Baby "B" and Ava Comparison

I was amazed when I saw our little girl's face at her 32 week ultrasound appointment  because it reminded me so much of Ava's 28 week picture.

Here are the two, side by side....can't you see the resemblance??

Baby B at 32 weeks old

Ava at 28 weeks old

Keep in mind, Baby B has had another 4 weeks to grow between the two pictures. :)

I cannot wait to meet her! I am so excited! :)

Ultrasound at 32 Weeks 3 Days - Our Little Girl is Growing - And Ava's 1st Haircut

Last Wednesday I went in for an ultrasound after my regular doctor's appointment and it was so great to see my little peanut again after a few months. I have not received the official word stating everything looks great, but the doctor told me that if it wasn't I would have heard from him on Wednesday afternoon!

One thing we were able to determine is that our little girl is already 4 lbs and she is not in the 90th percentile so they will NOT be moving up my DD. I am actually really happy to hear that because I want her to stay in until the very end so we do not have to worry about the development of her lungs or any other complications associated with early deliveries. I can handle another 6 1/2 weeks of carrying around this little angel even though I feel she is starting to run out of room! :)

I also had the ultrasound technician confirm that we are indeed having another GIRL. I realized after our ultrasound at 5 months, I never really asked the technician then if she was sure of the sex of the baby so I had her re-check it for us. :) Good thing too because Mommy and Ava have been doing a lot of shopping for Ava's little sister! Don't tell Daddy that! :)


On a side note, big sister Ava had her very 1st HAIRCUT this weekend! :) We made it really special for her by traveling to the Cities and meeting up with my best friend, Melissa and her 3 kids at the Eden Prairie mall to all celebrate Ava's big day. :) Ava was not very excited about sitting in the chair and absolutely did not like the cape they put on it so we had to turn it around like superman. With the help of all of her friends and of course her mommy, Ava made it through her 1st haircut. HOWEVER, after leaving the salon...Mommy decided that we hardly cut any of Ava's hair so I decided (with the help of Melissa) to go back and get more cut off! Yes, that's right, Ava had 2 haircuts for her 1st time! :) I blame it on pregnancy hormones not allowing me to make decisions (kind of like in Baby girl's name). :) Ava was not happy at first, but then she quickly realized she would get 2 suckers so she let us cut it again. :) We finished the rest of the day with our dear friends and made Ava's 1st haircut the most special experience ever. :)

7 Weeks To Go!!!

It's hard to imagine that in 7 weeks from today, we will be welcoming our second little girl into this world. Ava has been so excited about the arrival of her little sister and talks about her all the time at daycare. She is going to be such a helper, as long as I can get her to share her mommy with the new addition. :)

Last week I had a little scare at work when my contractions started kicking in and needed to back an unplanned trip to the doctor. The good news was that I was not going into labor, however they did tell me that I need more sleep, rest and less stress. Yeah, right...do they realize I work an hour and a half away and that I have a 2 1/2 year old to take care of? :) We were able to stop my contractions that day and they gave me some medicine in case it happens again. One other thing I found out was that my tummy was measuring out a week and a half ahead of schedule. Therefore, they scheduled me for an ultrasound today, after my regular doctor check up. I am actually really excited to see how our little girl is measuring out and will post the results later on today.

My mind is filled with so many questions like, "how will it be with a newborn and a 2 1/2 year old?" and "will my C-section take longer to heal the second time around?" But, in all reality, all of my fears are put aside when I think about our second little girl and how she is going to bring so much more joy and happiness to our lives. It will be so nice for Ava to have a playmate with her as she grows as well.

By they way, our little girl has been moving around a TON lately. I just sit and stare at my stomach and wonder what kind of gymnastics she is practicing today. I can already tell she will be quite the athlete. :)

Love to all!

2 Months Away Until Our Little Girl Joins Us!!

It's hard to believe that our second little girl will be born exactly 2 months from today. We are getting so excited to meet her and Ava is very proud to mention to everyone that she is going to have a little sister. The other night Tate was feeling my tummy and Ava got a little upset and said, "No daddy, that's my mommy." She then proceeded to tell him that she had a baby in her tummy too and unzipped her jammies so he could feel the baby. :)
Our little peanut is moving around in my tummy so much lately and getting stronger by the day. I feel as though she has really grown these past couple of weeks, however at my last doctor's appt last Tuesday, I found out I had lost a lb. I am pretty sure that is because of the fact that my stomach has been pretty touchy still and I am limited on what I can eat but the doctor assures me that our little girl is growing perfectly. Each day it becomes a little more difficult to do the every day things like get out of bed, sleep through the night and hold Ava for long periods of time but it's worth it to know our little one is growing bigger each day. :)
Now, if we could only have some nice weather here in MN so I could get back outside with Ava and get back to my walking schedule with Ava and Bailey. :)