I do know that my little baby girl turned 1 since my last post!! We celebrated on her actual birthday at home and she opened a few gifts, but the big celebration was on April 3rd with tons of friends and family! It was a blast and are so blessed to have so many friends and family that are willing to travel to attend the party. She loved seeing everyone and hunting for Easter eggs and "eating" a little bit of cake and of course opening all of the presents!
We also surprised everyone at the party by announcing Alana is going to be a big sister!! Alan and I found out on February 20th that I am expecting and decided to keep it a secret from absolutely everyone until Alana's birthday party, so we could tell everyone at once. I can't believe we were able to keep it a secret that long, but we did it. My mom even asked me a couple times if I were pregnant because we went to a wedding and I didn't have any wine at the reception! I lied and said I just don't really like wine.....which is not a complete lie. I never have been a huge fan of wine, but I would have tried it if I hadn't been pregnant! Another though person to keep it from was my best friend Michelle. I talk to Michelle almost everyday and she was the only person that knew we were even considering trying to get pregnant. I had to lie just about everyday and just avoid the topic on most days. I lied and said it didn't happen that month and acted like I was trying to be optimistic and keep the faith for the next month, while really I was screaming " I'M PREGNANT" on the inside! lol. Luckily, Michelle was a good sport and didn't mind that I had to blatantly lie to her about it.
I've been extremely lucky with this pregnancy, and have only gotten physically sick one time. I have had lots of days that I haven't felt my best and have been dog tired, but nothing I couldn't handle. Now, I am in my second trimester and hopefully in the clear for morning sickness time. I am just ready to start getting my baby belly bump and find out if we're having a boy or girl! I am hoping for another girl, b/c they will be so close in age and we wouldn't have to change anything about the nursery and I would be able to reuse clothes and save some money that way. I have also been feeling like it's a girl. I actually have a hard time imagining it being anything but a girl...but I'm not sure if that's just b/c I am hoping it's a girl or if it's the motherly instinct and it is indeed a girl. I guess we'll see in a couple weeks! I will be 18 weeks on May 27th...I think... so I will hopefully be able to find out around then.
Other than that exciting news, we have just been enjoying Alana everyday and praying for nice weather everyday so she can play outside. She loves playing outside and it usually makes her one sleepy little girl at night. She is walking now...but still crawling some, b/c it's faster. So she is constantly on the move now! She seems like she is saying or trying to say everything now, too. She is definitely a talker!
Well, I'll try to keep you post on the new baby news!
