Male Domination

Our friends Pat and Alexa started the trend with the birth of their twin sons in May. Brody arrived soon after. Sarah and Travis managed to buck the trend with the birth of their daughter about a month ago. My college roomie, Emily, decided to take Labor Day literally and began having contractions that evening, with her son arriving on the 5th. Robin, another college roomie, learned last month that her baby, due in January, is also a boy. My brother and his wife are expecting their son to arrive sometime within the month (preferably sooner than later as he's already almost 8 pounds). While in Utah, we learned that our cousin Jerry and his wife Kira are expecting a baby boy any day now. Ross and Mandy are also expecting a baby this month, and it will be fun to find out if they too buck the trend or follow the crowd!

So here's the total tally: 9 babies - 1 girl, 8 boys, and 1 still a mystery...

But really, you didn't visit this blog to read about my random observations, so below you'll find what you're looking for--recent photos of the kiddos!

Here's a few from before our trip to Utah - Sibling kisses, Alexa with her toys, and Brody proving her doll bed is indeed a bit too small for him! (I know, I'm a mean mommy for taking a photo, but you have to admit, that's a cute smile!!)




Brody's hair in certain lighting appears to have quite a bit of red in it and this photo certainly shows that (hmmm...maybe all those years of hair dye DID affect my babies--Alexa was born with highlights and Brody's hair is red?)



Speaking of hair, I have desperately needed a haircut for MONTHS, so rather than trying to find a new hairdresser in Columbia (which I will inevitably have to do) I called my hairdresser in Utah and Mandy was sweet enough to fit both me and Alexa in during our visit! Here's a few photos of Alexa's first visit to a salon!



Alexa was spoiled rotten by her Komo (Aunt Linda), Komobu (Uncle Chad) and Halmoni (Grandma Sun Tok) during our visit. She also got to play with her friend Henry while in town. Here's a photo of the whole family, Komobu getting his workout while the kids 'dunk' the basketball, and Henry and Alexa in Halmoni's backyard.



We flew back to Columbia on Monday (and by the way, flying with TWO adults and two kids is much easier than taking two kids solo...PS - Brody was kind enough NOT to have a blowout while his father was with us; he misses all the fun!)

Lastly, here's a few photos taken today of my blue-eyed boy and my brown-eyed girl!