It's gonna be a Boy!

We had our second ultrasound yesterday and they confirmed that our next little baby has all the parts of a healthy baby boy. They have also adjusted my due date back to Nov. 25th (Thanksgiving Day) though I'll believe that when I see it. If he is as stubborn as his sister I won't be looking for him until sometime in December. But if he is on time it will make for quite a thankful Thanksgiving.

Clara in June

Clara loves the swimming pool. Mom and Dad love the naps that come after swimming.

I told Clara we needed to get ready to go shopping. While I was gathering shoes, purse, shopping list, etc... Clara was getting herself ready to go.


After shopping we went to lunch at the local Mellow Mushroom. It is nice to be in Macon where both GT and UGA are appreciated.

Baby 2's First Photos

We had our first ultrasound on Baby 2 today and B2 looks healthy. The only thing is they estimate the age as about 2 weeks farther along than I think I am. I think they are wrong, but we'll see. For those un-initiated with fuzzy black and white photos, I'll try to explain what each image is showing:

This is looking down on the baby's face. Ooops! Looks like I'm having an alien - nope that is what we all look like at this age. The white line on the left is the baby's right arm and hand.

The photo above is a side profile of the baby facing up. The head is on the right, body in the middle, and the legs are curled up on the left.

This one is a side profile of the baby facing down. The upper right 'c' shape is the right arm and a big thumbs up for Mom and Dad. The white curve on the left is the right leg.


This one is the left hand waving.


Two feet. The toes are pointing to the upper left corner.


And the 'money' shot. This one is pointing up between the baby's legs as if the baby is sitting on the camera. The white mass on the upper right corner is the baby's bottom with the legs jutting off to the left/lower left. The arrow is pointing at the genitalia. We were told that it is too early to make a definitive gender determination, but we have a pretty good idea. What do you think? Time to buy pink or blue?

Where are the Clara picture?

I feel a bit guilty for not having many pictures of Clara lately. Here is my list of excuses: 1) it is hard to get a picture of a 2 year old. They are fast! and while you find the camera, they find trouble. 2) She doesn't like to smile nicely right now. She says "Cheese" and scrunches up her face all silly. Or ducks and hides from the camera 3) We are living in two states and I'm only around half of the time, and who wants to spend that precious time trying to find the camera and charger. 4) Last week she got a mosquito bite on her eye lid. It swelled up to the point that she couldn't open her eye. Not very photogenic.

All of that being said, I did manage to get one picture this week of her in front of my mother's hydrangea bush. But even in this one she is acting a bit silly. Ah, 2 year olds!