20 days and counting!

To say we are on the countdown is an understatement. We have made a chain that we take a link off every night before bed to give Riley and idea of how close we really are to Raegan getting here. I have my nesting list that I happily cross a few items off each day. The Nursery is all but complete, and my Braxton Hicks contractions (which I did not have with Riley) send me into fits of pain at least 12 times a day. This kiddo can't get here soon enough, but for the sake of my planned baby sitters and Mat's time off I will consent to hoping she holds out for November 15th.
We haven't had any family pictures taken for a long time. Here are some recent ones so we can remember this special time as a family of three, patiently waiting for our fourth (and final) to arrive. Enjoy

Too much information

Riley has been fixated with helping Mat do everything in the babies room from painting to hanging the blinds and the ceiling fan. He has his own Handy Manny tools that he carts around the house and he is constantly asking if Handy Riley can fix anything for you. Last night we were watching T.V. and down he comes asking Handy Dad if he needs anything fixed. Mat pointed at me and told Riley that baby Raegan was kicking the crap out of me, and to see if I needed any help. So what does Riley do? He whips out his plastic saw and begins to preform a C-Section on me. To be perfectly honest my first reaction was one of shock. He has asked questions about how the baby will get out of my belly and I have tried to be as truthful as possible without scaring the you know what out of him, but I was nowhere prepared for this reenactment! After the initial shock wore off I looked at Mat and we just busted up laughing...what else can you do. After Raegan was safely extracted he used his handy pliers to sew me back up. It amazes me sometimes what a sponge he is. One thing is for sure he keeps us laughing all the time.

Thank you can I have another?

Rain falling outside + a cozy couch + a warm blanket + snuggling with my favorite 4 year old while watching a movie = a perfect afternoon.