This morning I had my sister in law take a quick picture when I dropped the girls by her house on my way to my appointment. I've been just terrible at taking belly pictures this time around! Baby Boy, this has just been a busy pregnancy!! 😄
The good news is that this has been an uneventful, easy pregnancy. It is so much like my pregnancies with Tatem and Harper that it's still hard for me to believe that this is a BOY! Lots of sonograms have confirmed it though! Since I'm over 36 (and over the magic age of 35) I get weekly sonograms or time hooked up to the monitors. It's a treat to get to see him so much! Today he gave us a great profile shot and he has the most beautiful little lips! We could even see him sucking💕
So, what do the three BIG girls think of their new brother coming soon??
Landrie is 5 and loves to snuggle up against my belly to try to feel her brother move. She soaks up every detail that I tell her about his development and recounts them later😄. She likes to shine a flashlight on my belly so he can see and talks to him. She was so excited when our pregnancy app said he was 18 inches, just like her new American Girl doll!! 
My first-born, list-loving, take charge girl regularly tells me how it will be when the baby comes... "Mommy, I'll take care of the new baby, Tatem will take care of Harper and you can just rest. We will take care of EVERYTHING!" Sounds good to me, baby girl! I don't doubt she will be a huge help.
Tatem is three and getting so much bigger each day!! She comes over, puts her hand on my belly for 1.2 seconds and always gets so excited as she exclaims, "I feel him kicking, Momma!!" Every time we read a book, watch a show or hear of a friend with a baby boy, she is just thrilled. "They have a BOY baby and we are gonna have a BOY baby, Momma!!" She loves to point out baby things that we can get for our "new baby." 
I think my favorite part of watching Tatem with this pregnancy though is when she talks with Harper. Tatem and Landrie are just attached at the hip. They play together alllll day long, since neither goes to school. When we found out I was pregnant, Harper was just 8 months old, and Tatem told her all the time, "Harper, that's you baby friend!! You gonna have a baby friend!! Harper, you so excited?? You baby friend is coming soon!!" Even now that Harper is in the mix with the big girls, Tatem still loves to tell her about her baby friend. So sweet!!
Harper turned 16 months this week! She is such a delight! She has absolutely no idea that there is a baby in my belly or that she's going to be a big sister. Right now, she just enjoys that my baby bump gives her a spot to perch on when I hold her! 
She ADORES all things baby though! She loves to feed babies and stuffed animals bottles and snuggle them. She gives them kisses and puts them in her high chair!
I'm sure we will have to keep an eye on her so she doesn't try to pick up the real baby! She can say a word or two (my parent's dog's name Indy, and she's said momma and dada and ball a handful of times) but Harper does NOT like to talk! Her big sisters do plenty of talking for her. She understands everything we say, so I'm not worried about her, but maybe she'll start talking when this little guy comes!
So life with 3 kids 5 and under is kind of nutso, but such a dream come true! Here's a great example. We pulled into the driveway today and BOTH big girls had fallen asleep.
That NEVER happens, so I did what any good mom would do and left the car running and called a friend! I heard Landrie wake up and start to talk with Harper and didn't think anything of it. A few minutes later, I looked in the backseat to see if Tatem was still sleeping.
Can you see everyone?? Tatem is snoozing away, completely oblivious! Landrie took Harper out of her car seat and somehow got her back on the third row, all buckled in like an adult. Harper was thrilled and just relaxing! Landrie, on the other hand was standing on her head marveling over how soft the ceiling felt with her feet??! Oh my! It's never dull around here! We will be a regular circus when we add in a newborn, and I can't wait!! I know a lot of people might think we are a little crazy having this many kids, and having them so close together, but we know this is exactly what God has for us! During all those years of agony and waiting, He knew that he had the babies planned for us! It is NOT easy but oh, is it rewarding!! We love our little family so much and are excited to add our newest member next month!!!
