Family of 4

Most everyone knows, but we are expecting baby H #2 due in February!  I am currently 17 weeks, so we will know what we are having in about 3 weeks time.

Family of four... that sounds so legit.  It seems as though adding one more to our family makes us a true "Family Unit" as if we have just been playing house for the last 2+ years.  I remember being a family of four with my own parents (before Buddy came along).  I was the child that made my parents become a family of four...how weird.  Family of four means sibling play time, crazy family vacations, getting a much needed bigger car (say no to the mini van!), and matching sibling clothes (I cannot wait!).  I have such wonderful memories of playing outside for hours with my own sister, sharing clothes, making up ridiculous games and forcing our parents to participate, and of course bickering as teenagers :).  Now my sister is my best friend and there is rarely a day that goes by that I don't talk to her.  I want my kids to have those sweet memories too.

Anyway, we are elated and cannot wait for this next bundle to join our family.  Avery is adamant that this baby is in fact a baby sister.  I have asked her numerous times if the baby in Mommy's tummy is a baby brother or baby sister, to which she always replies "baby sister!"  When I say, "but it could be a baby brother and he would be so sweet", she will reply, "No Mommy, don't think so!".  When I ask her with the baby names which one is in Mommy's tummy, she will without fail say the girl name.  Either she will turn out to be a great baby gender predictor or be sorely disappointed for a minute or two.  She LOVES babies no matter what, so I think she will be fine either way ;)

More fun coming our way!

I know that no one else really cares about comparing, but I was curious to see if I was carrying similarly to the way I did with Avery...

7 weeks with Avery and Baby #2

13 weeks comparison

17 weeks comparison.  This was the best I could do with Baby #2 pic wise, M had left for work, and I was headed to clinic.