It's a girl!

Here are baby girl's strong legs at 24 weeks.  She was in a breech position which would explain why my bladder feels like it is being jumped on like a trampoline.  We got a really good anatomy shot to confirm that baby is 100% girl, but I'll spare her the embarrassment and intimate details.

Space is getting tight.  Can you see her squishy little smashed up face?  Cute!

We are so thankful for a good report from our appointment and a healthy baby girl.

The Swan

The big ballet recital The Swan finally came to pass this weekend.  Vi has been looking forward to wearing her baby swan costume since she received it a few weeks ago.  The little girls were precious, of course, but they also did a spectacular job dancing together on stage!

Vi's "concentration" face

Mom and Vi backstage

The ballerina princess with Mamaw and Paw

More admirers: Grandma and Grandpa (and Uncle Bini!) showed up for the evening performance.  Vi was elated that her favorite people came to see her perform.  She told me that she would just pretend only they were watching her on stage instead of all those other people so that she wouldn't be scared.  We are very proud of our little swan and the excellent patience and devotion that she has shown with ballet practices this year.

Destin 2013

Our family had a great trip recently to Destin.  The month of May always brings mild weather, beautiful water, and lots of sunshine!  It's always a nice way to end our school year, too.

Vi has an easy ride back and forth to the beach since she still fits nicely into the beach buggy.

We always spend a day on 30A browsing around.  This time we stopped in at the Seaside Chapel where Vi prayed for everyone.  If you are reading this, then she probably prayed for you!

Our family - thanks Mamaw and Paw for a great week at the beach!

Mom and Dad in the absolutely gorgeous, calm water!  We love the Emerald Coast.  On a few of the days we had green flags at the beach, so it was perfect for swimming.  On the yellow flag days, sometimes there were too many "big kahunas" (AKA strong waves) for Vi, but she had fun playing in them all the same.

Summer Lovin'

Vi is kicking off summer the right way!

Wishing everyone a fun-filled summer!

Happy Easter 2013

Happy Easter 2013

I just had to throw this picture in for good measure, spring has finally arrived!

Our big announcement ☺

The Easter Bunny arrived right on time with a special egg for Vi this year to announce that she is going to be a BIG SISTER!  The ultrasound picture from the egg looked like "rabbit footprints" at first until we put the rest of our clues together (e.g. the big sister tee-shirt & mom's larger belly).  She is very exited and even "felt the baby kick" in church that day.

Here is a picture of Vi with her cousin.  We think she is a natural and going to be a great big sis to our new baby who is scheduled to arrive in mid October.

Mom @ 8 weeks (now 12 weeks and quite a bit bigger!)

The cats are just thrilled (not really haha)

Vi immediately changed into her new big sis outfit after church to help spread the great news among our visiting family members.  Congratulations, Big Sister Vi!  The first thing we need to do, according to Vi, is shop.

Hip Hop Hooray, Baby William is on the way!

Exciting news!  Our friend Cathy is going to be a mommy again very soon!

We held a "sprinkle" in her honor to welcome Baby William who should be here at the end of April.

We had some unplanned guests, but they turned out to be the life of the party and were very excited to attend and play with each other.

Best Friends

Dad won the MVP award for the event since he acted as "wing man" and entertained the girls with food, tattoos, coloring, hiding Easter eggs, feeding ducks, and just general little girl craziness.  Thanks for helping us out!