Pregnancy picture

This was taken at 21 weeks I believe. I am currently 24 weeks.

Total weight gain to date: 14 pounds (not sure how that is possible since you all know how big I get, but I'm loving it!) And believe it or not, No Swelling! Again not sure how that is happening but I'll take it.

Our baby girl is doing great. We had some issues with my blood work and antibodies but after going to a specialist twice, they have decided that she is not anemic but we will need to be monitored for the duration of the pregnancy.

She will probably be delivered sometime in late December instead of early January.

Her name is going to be Elizabeth Ann, Lizzie for short. Her name comes from quite a bit of our family heritage. I have a very special aunt who suffered through an aneurism earlier in her life and had to complete relearn everything that Lizzie shares her name with. She made a great many changes in her life that I respect and admire her for. Lizzie will also be named after her paternal Grandma, a fabulous woman who has taught me quite a bit in the time since Kyle and I met and married. We are looking forward to Lizzie learning a lot from both of these special women and from the many others in our family lines that she will be sharing a name with.

Gabs and Noah are super excited to meet their baby sister. Gabbie gets to share a room with her and she can't wait! They were both able to see a 4d picture of her from our most recent appointment with the specialist and that made it more real for them. Noah was a little freaked out because Lizzie's face was smushed and she looked a little like an alien.

Things are going great and we look forward to meeting a little girl in a few months (it seems to be coming faster than possible).

Quite Late But Still Important...

Bubs turned 2 in July and I am barely getting around to posting the pictures. Lame, I know.

We decided to make a fish cake for him (I had seen this idea on one of the blogs I follow but I can't remember which one now). Here's my poor version of a fish swimming among some coral reef.

He got to sit in his favorite Lightning McQueen chair to open presents. He as super excited and ready to go at it.

Gabs needed to be a part of what was going on as well so she made sure to sit right beside him and 'help' him along the way.

These are some of my favorite pictures. They should be looked at in sequence to see the reaction he had to one of his presents.

Checking to see what is in here...
"No way! You guys are awesome!"

"Woah! It's a book all about Mater."

"See you later...I'm done. I'll be reading over here now."
Oh, back to open another one? This one is pretty cool, but it's no Mater.

Noah is a very fun boy to have around. He has some of the craziest ideas about 'fun' things to do (very much like Daddy). He is fearless which causes me quite a bit of hesitation to let him out of my sight. He loves to play dolls and princesses and princes with his big sister, of course she doesn't give him much choice, but he doesn't complain about it. His emotions are very tender and he can definitely use that to his advantage at times. He and Gabbie fight a lot. They love each other so much, but I think some times they just get on each others nerves. We frequently hear arguments from them that go like this: Gabbie-"I'm three." Noah-"Me too!" Gabbie-"No you're not three, you're two." Noah- "I'm three." On and on and on until one of them looses their patience and grunts or hits the other one. (currently trying to figure that one out so if anyone has advice, I'm all ears)

He is our favorite little guy and we are so grateful that we are blessed to be his parents. I am nervously looking forward to the years to come. Pretty sure he will give me gray hair before my time, but he's going to help me lighten up a bit I imagine.