Susanna's Surprise

Susanna has a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, Can you guess what it is??? Here is a hint, what does her shirt say????


We are happy to announce that Susanna (and Sissy too) are going to be BIG SISTERS!! I had my first doctor appointment this past week and Miguel and I were able to see the newest bean via ultrasound. It is amazing how tiny they appear on the first ultrasound! The baby was wiggling around and we got to hear the heartbeat, which was 171 bpm. I am measuring right on schedule at 8w5d and the estimated due date is 1/15/10. We are sooo very excited and pray for a healthy pregnancy and 9 months. My next appointment is in 3 weeks and there will be many more to come! The ultrasound pictures are REALLY zoomed in so they are even harder to see than normal... but here is our newest addition


So far I have been feeling VERY tired. More than just sleepy tired, completely and totally drained. I have moments of queasiness, but nothing consistent. The only way I have been able to function lately is to nap when Susanna naps. She occasionally takes 2 naps a day (which is HEAVEN for me) but most days it is just one afternoon nap. Thank goodness she is a good napper, otherwise I would be in tears from exhaustion by the time Miguel gets home from work. Miguel has been a wonderful help too. Many nights and weekends he totally takes over and lets me rest, what a great daddy!!!

We told our parents the good news today (Saturday) when we had them over to participate in Susanna's Little Gym graduation and for brunch afterwards. Susanna was a STAR at her final performances, showed off all her gym skills, and even got a medal during the award ceremony. It is soo much fun to watch her and she really loved showing off to her grandparents!



After we had everyone to our house for brunch and Susanna changed into her "I am a Big Sister" shirt.

Our plan was to see who noticed her shirt first but NOBODY NOTICED!!! She had it on for over an hour and nothing! Finally my dad was getting ready to go and I told him he couldn't leave until he read her shirt. FINALLY everyone caught on and were very excited and happy! We are so happy to be able to share the news with everyone now :)

Daddy and Susanna talked about being a BIG SISTER today and Susanna has agreed to share her toys and stuffed animals... we will see!

Bubbles

Susanna is becoming more and more comfortable with water. Daddy has been working with her on blowing bubbles and up until now he would demonstrate and she just watched. Well for the first time the other night she showed off her bubble blowing skills in the bath... and she did GREAT!!! We are so proud and happy she is not scared of the water!!!

Sunset Beach

Almost 3 weeks ago we traveled to Sunset Beach for Miguel to attend the the NC Dental Society meeting. While he was busy attending the conference and meetings Susanna had a lot of fun playing on the beach with Grandad and GiGi. She loved walking along the water and sitting in the wet sand.

However she HATED the dry sand. This made her daddy really happy because he hates the dry sand too and is a water boy himself!! As of now it seems Susanna is going to be a water baby too and all the sand toys will have to wait till she is older!!




While we were at Sunset Beach Susanna got sick and spent the last two days feeling kinda yucky. When we got home I brought her to the dr, thinking she had another ear infection, but it ended up only being a virus she was fighting off. She is back to normal now and her only ailment is cutting lots of teeth. Miguel thinks she is cutting 4 molars and her canines as well. I guess it is best to just get it all done at once, huh?!?!

After we got home our neighborhood pool opened and just like last summer Susanna loved it! The water was a little cold but she didnt seem to mind at all. I think we are going to have a great summer at the pool. Do you like her new floatie??!