4D ultrasound...girl confirmed!

Mike and I went for our 4D ultrasound on the 15th of this month to confirm that we are, in fact, having another girl...and it's true. My husband apparently doesn't have any little boy swimmers in him. I guess our house will forever be the home of the princesses. My poor husband is going to have to get a boy dog if he ever wants any male interaction within the walls of our house. ;) Anyway, here are a few of the pictures. Hope you enjoy them! GIRL PARTS!!!
Danica's cuddling with the belly.
She sleeps like her big sister, with her hand by her face.
She also sucks her thumb, like her big sister...am I having twins...2 yrs apart?

Peaceful baby girl.

Ultrasound results...

So, we went on Friday the 24th to have our ultrasound done...to find out the sex of the baby and make sure everything was going well in the belly. Everything is great with the baby and we found out that Julia will be having to fight over clothes, shoes, toys, boys, cars, and cell phones because she's going to be getting a little sister on or around the 16th of January. Mike and I were so convinced it was a boy because this pregnancy hasn't been anything like the one with Julia and to our shock and suprise, nothing was hanging between the legs when the ultrasound took place. Mike still isn't convinced. He thinks the baby was hiding the goods, but all that was there was the "three line sign". So, as much as we wanted a little boy, it's gonna be Girlsville, USA for us. That's okay...we'll have to get Mike a boy dog so he has some company! As for our move...we'll be flying out to Seattle on Saturday the 30th of August and staying with my mom and dad for 12 days, heading to Valdosta, GA on the 10th of September. I'll post ultrasound pictures of the baby as soon as we get to Mom and Dad's because my printer doesn't work with the new laptop we got...I've had it for six years and it's time for an upgrade! That's all for now...hope everyone is doing well and we look forward to seeing those of you who live around the Longview, Portland, Seattle area when we're home!

Pregnancy update and other news...

So, since it's been a while since the last time I posted any news about Julia or the new baby or the move...here you go! Julia is now 21 months old but has already adopted the "I'm 2 and I can do whatever I want to do...and no matter what you say, I can't hear you!" attitude. Should be lots of fun to deal with when the new baby comes into the world. Speaking of the new baby...things are cookin' along quite nicely in the belly. For those of you who didn't know, I lost 25lbs the first 10 weeks I was pregnant because I was constantly nauseated. I never actually threw up, but always felt like I could. So, as a result, I didn't eat much those first few weeks. Not eating caused me to lose 25lbs...but I'm happy to report, the nausea is gone and I've managed to put a few pounds back on. That makes the worried hubby that I have not so worried anymore. We get to go find out the sex of the baby on the 26th of August at 4pm...so look for updates as soon as we get ultrasound pics and news of the million dollar question. As of right now, we have decided on a boy's name, but are still at a loss for a girl's name we can agree on. He likes the more "common" names like Jessica, Chole, Natalie...I like the not so common names like Abigail, Gabrielle, Mackennah, Maddison, Madilynn. I know we posted a poll on here a while back with the name Emilee on it, but I decided I don't like that name, not because it's not a cute name, but because there are ten million little girls in the world with the name Emilee. Anyway...hopefully we're having a boy and won't have to worry about picking a girl's name for this baby. :) Keep your fingers crossed. Now for the news on the move to GA...Well, Mike's last day of work is the 22nd of this month...the movers come on the 21rst to pack everything in boxes and the 22nd they will haul it all away. We do our final out inspection for our house on the 27th. Take the Explorer to be shipped to Valdosta on the 28th, out-process the base on the 29th and then, for the most exciting part...7am on the 30th we'll be getting on a plane headed for Seattle! We land at SEATAC at about 11:30am on the 30th, will be staying with Mom and Dad until the 10th of September and then we'll be on another flight on the way to Valdosta. We can't wait to see what's in store for us. So, I think that's it for now. Look for more updates as we get them. Hope everyone is well. We love and miss you all.

New pics/videos for your enjoyment

This is Julia's "Redneck" look!

Her first "Big girl" haircut. She did so well!

She loves to help us with the vacuuming since she
got her own to use.

She's getting so big. She knows how to drink out of a big girl cup now!

She did so well for her first big girl haircut.

Julia loves her vacuum!

Baby's first ultrasound pics!

Today was my first prenatal check up for the new little one growing in my belly. I'm 11 weeks and 3 days today. The doctor had to break out the ultrasound machine because she couldn't locate a heartbeat with the doppler device. We could hear the baby moving around, but no heartbeat. We just wanted to be sure everything was okay...and it was! The first picture is a profile view of our little peanut (actually is about the size of a fig), and the second picture is a view of the front of the face with a little foot action in there. The baby did not want to be disturbed and was trying to kick the ultrasound wand away. These are pictures of the pictures that I had to put on here because we're having problems with our printer and laptop working together. So, the quality isn't the greatest, but you get the general idea of what's going on in my belly!

Who's that?

Mike took this video of Julia and I while we were reading the "Baby Bible." If you listen closely you can hear what's she's saying when I ask her "Who's that?" If you can't hear it, her answer every time is: "Jesus." I have to tell you also that I never once coaxed her to say His name. She said it all on her own one day and has been saying it ever since. It doesn't matter if we're reading the book she's used to or any other book with Him in it...she will point to His picture and say: "Jesus." Amazing!!!

Ring Around the Rosie!

This is a video Mike took of Julia this morning while I was upstairs taking a nap. Julia is playing her favorite game: Ring Around the Rosie...by herself...she loves it...not to mention it's super cute!