Big sister and little sister!

We are happy to announce that little fevold number 2 is going to be a GIRL. We are very happy with this news, especially me becuase I know what a little sister is, I know how much you can love a little sister and I know how helpful a little sister can be. So I am so happy to know that my little sweet Franki gets the chance to have a little sister, to have not only a sister but a forever friend. I know she is going to be such a good big sister. Im excited for all of the things I will get to see with two girls. I look forward to watching there interactions together. I cant wait to teach them all about love and what it means to have family. Special times ahead! Wishing for another wonderful 20 weeks as Baby Girl #2 grows and gets ready to grace us with her presence. And once again, yes she already has a full name picked out, but that wont be revealed until she arrives officially! So stay tuned. Love my little girls!

Picdate

 Ty;s good friends wedding! (franki passed out on my lap!)

 Water table fun!

 Sweet baby face!

 Anniversary Date!

 Walking her BFF!

Her teenage friend and my sweet little teenage friend just after her birthday!

 Look at me drive Ma!

 Happy Girl!

 playing soccer with hulk

Her funny face, I love it!

Smarty!

Franki is such a little sponge lately. She is witty, loveable, smart and a whole bunch of other things. She loved to immitate things we are doing, I mean anything, she helps fold laundry, she cleans her ears when we clean ours, she wipes the floor when I wipe the counter, she is a walking mini version of us. It is really quite entertaining to watch. Everything she imitates she learns, so i can now take the laundry out and she grabs the clothes before I do and starts to do what I have done before. She sees a Q tip and she immediately puts it to her ear. She can now identify her ears, nose, hands, feet, and belly. She can immitate the cow sound: moooo. She has very in detail conversations with us. You definitely cant understnad her but it is quite entertaining to listen to and you definitely can tell she knows what she is saying and really wants to tell you. She uses all different types of inflections in her voice. She can say keys (seese), up, dog, hello (eeeelllooo always very loudly), and we believe she has several other words we just havent figured out exactly what it is yet, until we hear it in perfect context a lot of the words at this point are just a word at that. She likes watching some television now. Usually she can sit through about 15 minutes a day of a show. So for now she watches either baby einstein, big music show, or mickey mouse clubhouse. She usually has to be a little tired in order to sit through any of these shows. She is so busy most of the day she could care less about tv. Books are another story. On average we read 30 times a day to her. If she sees a book or there is one around you will read it over and over and over again. If you read her a book she doesnt like shell get up and find one that she does like. Im telling you this girl knows what she wants. She sits in your lap and can read forever, I love seeing that smart side of her and how much patience she has to sit and read. In other news Spetember has been reserved for quiet family time. We had such a busy summer that its nice to enjoy time together to just relax and enjoy one another's company. We have had a couple of great weekends already filling our time with outside play, football on television and just enjoying the crisp air coming through the windows with some good ole snuggly time. Franki and I are now back in swim lessons, more this weekend on that. We may even have some video coverage of baby girl in the pool! Enjoy the much needed cooler breeze and snuggly baby close to my chest weather!

Anniversary and Franki Bliss

Tyler and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary with eager hearts and happy smiles as we thought about the last two years and all that this next year is going to bring. This is the way I love it, busy. Our lives are constantly in motion and keeping busy with new eventful things. In our years together I graduated grad school, got married, had a baby, having another baby, maybe in between these two we will take a little break from the BUSY yet Beautiful chaos. It has been eventful but absolutely unchangeable and amazing. I cannot even imagine our lives in any other way. It trully works out exactly the way it is supposed to work out and so far we just feel lucky to have had so many wonderful things constantly thrown our way. Of course in there were some tough times two, but that is what makes us Love more deeply than the day before and to appreciate the things we have and the people that have helped us to get her. We are happy and enjoying every moment together. We also went out sans Franki for the first time since May (yes much to long I know) but Im a momma who loves bringing my baby along for the ride i trully can never get enough of that smile. But was it worth it ummm ABSOLUTELY (sorry Franki but momma and dada need some occasional time that is just for us to keep us sane, besides you love hanging with moma and aunt kathy!) We had the most amazing date day/evening. We headed on the metra downtown which gave us an hour to just talk and people watch instead of having to drive down to the city. We arrived and walked our favorite window shopping on MIchigan avenue. Then we headed to Sprinkles Cupcakes where we only waited a whopping 25 minutes in line for the famous Hollywood cupcakes. (Did they live up to the reputation?) Yes they were good, but not as good as our favorite Lincoln Park sweet mandy B's cupcake. Then we headed to the famous Girl and the Goat (owner is the only female Top Ched winner). IT was hands down the most amazing meal we have ever shared. We ate food I would have never otherwise eaten but it was delightful. We left with happy hearts and very full bellies back on the train to home. I quietly snuck into my sweet babys room where she was fast asleep and gave her the five minute cuddle (telling her how special she is and how lucky we are to have her). We then enjoyed the crisp cool night!
Today on our actual anniversary we bought ourselves a new couch! So our house it just about where we want it to be after a year of living here, it may soon feel even more like home! Franki was extra special today. She is just a delight. It is hard to explain but she is just so happy. She recently started to laugh whenever we laugh, which is usualy when we are laughing at something she has done. She also laughs and hams it up for all people at the store and everywhere we go. She makes my day, heck she makes lots of peoples day just with that sweet kinda cheesy upturned face, scrunched up nose, squinting eyes, one sided dimple smile. Im so in love with Tyler, Franki and Hulk. They light up my life as do all the people in my family. Today I finish this nice long weekend feeling happy to be who I am, proud of my family and fulfilled that life is right where it is supposed to be.

P.S. Pictures to come soon, my camera cord is giving me troubles so sorry you cant see what I see right now :)