Announcing Baby J II to Family

We waited a bit before announcing that Reed was going to be a big brother.  It got to the point where Reed was starting to talk about it more and I was certainly starting to show, so we knew we had to let our families know ASAP.  Unfortunately, we didn't get to do it in person, but we did the next best thing.  We texted them the pic below.

Baby J II's First Concert

Back when Reed was in the belly, my good friend Elizabeth and I went to see Britney Spears on her Circus tour.  I was super-pumped to finally be able to see her in concert (although she didn't sing a single word), but Chris was none too pleased that his son's first concert was Britney, ha!  Well, I think we have done the little lady a solid by taking her to see Alabama in concert.  It was an awesome concert!  I had seen them before when I was in middle school but was extremely excited to see them again as an adult.  They don't have a bad song, so Chris and I (and little one) were up dancing and singing along to every tune.  It was a great evening!!  I think little one will be proud of this one, and if not, at least we are!

The bump with Randy in the background.

Me with my Mom and Tabitha!

Baby J II Ultrasound Photos

First Ultrasound at 9 weeks 1 day.

Sweet baby at 13 weeks 4 days, I believe.  They said they were 90% sure it was a girl at this appointment.

Hi Mom and Dad!

Baby Girl at 20 weeks 1 day (below).

The classic skeletor face.

Profile pic, although it is hard to make out.

Look at her eye!

And another.  She showed out during this ultrasound, opening and closing her mouth.

Mother's Day Fiesta!

Reed's teachers were so sweet to host a Mother's Day Fiesta in Reed's class yesterday.  They had food catered from Tijuana Joe's and it was super yummy!  I got a really cute gift from Reed with his hand print on it.  My favorite by far had to be the questions he answered about me and the picture he drew of me.  Sweet boy!

Yes, the teachers did misspell off, oops.  Isn't he the funniest?!?!

He's such an artist!

He had a blast playing with his buddy Marshall while all the moms munched on yummy food!

Have Your Way

This song is beautiful and is exactly how I want to live my life.  Have your way Lord!  I often struggle with accepting bad things that happen, but I know that the Lord has greater plans.  I want to be constantly looking up to Him and walking with Him every step of this journey of life.  So, take this life of mine Lord and have your way!

A BIG Announcement......that a lot of you may already know about!!!

We are having a baby!!  Wahoo!!  We are beyond excited.  And, it’s a GIRL!!  I have to be honest and say that I wasn’t sure if we would ever be lucky enough to have another baby join our family.  We feel truly blessed to be welcoming this baby girl in July.

We found out that we were expecting in November.  I took one test that I would have put money on was negative but after receiving a positive test a few days later, I looked back at the original test to discover that it was also positive.  In the beginning, I felt pretty good other than a little bit of nausea.  The pregnancy basically seemed the same as when I was pregnant with Reed.  I have, so far, had no cravings, only aversions.  At the beginning of the pregnancy, I didn’t want anything to eat, but I made myself eat for the sake of the baby and the fact that I would get nauseous if I didn’t eat.  The only thing that I did crave at the beginning of the pregnancy was ice-cold water.  I couldn’t just have a bottle of water, a cup of ice had to be included.  It seemed like a hilarious craving but I guess it was a good one to have.

Everything else has checked out good as it did with Reed, which has been a true relief.  Sweet baby girl is growing as she should be and is right on track for a July arrival.   Her actual due date is July 18^th so who knows when she will actually make her debut.  Reed was about a week late.   I certainly wouldn’t mind her joining us a week early!

I am currently 29 weeks pregnant!  I am now one week into the third trimester and it feels so good to be so close to meeting our baby girl.  It is also overwhelming to think that our time prior to her arrival is so close, considering we aren’t prepared.  We aren’t prepared in the clothing department, although she could certainly sport some blue and green, and we certainly aren’t prepared mentally for what it will mean to have two kiddos.  We will get there or we will figure it out once she arrives!!

At 29 weeks, Baby J II weighs about 2 ½ pounds, like a butternut squash, and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel.  Muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain.  I can definitely tell that she is growing because she continues to push my insides around causing me to have ridiculously bad heartburn.  I look forward to not having heartburn anymore.  It is the pits!

As for Reed, he is beyond excited to have a baby sister!  He can’t wait to meet her and he is constantly going into her room to check things out.  We have a few outfits and he is always saying, she is going to love that.  He’s the sweetest!!

I honestly have only recently taken a bump picture.  Chris feels as if we have neglected this little one.  I have to agree that it hasn’t been the same as it was with Reed, but we had our reasons, and I am sure baby girl won’t fret about it.  I think as long as I do as good of job documenting her first year of life as I did with Reed, then there will be no harm done.  So, here you go.  A baby announcement, a gender reveal and a bump pic all in one post!  You don’t see that very often!  Love you all!!

27 1/2 Weeks!