A purse and a picture

Selah has been carrying around a small purse and the only thing inside is her sonogram photo of the baby.
She excitedly tells everyone as she shows the picture, " See my baby sisser!"
It's the sweetest thing, I just love it!
At the same time, she tells me she doesn't want to wear her pull ups, she wants to wear the baby diapers....be praying for us. Hahaha.

An unknown Memory

My sister-in-law posted this on her blog today in memory of her mother, Lori Portis. She died of Leukemia over 11 years ago. I'm sure this post wasn't meant to be for anyone in particular, and I'm sure it was just something on her heart that she felt she needed to say....PJ, you will never know what a blessing it is to hear these things.
I never met her, and neither will my children. We make sure Selah knows she will meet her wonderful Grandma Lori in heaven one day, and always welcome stories to tell. I have no memories of her, so the only things I know to share are those unknown to me until they are told by someone who knows them. So if you have anything to share about Selah's Grandma Lori, please do so, like PJ did. And take every opportunity to share with someone about a loved one you lost, they may need to hear it, and you may need to tell it.
click here to read PJ's post.

Our next little blessing!

We had the sonogram this morning and they had a hard time getting a good shot. Every time the lady would find the "parts", the baby would move around. This is a very active child! But finally she got one, and announced it is a girl!

We are very excited at this point. Selah is too! At first I wasn't really sure she understood what was going on, but when we got home I was looking at the sono pics. She asked to have one, so I picked one and told her she could keep it wherever she wanted. She replied after looking at it, "Oh, my baby sister. I'm so excited, Mommy!"
It brought tears to my eyes to hear her say that. I want more than anything for Selah to feel involved in this process and not be left out.
After having time to think about it all, I think it's better for Selah to have a little sister first. She is going to love teaching her all the girly things she loves.
We haven't decided on a name yet, so stay tuned for a post on that.
Here is a pic of the baby from the side. She had her hands by her face the entire time (her Daddy says that's because she's gonna be a boxer)....