Pregnancy Portraits

Just 3 more weeks until my due date! I can not wait any longer to meet little Julie! I am looking forward to her debut so much that it really prolongs the WAITING GAME, otherwise known as "pregnancy."

I checked out my "belly shots" blog post from when I had Lizzie and I had written: "Over the past two weeks I have had continuous prelabor contractions and even my doctor is surprised that she has not been born yet! Apparently strong contractions every 4 minutes for 1 min length over hour long periods does NOT mean for me that the baby is coming!"

This really made me laugh because it reminds me how similar my two pregnancies have been.


The lesson learned from past experience, though, is to not expect early labor, despite contractions that are indiscernible from real labor. Then when my water breaks I'll FLY to the hospital because my muscles are strong and ready for the real thing.

I'm hoping for a fast birth just like last time, but hopefully not too fast!

Whatever happens, regardless, I am so excited because in the end I will have another sweet little gift from God.
Thanks for the awesome pics and preserved memories Jamie!

21 more days to go....

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the great Dads in my life! My dad, my father in law, and Dave all deserve recognition on this day! Its so great to have such great men in my life.

It has been so fun to watch Dave transform from husband to father, after Lizzie was born. He is so good with her, its no wonder she is such a Daddy's girl. As soon as he gets home she rushes over to him in excitement and is never disappointed by his greetings in return, which usually consists of being thrown into the air and spun around over and over.
From that point on she insists on being in her daddy's arms for the rest of the night. By the time he gets home from work, he usually has about an hour with her before bed time. But that hour is always jam-packed with Daddy-daughter fun! There's continuous laughing, tickling, games, and fun. She is generally worked up to a full on frenzy of hyperness right before bed. But, whenever I mention that to Dave he reminds me that he only has a little time with her so he gets to make it as fun as he wants.
And then I remember how glad I am to have a husband who is so excited and loving towards his daughter.

Happy Fathers' Day Dave! You're soon to be a dad twice over in a couple weeks and then you'll get to throw TWO girls into the air every night!