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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Brother or Sister?

I can't believe how the weeks (and months) have been flying by lately. July already? Wow!

The most exciting piece of news to share is that we had an ultrasound last week and found out that another sweet baby GIRL is on her way! Lily Rae is having a baby sister and we are truly ecstatic and can't wait to meet her. My sister and I have always been extremely close. I think it will be so sweet to watch these two girls grow up and share so many things together. My sis and I are 21 months apart; Lily and her baby sister will be 26 months apart -- if she arrives on schedule.

I'm 18 weeks today and things are going well (despite some back pain that started plaguing me recently). Our next OB appointment is next week, July 9, and we have another ultrasound scheduled for July 23. It's hard to believe that we've almost reached the halfway point of this pregnancy. We continue to be thankful every single day for how far we've come. Last week I also started feeling the baby moving for the first time, much earlier than with Lily. Feeling those flutters and kicks helps to calm my fears and reassures me that she's doing fine.

It has been a whole month since the melanoma surgery on my arm. A couple of weeks ago we heard great news -- that the pathology report came back all clear. All of the cancer is gone and I'll need no further treatment, thank the Lord! I had the stitches removed last week (finally!) and it's looking pretty good. I'll go back in 6 months for a checkup and, since the baby will be here, they'll go ahead and do the chest x-ray that we've been putting off because of the pregnancy. Since melanoma sometimes shows up in the lungs, they like to check that out to be certain even though they don't believe I'm at a high risk. In the meantime, it feels great to have this behind me and especially to know that the pathology report showed good news.

My big girl is growing like crazy and is surprising us daily with new words in her vocabulary. It has been really fun watching her grow and learn in these past couple of months. Her second birthday will be here in just a few short months. I feel pretty certain that the theme will be Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, since it's her favorite thing in the entire world! :)

Just a quick update for now from our family to yours. Hope you are all doing well and enjoying summertime!

7 comments:

Hope in Virginia said...

Yay for sisters! I always wanted a sister growing up - had two older brothers - so I'm also excited that my girls will have each other. Sounds like you already know the benefits of having a sister and I hope your little girls will be as close as you and your sister. Yay!

The Blessed Barrenness said...

So very special! Congratulations again and so very glad to hear that there is no further treatment required for the melanoma!

andreajennine said...

Hooray for another baby girl! So glad all is going so well.

Anonymous said...

So glad to hear from you and know that all is well, all the way around! Yes, there is nothing like having a sister while you are growing up. I always felt sorry for Dave b/c he would never know what it's like to have a brother, lol.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!

I Believe in Miracles said...

Yeah for little girls!

Amber said...

how exciting for another little girl!