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"Als ich einmal ein Baby war, hab' ich die getragen." = When I was once a baby , I wore these.

(So I don't remember if this is exactly what she said...it was a couple months ago...

but she DID keep talking about herself being a baby. Really, neither of us could remember her being SO small and wearing newborn clothes.)

Claire takes over the baby's basinett! She asked for a pillow, a blanket, and her bunny...

now it's all comfy cozy and ready for her...errr...baby...to sleep in.

Yep, they call it estimated due date for a reason. I think it's 5% of babies are actually born on their due date. Well, November 7th came and is almost gone and we don't have a new baby! As any expecting mama (or daddy or grandparent or aunt or uncle) knows, it's just killer playing the waiting game! Claire was three days 'late,' or past her due date...looking back three days seems like no big deal, but when you're waiting it seems like an eternity.

Well, rest assured, we want this baby to know we are ready for him/her anytime now! Claire has been ready for months (or as ready as a two year old can be), ever since we started gradually getting baby gear out. We took out all the tubs (okay actually just a couple, unlike some people we know with nine already...j/k and you know who you are) of clothes and sorted out the gender neutral from the girly ruffles and leggings. We moved Claire's things around in her room so that the baby has a drawer of his/her own (I'm sure that will last not a few weeks...it all fits perfectly now, but wait until we get a few more outfits!) for clothes and even a whole drawer of "baby toys." We got out the bouncy seat and Claire has been making sure her babies get use out of it before the real one comes. A couple days ago, I got all the newborn prefold diapers washed and prepped and even attached the cosleeper basinett to the side of our bed (Matt has yet to trade me sides, even though I'm squeezing between the bed and wall several times a night now. That's okay, he'll be plenty flexible once baby is here.) We have talked a lot about this new one with Claire...how the baby will sleep a lot and cry. And when he/she cries, we will have to cuddle and comfort him/her or give him/her milk or change his/her diaper. (Can't wait 'til we can definitively say him or her...or better yet call this baby a name, which we're still working on. Have you ever gotten to name a child with someone who has a different idea of the perfect name?) As of yesterday when asked if she wants a brother or sister, Claire wants "ein Bruder so wie Norah" (a brother like Norah). We'll let you know if that works out! Okay, this is me signing off...hopefully next time I blog we'll have a new one to introduce! :)