Introducing the newest Little Wright!

(Emailed on Friday, June 15)

They say a second child usually arrives faster than the first.  With that in mind, we decided to pop by the hospital today to try to kick things off early (albeit a few days late).  It turns out, “they” were right.  Two hours after “kicking things off” with a low dose of pitocin, we had another baby on our hands.  Julie did an amazing job, though I don’t know if she followed our nurse’s advice to “have fun with it.” (Fortunately I followed the advice and came less close to passing out with sympathy labor pains.)

Elliott Michael Wright was born at 12:31pm.  He is a happy and healthy boy, weighing 9lb 2oz and measuring 21 inches long.  Mama and baby are doing great, and big sister Annabelle already loves her little brother (though she may not realize he’s coming home with us yet).

Until next time (~2 years),
Mike, Julie, Annabelle, and Elliott

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A Mish-Mosh of Fun

So, what’s a gal to do when she’s sitting around, waiting (anxiously) to go into labor?  Write a blog post, of course!  Now to be honest, I’m not feeling all that creative these days…I’m pretty sure that my children have absorbed all of my brain cells and creative abilities.  That being said, big-time fun has continued to abound at the Wright hacienda over the past few weeks, thanks to the Little Miss (a.k.a. the Big-Sister-In-Training).  Here’s a mish-mosh of photos from some of the good times we’ve shared with our Little Party Animal…

Cha-zillin’ in Mama’s Sweater…
(it’s a surprise that she’s not also sporting a pair of my shoes)

Enjoying a cupcake with her Daddy…

“More peez?”

No surprise, given her genetics, we have a Little Sweet Tooth on our hands.  Her other treat of choice is M&Ms, known in our house as “beans.”  So if you ever hear her asking for “beans”, beware!  She’s not talking about the healthy, high-fibrous kind!

And taking a trip to the Durham Life & Science Museum (thanks to the Mugfords!)…
The museum is a big hit with the Little Miss because it houses all sorts of exciting animals, a huge outdoor play area, and a “choo-choo train!” that she loves to ride on.

 

We’ve had a blast enjoying our last few weeks as a family of three.  But we are also SO excited (and SO ready) to officially become a family of FOUR!  Any day now, the Little Mister should make his grand appearance.  It’s going to be nuts having two Little Party Animals on our hands, but we can’t wait!

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Happy birthday, Daddy!

Hey, folks.  It’s the Little Miss here.  I betcha didn’t know this, but my Daddy is OLD!  That’s right…today he turned 31!

(Daddy just loves taking photos right when he wakes up in the morning!)

Mommy and I had lots of surprises for Daddy this morning.  We woke him up singing the “Happy Birthday” song, after which I asked repeatedly for “cake?!”…because I know that when you sing the birthday song, cake always follows!  Then we brought him downstairs and gave him presents, yummy breakfast treats, birthday cake, and a sign that I colored just for him.  It was a Daddy-birthday-bonanza!

Mama tells me that she, in contrast to Daddy, is still a “spring chicken” because she will only be “29 and a bit” for the rest of her life.  I don’t really understand how Mama could be a chicken, since she doesn’t have feathers or say “bock bock” like other chickens do.  But oh well.  I gave up trying to understand that crazy woman a long time ago.

But I digress.  What I really want to say is…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!  WE LOVE YOU!!!

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