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The 5 boys whacked open the pinata today to reveal that it’s a girl!   Can’t say that I grasp that reality.  A girl.  That is a foreign creature to me.  I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do with her.  I plan to give her lots of kisses and cuddles (which certainly can’t …

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6 weeks from her due date: “I wasn’t hungry until you said ‘snack.’”

Yesterday the Reindls came to visit for the weekend.  So, last night, Jude donated his room to the Reindls and I packed my 3 boys in the “turquoise room.”  Asher was on the twin bed, Jude was on the floor on a make-shift bed and Levi was on the day bed.  The top bunk of the …

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“Mommy, did you know that in one of my dreams I married you?”

“Daddy is the King of us, you are the Queen of us and we are the kids.”

So, without fail, every single night, Levi will be playing like crazy, with plenty of energy.  Then we’ll announce it’s bedtime and he wilts instantly, freezes in place and screams and cries saying, “I have no energy!”  Every night Andy threatens to bring him a pillow right where he is at, even if it is …

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“Can I tell you one thing I’ve noticed?  Guys with muscles like tattoos more.”

“Do teenagers and bad guys say ‘shut up’?”

Asher to me:  “Do you want a super spider man squeezy hug?  I made up that!  My daddy said that a super spider man squeezy hug is almost as good as bat man hugs.”