THE HOWARD FAMILY BLOG: Pregnancy....

Well, where do I begin? We found out that we were expecting baby #2 on July 30th! I had just driven home from Bend with Makenna and decided to take a pregnancy test. Much to my surprise, it was positive. Howie was at work so I took a picture of the test and text it to him. He was just as shocked and excited as I was! We went into this pregnancy extremely cautious since we had miscarried only 5-6 months before. It had been a long two years of disappointment but we finally got another positive!!

Our first appointment was scheduled and we were extremely nervous. My doctor was willing to see me earlier than 8 weeks just to make sure that the baby (if there was one) was developing properly. We were able to see a tiny little speck which was such a relief but since my doctor is so amazing and wonderful when it comes to reassurance she told us to come back in 2 weeks so we can check again and this is what we saw at our 2nd appointment!

A healthly little bean!! So amazing!! I had some concern a couple of weeks later and I was able to get another ultrasound! It looks like the Howard Family definitely has another little babe on the way!

Ultrasounds are my most favorite thing in the whole world! I love being able to see the baby grow. It is amazing. :) Well, on November 11th we had our big anatomy & gender scan. This is when we found out that "it" is a girl!! We were thrilled! Makenna was adamant that she was having a baby sister so good thing it worked out in her favor!

Here SHE is!

On January 16th we went and paid for an elective 3D ultrasound. We did the same thing when I was pregnant with Makenna but this time I was slightly disappointed in the photos. We couldn't see her very well, the technician said she had her face smooshed against the placenta. This was the best photo we could get.

From what we can see, she looks just like Makenna did when she was born! Only a few more days to go and we'll know for sure. We are so excited to meet her!!

Here are a couple of pictures of me. I am 29 weeks pregnant in the left photo and 36 weeks pregnant in the right.