Its a....GIRL!!!

It's official! Baby Belnap #2 is a Girl!!! Aiden was right! He has been telling us it was a "sister baby" ever since we told him we were going to have a baby! So, I guess my kid has a 6th sense!

I have no idea how you are supposed to tell that this means its a girl....other than there is no poky-outies! But, the technician assures us that this is indeed proof of her girl-ness!

I love seeing all the fingers and toes, and she surely has all 10 fingers and all 10 toes!

I am in love with her already....and I love her little profile! This is a photo that only a mother can love! ;)

We tried to get a good 3-D photo of our little miss, but this is the best we got! She kept rubbing her eyes, and putting her fingers in her mouth! This is my very favorite picture of our baby girl! If you look close you can see her little nose and her little lips! Ahhhh....I am crazy loving this baby already!

Aiden came with us to the appointment, and he was very protective of his little sister! The technician was trying to get a good 3-D picture, and so she was wiggling my tummy and Aiden said, " What are you doing, you will wake her up!" The tech showed him on the screen that she was already awake, we just wanted her to look at the camera and Aiden said, "I don't think she wants you to take her picture!" It was pretty cute! He is going to be such a good big brother!

I am quickly realizing that I have NO IDEA what to do with a girl! We are all boy at our house...trucks, trains, bugs and dirt! It will be quite the adjustment to switch to flowers, baby dolls and hair bows! But, I am so very excited!!

Fastest Bike Ever!

Aiden's favorite past time is riding his"fastest bike ever!" He actually says, "Mom, can I go outside and ride my fastest bike ever?" The Fairview school is just down the road from us, so we like to go over there and ride in the big parking lot! These are a few pictures of the first tim we went to the school. He was a little rusty then, so it was important that Daddy came to reassure him!

It didn't take him long and he was pretty confident! This particualar trip was about a month ago, just as the weather started to get nice......now the helemt is an essential part of riding his fastes bike ever, because he is now a little dare devil! He now stands to pedel and makes corners like Evil Canevil!! I have prepared myself for many skinned knees and elbows with this kid!

After our trips to the school, we like to make a little trip to get ice cream!! Aiden eats ice cream about like he rides his bike.....all or nothing, and in a BIG hurry!

Slow start to Summer.....

Sadly, its been a typical Idaho summer so far this year! We get one or two days of pretty decent weather, and then it rains or is windy for a week! We havn't really had the chance to do any of our fun summer activites like water parks and sprinklers because its just hasn't been warm enough. Hopefully in the next few weeks, we will be able to do more than play in the back yard!

Don't get me wrong....Aiden LOVES playing int he back yard! He and Gunner are best buddies and they play for hours together! The other day, they two of them played "pirates" and they both had to be in the "boat!" Gunner climbs right in the play house, just like he was a kid!


He keeps a pretty close eye on Aiden, which I can appreciate! This day, I was able to send the boy out with the dog and I got my kitchen cleaned top to bottom!!!

Now, if I could reach the dog to kill all the weeds in my grass.....he really would be a great dog! :)

16 weeks....and 3 days.....

16 weeks and feeling pregnant! Up until last week, I could sort of hide my tummy pooch a little and people couldn't really tell if I was pregnant or had just eaten too many donuts....not the case any more! I am definately showing!!

I feel so very large for 16 weeks, but I am actually smaller this time at 16 weeks then I was with Aiden, so go figure...I must have been whale my first go around! ;) I have yet to have to move to maternity jeans, although I am sure they would be much more compfortable. I can't find any cute ones, so for the mean time, I am greatful that my bum hasn't expanded with my belly!

I have gained about 10 pounds, which is also so much less than I did with Aiden! It probably has a lot to do with the fact that for the first 3 months, I was struggling to eat much of anything! I am sure I will catch up now that I have an appetite!!

Aiden is still so very excited to be a big brother! He has gone to all of my "non-ivasive" doctors appointments with me and he loves to hear the baby's heartbeat! He makes sure that I don't forget that it is his job to teach the baby to play tag and hide and seek. He will be such a good big brother!!

I am trying really hard to savor this whole pregnancy, but I am just so excited to meet this new little person that it is hard not to want time to go quicker!