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Yes, it is true.  Addy will soon have a little brother.  I am almost 23 weeks along and had an ultrasound on Monday.  Derek, Adalyn, my parents, Brian, and Derek's mom were all there to see what we are having.  He left little suspense and wasn't shy about showing off his parts, as the first view the technician pulled up was the "money shot." He looked great and was very active.  Our little guy was measuring a bit ahead of schedule and according to the ultrasound weighed 1 lb. 9 ounces.  It sounds like we're going to have another big baby on our hands.  Oh well you know what they say....go big or go home:)  Here is our little guy making his debut on the family blog...

This weekend was an eventful one, as we had lots of visitors in town for the ultrasound.  On Saturday we went into town with my family to eat out for my Dad's birthday.  We also picked up the things we needed for the Super Bowl on Sunday.  On Sunday we had a Super Bowl celebration with our families and watched the Colts and Saints battle it out.  We were all super excited about the Colts being in the big game and couldn't wait for the game to finally begin.  Each one of us staked out a place in our living room and did a lot of cheering and yelling for the guys in blue in white.  Adalyn wasn't as excited about the game.  In fact, ten minutes into the first quarter she came up to Derek and let him know that she as ready to watch Snow White now.  He gently let her know that Snow White wasn't an option and she went on to playing.  Unfortunately the Colts didn't pull off the win and we were all a bit disppointed in the outcome.  However, it was a lot of fun to watch the game with our families.  We just wish we could have been celebrating together at the end.

Waiting for the big game to begin

Baking Valentine cookies with Mamaw 

Fun with hairbows

We have been working on things around the house in preparation for our new little guy's arrival.  During the past few weeks we cleared out the office in a bedroom upstairs and started making plans for Adalyn's move into her new big girl room.  We still have to decide on a paint color, but this weekend Mom and Dad brought up the furniture they had been holding for us at their house.  We have also started to organize part of the basement area to create a more usable playspace for Adalyn.  We many many books inherited from Derek's mom after she retired from teaching which needed a home.  Derek worked on assembling bookshelves for the basement and Adalyn was happy to offer her assistance.  She loved hammering the nails and couldn't get enough.

Daddy's little helper