We haven't completely dropped off the face of the earth...

Yes, I know it's been a long long time but everything has been really crazy. With the new pregnancy and surgery, not feeling well for several months, painting the nursery, etc this just hasn't been on my top list of things to do. Sorry! Will try to be better now.

Appears to me that I need to change the name of this blog- now since it's not just going to be Grace...hmmm, what to change it to? Time will tell-

So, new things happening... We are having a baby boy due Feb. 7th (will probably arrive between December 27th and

January 10th). Since I'm able to get up a bit now in the mornings, we've been really busy trying to get the nursery ready and going through all of Grace's old clothes to sell. Names have been put on the back burner- as has this blog (grin) b/c those are things I can do in bed. Yes, I'm laying in bed quite a bit now but I'm usually napping- or reading to Grace.

Grace is really excited about the baby and has asked some interesting questions. When we first told her that mommy had a baby in her tummy (about 10 weeks gestation) she thought about it for a minute and then asked, "How does the baby eat?" Very clever! She's still asking lots of questions and is constantly talking about the baby.

When we found out at 17 weeks that we were having boy, Grace said, "no I want a girl...it's a girl." She's since accepted the fact that the baby isn't going to be a little sister and is very excited to teach her new brother lots of things like puzzles and how to dance, etc etc.

Since my last post we haven't really done too many exciting blog worthy things. Grace had a wonderful 3rd birthday party. Her theme was Pinkalicious- after her favorite book and everything was pink! We played games like who has the longest and shortest straw, we fished over a homemade board for prizes (with me hiding behind it- so cute) and other easy games. We had a great turnout and had lots of fun.

We took a vacation to Charlevoix, MI (thank you Mimi and Poppy for a wonderful time). We went on boat rides (even had a picnic on the boat- yummy), took Grace fishing for her first time (yes, she caught lots of fish) and played at the beach and on the sengset. Grace did really well swimming in the pool this year too! Grace loved the plane rides and got to sit by the window on every flight!

Next we took Grace to the Barnum and Bailey circus downtown Lexington at Rupp. She had so much fun! Nothing better than taking a 3 year old to the circus. We still love living in Lexington- it's so nice to just have a 10 minute drive home from big events rather than having a 45 minute drive back to Muncie from Indy.

We expanded our back deck ourselves this last summer also. It's so nice to get the patio furniture out of the garage and use it...and we use it a lot. We love having breakfast out on the deck on weekend mornings and frequently spend time outside blowing bubbles and playing in the sandbox and pool. We love to have friends over for dinner also-

The two baby ultrsound pictures were takeen at 11 1/2 weeks gestation and the second at 19 weeks gestation. It's amazing how much is formed at just 11 1/2 weeks gestation- when the baby was only 1 1/2 inches long.

Enjoy the long overdue photos!