So cute!

Here he is!
Jackson Douglas Smith born July 15, 2008 at 6:18pm weighing in at 4 lbs. 5 oz. and 16 inches long.
He is seriously the cutest premie I've ever seen and we're very excited for Doug and Shellie! He's almost back up to his birth weight and doing really well.

Well, in two weeks from this last Saturday Andrew will be three years old. I can't believe it! We haven't really decided what to do for his party yet, but I think we'll have a friend party and then a family party. Last year we didn't have a friend party for him (that I remember), so this year we will definitely be doing one. He's been telling me forever that he wants a spiderman cake this year, so we'll see how that one goes. So for all his friends' parents keep Saturday August 2nd from 1-3pm open on your schedules. I think that's when we'll do the friend party.
I don't have much new to report with Madelyn...she just gets into everything and is a big time busy body! Oh, today she did come down a flight of stairs at Nick's parents house all by herself. She did it very cautiously! The only way I got her to do it was to take a toy from her and move it to the bottom of the stairs. It worked like a charm. She's also been standing on our baby gate waiting for Andrew to open it so she can swing back and forth on it. She thinks it's pretty funny.
Nick gets to register for class next week and then starts school in a month. We're both pretty nervous about it because it seems like there's never time as things are now, and then we're adding more to the pot.
We've bought the whirlpool tub, vanity, sink, faucets for the tub and sink, and tub surround for the basement bathroom now. My dad and Nick are going to try and finish the plumbing this week. Last minute we decided to put hook ups for a washer and dryer in the bathroom down there, so that changed some of our plans, but I think we're back on schedule now. There's only a tiny bit of framing left to do and then we'll be on to wiring and insulation. So far this year we've spent a little over $3K on the basement and about $5K total in the past 2 years. Luckily that includes most of the expensive items for the bathroom. I can't wait until it's ALL done and then we can get on with our lives! Like actually exercising and going to the gym...
Well I guess that about wraps it up. I hope everyone has a great week!

Here's some pics from the past couple weeks:
Madelyn getting all her dinner in her hair and everywhere, as usual!
Andrew learning how to suction cups onto his chin, that'll come in handy for sure!
My sister Jenny pulling the kids around, while pretending to be a horse.They seemed to enjoy it!
Picture of Madelyn's crazy teeth. If you look closely you can see the front top one is through.
Andrew kickin' it after a long day of putting barrettes in his hair. It's hard to be beautiful!
Madelyn doing her silly smile...