It's official!

We are so excited to have another baby on the way! We found out on December 28th - the night we drove home from GA after Christmas. We kept our little surprise a secret until we got our family together last weekend in Asheville - a full 2 weeks!!! I am so proud of myself! I didn't even tell my mom who brought up the topic of another baby at least twice during that time! So, we coaxed our parents into meeting us in Asheville to tour the Biltmore House - we were going to be in Asheville anyway. They came in on Saturday and we hung out during the day. We went to Outback for dinner around 8:00 and two of Ryan's friends were able to join us as well. We ordered appetizers and our meals and then was the big moment. I said "Hey everyone! Avery has something she wants to show you!" Avery stood up in her high chair and I took off her jacket that was covering up her big sister shirt. She stood there proudly for as long as everyone ooohh'ed and awww'ed over her! She loved the attention. It took our parents a few seconds to understand what the shirt meant but when they did it was just a wonderful reaction! It was so worth the wait!

I had my first doctors appointment this week. My due date is September 4th. I am really looking forward to having this baby at a different time of the year...remind me of that during those hot days of August!!! But we are thrilled! Avery and her baby brother or sister will be a little more than 2 1/2 years apart - just what we were hoping for. So, stay tuned for more updates...

And "No" we are not finding out the sex of this baby either! Don't you know I love surprises!