We had a wonderful Christmas with both sides of the family. We spent the first few days leading up to Christmas Eve in Harrisburg with Kevin's family, and then headed to West Chester to be with my family for Christmas morning and the next few days. We were blessed with some wonderful gifts, but more importantly made more memories with loved ones that will last a lifetime.
The Lance family also has a very exciting announcement! We will be expecting TWO babies in July! Before you fall off your rocker, we're NOT having twins. Kevin's brother and his wife are expecting baby number 2 as well! They're due July 27th, just 3 weeks after our little one! We're beyond ecstatic for these little ones to be so close and for our family to be growing. It'll be a busy summer for sure :)
Abby at 9 weeks & Me at 12
As you can see in the picture above, I'm starting to show already, which I expected the second time around. I have a feeling I'll be much bigger this time around by the end of the pregnancy. And for the record, I'm pretty positive its a boy. We have the gender ultrasound scheduled for January 30th, so soon enough we shall be sure :)
Today during Elias' physical therapy session Elias took his first unassisted steps. Luckily I grabbed my iphone just in time and turned on the video just before he did it. I don't think he'll be taking off tomorrow, but this proves it won't be much longer!
Elias and I spent the past week and a half in Pennsylvania staying and visiting with family. Kevin was able to be with us for the first half, but then had to return to MA for church and for classes. He took the MegaBus down Thursday (which BTW, it cost us a whopping $5.50) and he and I were able to go to our good friends wedding.
While we were home, Elias started walking while pushing his toy. Heres one of the first few times he did it. We were in the middle of getting him changed for bed (hence the no-pants) and he wanted to take off. Our goal in physical therapy was to have him walking on his own by Christmas. Before Thanksgiving I was thinking that definitely wasn't going to happen. But now I have hope that maybe, just maybe, he'll take a step or two before Christmas.
Our very dear friends Katie and Oliver tied the knot over the weekend. Katie looked like a princess straight out of a Disney movie, she was absolutely stunning. They are one of the most beautiful couples I know, both inside and out. The way Oliver looked at her throughout the whole wedding was so endearing, there love was just so apparent to all of us. Oli's from Germany, and Katie did a fabulous job of combining American traditions with German ones. It was just wonderful to be a part of their special day.
We had our first "real" ultrasound this morning! I say "real" because the last one was literally 5 minutes and was just to see a heart beat and get a due date. The baby looks much more like a baby now, and less like a blob! The heart beat was measured at 168 bpm, and as far as they can tell so far so good! They did find a cyst on my right ovary, so they're going to keep a close eye on it over the next few months. We have another level 2 ultrasound in 2 weeks that will screen for chromosomal abnormalities, such as downs. The baby does a lot of growing in the next two weeks, so it'll be nice to see more of the baby next time. But so far so good!
