be just fine. In the mean time, I can't wait to see her on Wednesday!

Pink!

Papa has worked very hard to get Lola's nursery ready. He had painted the ceiling, baseboards, doors, walks and even the bed and nightstand. Everything looks perfect. Finally her crib has come in and we were (I was) anxious to put it all together. 

Putting her bed together was a family affair. The big brothers love any chance to work with tools. So they were ready to help put Lola's crib together. 

Can't have such big boxes in the house without a little wrestling on top. 

All done. The picture does not give the bedding justice. It is beautiful!

Beau turns 2

Believe it or not our beautiful Beau turned two on Monday. What a joy he has been to have in our family. He is wild and loving all at the same time. He fits in just right, has since the day we brought him home from the hospital. This past weekend we celebrated his birthday with family and Monday night we celebrated with just the five of us. Today he had his 2 year old we'll check. Another confirmation his is a very big boy. He weighs 37 pounds and is 37 inches yalls. His weight is 100th percentile and his height is 98th percentile. Yep. He's still a biggy. Currently he is in mostly 3t clothing but some 4t. He still has the long torso and shorter limbs. He is a pretty good eater. He has joined his big brothers in the big boy room (still in a crib) and sleeps well at night. Loves books and balls and anything his brothers are into. He wrestles with them nightly and likes to copy anything they do. Our lives would not be the same without our Beau. 

On his actual birthday. After chocolate cake. 

Luke wore this shirt too. 

So excited. 

Blew out his own candle. 

Pictures from his family party. All the cousins below minus Brennan who wasn't feeling well. 

Soccer

Luke decided that it was time to begin playing soccer for a team. This is something we've wanted him to do for a long long time. He's a natural. He started dribbling a soccer ball when he started walking.  So when he decided he was ready to start playing for a team we signed him up. We signed him up for U8 which is children 6-8 years old. His coaches felt he was playing strong enough,despite never having ever played a real game, that they chose to move him to the U10 team. He is doing great and learning a lot about the sport as well as making new friends. He practices twice a week and has games on Saturday. His coaches are Coach Jackie and Coach MJ. They play on the CESA field for games. His team name is Breakers. And he is #11. 

Eleanor Beatrice Angel

This little beauty came into the Angel family the day after her due date. What a lucky aunt I am to have Nora so close. She is beautiful and so far has been a very good baby for Rachael and family. She looks so different then Adaline and Eli. Im excited to see how her personality grows and who she begins to look like...there been some talk that she looks like her Aunt Catherine. ☺️

8.6 pounds

20 1/4 inches

She loves me. :)

They couldn't wait to get their hands on her. They were so excited to finally meet her at a week old. 

I have a picture of Henry doing the same thing to Beau as a babe. He likes to touch them and figure them out.