Vacation Days

We enjoyed a nice long stay at the beach this week and have tons of pictures to prove it! I'm too sleepy to post all at once, so it'll take two posts! It has just been so much fun to spend non-stop time with Harper. She is changing so fast & each day seems more and more like a little girl and less and less like a baby. Her vocabulary is growing and her speech is clearer. She now loves to jump in the pool to Mommy and go under..."again" and "again"! We couldn't be more proud!

She'll say "pig tays"

Chowing down on a roast beef. No lie, she ate almost the whole thing!

Checking out the seaweed

Holding on to Daddy for safety

Not my favorite pic, but it's the only family one we got thanks to a nice lady walking by. Harper was very confused about who this lady was and why she had our camera!

Just chillaxin'

There is a little zoo at the beach. We actually got to see lions and tigers!

It was sooooo HOT! We had to take breaks in the shade-ahhh

Just jumped in!

Yay!

Aaahhh, this is the life!

Keep the bows coming!!!

Because baby H2 is a GIRL!!!

We thought for a minute that we wouldn't be able to tell, because the umbilical cord was between the baby's legs and it made it hard for the tech to be certain. She took all the measurements and pictures (that are the actual reason for the ultrasound!) necessary. Then since they were slow, she called in a more experienced tech to take a look. I had to sit up for a minute, then roll on my side. It seems like we all jiggled for a second, then she said "yep. did you tell them already?". I asked if she was pretty sure & she said "go shopping honey, that baby's a girl!"

So, double the fun! Bring on the pink!

Also, everything looked right on track for development. All of the major organs are developed and you can see all 4 heart chambers. The baby weighs about 11 oz, which the doc says is not too big and not too small. I say, perfect! So, 19 weeks and 6 days is a great day!

A Big Day!

The lack of blogging does not mean we've had zero going on! We've been having a great summer. I've still got other pictures to post, but here are a few! Also, today is THE ultrasound! I am so excited to find out what this sweet baby is! I've been feeling kicks for a couple of weeks now-which is much earlier than I felt Harper. It makes it even more real to feel them. Stay posted for PINK or BLUE!

She wanted to wear all of her bows!

Cooling off on the 4th of July

Harper ran as fast as she could to keep up with Cousin Margarete!

I love this sweet little face so much!