20 weeks pregnant

Our family come August 2014

Oh my

The other day Ava walked into my bathroom and I said, "Hi monkey."
And stubborn little Ava said : I am not a monkey.
Me: well then what are you?
Ava: I am a person, a girl person, with all the parts. Except I don't have a kickstand because those are only for boys. Cause dad says kickstands are for boys.
Me: do you know what a kickstand is?
Ava: yes, it's that thing boys have to hold on to, to pee. Mom, how do boys poop?

Oh my, she is so matter of fact and it cracks us up.

It's a ....

I am 16 1/2 weeks pregnant and we found out what we are having. We were all so excited, I picked the kids up from school and took them to the ultrasound with me. Calvin and Lily really wanted a brother and Ava really wanted a sister. It was the joke around here that Jon would ask Ava if the baby was going to have a kick stand and Ava would say "no, kickstands are for boys." We were talking about the name Ezra for a boy and Ava said "well, it will have to be Ezri because it's a Girl." She was so convinced, she would always hug my belly and say I know I am having a little sister, I know it was a girl up there." She was referring to heaven and Jon would always say Ava was the last one up there, maybe she knows. So, today was the moment of truth. It was so fun to see the cute little baby wiggling around and see it's cute little hands and feet. And the baby happily showed us the Ava was right. She is a GIRL!! Calvin was a little sad but then he remembered that he gets to hang out with dad all the time. And they can escape the girls by going into their Lego man cave or going on a bike ride. How fun it will be to have another pretty little girl. I can't wait to snuggle her.