Baby Update

I am still going to the doctor once a month right now. This month, I will have 2 appointments- one with my Ob/Gyn and then one at the hospital where I will be delivering. My last appointment was just before Christmas. We had a pretty thorough ultra sound where they did organ screening. They took measurements of all of the organs, and he showed us the parts of the brain and the heart. Then he switched it to color and we could see the blood flowing in and out of the heart! It was amazing! I have never had that detailed of an ultra sound before, so it was pretty cool. Then he switched it to 3D so we got to see our little man really good. Here is the picture we got:

Here is another fun picture: Peace!

Everything looks great and he is just as healthy as can be- Praise God! Carli was still hoping that the first doctor was wrong and that the baby could still be a girl, but after that long of an ultra sound, there is no doubt- it is definitely a boy!! It has been fun seeing how each of our kids are dealing with the baby right now. Although Carli is still not too thrilled about yet another brother, she is doing a great job of taking care of me. She always asks me how I am doing and if I need something. Caleb seems to also be more concerned about me right now too. Although, he usually asks about how "we" are doing, not just me. Cotter, on the other hand, usually gives my belly more hugs and kisses than he does me! He talks to the baby, sings him songs, and when I drop him off at Kindergarten, he says bye to me, and then gives my belly a hug and tells the baby to have a good day too! It is super sweet and I just know he is going to be a great big brother!

Now that Christmas is over, we can all focus on baby! Let the organizing and switching rooms begin! Anyone want to come and help?!

Best Anniversary Ever!

This year, Josh and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary! Josh planned a surprise trip to Paris! He invited my parents to come and watch the kids for us and told NOBODY where we were going! He said it was hard to plan a trip alone, but he did a fantastic job! My parents got to be here for Christmas which was so great. Then after Christmas, we hopped on a plane and headed to Paris! We spent 3 nights there and were back in Vienna for New Years Eve. At first I was thinking that it would be fun to be there for New Years Eve, but after the 4 days there, I was ready to be home with the kids and my Mom to celebrate the new year! Josh booked a "Hop on, Hop off" bus tour and it really cut down on the amount of walking we did. We would just get on the bus and it would take us to all of the major sights that we wanted to see. Then we could get off and look around and hop back on to go to the next place. It was perfect. We, of course, spent a lot of time at the Eiffel Tower. We could walk to it from our hotel and as I lay in bed at night, I could see the top of it! It was beautiful!

We went to Notre Dame, but didn't go inside. By that point we were tired of waiting in lines and decided not to wait in the long line to go into the church. It was still beautiful.

We went to the Louvre! We had to wait in line for over an hour and a half, but it was worth the wait!

We went to the Arc de Triomphe...

And saw the Mona Lisa.

We went up in the Eiffel Tower and had a great view of the city.

We ate a ton of amazing food and enjoyed a great anniversary dinner at a small French restaurant. I loved walking around the city, just the 2 of us, and talking about the last 10 years of our lives. Thanks Babe, for an amazing 10 years of marriage and for planning a trip that I will never forget.