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I had my 20 week ultrasound today. It was so awesome to see baby again. Todd and I were both amazed at how much more we could see compared to our ultrasounds with Henry. For the past 2o weeks Henry was 100% sure he was having a baby sister. We'll let Henry let you know if he was correct with his prediction...

East Coast Adventure Party III

Before headed out of town, I decided to treat Henry to the beach. It was a bit of a thank you to him for being such an incredible traveler!

Henry before...

Henry after a big wave gets us both wet!

Since home was about 10 hours away, I decided to break up the trip by staying with Ann and Sean in Richmond for a night. So last night we crashed yet again with good friends.

Lastly, on our way home today Henry and I made one final stop in Baltimore for a lunch break with my sister, Kathleen.

I don't think I have been able to visit with so many people in such a short amount of time since our wedding!

I was thrilled to finally pull into our driveway this afternoon and feel so thankful that I was able to make such a big trip to see so many great people, especially baby boy Colin!

Colin is still in the NICU in Wilmington, but doing very well and will hopefully be released by the weekend so mom and dad can finally take him home.

East Coast Adventure Part II

After a very long, hard, and complicated labor (almost 24 hours and ended with a C-section) Jeanine (aka ROCK STAR!) delivered our newest member of the family, Colin Joseph, November 6th at 1:00 am 6 weeks before his expectant due date. He was an amazing 5 pounds 15 ounces.

Early Sunday morning, Henry and I left Roanoke to make the 6 hour trip down to Wilmington, NC. I realized traveling at 7:00 am on daylight savings Sunday is the absolute best time. We saw about 10 cars throughout our trip on back roads. Finally, Sunday afternoon I was able to meet Colin and see Mike and Jeannine. Since Henry wasn't a sibling, he was not able to meet Colin, but did an exceptional job of going with the flow throughout the entire weekend.

Henry was a big fan of Aunt Jeannine's wheelchair!

Although it was not ideal for Colin to show up so early and when Mike and Jeannine were 6 hours from home, it was very convenient that my good friend Christine and her family live just 10 minutes from the hospital. So again, I stayed with friends for a few days while visiting and helping Mike and Jeannine out as much as I could. It was also great meeting the Mottram's newest member of the family, Miles. Definitely felt like baby weekend!

Again, Henry had a blast hanging with another two year old! He might start to expect instant playmates and new toys whenever we go out of town!

The next day a cold crept up on me so I wasn't able to see Colin in the NICU, but it was still nice visiting more with his parents and the Mottrams.

East Coast Adventure Part I

Henry and I just returned from our East Coast Adventure. I'll try to condense the events of our travels as much as possible...

Friday morning I was minutes from getting Henry in the car to drop him off at my parent's house when I got the call that Jeannine's (my sister-in-law) water had broke while Mike and her were in Wilmington, NC for a wedding. It was such a shock since Jeannine wasn't due for another six weeks and of course because they live in Washington D.C. Quickly my plans for a solo weekend trip to Roanoke changed. Our original plan was for my mom to watch Henry during the day and then Todd and Henry would have some male bonding time while I was away for the weekend at Ann's baby shower.

I decided to take Henry with me to Roanoke so I could travel down to NC after the shower weekend to meet my new nephew. Unfortunately, my parents weren't able to make it down since they flew out on Monday for a trip to China!

So Henry and I made it to Roanoke in about 6 hours on Friday. The Smiths were so nice to let us stay with them during our time there. Henry loved having time to play with his pal Lillian.

Saturday was the baby shower. It was so wonderful to see so many great friends and to help Ann prepare for baby girl Sanderson!