Baby Girl Update

Things are progressing in our house as we prepare for baby girl's arrival in 12 weeks. The nursery is coming along nicely, thanks to some help from my best guys. Still more to be done, but I love seeing my vision come together.

"Painting" baby sister's room

Walls are painted, so let's remove the tape!

Baby Girl at 28 Weeks

Love her already! And we see a resemblance to Ford (for comparison, here were Ford's pictures at 32 weeks). The ultrasound tech said she could already see hair!! She weighed in at 2 lbs 8 oz (21st percentile).

That's her leg/knee straight up and down on the left and her hand/arm by her mouth.

Hiding! That's her arm and hand in front of her face and her leg on the left.

Butler 10-Year Reunion

Last weekend David and I celebrated our *gasp* 10-year reunion at Butler's Homecoming. I can't even believe it's been 10 years already! Gosh I feel old.

We had a great day tailgating with our friends and all our itty bitty Butler legacies. :) We had two tents reserved this year, so plenty of room for all of us (and kiddos) to spread out and enjoy the sunshine.

We didn't see Trip (Blue III), but there was a Zeuss in the tent next door. Ford liked to go over and pet him.

 Ringing the bell before the Butler football team made their entrance.

Mommy and Ford :)

Ford LOVED the inflatable footballs. He would've played with them all day if we had let him.

Time for lunch -- nacho bar! :)

Family photos. Baby girl even got in on the action. :)

Playing cars with Rowan.

O Canada!

*VIDEO*

David and I just returned from an amazing (adults only) vacation in Quebec City and Montreal, Canada. While Ford stayed home with Nonna and Grandaddy, we trekked through the historic French-Canadian cities to enjoy the ambiance and sights. We really enjoyed the cities because they reminded us so much of Europe -- especially Quebec City. Although we don't speak a lick of French, fortunately everyone speaks English and most menus include English descriptions. Whew. :)

QUEBEC CITY

Our amazing room at the B&B. Hands down beat any hotel!

Notre Dame Basilica

The Holy Door at Notre Dame Basilica. The opening of the door is a powerful moment in a ceremony that dates back to Rome in the 1400s, but has never taken place outside Europe until now. Holy doors, which are sealed after the jubilee, are opened only once every 25 years; there are only 7 in the world. And WE got to walk through it. :)

Naps are essential when walking for hours on end every day....at nearly 6 months pregnant. :)

Night tour at The Citadel....creepy!

25 weeks with baby girl!

After two nights in Quebec City, we hopped a train to Montreal.

MONTREAL

These were parked in front of our hotel when we arrived. Alas, they weren't for us. Didn't stop us from drooling over them every single day as we exited the hotel, though.

Chateau Ramezay

Frenchmen were apparently much smaller back in the day (Chateau Ramezay).

Notre Dame Basilica

Olympic Stadium

View of the city from Mount Royal Park. Took us 40 minutes to walk there, and then another 30 minutes for me to climb the 452 stairs to the top. 452 STAIRS!

$5 to the first person who can tell me what THIS creature is. I'd never seen it before. (Biodome)

These raccoons at the Biodome cracked me up!

At the Botanical Gardens

We caught our first pro soccer match! LA Galaxy vs Montreal Impact. It was an exciting game, ending 2-2.

We had great seats -- 3rd row! Up close and personal with Landon Donovan!

We flew home on 9/11...through Newark....on United! It was kind of a weird experience, personally. Here's the skyline of NYC with the Freedom Tower as we flew out on our way back to Indy.

As much as we loved being away, we sure missed our little guy. Photos of his "while the parents are away Ford will play" staycation coming soon! :)