James' brother and sister-in-law headed to the hospital yesterday to induce labor.� Poor Sara was almost 2 weeks overdue, and it seems Mr. Baby K (for their last name) was getting a little too comfortable in his crowded little motel room.� Although it seems like it was a little slow going at first (apparently they spent last evening playing cards and eating hospital food), there has been no word from them yet today, so we're wondering if things are starting to move along.

In the life of Emmett, there's not too much exciting going on this week over here.� He seems to have a runny nose, so his nickname of "SlobberPuss" has slowly been evolving into "SnotterPuss."� His Halloween costume came in the mail the other day, and it fits him perfectly!� We can't wait for all of you to see him in it!

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Other than that, we've basically just been waiting for the exciting news of Baby K's debut.� Hopefully by the end of the evening I'll be able to update this post and announce the news of his arrival!

Age Timer: 8 months, 3 weeks

At my Boston baby shower last year, I could've sworn I'd already nailed down Baby Lump's first Halloween costume (pictured here - a gift from Lindsay, Maggie and Julie).� Turns out I was slighly off at estimating how big Emmett would be at his first Halloween.� I tried Emmett's monkey suit on him last night, and well, you can see for yourself how funny he looks.� It fits him perfectly now, but I doubt I'll be able to squeeze him into it in a month... (Can you spot the toofers?)

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Don't worry, I have a few other Halloween costume ideas up my sleeve, and they're all as equally adorable as the monkey suit (if not more adorable).

Age Timer: 8 months, 2 weeks

Now that I have a camera, I can share with you pictures of our new place!� But first, Emmett and I would like to take you through a virual tour ...

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And now a few photo highlights ...

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For more pictures of our new digs, click on the "Our Place" tab at the top of this page.� Hope you like it!

Age Timer: 8 months, 1 week

Of course as soon as I post a video about Emmett's awesome army crawl, he decides to one-up it.� Emmett is officially a normal crawler now, and honestly, it's all he wants to do.� Seriously - he's sooo over his walker now...

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He's so into crawling that I had to purchase a baby gate to keep him contained in one spot.� It gives him free range of the hallway, which really helps to support my productivity during the day...

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Age Timer: 8 months, 1 week