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"B" is for Little B in his bathing suit. His Oma got him a new kiddie pool and he spent some time in there the other day exploring.

At first, he wasn't sure what to make of the water. "Do I touch it? Do I ignore it? Why does Momma have a perma-grin on? At least it's nice and warm."

Then he felt comfortable enough with his surroundings to multi-task a bit.

Then he decided to check out the waterfall feature, though it was not actually working at that moment because we would have had to have hooked up the hose to it and the water coming out would have been freezing! So we poured some water in there to create a little action, and he was pretty fascinated with it.

"Look what's going on over here, guys!

Pretty soon, though, it was time to get out and get dried off. Of course, hugs from Oma are required for this and many other situations. Lucky wet Oma!

More exploring was certainly in order! (Yes, he later stood up in the same spot and his little legs snuck through the opening ... gotta keep your eye on this guy!)

After dinner (corn on the cob season has officially begun ... hallelujah!), Little B got to play with Grandpa E, Big B (my husband), and the ladies. The baking utensil drawer was of particular interest.

Peekaboo!

Oma even let him stick his arm into her drinking glass up to his elbow and sprinkle the water all over the hardwood floor! Grandpa E seemed less than thrilled, but who can help but smile when you see such a cute face?

So, by now you may be wondering about the ridiculously over-sized shirt my son has on in the pictures above. Yes, it says "big brother". Yes, I am pregnant.

What?! What?! What?! Yeah, you heard right. Little B is going to be a big brother.

When we went to Birch Run, Mom and Christine had me try on a dress for a wedding we are going to at the end of August. After seeing my reflection in the mirror, I kinda thought it was time for a pregnancy test.

The next morning ...


So "B" also for baby. Yup, one is on the way. It's still really early in the pregnancy so I'm trying to stay calm about it all; I know things can happen that are beyond my control. Nonetheless, we are really excited and thrilled that we didn't have the complications we ran into last time (more on that later).

Another bitty baby belly picture for you before I end this particular post. I will write more later, but I am pooped! Yeah, I had no idea what exhaustion was ... I laugh at that girl who wrote about being SO tired nearly a month ago. She had no idea what she was talking about!