For those of you far away....

My mom came down to visit on Monday, and as she was about to leave, Jazlyn was on the verge of a giant round of tears until Grandma suggested she go home with her. As soon as she said that, Jazlyn perked right up and then they both put on their "Pretty please, can I?" smiles for me. It's so hard to say no, when Jazlyn adores her grandparents so much. So within a few minutes, they were packed and gone, and I was having a few tears of my own. She even surprised Papa and uncle Jacob, who didn't know she was coming back to their house until she walked in the door!
Jazlyn is my bud and it's so quiet when she's gone. She talks and talks all day and is such a great friend and helper. However, it was fun to have some one on one time with Matsen. And he was eating up being an only child!! He did get really excited when he heard Jazlyn's voice on the phone and they gave each other big hugs when she came back on Thursday evening. Here are a few pictures of the fun she had at Grandma and Papa's.

So everyone has always told me that with each pregnancy you start showing faster, and now I am living that reality. This is me at 21 weeks, today. When I was this pregnant with Jazlyn, I wasn't even really showing at this point, and now I'm scared people are going to start asking me in another month or two if I'm due soon. And still a little over 4 months to grow! We had our ultrasound this week and were relieved that the baby is looking healthy, and they guessed he/she weighs 13 oz. And yes, we're keeping the sex of this baby a secret again. This is such a fun part of being pregnant--feeling great and not too uncomfortable yet, and feeling the baby move around inside of me. I'm enjoying it while it lasts!