Child #2 is almost here!

I can't believe that we almost have another child pretty soon! I am sooooo excited to be having a boy! At first I wanted another girl, but then thought whatever we have will be just wonderful. Now we will have a bodyguard for Ella when she starts dating in 14 years!!!!

It will be great to put that baseball in his hand right when I see him! He he! If allowed I would have him in D-Backs or ASU gear immediately and he would be hearing me sing the ASU fight song all day long! GO DEVILS!!!!!!!!! I think Lindsay would put the hammer down on that really quickly though! In all seriousness I am just wanting a healthy baby. Heavenly father has blessed us so much this year and we are grateful that this little child has been placed into our home! Also I am sure Ella cannot wait to have a "baby brother" as she says to boss around all day long too!

Almost There!

I now officially have less than four weeks to go! Only one day less, but hey, I'll take it! It would be very nice to have him a week early, but no sooner than that. I have way too much going on before then.

Anyway, I got curious about how I am compared to how I was with Ella (size-wise). So, I actually took two pictures of myself! I only took one with Ella and sort of, very minutely regretted not taking more. Oh well!

Here is my belly when I was about 35 weeks 4 days pregnant with Ella. It was actually taken exactly one month before she was born. I wish I would have gotten a different/better angle. I don't think I was as small as the picture shows. But maybe I was. I don't remember.

 

And here are a couple of me from today, 36 weeks 1 day. I am definitely bigger. No wonder I hurt more! I also started out about 20 pounds heavier this pregnancy with this baby. Please excuse my make-up-less face and uncombed, still damp hair. I was too lazy to fix myself up.

 

 

Our Little Girl

Just for fun, here are a couple of recent pictures of Ella.

We gave her a pillow a few weeks ago, and this was her first time using it. It took her a week to actually start sleeping on it.

This was taken this morning. At Christmas, my four-year old niece received two pairs of the same slippers, so they gave Ella one of the pairs. It was cold this morning, so I put them on her. She loves shoes, so she did not mind that they are gigantic on her!

February: The Month of Love

I have always considered February to be one of my favorite months. It's *typically* a rainy month (I love rain), the temperature starts to warm up a bit, but not too much, Valentine's Day takes place in this month, and until this year, I have always looked forward to my birthday which is also in February.

I never had any problems with growing older. In fact, I always got excited to get older. However, things this year have drastically changed, and I don't understand why. I mean, I would understand it if I were turning 30, but I'm not! I'm going to be 26 in two weeks from tomorrow. Yuck. Being 26 means I am closer to 30 than 20. Not that I want to be 20, but I do feel I should still be 23. Weird, I know.

So, this will be the first time in the history of my life that I wish February would just get over with. Besides, I have a lot to look forward to in March. February is just getting in the way!

Happy Valentine's Day next week!