12 weeks

Just thought I would share a few sono pics and give a little update on this pregnancy.  I started this post last week, but now, a week later, I am finally getting around to finishing it. HA! It's probably safe to say that these pregnancy updates won't be as detailed as they were with Cate, but I will try! It's hard to find the time, and the mental capacity=) Anyways, here is our sweet little baby at 12 weeks...

Baby (we don't really have a nickname for this little one yet) was on his/her side, facing away from us during this whole sono, which made it difficult for measurements, and to just see a clear picture. With Cate, she was just laying down on her back the whole time and started moving right at the end. When we looked at the screen I knew it looked completely opposite than it did with Cate at the 12 week sono, so I was a little worried at first, but the sonographer just said baby was on it's side, and facing away from us...being difficult..=)

Here's a close up..

even though baby was being difficult, we did manage to get a little wave=)

Everything is looking great with this sweet little baby, and now that I'm past the 12 week mark, I feel things are looking great for me too. Let's just say the first couple months were a little rough. Like from week four, until last week. Thankfully I haven't had a bad day since last week so things are looking up!

I feel like I am already starting to show, especially after eating a meal/at the end of the day. Everyone says you show quicker with your second, so we will see. I didn't show until like 20-24 weeks with Cate, so hopefully it's a bit sooner than that...it's fun to have a bump! 

My waist has definitely expanded though I haven't gained any weight, so we will see. I know one morning I will wake up and it will have just pop out. I feel WAY more pregnant this time. I just feel bigger, feel different, feel like I am 20 weeks instead of 13. I don't really know how to describe it other than I just feel more pregnant!

And here's an un-glamourous belly shot at 12 weeks...

We go back to the dr in three weeks for the 16 week check up, where they may/probably will be able to tell us the gender...any guesses?!?! We can't wait to find out! 

Park fun, picture overload

As I mentioned, we got a new camera lens, and I finally got to play around with it, AND take some long overdue pics of little miss in her element. We've been seeing a lot of the park, any park really these days. She loves it, and it's so much fun to play with her, watch her watch other big kids, learn things she shouldn't from them, take it all in, and just play and have fun...

cheese mama...

 so sweet...

Cate has an announcement...

Yep. She's going to be a big sister! We are all thrilled. I am 12 weeks along, due date is April 3, 2013. 

Just a sweet moment

We got a new camera lens, YAY!! I've/We've been eyeing it ever since we got our camera...and finally bit the bullet. Christmas came a little early, in many ways around here I guess you could say=)
Anyways, I had just started playing around with the lens and snapped this super sweet pic of Daddy and Cate. I had nothing yet adjusted on the lens, but still a super cute pic that melts my heart! I just had to share.

Rollin'

Someone had so much fun at the grandparents this weekend...

Cate's First day of Preschool

Cate started preschool this fall. She is going two days a week from 9-1. Her first day was last Wednesday and she did great! There were no tears from either of us the first day, and the second day and today she cried a bit when I started to leave, but she knows she is going to have a great time so I am pretty sure the tears are just a show=) 

She loves talking about her school, and when I ask her about school she says, "rasha" which means, Mrs. Rashmi, one of her teachers, and her other teacher is Mrs. Sherry. I'm so glad I registered her for this school (back in like February of this year!!=)  I knew Cate would be ready, and I knew I would be ready too, and we honestly were. I could actually tell that Cate was getting bored here at home, so the timing couldn't have been more perfect! She is so social and loves being around kids, so hopefully she will thrive in this environment. Hopefully, she will learn to share too=) 

We finally got to meet Emeline...two months ago=)

My good friend Ashley and her husband Kris, adopted a beautiful baby girl back in June. You can read about the their story and His perfect timing here. A couple months ago, Cate and I made the trip to meet Miss Emeline, and she is the most precious baby girl, and Cate LOVES her so much. Cate was so sweet with Em, kissing on her, loving on her, giving her her bottles, and wanting to "dance" with her. It melted our hearts. I wish we lived closer so we could see them more often. (Soon enough right Ash?=) 

dancing...

helping with Em's bottle

Showing Em all the fun things on her cool playmat...

and we even made it to the Children's museum...Cate had a blast!

just a few more last kisses before we left..

My heart is so happy for Ashley and Kris, so happy that He chose Ashley and Kris to be parents to such a sweet little miracle, so happy that this little girl will be blessed and loved beyond measure....

Two. Years. Old.

Such sweetness...

Photos by Jennifer Schattle Photography

Cate's two year stats:
Height: 37 inches, upper 95%tile
Weight: 32 lbs, upper 95%tile, (and she got on our scale at home the other day because she thought it was fun, and it said 33...so two years and two months, she is 33lbs, Lord, help my back...)

I was going to list out all the things she is doing now, but that's near impossible.  She is doing so much, she is so strong, so smart, and just SO amazing. I'll just leave it at that! Our hearts are full...