Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Healthy Baby...

GIRL!!!
We are so excited to announce that not only will Julia be a BIG SISTER in September, she will get to  have a little sister!  I know from experience that little sisters are generally pretty incredible people and I am so happy for her!
Okay, onto the details:  The ultrasound tech was able to measure almost everything and said our baby girl is looking perfectly healthy.  Praise the Lord!  She was not in a great position for showing us all of her heart or any of her face, so we will have another ultrasound in 4 weeks to check on her again.  Maybe then we will have a better picture of her, too.  We were able to see most of her cute little body and I can't wait to go back and get another look at her.   Julia came with us to the appointment and she did great!  She was so quiet and patient for the 25 minutes we spent staring at a black and white screen trying to see all those tiny bones and organs.  We were so proud of her.  She got a little tiny bit frustrated when she realized we were going upstairs to have another appointment, but she hung in there so well.  She is already such a big girl.  
So, that's our happy news.  We haven't decided on a name yet but we are getting very close, I think.  We will keep you posted. 

Saturday, April 2, 2011

I was looking through old pictures today and was almost brought to tears by how much our little one has changed in just 6 months.  
Look at this!
Last September:

 Last week:
Her birthday is coming up soon and she just loves to tell us (and show us with her fingers) how she'll be 2 in "Ap-ull."  
It sort of breaks my heart.
Speaking of birthdays, today is my Mom's!  She and my Dad are renting a house in Black Mountain for the next year and officially moved in yesterday!  Happy Birthday, Mom--and welcome home!