Last but not least...

A long time ago we were a little family of three.

This baby came to us, but he's more like a young man these days.

Gwyneth, my first precious daughter came to us and these two had each other.

Reece, my second son and third baby came to make a bundle of three children and a bundle of joy he is.

 Two sons and two daughters.

My second daughter with the heart of gold came fourth in line.

And number five in line is Shane.  He's our third son and our favorite (it's okay the other kids know and come to find, he's their favorite too, so it works out great....haha) and I'm sure at this point you've notice that the pattern is boy, girl, boy, girl, boy which means.....

Shane's our third Son and our Favorite.

our next baby was no doubt a girl.  The girl baby Summer.  She's something to reckon with and nobody is stopping her from her "big plans."  Do you see her face in the picture below?  Why, she's planning something at that very moment, even Georgia is pointing it out!

She's planning something at this very moment, even Georgia is pointing it out!

Low and Behold...we are having our seventh baby.  SEVENTH.  Yes, it's a lot of babies, a lot of mouths to feed, a lot of diapers, crying and a lot of college tuition. :) But, it's also a lot of love, a lot of fun,  a lot of laughter, a lot of cuddling, family time, and a lot bonding.   We are more than happy to have one more little one join our big family.

And whoever this baby might be will be our last.  This is a hard decision to make but it has to be made at some point and so now it is.  I'm ready to be done with nap schedules and diapers and well, those things that come with babies as precious as they are. And my husband is ready to stop opening up one more savings account for college tuition.  Don't blame you honey.  

I've been having babies for what will be twelve years.  It's time.  Time for a different season.  So, here I am sitting on my, oh so gorgeous porch, not really, in my favorite Easter dress at seventeen weeks pregnant.  Yep, I'm almost halfway (I'm now eighteen weeks).  

I guess the only question to remain is whether this baby will keep with the pattern of boy, girl, boy, girl, boy, girl...?  We'll find out next week, so stay tuned.  The due date?  September 14th, 2012.

I will look back on this picture when I'm huge, because I will be (I've done this a lot now), so I can remember what it's like to be "me."

P.S.  I love my new blog design and all the credit goes to my husband who is always finding ways to please me.  I love you Kirk, thank you.  This looks simple but it wasn't.  Unlike most of you my husband started our blog and named it The Klippels Rug Rats and Hooligans six years ago in hopes that I would take over.  It took me a long time but I finally did.  I renamed it "What I love" because my husband came up with it.  I participated in last Novembers "National Blog Month" and took the challenge to post something everyday.  I did meet the challenge and the theme for that month was "What I Love Most."  I think "What I Love" is a very appropriate name for my blog because I write about the things I love, which are of course my family, friends, life and more.  There are a few more things to add, and I will make it complete in just a few days. 

Take care,

Shauna