Our Little Secret

I just got back the CDs of digital photos my family took while on vacation to San Diego and Disneyland (can you believe that we took over 3,500 photos between us?). Now that I have these photos I'll start posting a few here and there to show off our really fun trip. Anyway, this is one of my favorites - Larisa was nice enough to snap a couple of family shots for us one of the days we were on the beach. We really have so few shots of all of us that I really treasure getting the opportunity to add to that small collection.

Here is another picture from the day we arrived at Mission Beach in San Diego - in fact it was her first time seeing the ocean and stepping on sand. This is one of my all-time favorite photos of Eliza. I think a lot of her spirit comes through nicely in this photo, and it also shows how in awe of the scene she was.

But here is the kicker - What I'm REALLY excited to announce to you is that this beautiful little girl pictured above is going to be a big sister!

We've been sitting on this secret for quite a while now - in fact I had intended on telling everyone about a month ago, but I was determined to tell everyone at the family get-togethers, but they ended up not happening despite my best efforts. So this is plan-b, and I think I like it better simply because everyone can find out at the same time.

Our Due-Month is November (I refuse to have a due "date") and that makes me almost 17 weeks at this posting. This pregnancy has been super smooth so far. I had no official morning sickness (just slight queasiness), no real cravings (though some food aversions - like the smell of fried chicken), and I didn't even go through the first-trimester sleep-a-thon. I really really hope that my luck continues :)

I even have been able to feel the babe since 11 weeks (the popcorn popping type kicks) and while we were at Disneyland (14 weeks) I started to feel the harder thumps. The babe hasn't been terribly active - much like Eliza was I only get twice a day to feel it move. (Usually mid morning and very late at night)

So now our little secret is no longer a secret. While the secret was fun to have, we are really excited that we can celebrate with everyone now.

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[Bonnie]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! More later...I'm in Atlanta! Bonnie