It won't be long

Until this boy is walking!!! Uncle Wade got him this push toy and he loves it! See him in action. Don't mind the mess in the house... I have been slacking big time.



And here he is attempting to take some steps on his own. He got a few in here and there but this was all we could document.

someone is taking over

Right before Dana's baby shower (July 16th) I discovered this...

We were so surprised! Not because we hadn't been trying, but because it only took us 2 months to get pregnant compared to 2 years with James. We didn't even have to do fertility treatments this time! The only downside to having it happen so fast was that I could not ski while we were in Montana. But that was just fine, especially since the weather was overcast most of the time we were there :) 

What a blessing. We are very excited for James to have a baby brother or sister (hopefully we will knew in a few weeks).  We had our first ultrasound yesterday and saw the heartbeat, which the tech said was very strong. Everything is looking good as far as the baby goes, so I thought I would put it on the blog.

Here is the little one. Looks like a shrimp! The ultrasound tech was so fun and took 3D images for us.

Now with every blessing there are challenges and sacrifices. I have been more tired and more sick than I was with James. That is a challenge with a busy 1 year old, but I can handle it. I am low in iron and have to take progesterone suppositories (did that with James too so no big deal). But the kicker this time is I have gestational diabetes!!!! Yes... I couldn't believe it. I don't have a huge sweet tooth (except for ice cream) and since I started feeling nauseous, sugar is the last thing on my list of things to eat. My family does have a history of it, so I guess I can blame it on my genes. I am a little nervous about what this might mean for the baby and my health during the pregnancy. My doctor is having me join a diabetes program through the hospital to teach me how to eat and manage the diabetes through the pregnancy. I am hoping that if I am really careful about my diet, than everything else will be fine. Luckily I have some self control. The only hard thing is with the sickness, carbs are my go to foods to settle my stomach... but hopefully that won't last much longer. Just a little challenge, but I will take it if it means having a healthy little one. I am so grateful my doctor tests for diabetes early in pregnancy and has been so on top of it with my health. She is amazing.

My due date in March 22nd, but since I will be having a c-section, it will be a little before than. 

Again... we are very excited and feel very blessed to have the opportunity to expand our little family. 

Montana

James and I went to Montana with Brooke and the kids. Haws was in Yosemite with the scouts, so we decided since he couldn't take the time off to do both that we would go while he was gone. We missed him a ton, but had fun hanging out with Brooke, her parents and the cousins. Here are some pics from the trip.

James and I both got sick before we headed home. (along with almost everyone else in the house!) This is James' sick boy face.

Had to put this picture in of Luke's awesome snot nose!

Joshua was the only one brave enough to hop in the cold lake with Bop Peter.

 James and Caroline spent a lot of time together playing and "learning" how to share.

 At the Farmers Market in Whitefish the boys were able to shoot the fire hose.

While Caroline and James hung out in the stroller. They look so excited about it don't they?

The trip was so much fun and I am so grateful to the Bendheims for having us. We love Montana!