Lately...

I have neglected our poor blog. I do have a good reason. Ready for it? Baby #2 has made for an unpleasant and exhausting first trimester (that would be the past 8 weeks or so). I've neglected many things- like our poor house and our gardens (but not Dave and James, of course). Do not fear, I have entered the second trimester, and am feeling so much better! The house is clean (almost) and the gardens are beginning to look a little better. I will be better to the blog from now on too. I promise.

Updates...

I am currently about 14 weeks pregnant. At my 12 week appointment, everything was as it should be. This baby's heartbeat is a little faster than James' was, so the nurses at the doctor's office are guessing it's a girl. We will find out in 6 weeks! There will not be belly pictures for this pregnancy- at 14 weeks, I look like I did when I was 20 something weeks with James (you can refer back to those posts).

James is a talker! He doesn't say many actual words, and the one's he does say are not consistent. But boy, does he have a lot to say! He goes to sleep talking and wakes up talking. He walks around with my phone between his head and shoulder and talks to no one!

James is also a hugger. This is one of my favorite things about our sweet little boy. He does overdo the hugs sometimes with friends his age, but he can hug Mommy and Daddy all day long if he wants to. Here's a picture of James with his friend Cole...

We have had brutal heat this summer, but this week a small cool front blew in. James and I went to the zoo, and we've spent lots of our days outside lately. James has become attached to our soccer ball, so much that he likes to take it in the car and ride with it on his lap.

James is a huge fan of his daddy (as he should be). Whenever Dave comes from work, James will stop whatever he is doing and run to the door. He'll squeal "Dada" the whole way and he grins from to ear to ear. It's the sweetest part of my day!

We did get a new camera, so new pictures should be coming soon! Look out!

That's all the big stuff for now. It's almost Fall, so we've been getting our fantasy football teams ready, and we're so much looking forward to some cooler weather!