Trip to Florida

Maya and I flew to Florida last weekend (my first solo flight with her since August - it is a lot different traveling with a 19 month old as compared to a 15 month old, especially since my lap has gotten significantly smaller!) The flights there and back went very smoothly, and we had a great trip.

Grandma found a new audience for the Dora sleeping bag she wisely purchased years ago for her granddaughters!
Although Maya didn't sleep in the sleeping bag (maybe next trip!), she enjoyed putting baby "night-night" in the bag.As befits a trip to the grandparents, Maya got spoiled and was able to watch multiple episodes of Dora up close and personal.
Her favorite place to watch TV was sitting next to Papa.
We made it to three different parks during our 3 days there. We loved being able to be outside in 70+ degree weather (as opposed to here where it snowed 4-6 inches yesterday!)
Maya was initially scared of this slide, but she loved climbing all the steps to get to it. She finally got up the nerves to go down it twice!

All in all, it was a great trip. We got to go to JB Coates' 1st birthday party (my dear friend Elizabeth's son); visit Kristen in the hospital and meet her newborn twins, Aubrey and Jonathon; and eat dinner with Sarah, Scott, and Jacob Cohen. Best of all was having Mom and Dad watch Maya so I could get some much needed rest. I'm 24 weeks along, finally over the morning sickness and really starting to feel this one move around. We talk to Maya constantly about becoming a big sister; we think she will make a wonderful one (except for the fact that she is prone to dropping her dolls on their heads!)

Baby Dos

We had our 20-week ultrasound appointment today. Baby Dos (who has yet to assume a clever moniker like the Bean) has a head (whew!), two arms, and two legs. We didn't find out the gender, but both Larkin and I think it is a boy. No, we didn't see anything on the ultrasound that made us think that way (I could hardly tell you what anything was on the ultrasound), but that is what both of our gut feelings are. Therefore, of course, I'm sure we'll be welcoming our second daughter in late May/early June! :)

The ultrasound technician did comment that this baby sure moves a lot. Since Maya didn't move a whole lot during ultrasounds, I'm hoping that this means that Dos will be much more stationary than Maya is now! I know my logic is faulty, but I can't imagine having two kids who can't just sit (a trait she did not inherit from her two grandfathers.)

I'm starting to feel better; the morning sickness isn't completely gone, but it will be soon. I'm getting to the end of my non-maternity clothes, but I'm trying to make them last as long as possible before I cross over to the ill-fitting pants, tent-ish tops, etc. Happy New Year!