Family Pictures 2010

These pictures were quite the ordeal. Mostly for Nate and my good friend Nicole who took them. Nate had almost hit his ultimate frustration level with me by the time we made it to the shoot because I was running about a half hour behind, (getting myself ready is stressful enough, let alone a sassy baby that had to be awoken from her nap!) and because of my tardiness Nicole had to squeeze in as many pictures as she could before it got too dark. Not to mention that this was about the 2nd or 3rd reschedule we had due to weather!

BUT, they're done and considering we got all these in about 20 minutes with an ornery toddler, I'm very pleased! Thanks again Nicole, you are the best!

IT'S A...

GIRL!!

This poor little girl is already suffering from 2nd child syndrome. She is barely getting an update on the blog and we've known for more than a month. Shame on her mother!

Even with the lack of blog posts, we still are so excited to get another little sassy girl. I'm also very releaved that I will get to use all of Navi's clothes again. (perfect seasons and sizes!) Don't get me wrong, we would have been thrilled to get a boy, but I think it will be fun for Navi to have a little sister so close in age...ok, maybe fun for her for the first 2-3 years, then again when they're both over 18.

This was the day of the ultrasound. I look half asleep, but for memory's sake, I'll put vanity aside and post it anyways.

I have partly been holding out to post because I wanted to share some of her first ultrasound pictures, but seeing as how we have no internet, and my Dad's computer's disk drive is broken...you get no pictures. Our favorite one was when she was literally bent in half. The ultrasound tech was trying with all his might (yes it hurt) to get her to "un-fold" but she was as content as can be. Her feet were above her head!

As far as this pregnancy goes, I was a little worried at 16 weeks when the gosh-awful morning sickness didn't end like it did when I was pregnant with Navi. But finally at around 18-19 weeks I started to feel "normal" again. As normal as you ever feel while pregnant. Since then, things have been great! I get an occasional bad day when I feel pretty nauseous or plain exhausted, but overall, I'm trying to live it up in the 2nd trimester when I'm not puking and not feeling too gigantic like I will in the 3rd.

I was scheduled for my 23 week appointment last week, but due to the "worst blizzard in a decade" that we experienced, I rescheduled for the end of this next week. We'll see how I'm measuring. I feel huge, but last time my Dr. said I was right on track.

Navi is starting to grasp the idea that I have a baby in my belly. (as much as a 19 month old does) The other night we laughed so hard when Nate asked her where her baby sister was and she promptly lifted up her shirt and patted her belly. He said, "No, she's in mommy's belly." So then she ran right over to me and lifted up my shirt and patted my belly. Since then, when you ask her, she usually rubs my belly and will sometimes even kiss it.

Everything else seems to be going well. I feel like all the preganancy milestones are coming on a lot sooner this time around. I'm constantly out of breath and I feel the pressure down below so much more! My Dr. said this was normal, which made me feel a bit better! (How do people have lots of kids???)