Bob, Anna and I are excited to share that come January we will be adding another GIRL to the Seidel family! We went this past Monday for our 20 week ultrasound and I was shocked to hear there is a baby girl in my belly, I thought for sure this one was going to be a boy, once again, I was wrong, and Bob was right. Nonetheless, we are so excited to learn the news and are, more importantly, thrilled to learn that baby is healthy and growing right on track. The baby weighs about 14 ounces and is in the 77th percentile for height and weight. A few weeks ago, we got the results of our quad screening for down syndrome and were happy to learn that all came back fine as well. Hard to believe that I am already halfway through this pregnancy, I absolutely cannot believe how fast it has gone, but very happy to report it has been a very easy pregnancy once again. The past couple of weeks I have started to feel flutters, which have only grown stronger each day and just last night I think I felt the baby from the outside, I absolutely cannot wait for Bob to feel her as well. (You may notice I still refer to it as "the baby". I am not sure if "baby girl" has totally set in yet!). Once we learned the news, we went home and stuffed cupcakes with pink frosting that I had made earlier in the day before meeting our families out for dinner to surprise them with the news. It was such a fun night and we think they enjoyed their surprise as much as we did!
Baby Girl Seidel - 20 Weeks
Cupcakes are ready for the big reveal!
Becky and Izzy take a guess at the ultrasound photo
"It's a GIRL!" Love these faces!
Bob and I, happy to share the news!
And finally - Anna, is thrilled to have a baby sister on the way and can't seem to stop sharing the news :)
This past week Anna completed her 8 week Tumblebee class through the City of De Pere. I was really pleased with the class, we had done a similar one through the Y last year, but this class seemed to offer more and the teacher was fabulous. The first 20 minutes of each class would be spent playing on the gym equipment and the remaining 15-20 minutes was spent in circle time playing games and singing songs related to the weekly theme. Anna's favorite activities seem to be the balance beam, bar, and trampoline. It was fun to see how much better she got at each activity as the weeks went by, especially the bar. By the last class she was starting to swing and try to pull her legs up on it. Do we have a future gymnast on our hands?
Somehow Anna has grown from a precious sweet little baby to a very busy 2 year old. I do not know how the time goes so fast, but she is now a full blown toddler who loves to play outside, go to the park, play with her puppies, play with bubbles and cuddle with mom and dad. She is learning go potty on the potty, and is starting to speak full sentences. Her speech manages to amaze us every day as she becomes more and more clear with her words. Anna turned 2 this past Sunday and we celebrated with a party at the park with family and friends and Anna had an absolute blast playing at the park with friends, eating cake, and of coure, loved opening all the wonderful gifts she received. We are very grateful for all who came to help us celebrate her special day.
Opening gifts with Mom and Dad
Having so much fun at her party
Family Picture :)
Sneaking some frosting...
Anna LOVES cake!
Playing with friend Kate at the park!
Friends playing at the park
Swinging with Liz
Bob and I gave Anna her gift last weekend and needless to say Anna hasn't stopped jumping since - it has become a big hit in our backyard!
