Our trip to Birmingham

My brother Tim and his wife Leia live in Birmingham, AL. They are expecting their first baby, a little girl at the beginning of July. They have nicknamed her Blueberry, because they will not tell us her real name until her birthday. Last weekend my mom, dad, Atticus, Isaiah and I went to go visit them. Dan had a bachelor party weekend to go to in Virginia, so he could not join us. The kids did amazing on the trip. We stopped at the Alabama welcome center to eat lunch and to let them stretch out for a little while.

Our picnic at the welcome center

We got to their house before Tim and Leia got home from their doctor's appointment, so we were able to get set up for a mini surprise baby shower for them. We ate dinner together, played a few shower games and then they opened presents.

Leia with the diaper cake I made for her

Dad had bought a pink camo onesie for Blueberry at a local sporting good store.

Tim and Dad with the onesie, it had a small pink bow on the butt

Tim tried on the bunny towel that we had bought for Blueberry to use at bath time.

Mom, Dad, Becky, Ryan, Dan and I pitched in and bought them their highchair, Tim put it together that night. He has become quite the baby equipment pro. 

Aren't they so cute?

The kids got to try out one of Blueberry's toys, a cool playmat/tunnel. I thought that they were going to tear it up before the weekend was over. They did manage to roll it a few times.

Isaiah contemplating his next move


Atticus enjoying the tunnel

They also enjoyed playing underneath the coffee table in their living room. Leia said that she used to play under that same coffee table as a baby, it used to be in her parents house.

The first few days that we were there the weather was really mild. We enjoyed sitting on their newly re-done covered porch. The kids really liked the swing they had on the porch.

Here they are chillin with Grandma

Tim has been sanding and repainting a changing table that they got for free. It has taken him a while, but it is looking great. He had rigged up a place on the back porch for it to hang while the painted dried.

Leia with the almost done changing table, drying on the porch

One of the days that we were there Isaiah did not want to take his afternoon nap. He cried for a few minutes and then all was quiet. When I went to check on him he had fallen fallen asleep sitting up. I didn't want to move him because I was afraid to wake him up. I managed to snap this picture right as he was starting to wake up. I have never seen anything like this before! Poor little guy!

We had a really great time with Tim and Leia. It's so hard to believe that my little niece will be arriving sometime within the next few weeks. I can't wait!