Good Morning, Sunshine!

In the morning, Luke loves to get up and hold Baby Reid. This morning they even watched some cartoons together. Luke is showing him the ropes already!

Quite a quilt.

Grandma Dixie has been crafting a very special gift for Luke ... a handmade quilt for his bed. She used fabric swatches incorporating the colors of his room: blue, brown, bright green, and ivory. This is the first of Mimi's quilting efforts, and Luke loves this new addition to his room!

Zip - Zip - Zoom!

Today we took Luke to open gym at Rolly Pollies. We were 'regulars' there for a while on Wednesdays, but my weekly OB appointments on Wednesdays conflicted for a few weeks so Luke was all too happy to return this week! Grandpa was able to catch this video of Luke on the zip pull.

The first of many of Mom's photo shoots...

Today Jami took some photos of Reid for a little thank you note project she's doing. He tolerated it pretty well, but little does he know that's the first of many 'photo shoots' that he'll have to endure with Mom's love of taking photos. Below are 2 photos from today.

A shot with Reid's eyes open:


Trying to escape the paparazzi:

The brothers.

Goodbye twenties. Hello thirties.

Scott bid farewell to his twenties on Saturday, Oct. 14 as he celebrated his 30th birthday. This milestone birthday will always be one to remember as we brought Reid home from the hospital that afternoon. We also celebrated in the evening with Eric and Charity and take-out from one of our favorite restaurants Oregano's. We plan to celebrate Scott's birthday a bit more in a few weeks after we get a little more settled into life. He did enjoy opening up his gifts including a special keepsake photo book with pictures through the years submitted by his friends and family. His other surprise gift is a discovery flight with an aviation company where he'll learn all about flying and then take to the friendly skies for an hour of flight time! Guess he's taking a flying leap into his thirties... Happy Birthday, Scott!!

Reid Nelson Leahy has arrived!

We are so proud to announce the addition of Reid Nelson Leahy to our family. His grand entrance into the world was on Oct. 13, 2006, at 12:58 p.m. He weighed 8 lbs. 9 oz. and was 22 inches long. He has a very full head of hair and is a pretty solid eater already! Big brother Luke is so excited to finally have him here. Below are some pictures. Enjoy!

Still waiting.

Our scheduled induction for Monday night was postponed due to a very busy OB department at the hospital, so we are still waiting for the baby to make his grand entrance into the world. It's been a tough few days waiting for 'the call' but hopefully we're making our way to the top of the priority list! Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and calls ... we'll be sure to let you know when we have news to share.

The big day...

Since the doctor's appointment last week, we have been preparing for a scheduled induction. The baby seems to be very cozy and there hasn't been much progression over the last month so we'll have a little 'assistance' with getting this little guy welcomed into the world. The time is finally here ... we will head to the hospital tonight to be induced at 11 p.m. and will hopefully welcome our newest addition on his actual due date of Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006. This weekend was a great final chapter to our days as a family of three ... lots of quality time and laughs. Here's the final pregnancy pic. Baby Leahy is ready for life on the outside!

You say it's your birthday...

We had an early birthday celebration tonight for Eric and Scott, who will celebrate back-to-back birthdays this week on Oct. 13 and 14. We hit Pita Jungle for dinner and exchanged gifts. Here are the birthday brothers!

Family foto.

Dressed in our Sunday finest, we went to a brunch today for the ASU Thetas who were having Parents Weekend. It's been a pretty low-key weekend for us. Friday night we enjoyed one last date night out for Indian food before the baby's arrival while Luke enjoyed some time with a Theta babysitter. Yesterday the boys hit the movie theater in the afternoon. We tossed some salmon on the grill for dinner and then hit the park in the evening. Of course, there was much R&R time, too! Gotta rest up before the sleepless nights are upon us.

Lego baby.

There's a lot of role-playing going on with the lego creations these days. Luke has turned some of his lego men into "babies." He and Dad constructed a lego crib, and Mom helped Luke make a lego stroller for the baby to ride in. Luke likes to change lego baby's pants (which involves taking the legs off and swapping it with another pair of legs) and giving him a bottle. What an imagination!

The Final Countdown.

With Baby Leahy's arrival coming up soon, we've started the final countdown and preparation for our new addition to the family. Here's a little inside scoop as to how we are each preparing for the baby...

Jami: The weekly doctor visits have begun, and the only news is that she's dilated to 1 cm with no effacement yet. The Braxton Hicks are becoming more frequent though. Long morning walks in the now much cooler AZ morning air are still a highlight although these are now less for fitness and more focused on bringing on labor!

Scott: Dad has turned into Mr. Clean and is Jami's right hand man with house chores that are becoming a little too difficult for her with the bowling ball belly. He's also kicked into protective husband mode ensuring that Jami doesn't overdo it. Scott is getting in lots of extra R&R before the little one arrives and imposes on his normal sleep routine.

Luke: He can hardly wait for his little brother to arrive. Today at Babies R Us he picked out a special toy for the baby just from big brother. He also loves to hang out in the nursery ... although not sure what the baby will think of him playing legos in there while he's trying to sleep peacefully!

Here's the latest pregnancy pic taken this last week.

So Long to Summer.

With fall officially beginning this weekend, we bid farewell to summer today with some backyard splash time. We filled up the kiddie pool and got out the slip 'n' slide. It's hard to say whether Dad or Luke had more fun sliding! Check out the footage...

Superman on a skateboard.

Luke has taken up a new sport ... skateboarding. Our neighbor Justin who's in 5th grade had an old skateboard he was going to get rid of because he got a new one. Well, the Pokemon skateboard found a new rider in 2 1/2 year old Luke! Justin showed Luke all kinds of good tricks for "beginners." Check out the video!

Lunch with the ladies.

Jami's friends hosted a lovely lunch at Grayhawk Golf Course in Scottsdale to celebrate the baby's upcoming arrival. We lunched outside overlooking the water and enjoyed the nice cooler weather. Jami and her playgroup pal Jen show off their 'bumps'. Jen is due any time now and Jami in 3 weeks ... both with boys!

Charity's birthday.

We celebrated with Charity, the birthday girl, today! Her birthday is actually next weekend, but we enjoyed celebrating a bit early. Jami and Charity enjoyed a girls shopping trip at the mall in the morning and then met up with the boys for lunch at California Pizza Kitchen. What fun!

Ready for move in.

Here are some recent pics of the nursery. The paint is "retro colonial blue," and the theme is zebras. The accents are white and black. You'll notice a few Luke toys in the room for the time being. We only have one finishing touch we need to add ... the name in white letters above the crib. But of course we have to decide on a name first!

Time for tea to celebrate baby!

Today Jami was treated to a baby shower tea with the Poker Group wives. We enjoyed high tea at Abbey Gardens Tea Parlour complete with fancy teacups, tiny tea sandwiches, apricot scones, and a stunning Tammie Coe cake with green and purple zebra stripes. What a fun girly afternoon to celebrate Baby Leahy's upcoming arrival! Here are a few pics.

Eva, Lori, Jami, Ginger, and Liz at Abbey Gardens.

Jami with her favorite of all cakes ... a delicious designer Tammie Coe cake.

M-I-C-K-E-Y

We took in our first big-scale live kids' performance today with Mickey's Magic Show at Dodge Theater. We joined some friends for the Disney fest. Luke loved all the entertainment, and we snapped this photo with Luke's pal Robby afterward.