Baby #3

That's right, we're expecting baby #3! And, I can't believe how fast my tummy is growing with this one. I'm wearing a BeBand in the picture because it's very uncomfortable to fasten my pants and this band holds them up even when they're not fastened. How cool is that! I've only gained 1 pound but I feel and look like I've gained lots more. We found out yesterday that I have placenta previa meaning the placenta is covering my cervix which explains the spotting I've had with this pregnancy. I've been nervous to make this pregnancy public because I wasn't sure how things would turn out. Thankfully the baby is very healthy as we've seen in 3 ultrasounds now. He or she is measuring a little over a week ahead so my doctor is going to move my due date up. As of right now, I'm just saying that our due date is early November. Anna especially is very excited about this new little one. She says she wants a brother but when talking about the baby she calls it "her" and tells us it's name is Emma. Audrey doesn't really have a clue yet but I'm sure once my tummy gets bigger, she'll understand that something is in there. I go back in 2 weeks for another check on the placenta. Until then I am to rest as much as possible with no lifting, pelvic rest, and no exercise. We are so thankful for everyone's prayers and praise the Lord for seeing us through this not-so easy time.

Audrey's big girl bed

Miss Audrey moved into her new big girl bed on Sunday night and is doing really well with it. She was up a few times that night but since then has done great. It's like she's grown up overnight not wanting me to rock her anymore or sing to her, but just tuck her in and turn out the light. That's kinda hard for Mommy to swallow but I'm thankful she's doing well. We'll see how long her excitement over her new bed lasts. :) By the way, I hope you enjoy hearing her fake laugh in the video. I hear it lots each day and it still makes me smile. She's such a goof!

Anna is reading!

Anna loves to read and I've been wanting to get it on video for awhile now. She really likes Dr. Suess books. When she slows down, she does great!

Audrey Beethoven

The girls love to play the piano, Audrey especially. She often climbs up on the bench and "serenades" us with her latest masterpiece. She had her 2 year check-up yesterday and she's growing well. She weighed 25 pounds putting her in the 25th percentile and was in the 75th percentile for height. Dr. Walker was impressed with how flexible she is. I'm wondering if she's not double jointed because she can get herself in some incredible positions. She knows all of the alphabet, all colors except red consistently, and counts to 12 so she's doing well learning like a little sponge. She's quite the tough girl, didn't even cry when getting her shot at the doctor, not even a whimper. Michael and I were shocked as her big sister has to be restrained by 4 adults when she gets shots. We're working on potty training. She does well somedays and other days she argues when it's time for her to try to go. Hopefully, by the end of summer she'll be completely trained. Enjoy the videos... I love to hear her sing!

Oh Poopie!

Oh poopie, literally! I had changed Audrey's diaper upstairs, tied it in a bag, and then asked Anna to go gently toss it over the railing so that I could take it out to the garage when we got downstairs. So Anna took the diaper and tossed it over the railing. She then came back to Audrey's room and said, "Mommy, the diaper is on the light." I thought she meant the piano light which is somewhat below the railing and didn't think much of it. I finished getting Audrey dressed and then we headed toward the stairs. I was SHOCKED when I saw which light Anna meant! I laughed my head off first and then thought, "Oh no! How are we going to get that down?!" I didn't even want to attempt getting it down for fear that I'd break something so we just left the smelly diaper hanging on the chandelier over the entry way until Daddy got home. Anna was so proud to show him what she did. :) He was able to reach across the railing with a rake and get it down thankfully. It's a good thing he got it down too as we had Bible study at our house that night. I'm sure our friends wouldn't have appreciated the latest air freshner we had. :)

Chores with Grandma

We visited my family in IN a few weeks ago and Anna got to enjoy a special treat while there. Grandma Kathy let Anna feed the animals and Anna thought she was big stuff! Michael and I hate that our girls won't know much about farm life. We both grew up as farm kids and learned a lot from it. Hopefully our girls will get to experience a little bit of it whenever we visit our parents. I miss farm life sometimes. Doing chores in the morning and at night kept me in great shape and there's something fulfilling about caring for animals and just being out in the country. It's in my blood I guess. Anna loved playing with the cats especially. She told Mom that her clothes were too big and we got a good laugh out of that, that's just part of it!

Easter

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