It's a Girl!!!

(Top one you can obviously tell is her face (4D) and the other is her foot sticking out. I will try to add more, but the pictures do not scan so well.)

Today we had our ultrasound and found out that Baby#2 is a girl!!! She was very cooperative during her first photo shoot and made sure to really show herself to the camera....no mistaking whether or not she is a girl:) They also took a few 4D pictures, so we could really see her face and she was eating her hand. Maybe we will have another finger sucker on our hands. Riley was excited to see her..even though she was a little grumpy....and I am excited to finally feel like I can get ready. Mike was a little disappointed because he would've loved to have a boy, but I know he will be a great daddy to another girl and we will have another "daddy's girl".

As for my appointment everything looks good. My blood pressure was still good and I gained a whopping 7 pounds...wow!! Up to 16 for the whole pregnancy so far, so not too bad. I just hate looking at what the addition really means to the finally number, but keep reminding myself what a great cause it is for. I will try and post some belly pictures (24 weeks) in the next few days and now on to the baby name discussion. We both have our likes and dislikes:)

Can't wait....

Well the big day is finally here...tomorrow! We are so excited to find out boy or girl, well Mike and I are. Riley is a little confused and thinks that the baby is coming tomorrow and is wondering how it will come out....oh geez! This morning I explained that the baby is not coming tomorrow and then she said that we have to wait til they come out to know boy or girl. I hope that she does not know that this baby will be stubborn. She also has been asking a lot of questions about how exactly the baby comes out and asking to be there. Guess we will have some more explaining to do before July...I really do not think that she needs to experience that part of her brother or sister at only 4! The poll was dead even....7 and 7, so guess we will just have to see which 7 of you were right.

I am on spring break this week and enjoying the warm up. Yesterday and today Riley went to school and I got to run errands and shop with friends. For the rest of the week she will be home, but we will be very busy. We are hoping to spend lots of time outside, so hopefully I will have some good pictures to share.

More March Birthdays!

Happy Birthday to Erika and Grandpa Warren!!!! They both celebrated their special days on Friday, the 19th.

Yesterday, we headed to Indiana to Rod and Carolie's to celebrate grandpa's 85th birthday. It was a wonderful evening surrounded by lots of family. Almost all the family was able to make it in from all over....California, Virginia, and Minnesota...and of course Illinois and Indiana. It was great to all be together and have lots of time to talk. Unfortunately, the camera never came out, so I have no pictures to share:( Happy Birthday to Grandpa and many, many more!!

We were not able to see Erika this weekend, but will do so on Saturday. We are looking forward to spending time with her of course and Riley is looking forward to cuddling with her Bika and watching Planet 51.

Farrah Michelle

Congrats to Mallory and Mike!!! This morning they welcomed a beautiful baby girl to the family, Farrah Michelle Beavers. She was 7lbs. 4oz. and 19 inches long. From the pictures she looks like a beautiful baby and that the family is adjusting well. Sadly they live in Texas though, so it will probably be summertime when they are up for a wedding, before we can meet her:( We wish them the best of luck during the adjustment phase.

Pregnancy Progression

I finally had success making a collage of my pregnancy photos. I have to give thanks to Chrissy for the idea and also for the website that makes it super easy. Now you should really be able to tell how I am growing:) Only 2 1/2 more weeks and we will find out (hopefully) if number 2 will be a boy or a girl.

(The weeks are 8, 12, 16, and 20 in order.)

20 Weeks

Here are some pics from today at 20 weeks. I am going to play around a bit and see if I can get them all side by side for comparison, but for now this will have to do.

Happy Birthday to....

Lucas and Jadyn! Yesterday we had a busy day playing at birthday parties for both of them. Riley was so worn out that she slept until 9 today!!! And fortunately so did I:)

We started off the day at BounceTown bouncing for Lucas' 3rd birthday. The kids had a blast and so did the grown ups too. You can tell from the pictures I am sure because Mike tried out the velcro wall and did a little rock climbing. It was great for the kids to play and have the stuff all to themselves. A great party was wrapped up with pizza, cupcakes, and presents! Thanks to Lucas for letting us be a part of his birthday.

After a nap in the car for Riley, it was on to Indiana for Jadyn's party. Jadyn is celebrating her 5th birthday this year and had her party at a place called Bellaboo's. It was a fun time and even better for Riley because it was something new. Each room had a different theme and she had fun being with the kids and checking everything out. She had so much fun that Shannon and I are already planning a playdate back there this summer. Jadyn had a great party and enjoyed her time with her friends and her cousin. Riley loved it too when this party was also wrapped up with pizza and more cupcakes:) We are so glad that we were able to celebrate this day with her!

After these two parent laid back parties....we are thinking ahead to Riley's. Being just a month away from "little noddle" we may be having her birthday place at a somewhere fun near us:)

19 1/2 Weeks

So this pregnancy is moving right along...almost half way!!! :) I had a check up today and things look great. I gained 4 pounds since my last appointment and measuring right how I should be. My blood pressure is great, 100/78, and hoping that this continues all throughout this pregnancy and I have no issue like last time. I asked the doctor today about that and he said probably about a 20% chance that I could develop those pre-eclampsoa issues again. Hoping that I am in that 80% because I would love to try a pregnancy without feeling like Violet Beauregard....can you tel we have been watching a lot of Willy Wonka lately?

And my ultrasound is scheduled...yeah!!! We go on March 31st and hopefully will be able to find out if "little noodle" is a boy or a girl:) I know we have a while left, but we are getting antsy and I was hoping to be able to get the closet in the baby's room ready over spring break. If it turns out that baby #2 is a boy, then I have many bins to go through and pass on to all my friends. Guess we just have to wait and see....

For all the guessers, you have about 4 weeks left to cast your vote. Baby's heartbeat today was 152 if that helps....a little lower each time. We hae also started TRYING to look at names. It is proving to be a little harder this time. (And I wil try to post some pictures this weekend.)