PINK!

On Friday, Adam, Jackson and I went for my 18 week ultrasound and to see if Butter Bean would reveal his/her true identity.  We (I) decided I wanted to find out the gender this time around so I could properly prepare if I would be living with 3 boys for the rest of my life.  Adam was down with it too and we decided to bring Jackson with to experience seeing the baby in momma's belly.

The ultrasound tech took a ton of measurements so it was probably 20 minutes or so before she asked if we were sure we wanted to know the gender.  She then said "it's definitely a girl!"  I may have cried a few tears of joy/relief but did feel a bit sad that Jackson wouldn't have a little brother to play trains with.  Something tells me this little girl has a pretty good chance of being a tom boy though.  

On Saturday I was walking home from getting my hair cut and ducked my head into the resale shop down the street and decided Butter Bean needed to have this in her nursery. Let the pink extravaganza begin!

Belly shot - 18 weeks

I've been buying dresses lately for our upcoming trip to CA and also because I know it's what I'm going to be living in this summer.  I promise you this bump arrived much earlier this time around, but has been covered up by sweaters, coats and scarves.  Putting a dress on makes you feel VERY pregnant.  

As you can tell, Jackson is very interested in the fashion show!  

On the Trail again.....

We found out on December 11 that we are expecting bambino #2!  That night was Adam's Christmas party at Longwood Gardens (where we had our wedding photos shot), so as we were strolling through the gardens, I gave him a Christmas card from Jackson that I had "forgotten" to give him the weekend before when we did our family Christmas.  The card said told Adam that he was the best daddy ever and was signed Jackson and Baby Hardt (due Aug 14, 2013).  I'm two out of two on delivering the news via card and also surprising Adam!

I've just moved into the second trimester and everything seems to be going good so far.  I had a pretty easy first trimester with just a bit of nausea.  I've been craving a lot of red meat (last time it was pizza) and have been sleeping 9 hours each night.  I've had an early gestational diabetes test and thankfully it came back negative, so won't have to test again until my 28th week.

Jackson has been asked if he wants a brother or sister, but responds with "No, I want a baby puppy" so clearly he's not on board with this yet.  I'm sure it really won't hit him until he meets his new sibling.  In the meantime, we are working very hard on potty training!

I also just had to tell work as they wanted me to manage a project through the end of 2013.  So, the cat is definitely out of the bag on this one.