We will soon be...

a family of four! 

We are super excited that baby #2 is on the way. I am due in January... exactly 2 years to the day from Aubrey's due date. Pretty crazy!

I'm almost hitting the 13 week mark of the second trimester, and I'm really hoping the morning (or really all-day) sickness is on the way out. It has been a rough couple of months.

Since Aubrey was born premature, I'm being watched very closely this pregnancy. I have my regular OBGYN that I do all appointments, ultrasounds, and lab work with. And then, I also have a team of MFM (Maternal Fetal Medicine) specialists that I see. I will have extra ultrasounds every 2 weeks, and I have to get progesterone shots every week from 16-36 weeks. I can either go to the nurse for those or have Steven give them. I'm still undecided, especially since when I asked Steven he said, "sure! I'm not afraid of GIVING shots." Gee, thanks :)

I'm honestly not super confident that I will go full-term because of the likelihood of what happened with Aubrey happening again... but I am confident that I am getting the best care possible. My doctors are all pretty darn smart and amazing. However, it is times like this when I definitely wish I had family around to help watch Aubrey for all these appointments!

The one really good part about being high-risk is that I get to see lots and lots of my baby. I had an ultrasound today and the doctor was already pretty sure on the gender. Since it is so early, I won't share, but we are pretty excited.

So.. all that medical stuff aside, we are so excited, blessed, and grateful that we have a new little set of "feet" joining our Foote family!

Berries

We went berry picking again. This time out at Webb Ranch in Palo Alto. Boysenberries and ollalieberries were the pickings of choice.

We had a great time. You pay $3 per person admission, but get to eat as many berries as you want while picking! We definitely took advantage.

Aubrey was very funny. She would carefully choose a berry, pick it, and then either shove it in her mouth as fast as possible or run over to the basket as fast as possible. You could tell she felt very important that we trusted her with the task.

She also thought riding in the backpack was super fun. 

And... this last picture is actually from the 4th of July. It has nothing to do with berry picking, but makes me smile every time I look at it. The wilder the better with this little girl. 

Nursery

Today was Aubrey's first Sunday in our ward's nursery at church. Here she is all dressed-up and ready to go. Thanks Grandma Peterson for the adorable dress!

I guess I shouldn't be surprised at this because it is so her personality, but she ran right into the room of toys and never looked back. *sniff, sniff* Isn't she supposed to cry and demand that I stay with her? I guess not this little bundle of energy.

When we picked her up, she was sitting at the table with her feet up, orange snack all over her face, and proudly displaying the picture she had "colored."

Church was so different without having to chase her up and down the halls. Sunday's just got way more relaxing.

I'm proud of my big girl!