Law School Friends Reunion (preview)

Reunions with my law school girls used to be primarily focused on dancing, drinking and gossiping, usually involved a wedding or bachelorette party and often included a smattering of husbands/significant others trying to keep one eye on us and the other on their beer.  Today's reunion will be focused on which kids have which illness, which pregnant belly is the biggest (clearly mine, though I have the farthest due date), and how Heather likes partnership at a big law firm.  Oh how the world has changed.

So, what do you get when you take:
6 friends plus
6 husbands plus
6 kids plus
3 pregnant bellies plus
2 sets of nursing breasts?

A whole different kind of fun. Can't wait to start!

Ellie Beth McGregor Tosh

Such a darling!  She looks just like her big sister.

Valentine's Day niece!

We are so excited to have a new niece!  Ellie Beth McGregor Tosh was born this morning around 10 AM (England time).  Beth delivered Ellie via a water birth, so now we have a water-birth expert in the family should you need her expertise in the future.  Ellie weighed in at a healthy 8 pounds 2 ounces, quite a bit smaller than big sister Millie.  We hear that everybody is doing well, and James is getting used to the idea of being bossed around by 3 women for the rest of his life. 

Congratulations to Beth, James and Millie!

Beth at 39 weeks!

Have you ever seen a cuter 39-weeks-pregnant woman?  I don't think so...

Millie looks a tad bit uncertain, and I can't say I blame her - she's about to be a big sister!

A very special announcement from Annie regarding her sibling!

Please excuse the crazy hair. :)

http://youtu.be/ODY74VmU87c

Baby Tosh 2.0 Watch!

Only about 2 weeks until we will have a new member of our family!  Child of Beth and James, sibling of Millie, the new addition is expected to appear about two weeks before Millie's 2nd birthday.  I don't have a belly shot to share, but the last time I saw Beth on Skype, she was (as always) perfectly skinny with a tiny little basketball bump. 

I, however, am already nearing "big as a house" stage at only 20 weeks, and will take a photo this weekend to prove it.  I'm not sure how I can be so big since I've gained a bit less than 10 pounds, but I am guessing it has something to do with my abdominal muscles being completely evicerated by my pregnancy with Annie.  I'm afraid I'll be tipping over by 30 weeks.  Ugh.

Merry Christmas!

Wanted to share a few snaps from Christmas before time flew away again!  Here are our two reindeer gearing up for Christmas fun....note the super cheesy look Annie gives when you ask her to smile for the camera.  Also note that Sadie refuses to move an inch when you put antlers on her head - could be a useful training device. 

Round 2 in the attempt to get a cute photo of both kiddos in front of the tree.  Neither appears to have caught the Christmas spirit.

And the hit of Christmas was....a stroller for Annie's babies.  She has pushed that thing all over two houses, including 30 minutes tonight going back and forth, during a slight rain shower, over the 10 foot long path behind our house. 

She also enjoyed helping everybody open their gifts.  Today, however, she's been asking where the presents all went.

And the winner of the most outrageously overpriced Christmas gift contest - the armchair we got her from Pottery Barn Kids.  Turns out that if you want to sell me something, make it green with polka dots.  Done.  But if you says she doesn't look precious reading her books on it, I say you're crazy.  :)  However, it is okay if you say my living room looks like a playroom, because it officially does and probably always will.

For the Coopers, this was definitely the best Christmas ever.  I hope y'all feel the same!