The summer has been a blast for this fam! Along with all the fun and excitement about finding out baby #2's gender, we have had a lot of fun this month as usual. Raegan took her very first "tumbling" class, which turned out to be a "Raegan hang out in the ball pit the full hour" class! She wasn't all that interested in the other activities available and fell in love with the ball pit. She also shocked me a bit by how shy she was with the teacher and all of the other children. I know she is super shy at first, but she normally warms up pretty quickly. This time around she would physically not remove herself from my hip, but overall she had a great time and we're set to head back again. Maybe next round she'll try a few new things.
We also took another camping and boating trip which provided a once in a lifetime experience for all of us! As you can view in the videos, a deer came into our campground and was very comfortable with all of us. So much so it let Raegan feed it fruit right from her hand! I was amazed first that Raegan was not afraid, but even more so that this wild animal was not afraid of us! It was amazing and Raegan still talks about it today. I'm a bit worried she will think it's normal for deer to approach you and eat out of your hands!!
Another fun adventure for Raegan this month was spending a few days just with Hayden while I went away on a work trip. They had a lot of fun together and it was great that they had all that father-daughter bonding time...and surprisingly the house was put back together nicely for my return! Raegan's new favorite thing is playtime with daddy - they build forts, play in her playhouse outside and ride bikes around the neighborhood. It's adorable!
Enjoy this month's photos and videos!!
Now at 20 weeks along, we have confirmed that Baby Kelly #2 is a BOY!!!
We're super excited to not only have a healthy baby, but to know that
now we have one of each gender. This rounds out the family nicely and
will be a wonderful new adventure for us all. Raegan guessed it would be
a boy too, which surprised the heck out of me since she's been saying
"sister" the entire time, but the day before we found out she was
certain it was a boy. We're not too sure how eager she is to share her
world with her new little brother or how much she understands, but she
claims she will be a wonderful big sister! I don't doubt it, but I'm
sure we'll encounter a few bumps in the road.
The ultrasound was quite an adventure! I started the day with either a pink or blue shirt, but of course wore the blue one to the appointment with hopes that it would sway the results I guess! We sat patiently through the entire ultrasound and the tech took the full HOUR to wait to tell us the big news. When she did Hayden was trying to hold in his excitement, but a huge smile was across his face and mine. We were super excited to know that we would have one of each gender and our family would be complete.
And the best part was I didn't have to change my shirt!! :) Now on to purging all of the adorable girl clothes and stuff I have and starting anew with baby boy stuff.
Well the baby bump sure is a growing! I've looked back and pictures of my pregnancy with Raegan and this go around is about 2 months faster progress in terms of the baby bump! It's a lot of fun watching the belly grow and to hear the little heart beat each month. This go around seems to be dragging a bit as well, but I'm celebrating each month and enjoying the one-child life we have right now!
At this month's appointment, the nurse was adamant again that the rapid heart beat means this baby is another girl. Luckily we only have a few more weeks to find out if we'll be living in pink forever or if blue will enter our lives...we're excited to find out.
Stay tuned for baby gender news on August 27th!!
The summer has been a blast for this fam! Along with all the fun and excitement about finding out baby #2's gender, we have had a lot of fun this month as usual. Raegan took her very first "tumbling" class, which turned out to be a "Raegan hang out in the ball pit the full hour" class! She wasn't all that interested in the other activities available and fell in love with the ball pit. She also shocked me a bit by how shy she was with the teacher and all of the other children. I know she is super shy at first, but she normally warms up pretty quickly. This time around she would physically not remove herself from my hip, but overall she had a great time and we're set to head back again. Maybe next round she'll try a few new things.
