Logan's New Glasses

Logan went to the eye doctor about a week ago and found out that he needed to start wearing glasses.  He picked them up this week, and he wore them at school today for the first time.  He told us that he received 5 compliments about his new glasses from people at school!  He also noticed that he can see and read much better with them on.  Here is a picture of him wearing his new glasses.

A Recent Picture

My belly is REALLY growing now!!  This picture was taken about a week ago when I was 24 weeks along in my pregnancy.  It's amazing to think my belly can stretch out this far...and yet, at the same time I realize that there's still quite a way to go!

It's getting much harder to bend down to tie my shoes now too.  Pretty soon I'm sure that I won't be able to do this at all and will need Derek's help.  :)

I have one week left in my 2nd trimester now, and then I will begin the final stretch in the 3rd trimester.  I'm told that I will probably gain about a pound a week now until the baby arrives.  I'm really not sure where I'm going to fit in 15 more pounds!!  I'm not really too concerned though - as long as the baby is healthy and doing well!

We are excited to announce...

... that we are having a baby GIRL!!!!!!!!  

Wow, we were SO thrilled to receive the much awaited news at our doctor's appointment this week!  It felt like such a long time to have to wait another whole month to find out the gender, but fortunately, the busy holiday season seemed to help time pass by quickly.  

Now we can officially look for cute pink and purple baby items instead of blue!  :)  And, Derek and I are somewhat relieved that we do not have to come up with a name for a boy right now - we already agreed on a girl name but not on a boy name yet.

The baby was positioned with her head down this time (instead of breech), which is good news!  I am praying that she will stay that way so that I won't need to have a C-Section delivery.  We really appreciate all your prayers and support to continue having a healthy pregnancy!