Illinois and BIG Surprises

Mallory and I ventured to Illinois this weekend to visit mom and dad and also to see Aunt Anita who was in town from Wyoming. It was a wonderful and very laid back trip. We had a great time despite the snowflakes. I didn't get very many pictures since I spent most of the time chasing her around.

On Sunday after church Mallory got her 1st hair cut. We didn't cut a lot off we just got it trimmed up. Aunt Sandy cut it for us and did a great job. Mallory was such a BIG girl and just sat there so still. I was very impressed on how well she did.

Before shot of the hair...she had pigtails in earlier















BIG girl getting her hair cut




















Sitting on my lap




















I think she kind of liked it.




















All done. Me, Mal and Sandy. I got my hair cut off too. It's above my shoulders and I love it.















Mal lovin' her new hair cut




















After our hair cuts we went out to grandma and grandpa Edsall's for a fish fry. It was lot of fun seeing family. My cousin Brian and Nicole came w/ there new addition Garin he is 6 weeks already.

Here are pics of the great grandchildren: Mallory, Garin and Giana















I know, you all probably thought the hair cut was the big surprise...well it's not...




















That's right, Mallory is going to be a big sister. We are going to have another addition to our family at the end of October.

I am going to copy off some other blogs by answering a few questions ahead of time:

When am I due:
October 28th, I am 12 weeks today

How close will Mallory and the baby be:
2 years 5 months

Were we trying:
Yes and it happened a lot sooner then we thought it would.

How am I feeling:
Great, no sickness or anything like that. Pretty much how I felt w/ Mallory. I haven't gained any weight yet so I am happy about that (I've got 20 lbs of cushion from the last pregnancy)

Are we going to find out the sex of the baby:
Nope, we like surprises

We haven't been to the dr yet, but that will be happening w/in the next 2 weeks. I have been procrastinating about it because I'm kind of nervous. Once you hear the heartbeat it makes everything so real. There is a lot of things we want to get done before #2 comes along. Plus I have been feeling great. Sometimes I think I feel the baby move...but it's just gas. I am already starting to get a pooch but I'm not going to post any belly pics for a while until it starts looking more like a baby belly then a beer belly.

So that is our BIG news. I will keep you updated on all the fun and exciting stuff.