Happy 3rd Birthday, Eve Lynn!

Today Eve had a wonderful Blue Cinderella birthday party at Grammy and Grandad's house. She was excited to have out-of-town family in and a couple of friends from church. Her favorite gift was the scooter from Mommy and Daddy. Eve is truly a blessed girl and we are very blessed to have her!!

Eve gets her wish!

Yesterday afternoon Jay, Eve and I watched a wriggling, kicking baby on the ultrasound screen. After checking all the vital "stuff" and letting us know everything was looking good the technician told us that Eve's wish for a baby sister would come true. It's a GIRL!!
We are blessed and happy to have a healthy growing girl who obviously already responds to her big sister's voice and presence with twists and kicks. Now comes the major task... to gently break Eve into the notion that her baby sister will not be named Mary. We are feverishly working to decide on her name so that Eve can get used to it... I am not sure how understanding she will be that we will not be using her chosen name, but I know she already loves her sister no matter the name (and Mommy and Daddy do, too)!

Happy Mother's Day!

I am blessed by all the wonderful loving mothers in my life (most importantly my own) and blessed over and over again by the gift of being a mother myself!

Mary or Moses?

I haven't really had too much to report on lately, which is good, I suppose. After 4 months of constantly feeling nauseous and living on Phenagren and hourly snacks, I am finally feeling much better. For the past couple of weeks I have been feeling the tiny thumps from our "little teeny baby." It really is all different the second time around... for instance my elation at the first tiny flutters turns to a little bit of dread as all the flutters will turn to contractions before all is said and done. :)
Next week we will get to find out what this "little teeny baby" is and I couldn't be more excited! I am ready to plan and prepare for this little one and I'm ready to give "it" an identity.
Eve fully believes the baby is a girl, though she will now at least admit that it might be a boy. I recently asked her what she thinks we should name the baby... she chose Mary for a girl and Moses for a boy. While I like her train of thought on the Bible names, I'm not sure we will go in either direction.
Anyone want to venture a guess on this baby's gender before we find out?!?! Check out my poll and vote!