We're having a....

BOY!

It's definitely, for sure, a boy. Ok, I realize that there is a chance that it will still be a girl. This happens. But we got to see the baby from a few angles, and its looking promising. Everything else on the baby looked good, which is the best news! He was measuring right at 21.8 weeks, so our due date hasn't changed yet. We got too see him moving his mouth (Luke thought it was a yawn, but the ultrasound technician was pretty sure he was saying "Hi mama") and he was already practicing how to use his lungs! Ill put some ultrasound pictures up after we get them scanned...we have a good one of his foot and his profile.

So now the fun begins...picking a name! We have a list of 10 names right now. We took off two last night, but I added another name today. Eden took a few names off this afternoon. We said them out loud and there were a few that she shook her head "no" to. Of course, she was running a slight fever at the time (which is probably why she said no to one of my favorites) so we might have to try again later...

Baby #2

We get to find out next Tuesday at 5 how baby 2 is doing and hopefully if baby 2 is a boy or girl! We can't wait to find out. So far, this baby is VERY active. Luke could feel it moving at 17 or 18 weeks, and it already kicks like a black belt in karate. When I was pregnant with Eden, it felt more like she was dancing or spinning-it never hurt when she kicked. This baby is also growing really fast, but I think that has more to do with it being my second pregnancy in a few years.

We are getting more excited about this baby as Eden gets older and feels less like a baby and more like a little girl! I was nervous that she would have to grow up so fast, but now that she is walking all over, I miss her being a tiny baby. Eden also LOVES to watch and play with other kids, so I think she will have fun with another baby in the house. At least I hope...

We are down to 2 girl names, but still have about 10 boy names that we like, and none of them are really standing out...any ideas?

She's Walking!

Our little baby is turning into such a big girl! Eden is taking multiple steps to walk from one thing to another. It seems like she takes more and more steps every day!

Its amazing to me that a year ago she was a tiny 7 pound thing that couldn't hold her head up and now she is walking and talking and communicating. She seems to be growing up every day, with new faces and words. I totally get now why parents say every age is their favorite age...she just keeps getting to be more fun!

(Eden enjoying a lemon!)

This weekend my dad and Gayleen came for a visit. The last time they saw Eden was at Thanksgiving, so she had a lot of showing off to do! We stayed busy by going to the zoo on Friday, the farmers market and Stillwater on Saturday, and church on Sunday. Eden had a lot of fun showing them all around her city and taking them to her favorite places, but I think they wore her out! She has been super sleepy all day today.

This week it is supposed to get up to 80 and be sunny, so we plan on spending lots of time in the backyard and outside.

(This is a short video of Eden walking...I'm not sure if it will work.)