Okay, two months since my last post. We've been busy little bees around here!
Our family has moved to a new apartment complex and it has been AMAZING!! It's incredible how much you miss the little things that you haven't had for the last two years. Little things like... hot water, feeling safe in your own house, having nice neighbors, cars not speeding through your parking lot, sirens blazing by your living quarters between 10-15 times a day, police not coming into your complex on a near-daily basis.... ya know, just to name a few. Needless to say, things have been so much nicer living in our new digs. :) It's wonderful to have a peaceful home to be at before having our next little bundle arrive! :)
Then there was Christmas. We didn't do a lot this year, but I think Neva had fun. :) I got her dress for 75% off, so I was pretty excited about that. :) Grammy made her an awesome "I Spy" quilt that she loves. :)
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| Cutie pie... she loves those necklaces! |
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| Neva's I spy quilt! |
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| Pretty girl!!! |
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| Christmas! |
A week or two after we moved in, my parents came out to visit and help us get settled in. What a blessing! My dad hasn't ever been able to come out to Virginia, so it was a whole new experience for him. My poor mom worked her whole "vacation" to help us unpack boxes and organize our apartment. It already feels so much more peaceful here than we ever felt at our other apartment. They had a blast hanging out with Neva, my dad was able to see where we live and go fishing with Tim and it was a wonderful trip. My dad was even able to feel baby #2 kick! It was an experience that he hasn't had in a long time. :)
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| Neva and Grampy were able to read 10 Little Ladybugs (her new favorite book she got from Nana for Christmas!) |
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| Reading books with Nana during "calm down time" before bed |
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| Grampy would take a picture and it made Neva laugh so hard!! We tag-teamed to get the reaction |
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| Grampy and Neva at Surf Rider restaurant. Thanks to Grampy, Nana and I were able to eat in peace |
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| Neva and I took Nana and Grampy to Hwy 55, our favorite burger joint! |
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| We were also able to go to Bass Pro!! |
While my parents were here, we were also able to get a 3D ultrasound done to take a peek in on Baby Esther. We got a couple of good photos, but apparently Esther isn't a huge fan of Mountain Dew (which they told me to drink beforehand to make sure she was active).
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| Baby yawn! |
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| Perfect little foot |
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| Peaceful sweetie |
Oh yeah! And we picked a name!! Esther Grace! :) Tim picked Grace, so he left the first name up to me. I've always liked older names and I really like Old Testament Esther. :) Why not give someone the namesake of someone who saved her entire people by doing something unconventional? Esther Grace it is. :)
We were invited back to have another go at the ultrasound a couple weeks later to try and get some better pictures. She was much more tolerant and much happier baby. We got a lot better pictures!
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| Angel baby! She looks like Neva! :) |
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| Rubbin' her sweet little eyes... |
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| Sticking her tongue out at her big sister! |
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| Is that a double chin I see?! And she's still got some time to put on some chunk! |
Now that we've seen her on the inside, she's growing on the outside too! My belly is getting bigger by the day. I'm almost 33 weeks (yikes!) and my mom asked me to measure around my belly. Wowzers, wasn't ready for that shock....
41 1/2 inches around!! That's saying something since I'm only 63 inches tall. ;) It'll be fun to measure at the end of the pregnancy to see the difference. :)
I also started making toddler backpacks! Thanks to the design of my mother-in-law, she was able to help me figure it out and I made the blue one for Neva's best friend, Joe, for his birthday and the crazy owl one is for Neva. :)
Alright, I think that about catches us up. I'll try to not wait so long until my next update. :)
