Big Sister Abby!

Since the secret is mostly out, we thought we'd share with the whole wide world web.  It's official - Abby's going to be a big sister come mid-December!  She is ready!

We shared the news with our immediate families by dressing up Abby in this adorable shirt.  It didn't take long for everyone to figure it out.  :-)  Reactions were quite funny and of course congratulatory.  We even Skyped with the Burlingames!   Because of distance some "got the call". 

The first tri-semester was clearly not as exciting as Abby's was.  The nausea, lack of appetite, and fatigue was extremely overwhelming. Tim had a couple of week long trips in that same time frame that made life a bit more challenging. Thankfully, family was just a phone call away.  Just in the past week, I have started to feel more normal and be up past 8pm.  It's nice to have a bit more energy to play with the fabulous diva above. 

All of our appointments have gone well including the most recent this past Wednesday.  We (Tim, Abby, and I) finally heard the very strong heartbeat (150 bpm).  With day care being closed for a few weeks for vacation, Abby came along for the ride. She was a bit timid, but gave the baby a tickle and said, "good morning!" while the doctor broadcasted the heartbeat. 

We do anticipate finding out if Abby will be having a baby brother or baby sister.  She's leaning toward sister but often says brother when we ask her what she wants.  Obviously she doesn't have any say, but it can't hurt to wish! Stay tuned for the end of July.


So, here we go again....

Abby 2 years 7 months 1 day
Lemon 14 weeks and 5 days