Lydia Grace Barron and Molly Joy Barron

Hello everyone! We don't have a lot of pictures to share this week, but would like to share a couple of updates at least! On Thursday, Oliver and I went to the doctor to check on Molly. (Oh, did we tell you that we've chosen a name for Baby #2?) She's doing great. She's still set for January 5th, and she currently weighs about 12 ounces. There's lots to do before she arrives. I've been sorting the closet in her room, and trying to decide where to put all of the stuff in there! (We've been using that room as an office for 3 years, and the closet as a storage space). There's lots of work to be done to make the room Molly's cute space!

Meanwhile, we're gearing up for preschool, which starts in about a week. I'm so excited for Lydia - she's going to love it! Today I bought her a new backpack with a matching lunch box, and last week I ordered a cute nap map for her, that should arrive any day now. On Friday of next week we go for her "Teacher and Me" appointment. (Each of the kids gets a special time to meet the teacher before school starts.)

Tonight we had some friends over for dinner. They have an 11 year old daughter, Cameron, and an 8 month old daughter, Ella. Lydia kept to herself for most of the evening, until later when she really, really warmed up to Cameron. Lydia is super into balls these days - we have about a dozen around the house, each with varying size and bounceability. She loves throwing them and playing catch back and forth, especially. So, when Cameron began to play catch with her, Lydia was so happy and began to giggle hysterically while running around chasing the ball, throwing it, and then waiting for Cameron to throw it again. By the time I had my camera out ready to catch all of this cuteness, the camera battery died! I did manage to get 1 quick video before the camera died. Thank you Cameron for playing with Lydia - she loved it!