Big Brother To Be

Today is baby Clara's due date. No signs of her arrival today, though....James was born on his due date so I've been assuming she would have been born by now. So I'm trying to find the balance between walking a lot (to set things into motion?) and resting up for labor and delivery!
In the meantime I thought I'd put together a post of random pictures of the Big Brother To Be. James has been such a hoot lately. Mark and I find ourselves quoting him, too, because he's starting to say the cutest things! Two has been such a fun age so far!

I actually took this picture upside down, in the car, by randomly pointing the camera back there (while Mark was driving). Just thought it was a cute expression....

James is just starting to experiment with silly faces....this is definitely a suspicious look...

This is the latter part of a 'cheese' smile for a picture. Yes, he was eating Nutella on toast.

Last week I thought I'd have him 'help' me make pumpkin muffins. I figured it couldn't be too much of a disaster with only four ingredients (cake mix, water, pumpkin, chocolate chips). He loved pouring, stirring, and sampling. I also gave him the task of placing muffin papers in the cups....about three or four in, though, he started wadding them up, like the one above.

It turns out that I have three costumes James could wear this year. Until last Friday, he was terrified of all of them. Or at least terrified of wearing them. He liked seeing them quite a bit but simply refused to try one on. It was easiest to convince him to wear this one because he's seen a video of his cousin Jason wearing it. He's now worn it twice for an hour at a time! Looks like James will be Tigger this year. Funny thing is, he's never seen Winnie the Pooh!

We can't wait to see James love on his little sister. I don't doubt it will be an adjustment for him, but we know he'll adore her. He's been such a blessing to us, always keeping us on our toes! I just can't imagine our lives without James.