Ok, my blogging skills totally suck, especially since I haven't felt well since September 2011 (that feels like eternity!)
If you live in a cave or don't have Facebook, Justin and I have made it FB official...we are expecting baby #2! Baby is due to make his/her appearance around May 6th. I'm hoping for a Cinco de Mayo baby considering I'm Mexican and all and that would be pretty fitting. I would even consider putting him/her in a baby sombrero for that special day if I find one. But when he/she is ready, we will be here waiting! Gracie is starting to kind of get it. She knows there is a baby in my belly and points to where he/she is, she also likes to say "Baby Sister" and on occasion "Baby Brother", she is starting to get the jist of it. I don't think she'll really get it till he/she is here and not going anywhere.
It helps having some close friends having some little tiny ones themselves since we've been gone. After we left, Emily and Matt had their 2nd little boy, Dominic. He is such a cutie and I can't wait to see him in person! I tell Gracie that Jude has a little baby brother now and she says "baby brother" like she gets that he belongs to Jude. A few weeks later, in September, Erin and Chris had their 2nd baby, a precious little boy named John. He, too, is a cutie, and I can't wait to hold that little guy (well he'll be a bit bigger by the time we come to visit). I tell Gracie that she will have a baby brother or sister like Millie. She points to pictures of John and says "Millie baby brother". Then came October, and another couple friend of ours, Katy and Matt, had their first baby. Not to my surprise, it was a BOY and they named him Benjamin "Benji". He is so cute and has the cutest little pouty lips in the world. When I show Gracie pictures of Benji, I tell her how we will have a baby like that someday. She again will say "baby brother, baby sister."
Now, I'm not the only one that she knows who is expecting. One of my very best, most awesome, forever friends is going to have her first in April! Our friends Emily and Charlie are preparing for parenthood, and we could not be any more excited for them. I wish I could just physically be there with Emily to see her experience pregnancy and motherhood as it is happening. But I know Emily and Charlie will be fantastic parents! Another couple friend of ours, Anna and Nathan, are expecting their 3rd baby in February. I went to Mercy with Anna and was reconnected through good ol' FB after Gracie was born. The Magdanz's welcomed Gracie into their loving home weekly. Anna watched and cared for Gracie when I went back to work and watched her until we left in August. They have been such a blessing in our lives. Gracie even calls Fiona her "best friend" when we look at pictures. Now I tell Gracie that Fiona gets to have 2 baby siblings! She is very excited for Fiona and Callie. It's endearing to hear Gracie talk about the baby and even say those words. I think she is going to be a great big sister come May.
Now that today was a good feeling today, and I'm praying that it's the beginning of many, I do need to blog about some things that we have been up to lately (parties, visitors, hiking, beaching, etc.) and add some pictures to these pictureless pages. Hopefully tomorrow will be another good day and I can do some blogging during nap time. Keep your fingers, toes, legs, arms, and eyes crossed!
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