Teddy and Penny

Teddy Dennis Packard

Also, You Know You're Close When . . .

Your contractions are 3 minutes apart.

I Know I'm Close When:

-My size 34A bra finally fits snuggly.
-My husband's (albeit small husband's) t-shirts no longer cover my belly.
-Little girls at dance often make comments like, "Your tummy is FAT!"
-The only way to get my feet into my pants is to lay on my back with my legs shooting straight up in the air.
-I'm wishing for a newborn. I like my babies 3 months and older.
-Pregnant face.  See below.

Here's to hoping this baby shows up early.

It Has Begun

Penny chose her own clothes today.

It lasted about 2 minutes before we needed to go grocery shopping and I made her put on jeggings and boots.  I'm still that shallow.

Seth said he liked her outfit better.

Happy Valentine's Day

(Penny's Valentine morning surprise from Seth)

we love you.  (yes, you.)

What's Almost as Cool as Being Here for Teddy's Birth?

Hearing Em's special birthing mix I've spent the last few months compiling for her (press "play" on the right).  This time she's planning on DANCING baby out!

* Special note to Em: I forbid you to listen to this mix before birthing day.
* Special note to Erin: Yes, I stole a lot of your songs.

Plus way less graphic.

I'm Published

Sort of. I wrote a small article about children and dance for my sister-in-law's online magazine, The Provo/Orem Word. You can check it out below if you wanna.

http://www.provooremword.org/

(don't you want to have this much fun dancing with your kids?)

Go to the upper page corners to turn the page, then click on my name in the Table of Contents (I'm near the bottom).

The Drawing Process

Start:

During:

End:

I love my big-girl backpack.

Thanks Gramma Bonnie!

Pictures for Asher and Frankie (and Jensie, too!)

I liked the pictures you took for me, and I like taking pictures for you, too. Maybe because we're all so cute.
Love, Penny

Poor Second Children

They get so overlooked, don't they? I mean, Penny got a whole blog named after her when I found out I was expecting, and Teddy's only been mentioned like twice. So here's what I know about Teddy.

-He's 32.5 weeks cooked, which means he'll be here shortly. Wow.
-He sits lower in my belly than Penny did, but also bruises my ribs (I think literally), so he might be big.  Or at least long.
-Penny knows who he is and already hugs, kisses, and shares with him.

-He's gonna be cute. Seth had a dream he looked just like Penny but with a rounder face and more boyish. Seth sometimes has prophetic dreams. Here are Penny's, then Teddy's, ultrasound profiles to compare. What do you think? Doppelgangers?

Penny

Teddy

Too hard to tell? Well, you'll just have to wait and see then.

-We love him already.

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far

At least, apparently, when it comes to little girl kitchen sets.

Pretty Far In There . . .