30 week update

This pregnancy is FLYING by. I know everyone says its different with baby # 2, but jeez! I think you are so busy with baby #1 and you are a lot more laid back this time around. It's been a pretty uneventfull pregnancy. The only difference this time around is that I cramp a little more, when I am running around at work, hold my bladder too long. I don't remember that with Avery.

We finally started working on the nursery last week. Josh got the top half of the room painted, now we just have to hang and paint wainscoting on the bottom. Easier said than done. :)

I had my 30 wk check up Wednesday. I am up 12 lbs total. She is measuring perfectly at 30 wks and heartbeat sounded good. I am craving ICE, hamburgers and comfort food. I finally have a baby belly! Loving maternity clothes and yoga pants. She is most active at night when we are getting ready for bed, Josh and Avery love watching and feeling my belly move. I will be having check ups every 2 weeks now and I know the end of the pregnancy will be here before we know it!

Easter with the LeBlanc's

While we were at the Sunrise service today, the Easter Bunny passed!

 While we got the camera ready and in position, we made Avery wait in the playroom.

 She was hiding her eyes :)

 "Mom, are you really making me wait for this!"

 Seeing her stash!

 Sand toys!

 Sidewalk chalk

 And a new bike!!!! Avery could never get the hang of the balance bike. So we decided to get her a good, old fashioned kid bike with training wheels. She loved it and is doing great riding it.

 Josh with the newest addition to the family, Josie.

 After church and Easter gifts, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's. They had all the great grand kids together, so we TRIED to get a picture. This was the best of the 120 shots we took.

 Drew was able to come home from school to spend Easter with the family. It was great to see them now that they are home from Germany.

Our little family.

Avery 3 y/o

Alexa 27 wks

He is Risen!

I was so excited that our church decided to do a sunrise service this year. I have such sweet memories of attending sunrise service with my dad at the Methodist church in Luling. We got up SUPER EARLY and were out on Lake Ramsey at 6:30am.

 We had a great turn out of church members and people from the neighborhood.

Avery's BFF CeCe was there too.

 Jeff, Caylon and Mr. Ed had an acoustic jam session.

 After the service we even had the honor of watching "Tiny" be baptized in Lake Ramsey.

As Avery calls it, he "got wet for Jesus" :)

 It is so exciting to see God working in our church. We are living out what the biblical church is all about. We aren't meeting in a building on Sunday morning, but we are in each others homes every night of the week. We are eating together, sharing our triumphs and struggles, helping each other out with day to day issues. And people are growing closer to God through all of it.

The Easter Bunny even came to worship with us!

 After service the kids had an Easter egg hunt and took pictures with the bunny.

Happy Resurrection Day!

Easter festivities

 We have had a great Easter Season this year. We decorated Easter eggs.

Last week, we went to see the Easter bunny. Avery was so cute, she ran right up and hopped on his lap. Then she struck the pose :)

 The Saturday before Easter we went out to Josh and Jonnilin and celebrated with the Danford's.

The kids we very excited to get their Easter baskets.

 Even Alexa :)

Sorry Angela, I didn't get a picture of Lila!

After baskets the kids dyed Easter eggs.

 Josh made his world famous crawfish while Josh and Jake supervised.

 Strike a pose boys :)

 This made the 2 pregos VERY HAPPY!

We had a fabulous day! It was perfect weather, we spent the entire day outside.

The kids played their hearts out. Bubbles, power wheels, and MUD!!!

We are so thankful to have all the Danford's in one place right now.

It is so sweet to watch the kids make memories and laugh with family.

Halfway There!

I just made 21 weeks. I cannot believe how quickly this pregnancy has been flying by. Thankfully the aches, pains and sickness have been minimal.

We had THE Ultrasound at 19 weeks. And I am finally starting to show. Josh and I went to my appointment while Avery was at school. The US tech zoomed in straight to the "money shot" and said with 99% certainty she is ALL GIRL!!! I made her recheck about 3 times. We are ecstatic for baby girl #2!

The rest of the scan was perfect. Her anatomy was all normal and size was perfect. She was a wiggle worm the whole time. She was hiccuping, yawning and trying to suck her thumb the whole time.

Josh and I went straight to Avery's school to tell her the news. She loved how Jake and Angela did their reveal so we did the same thing for her. She was very excited to see pink balloons. She's been referring to the baby as a girl from day 1. I kept telling her it could be a boy and she would say " That's ok, you can have another one" She was getting a sister one way or another.

Avery's Birthday Week

 Avery had a fun filled birthday week! On Wednesday we made cupcakes for her class at school.

 She very carefully applied the sprinkles :)

 On Thursday Josh and I went to her school to celebrate her birthday with her.

She was very excited to see us!

 Cupcakes with her class.

 Her birthday was on Friday and we had a busy day!

Miss Priss requested green cinnamon rolls for her breakfast.

 And of course we had to sing "Happy Birthday"

 Later in the day we visited Julian at Children's Hospital.

Poor baby was having uncontrolled blood sugars.

He was obviously feeling in better spirits seeing his visitors :)

 When we got home, we gave Avery her birthday presents.

 Doc McStuffin's puzzles!

 And a helmet, what does Avery need a helmet for?

 Her new bike!!!!

 Taking it for a spin.

Izzy's turn!

Avery was so funny. Josh had done some research and found this Balance bike. It is supposed to teach kids how to balance without having to pedal, you just glide on it. As soon as she saw it, she said "where are the training wheels?"

She has been getting braver on it lately, but still isn't too impressed.