We told my parents, Jenn and Jeff by letting Hailey wear Avery's old "Big Sister" shirt to dinner and then sent the picture around to the rest of our family and friends to share the news.
I think she is going to make a pretty cute big sister!
Hailey is obviously too young to understand what all this means. She does know that there is a baby in my tummy and will point and say "baby" but I think that is her complete level of understanding. Avery is more excited and is adamant that we have another sister. She has even asked God, so hopefully she won't be disappointed if we find out it is a brother instead! We are going to find out with this one, so I think Avery will need the time to get used to the idea if we are going to have a little boy.
Along with this exciting news, things are going well for us. The girls are growing like crazy and keep me busy and on my toes all the time. It has been a bit of a struggle lately with morning sickness in full force, but the girls are sweet and have shown me a lot of grace - more than their little minds could know.
Avery is still our social butterfly and loves going anywhere that there will be other kids around to play with. She loves our Tuesday morning Bible study, Sunday School and Mother's Day Out. We are thinking about getting her into a dance class or on a soccer team soon, so that should be fun. Of course, you know what I am pulling for, but we have a little dancer on our hands. She always says "Mommy, I need to dance!"
Hailey is growing so quickly I can hardly keep track. Her vocabulary is off the charts for a 19 month old. She knows more words than I can count and can string 2-3 words together to form short phrases. She started Mother's Day Out this month and is really thriving. I am glad we decided to take the plunge and get her going. She has had some real issues with separation for a long time and it seems they have just disappeared. All of a sudden she wants to go everywhere and is fine when I leave her. I am so relieved that we may have passed this stage because it was starting to take a toll on this mama. I hated leaving her crying every time we went somewhere. She is definitely more shy than Avery, so I think she just needs to have some extra security and it took her a little longer to feel that.
I am so thankful that our girls are happy and healthy and growing and developing as they should be. I never want to take that for granted. We are praying the same for baby #3, whether it be a boy or girl. What a blessed life God has given me.
