{pretty, happy, funny, real} We survived

This past week has been illness week here.  Everyone except Michael got a nasty cough, the kids all ran fevers, and I had some stomach bug.  But we’ll attempt the pretty, happy, and funny to go with the real…

{Pretty}

You bet she’s pretty.  She’s also usually happy and funny, but this week that’s been somewhat overshadowed by whiny and uncomfortable.  She’s now feeling better (although still coughing up a storm), and is returning to her normal cheerful, mischievous self.

{Happy}

The ultrasound was technically before the illness set in, so last week.  But I haven’t had a chance to put these up, so here they are!  It’s amazing how much clearer the pictures are now than they were 11 years ago when we were doing this with Hannah.  Our baby looks just fine, and was good and active to boot.  Michael was able to come to the appointment, too, so we got to have the same, weird, “There’s a baby in there!” reaction that we’ve had every time together.  Of course there’s a baby in there, but seeing him or her on the screen certainly underscores that point. 

The kids were somewhat disappointed that we didn’t see twins – or triplets – on the screen…

{Funny}

I’m forming a theory that the original still life concept was developed by a mom.  You can’t really come up with a more random assortment of things than kids can put together in one place…for reasons that are unclear.  But just look at the assortments of shapes, textures, and shadows!  I can just hear my art teacher admonishing us to try to capture it all. 

Actually, this week has been less messy than usual, because my kids have spent large amounts of time lying on the couch or in their beds. 

{Real}

 

We’ll leave it at that.

 

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