This weekend, we had a chance to rearrange the downstairs a bit, and the kids now have an official playroom. Grace has a "changing station" for her babies and is putting it to good use. She took a bath last night and "Iris", her water baby, took a bath with her. I think Iris used more of the shampoo bottle than Grace did, but they both smell squeaky clean. Grace has also been busy creating many works of art with paint, markers, crayons, and whatever else she can find. Grace also plays the Wii. Her favorite games are Disney Sing It and golfing with Daddy. She is also spending much of her time reading, which is awesome!

We'd like to say that Ben has been reading too, but his interests lie elsewhere. He has playing Bakugan, Battleship, Connect Four, and of course, the Wii. His favorite game is Mario Sluggers. His IDog doesn't stop dancing...or making noise for that matter. Thank you to everyone for such a wonderful Christmas. The kids are really enjoying their new things.

Brandon spent yesterday refinishing a glider and painting it black to match the baby's room. We also had a good time registering at BabiesRUs. Wow, have things changed since Grace was a baby. We must have spent hours there! We ran into a guy that Brandon went to high school with and they are expecting their first child. It felt strange to tell him we were expecting our third! We were not planning to register, but we gave away all of our baby stuff from Grace and Ben, and Schwegler will be giving Julie a shower when the baby comes. So much to do, and so much to think about! Less than 3 months to go!

Cuddly cats

Our cats have been very affectionate lately. Maybe they know their lives are about to change here in a few months! We had some friends over to watch the footall game tonight and Luna and Mabel made sure they visited each person's lap. Mabel even licked Keri's nose and Luna made herself right at home on Julia's lap.

Happy New Year!!!

This year will be quite a whirlwind for the Urbans! A baby girl due in April will definitely bring new and exciting things to this household. As my last trimester begins, I am starting to remember all of the things that come with a new baby..or don't come with the new baby! Brandon and I have been looking at baby swings and carseats and bottles and all of the things we didn't save from the first two kids. Have the prices gone up? Are the gadgets just a little more high-tech than I remember? As the days progress, I can't help but get a little nervous!! I think the baby is nervous too, because she hasn't stopped fidgeting. That could be because Brandon likes to tap on my belly all of the time. Or it could be because people keep calling her by the wrong name! No, her name is not Isabella! :) My mom tried to get me to tell her the name by saying that my sister needed to start on the Christmas stocking. Mom, it won't take Carrie 8 months to finish the stocking!!! Anyway, we'll tell you all soon, I promise. Or you could always stop by and see our nursery, because her name is up on the wall. :)

We started organizing the house, little by little, to make it easier for our two children and to prepare for the third! Here is a picture of Luna enjoying the new space in the hall closet. Next step...the master bedroom closet. Yikes.



As the new year begins, I had to have the "new" hair style as well, so here is a picture of that too!