Grandma is here!

Avery being silly with Grandma.

Cambria fell asleep reading.

A wild girl on Grandma's shoulder.

Avery loves her sister.

Carys loves to lift her head (aka. throw it around)

1 month old

"O"-shaped mouth

Watching her sisters.

A few more pics of the girls

This picture could be Cambria or Avery, but no, it's Carys. Our girls sure do look alike as babies.

The girls entertaining Carys on her playmat.

The three girls.

Carys Marie

Daddy's arms are so warm and comfy.

Carys and her friend Axel (he's 6 weeks older).

Cambria's Dance Recital

Cambria's dance recital was last weekend. It was a fun event for the parents and kids. I know that I'm biased, but Cambria's class was the best in her age range. The majority of the girls in her class did both routines all the way through (not so, with other classes). I credit her wonderful dance teacher, who had a great balance of fun and inspiration in her class.

Cambria after the program.

Cambria and Mommy before the show.

Cambria and her dear friend Hadley.

A few other pics with the Grandparents

Yen-Yen holding Carys

Waiting for Cambria's dance recital to start

Avery walking hand-in-hand with Yea-Yea.

Another picture of Yen-Yen and Carys

With the grandparents

Jeff's parents are visiting us for the first time. It has been wonderful to have them here. The girls have enjoyed showing them around the Seattle area. This picture is from the Seattle Center...it was a cold day and I would like to say it was a fun one for Jeff, the grandparents and the girls. However, the girls were pretty whiney so the outing was not a long one.

All curled up

Now I can see how Carys fit into my stomach!

Yea-Yea keeping an eye on Carys.

Carys hanging out in the crib

Carys Marie Lee comes home.

We brought Carys home this afternoon. She is a little jaundice but nothing serious. Fortunately, she is breastfeeding well, so they expect the jaundice to clear up soon after Laurie's milk comes in. The girls were excited to see their sister again, and even Avery warmed up to her quickly (giving her about 10 kisses during storytime tonight). Carys' days and nights are mixed up so we'll see what tonight brings.

Coming home in the carseat.

Picking up the girls from a friends' house.

Napping with Daddy at home.

Special "girl time" at home.

Avery loves her baby sister.

Carys Marie Lee arrives!!!

Laurie's water broke around 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7th (her due date). Carys Marie Lee was born at 10:08 p.m. (PST) that evening. She was a healthy 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 20.7" She did not pass, or swallow, meconium so she was laid on Laurie's chest immediately after birth and Jeff was able to cut the cord. It was truly a blessing!
See some pictures below of our new little blessing with her family!

Carys on the warming table after birth.

A very tired mommy with her sweet little girl.

Carys about an hour and a half after birth.

Daddy loves his little girls!

The happy big sisters.

Carys with our dear friend Vicki Kost. She kept Cambria and Avery the night Carys was born.

The Mitchell family visits

We had a wonderful visit with the Mitchell family this past weekend. It was a welcome distraction during the last weeks of my pregnancy (the due date is June 7th). The kids got along so well...they played non-stop and left Matt, Ami, Jeff & I plenty of time to catch up. See the pics below for more details.

All the kids (minus the new baby, who has yet to show up): Cambria, Gracelyn, Lorelei, Avery & Will

Saturday we went to the Pike Place Festival in Seattle. They had lots of kids' activities...one was planting sunflowers in a Starbucks coffee cup. Here are the girls holding their cups.

Another kids' activity was painting a fish and having the imprint put onto paper. Avery enjoyed this activity. Unfortunately, it rained and we never got a copy of the picture after it dried. Probably best, sounds kind of gross to me.

The Mitchell clan

The Lees last picture as a family of four.

The girls at the Seattle Center (in front of the Space Needle)

The girls at Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley.

Cambria & Will reunited.

The Girls Give Birth

The girls are a little obsessed with babies in tummies, and how they come out. Yesterday they "gave birth" to 5 babies between the two of them. Here are a couple of pictures of them with baby dolls in their tummies.

As far as me, I am 3 days away from my due date. I've definitely been having more contractions, so my body is getting ready. We'll keep the blog updated as things progress.