Another girl and another perfect name

Our littlest girl has a name! We tossed around names before we knew the gender and when mentioning the name Tessa and Kate, Audrey very much liked both. Anything else we said received an immediate "no" from big sister. When we found out it was indeed another sweet girl we knew what her name had to be. Our littlest girl will be named:

Tessa Katherine Harmon

Her big sister definitely had a hand in naming her, as anything after that we suggested, Audrey would say "NO! Her name is Tessa!" And Tessa she shall be. At times we call her Tessa Kate, so we will see if that sticks once this little love bug arrives. She is so immensely loved already! She is a little sister with a big sister that will love her and guide her for the rest of her life.

What a blessing! Two girls! I cannot even fathom the ways my heart will grow in a few short months.

Tessa, we are not quite ready for you, but we're getting there and we are so looking forward to laying our eyes on you, holding you and loving on you. And little sis...be ready, because your big sister is storing up all kinds of squeezes for you! She is quite possibly the most excited of anyone about you being here and being her little sis. xo

24 week appointment

I had my 24 week appointment on Monday and all is well! I had another ultrasound to check a couple things that they couldn't get pics of last time and baby girl #2 looks perfect! She is still very much a girl and was quite cooperative this time with lots of sweet face shots and moving around for us. We saw that perfect heart as well as her sucking and swallowing. She currently weighs 1 lb. 9 oz.. Which is nothing compared to my weight gain over the past month....10 lbs! golly. I was due for a bigger weight gain though, as I had only gained 6 lbs. from 0-20 weeks. My doctor says that's it's fine and normal, of course. My blood pressure continues to be great. We are not yet really doing much to get ready for baby girls arrival, but spring break is next week and I think I will be able to do some things then. Oh how things are different the second time around! My bump has grown impressively in the last month....guess that's part of the 10 lb. weight gain!
Audrey is in love with the bump and asked me last night "is the baby coming out soon?" and I told her not for a little while longer, but that not too much longer now. She makes these cooing sounds at my belly daily.

17 weeks bump shot!

Finally!!!! a bump shot! I have not been good about taking pregnancy pictures with this baby, but Mom took charge and said "we are getting one, right now!". I'm glad she did, b/c I love looking at pictures of me pregnant with Audrey! So here I am at 17 weeks pregnant with Little Number 2. I was 18 weeks yesterday and I am fully into my maternity wardrobe. I am almost halfway to my due date and we find out in 2 weeks if we are welcoming another little girl or a baby boy into our family this summer! We can hardly wait to see the baby, hear everything looks good and find out the gender!!!

16 week appt.

I had my 16 week appointment yesterday and I will be 17 weeks pregnant tomorrow.
It was a good appointment and all looked good with the baby and me. I have gained almost 4 pounds total, my blood pressure was perfect, the babies heartbeat was in the 150's...perfect....and my bump was measuring right on track. I talked to him a bit about my leg and vain pain and he checked, said he felt no knots or issues like that and encouraged me to wear my compression stockings and drink more water. I already visit the bathroom every 30 minutes, it seems, so I figure if I up my water intake even more, I will have to begin conducting my classes from right outside the bathroom door! I asked my doc about a quick gender check, which he was happy to do, but alas, baby Harmon was not cooperative. We did get to see lots of flips, rolls, sweet face shots, soccer kicks, good looks at the spine and arms waving.....but NO booty shot. He or she was just moving too much to be able to tell. So, we will find out March 2nd....my brothers birthday! whether this littlest bit is a boy or a girl. That is also when they will do the detail ultrasound to check for proper development and presence of all the organs....super important part!!! Way more important than what's between those legs!
I am feeling definite movements these days and I love the feeling and reassurance that our littlest bit is doing well in there. I usually only feel movements in the evenings, after I have put Audrey to bed and finally nestled into my place on the sofa, but occasionally I will feel flips and rolls during the day. 3 more weeks and we will be half way to my due date.
I have a few friends who are due in the same month as I am, so we are having fun comparing baby bumps and pregnancy symptoms.
Audrey is growing more attached to my bump and will randomly stop in the middle of us reading a book or fixing dinner to hug ("uhhhh" she says while hugging...as if to express the power of her hug better) and kiss the baby. Last night after bath, Patrick, Audrey and I were sitting on the couch reading books. She handed Daddy a book to read and says "Daddy, you read this one, you a good reader". After he read his book, she handed me one and said "Mommy read this one...cause you a good reader too". I said "thank you. this is our last book, then it's time to go to sleep". I started reading the first page and she stopped me, raised up shirt and said "you hear that baby, this is the last book before night night!", gave the baby a hug, then asked me to keep reading.
She's a big sister already!

BOY or GIRL?

Happy Groundhogs Day! {and Happy Birthday to my sweet dog Toby, in heaven}. Since this is clearly a day for making predictions about the weather, why not make another prediction!?

what do you think? BOY or GIRL?

We had fun seeing peoples predictions this same way before finding out that our first little bundle of joy would be a girl, so I thought we would see what you all think this time around! You can cast your vote/prediction on the left sidebar! We'll find out in 4 weeks and we'll let you know then!!!
We are very excited to know the gender, though we will be SO happy with a healthy baby...no matter the sex. We truly have no preference either way! You'd think we would, but we just don't. We are tossing some names around and it's fun to talk to Audrey about it and hear her pronunciation and precious little voice say names that we like for her little sister or brother. And no, we have not settled or even began to settle on a name for either boy or girl! Though I personally am closer to a favorite for a girl name. A boy may be tougher to name....but that's also so fun!!! Looking forward to all the fun that it is sure to bring!!!!!

This is the baby a few weeks ago at 12 weeks. Looking cute as ever. Looking forward to seeing it again at 20 weeks and seeing if we will be buying some boy stuff or sticking with our adorable pinks and purples!

2nd trimester

Wow! I enter the second trimester of my pregnancy today! I am 14 weeks pregnant and feeling good! I have gotten over that hump of nausea and extreme tiredness, though I am still having to eat regularly to feel good and I'm still tired.....I have a two year old bundle of love, fun and energy!
The baby is the size of a lemon this week and about 3 1/2 inches long. I, of course look like I am smuggling a cantaloupe rather than a lemon!:) I do enjoy the bump. I like looking pregnant and others noticing that I am. It's a fun and joyous time that we don't get to experience often and I love knowing and seeing the signs of life growing inside of me. Even with this being the second pregnancy, I still find it all so amazing! Though I am much busier, so I have less time to take bump pictures(still haven't taken one).

Big Sis!

Audrey wearing her Big Sis shirt I made her! She's pretty excited!!!