WOW time is just flying by!

Well, I can't believe it is already February tomorrow! It seems like time is just flying. Lilyana is changing so much everyday. Her language is developing so fast. She can actually answer questions and kind of carry on a conversation with me. It is so much fun to have a little buddy to hang out with, talk to, and run errands with. She helps with all the chores around the house as well like loading/emptying the dishwasher, putting groceries away, and laundry! I love her so much and we have so much fun together. I am so thankful to have a precious daughter to share so many things with. Today while I was doing my prenatal exercise video she was trying to do all the exercises with me! It was so cute! Hopefully Joel can catch her on video next time. She is really into singing these days. Her favorites are the ABC's, Itsy bitsy spider, and row row row your boat. Her little voice is adorable! I will try to get some video this week to post.
I am going on my 19th week or pregnancy and feeling pretty good. My baby bump has definitely popped out in the past couple of weeks, so that is very exciting and the baby is moving like crazy! It is so amazing to feel my little baby jumping around inside me. I will post some pics later today. Also, you need to stay tuned for the ultrasound pictures! We will go in to find out if we are having a boy or girl on Feb. 9th and we can't wait!

Christmas 2008!

We had such a blast celebrating Christmas this year in Oklahoma! Lily is now 20 months old and was so excited to open all her presents. A couple of her favorites were her wooden train set from mommy and daddy and her new babydoll "Abby" that she got from my parents. She also loved her new red wagon from uncle Brian. Aunt Jaime got her a shelf that holds all her toys in canvas bags! I think I probably appreciated it more than Lily at this point! We had lots of fun around the farm feeding the chickens, collecting eggs, watching the ducks, shooting guns (Joel really enjoyed this part!) I actually almost fell down when I tried the shotgun. We also had a big ping pong tournament on Christmas Eve with our whole family and some friends which was really fun. I would just like to add that my sister and I were on the same team and we battled back from the loser's bracket to claim 2nd place. We probably would have won if I wasn't pregnant...haha just kidding. We did lots of cooking and playing games. We did some hiking on the trails too. The week just flew by. Joel headed off to Ohio on a business trip yesterday morning and will be away for the week. We miss him around here! I am really excited for him to get to see his sister Amy and brother in law Jason while he is out there though. Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas!