We're home!

At the hospital with Mimi - just a few hours old

My fruit bouquet - yummy, yummy. Thanks everyone!
Ready to leave the hospital

In my going home outfit


Grandpa, Grandma, & Uncle Dalton came down to see me!

Chillin' in my new bouncer - thanks Uncle CF, Aunt Nicole, & family

Rigley is here!

Rigley was born today at 1:14 pm.

He's 21.5 inches and 9 pounds, 10 ounces!

Rigley, Where are you????

I haven't posted any updates for the past week because I've been spending my time waiting for the new baby. I guess I'm not officially due until tomorrow, but I am SO ready for Rigley to come.
Hopefully, there will soon be a post with pictures of the new arrival.

Here is why I'm so ready for him to be born...(Rather reminiscent of Kate Gosselin, isn't it?)

My husband, the Olympian (well, sort of!)

Tonight the USA Softball team was in Springfield for an exhibition game. The coaches of the local universities were invited to be on the coaching staff of the Midwest All-Stars - the team playing the USA Olympic team. So, Donovan got to be on the field with the Olympians.

Here is Donovan coaching first base - Andrea Duran is playing 1B for Team USA.
Here is Jennie Finch in the on deck circle.


After the game, Brighton hung out with Daddy. At autograph time, he took the ball to the players and asked them (all on his own - no coaching from Daddy), "You color on my go-ball, please?" So, Brighton has a softball full of Team USA's autographs. Then, he ran the bases with Tairia Flowers and Vicky Galindo.

I scream for ice cream!

On Wednesday, we made a very quick trip to Branson so Brighton could go to Silver Dollar City one more time before the new baby arrives.
Usually the ball room is his favorite, but today it was the fountains that captured his attention.





Since Mom was with us, we decided that after SDC we would go downtown for a Rainey family vacation tradition - the Fudge Shop and Mr. B's. At Mr. B's, they gave Brighton a kiddie cone... and I actually let him have it! There is a Dora episode about ice cream where they sing (over and over and over) "I scream for ice cream." So, of course, Brighton remembered this and kept singing it the whole time we were in Mr. B's.(He had to eat it in the car because Donovan had to be back in Springfield for work.)

Here he is looking a bit comatose from the sugar rush!

It's been a rough day!

Brighton has had a rough day today. Check out the bruise across the forehead, the bruised and swollen eye and cheek on his right side, and the scrape on his left cheek.
Let me think - which came first... The right side eye/cheek was from him pulling the speaker down on top of his head. Next came the scrape - that was Mommy's fault. I was taking the tray off the highchair and it came off faster than I was expecting and flipped up and hit him. The forehead is from him running straight into an open drawer - weird thing about that is that he knew it was open, he saw it, and for some reason took off running right at it.
We've had a few more tumbles today that have resulted in crying, but thankfully those didn't leave any marks.
I'm glad its time for bed!

TV Rocks!

So, I used to laugh when Beau would do something really smart and Nicole would say that he learned it from watching TV. I now see how true it is! I was talking to Ramona on the phone while Brighton was eating lunch. All of a sudden, he looked at me and smiled and counted to 3 in Chinese! Thanks, Kai Lan!

Just to prove that I don't just sit him in front of the TV all day, here's a few pics of him playing outside!