Update on Baby Emily

Ok, so it has been forever since I have posted anything, and for that I apologize. We had an ultrasound yesterday to check out Emily's heart now that she is a little further along. Frank was born with a heart defect that was fixed surgically at 18 months. Since heart defects of any kind can be hereditary, all of our babies have to be looked at while I am pregnant. Anyhow, the ultrasound yesterday revealed that Emily's heart looks perfectly healthy and everything else looked good too except that SHE IS GINORMOUS! Emily is currently in the 97th percentile for her size (I should have a child who is in the A range:). She is measuring 2 weeks ahead of schedule. What this means is if my doctor allowed me to go to 40 weeks, we would be having a 10 to 11 pound baby. That said, we will either have to induce early or have a c-section. I am a little disappointed that I won't be able to go into labor on my own. I was hoping for that after being induced with Caroline. However, Frank and I just feel so blessed that she is healthy.

More updates to come.

Book Recommendation

I saw a review of what seems to be a great new book for moms. I haven't read it yet, but I plan to as soon as I get a copy. If anyone has read it, let me know what you think.

Title:
Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional, Professional Motherhood
Author:
Jamie Martin

I found the review on SimpleMom.net

Baby Number 2 is...

Caroline is going to be the proud big sister to her new little sister, Emily Kathryn. We found out a few days before Christmas that we are going to have another little girl, and we are thrilled. I used to think I only wanted one little girl but after having Caroline, I am super excited to have another girl. Not to mention the fact that a new girl will be so much less expensive for now due to the amount of girl things we already have. Caroline has already learned how to say her sister's name which comes out "Emmy." I love it!

Christmas Time in San Antonio

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We spent most of the week in San Antonio with my family then headed back to Cedar Park for Christmas dinner with Frank's parents. Below are just some fun shots of Caroline with some of her gifts. My family was so very generous with what they gave Caroline this year. Needless to say, she is set on toys for quite a while. I hope everyone had a wonderful time celebrating this year.

This is a big giraffe floor pillow that my grandmother got for Caroline. She loves it! She just lounges on her pillow. She is adorable.

My sister got Caroline her very first tutu. It is so girly. I can't wait until she is actually old enough to take ballet.

Caroline's first cell phone courtesy of her Uncle James.

Caroline got her first baby doll for Christmas. She loves it. We are hoping this will help her to practice being "gentle" so that when baby number 2 comes along she won't throw it on the floor.

Grandmother

I am writing this post as a way to request prayer for Frank's Grandmother. She is 89 and in what seems to be the last season of her life. She has recently been having a lot of breathing complications and low blood pressure, not to mention she is down to 80 pounds. We covet your prayers for her. We do not know if she is a believer which makes this a very hard process. Please pray for her as God brings her to mind.

More Details on Baby Number 2

Ok, so apparently I got a little flack from the hubby about my brevity in my previous post, so I will attempt to give more information about baby number 2. I am currently at 13 weeks and starting to feel better. I have not felt awful but I have definitely been more nauseated with this pregnancy. I have also been really tired which is due in part to being pregnant and in part to my rambunctious 17 month old. We were trying to get pregnant and were very blessed to get pregnant quickly. We should be finding out the sex of the baby (hopefully) the week of Christmas. We would love to have a boy, but having a girl already makes me want another girl because they are so great. I am excited about having another baby, but it doesn't seem real all the time. It is hard to think about it because Caroline consumes my thoughts.

We covet your prayers for the health of our little baby. Making it through the first trimester is a huge relief for me, but as we all know, things can still happen.

I have included some recent pictures of Caroline. She has grown so much, and she is so very active and expressive.

Caroline is going to be...

...A BIG SISTER!!!

We are expecting baby number 2 in May.