baby boy!!!

Our sonogram this morning revealed that our "new one" is a BOY!!! I was shocked because I was convinced it was a girl. We are very excited to have a little boy (I think Paco is really excited but he's acting pretty cool about it), he'll make such a wonderful addition to our family.

Here's the first pictures of our little guy. The last one is Lillie on the left and baby boy on the right. It's kind of fun to look at the difference.

Ellen's visit

I know everyone is anxious and excited to hear about our weekend with Ellen. I am happy to say that we had an amazing time with her. She fit in perfectly, without even a hint of feeling awkward or uncomfortable. We both got a big kick out of finding out how much we are alike. From our looks, laughs, sound of our voice, to similarities in foods, music, and personalities. We spent a lot of time saying "do you do this?" or "do you like that?". Ellen is so sweet and has such a wonderful heart. We stayed up late into the night talking about all kinds of random stuff. Her time here went by in a flash, it was entirely too short. She says she LOVES Texas and wants to come back. We can't wait for her to visit again. It felt so natural for her to be here that the only time I got sad is when I came home from the airport.

Now for the pictures...

long overdue post

This post is very long overdue, I realize that. Maybe I should start with my excuse as to why I haven't posted. My biggest news (which I think everyone knows by now) is that we are expecting another baby. Yep, it's true. Close your mouth now. We weren't expecting it either. I'm already 21 weeks, more than half way done. This pregnancy hasn't been nearly as bad as Lillie's as far as being sick goes. Don't let me fool you, I've still been plenty sick, just not as violently as with Lillie. We find out on the 23rd what the sex of the baby will be. Stay tuned for more details on "the new one".

My second really good excuse as to why I've been completely preoccupied is that I am reuniting with my birthdaughter. For those who don't know the story, I had Ellen when I was only 15 years old. She was adopted by an awesome family that did an amazing job of raising her. Ellen is now 18 and we have been going through the reunion process since last December. We've been chatting for months now and she's coming to visit THIS weekend! It seems very surreal to me, and I'm sure it won't truly hit me until she is standing in front of me. I can't wait to meet her!


Now onto Lillie. She is now 11 months old, the big birthday is right around the corner. She talks often, both in "Lillie language" and real words. The real words consist of ball (her 1st word), bear, hello, juice, baby, mama, dada...I know there's tons more but can't think of them right now. She takes about 3-4 steps at a time and I think she'll be running at full force very shortly. She is sweet and affectionate. She holds her bear/monkey/doll, hugs it, and gives it kisses. The kisses are precious! When she holds her babies, she gently pats them too. Melt your heart cute. Her fat little baby body is disappearing and transforming into a toddler. Everyday her looks change.


I know I wanted to say a lot more, but that's all I can think of right now. I'll have lots more to tell next week!



Here's some funny pics of Lillie on Grandad's putting green trying to hoard and eat all of the golf balls. Thanks to Aunt Laura for taking them!