Post-birthday

For those of you who may not be on Facebook, here is my favorite shot from yesterday. We were on our way to Finn's preschool orientation (a walk down the road from Nana and Papa's, how wonderfully convenient) and Finn was feeling so excited and loving. He gave his sister a big birthday hug and kiss before bounding off the stairs and calling for us to catch up, guys!

As expected, Poppie ended the day 8x richer in baby dolls. And she loves each and every one. From the minute she woke up, she has been tending to her babies, periodically giving me one of the octuplets to hold and comfort. She now has a stroller, crib, some baby doll clothing and a myriad of coucous (pacifiers), bottles and blankets. She is in new mama heaven at the moment.

I am pleased that this new (real) baby doesn't have to share a birthday with a tragic event (9/11) or a sibling's birthday (9/12). With each passing day, I am more achey and feel closer to meeting him or her, but I don't think we are going to have the baby today. Happy Friday!