Parker Baby!: Big Sister!!! Announcing Baby #2!

As the first trimester is coming to an end.....I feel like it is time to share our big news!!! Noah and I found out in early March that Addison will be a big sister in November! We are beyond thrilled to be expanding the Parker family! We had our ultrasound on April 13.....heard the heartbeat (167bpm) and baby looked healthy. Baby is right on track for a due date of November 24 (just after Thanksgiving).....but I'll probably be induced early if baby doesn't arrive by 39 weeks due to being on lovenox again. Yes, lovenox again, ugh! I started shortly after my 10 week appointment. So far this pregnancy has been WAY different than the first. In addition tot he fatigue that I had with Addison, I have had a lot of nausea this time. I am fortunate that I never vomited, but definitely had a period of a few weeks where I was nauseated around the clock....no fun! I was also extremely sensitive to smells! Things have started to calm down in the last couple weeks, and fortunately I am starting to get some energy back and my nausea is only intermittent! Thank goodness! I'll be twelve weeks on Saturday! Addison has been practicing answering the questions, "What's inside mommy's belly?"......although she doesn't "get it" yet, she has learned to respond "baby" about half the time......hopefully by the time I really have a belly she'll have it down! :-) Nana and Papa and Jojo and Opa are super excited....and had to keep it a secret for a long time since we told them during their visits in April! :-)
Beyond our big news of baby #2, we have been busy enjoying the nicer weather and keeping up with Addison's plentiful energy these days!

Walking with Addison's friend "Wi-wi" (William) on the riverfront!!! Besties!

Snuggling with Wally and baby during the Kentucky Derby!

Mommy and me!

At the Children's Museum! Addison loved the water!

Eating breakfast with daddy at Cuzzy's!

The last few weeks have been filled with many days spent playing in our wonderful park on 4th Street, enjoying the riverfront with wally, treking to Williston Park and the Children's Museum on chillier/rainy days, trying out playtime at Creative Kids, attending our weekly music class at McPhail, having some fun playdates with Ali and Levi, playing with cousin Victoria for a day, visiting the cats at Petsmart (she loves them!), going to a couple birthday parties and barbeques, and eating breakfast out at Cuzzy's a couple times when daddy is off. Addison has still been enjoying daycare on Thursday/Fridays and loves to play babies with the other girls in the class! They each carry around babies most of the day. Even at home, Addison treats her baby so well.....she positions her in the highchair for snack time, tucks her in to bed and kisses her with a blanket around her, pretends to change her diaper, and attempts to share her milk and snacks with her. We just hope this interest lasts until November when Addison will have "her own baby!"
Addie has been really in to riding toys outside at school and with friends in the neighborhood, and has gotten much more independent at the park-going on the slide alone and climbing up many more things than she used to. The swing continues to be the ultimate favorite!