Tyler Humor

Today I was scratching my ever growing and stretched out belly when Tyler looked at me with a shocked expression and said, "Mom, stop scratching!  You're going to hurt your baby."  Silly guy.  Can you tell he's been warned a few times about jumping on me and not hitting my belly?

It's a GIRL!

That's right!  We have a new addition joining our family around Sept. 23.  We are so blessed to be having another child.  It has been such a shock that it's really been hard to believe until we got to see this wonderful image on Thursday. During the ultrasound we got to see her little belly shake with hiccups, she turned her head back and forth, and we even got to see her yawn.  The ultrasound tech said she is healthy and she doesn't see any concerns with her heart.  We will have an ultrasound at the cardiologists office around 22-24 weeks to have a special fetal echo done so they can get an even more thorough scan of her heart.

I am 19 weeks today and things have been going smoothly so far.  I had morning sickness up until about 16 weeks but now that that has subsided, I've just been super tired!  Getting through each day has been tough trying to go to work, take care of my family, and keep up with a three year old.  By 8 o'clock I'm exhausted and ready for bed!  We have only four more weeks left of school and then I can finally take it easy and enjoy my time off with Tyler. 

Tyler knows I have a baby in my tummy but I don't think he quite understands what that means.  He is going to be such a great big brother though.  He is such a gentle boy and great helper that I know he will do well with having a sister.  I'm really looking forward to watching these two grow up together.