Baby Update and other stuff...

I realized I haven't given much of a baby update on our end (I've had so many exciting things to share about other babies!), but I'm now about 21/22 weeks--past the halfway point!! Things are going well and I just had my fetal echo this week, and at this point everything looks completely normal, which we are very thankful for! I'm getting bigger these days, and Marlon just noticed how much I've popped in the past few weeks. I'm feeling pretty good aside from the occasional heartburn, and we're starting to talk seriously about coming up for a name for this little boy! We talk to Alex a lot of about baby brother, and we talk about all the ways she can help with him once he's born--she wants to help give him a bath, help feed him, help put him down for naps, etc. We'll see if this all is true when baby brother actually arrives!

I included a few photos that were taken this week. I'm trying very hard to document parts of this pregnancy, although it does seem to slip your mind a bit when you have another child to take care of!

See below for our most recent laugh we had with Alex and her nighttime habits...Marlon went in her room to find that she had somehow moved herself off the bed and was sleeping standing up. And yes--she is wearing dress shoes to sleep in! We are currently in the process of working her into a new bed. We took the toddler bed/crib down a few weeks ago and she's now sleeping on her new mattress/box spring on the floor until I order her a new headboard and footboard for her "big girl" room.

Last weekend we had our old neighbors up to visit, which was fun. Grace is one of the few girl friends that Alex has, since almost all of my friends have little boys! We moved from State College just as the girls were getting to the age that they could become friends and play well together, so it is always nice to be able to see them again. Grace is 8 months older than Alex and her sister Edie is about a year younger, and the 3 girls had fun playing together! Below is a picture of Grace, Edie, and Alex. To get a sense of how little Alex is, take note of how close in size she is to Edie, who is 17 months old, compared to Alex's 2 1/2 years!!