Tiny Development/Big Announcement

Guess what????

8 wks

10 wks

14 wks

It took a little while but we have finally been blessed with our second pregnancy!!!

We are super excited and can't wait for this new chapter in our life :)

Gaby is sooo very excited about the baby and loves hugging and kissing my already present belly. She is convinced it's a girl and would like to call her Mia or Sophia. Mia, of course is her cousin and Gaby seems to think we need an Austin Mia and Sophia is a little friend from school a while back who made a very big impression on her I think. It's going to be a challenge to convince her otherwise but we are trying. Anyway, she is really interested in what the baby is doing inside my belly and if he or she can hear us and what it's eating and what it's doing etc. This is definitely such a fun process with her :)


Our due date is August 25th with a c-section already planned for August 18th. It should be a looong hoooot summer....

4 Yr Photo Shoot

She is so darn beautiful :)

The Austin Zoo

Two days after the snow and bitter cold had past we were back up to 60+ degree weather. You gotta love Texas :) We were definitely going a little stir crazy by then, so we decided to take a family trip to our little Austin rescue zoo and enjoy the beautiful weather. Here are some shots from our day... Peacocks are so beautiful... The lion was roaring up a storm. Very cool!
Feeding the llamas... That is soooo funny... I gave this guy my business card. He's in desperate need of a dental intervention... Pigs soaking up the sun... I just had to take a picture of this guy sitting like a gentleman. How cute!

Snow Day!!

Surprisingly, we actually got a snow day here in Austin. Last year we got one so we didn't really expect another one this year but we got it. It was only an inch and a half of snow but that was enough to shut down this whole town. Both Byron's and my offices were closed and of course Gaby's school was closed too. We enjoyed a quiet day at home trying to stay warm and relax as much as possible. A little fun in the snow... Then some hot chocolate with the boys to warm up... And alot of fun computer time... It was a well deserved day of rest :)

4 Yr Check Up

Today, we went to the pediatrician for Gaby's 4 yr check up. Gaby did super at her visit! She passed her vision and hearing tests with flying colors, cooperated with the doctor while she was being poked and prodded and was chatty and outgoing answering questions. I was very proud :)

She weighed in at 40 lbs and 42 inches which now puts her back in the 90% again. She went from 75% to 90% in one year- major growth spurt!

After all that good stuff, then it was time for the shots. I had worked very hard at preparing Gaby for them and she seemed surprisingly ready to take them on. She sat there and held my hands and waited for them and then......screamed bloody murder after they were done. Man, that kid has good lungs!! It took a while to calm her down, and we went and had ice cream afterwards which, of course, made everything better, but wow....that was some scene!