Still here......and growing

I am still here.....still trying to be a blogger.  The difference between now and the last blog post I wrote is that I am growing a baby!  We found out right after Thanksgiving that we are expecting our third baby.  We are so thrilled and so thankful!  Along with my first few weeks of pregnancy has come a lot of tiredness.  Like the kind of tired where as soon as our girls are in bed it is all I can do to not fall right asleep.  Pregnancy tired is the best kind of tired, just makes things like blogging in the evening a little harder.  Hoping the second trimester, which I just started, will give some extra boosts of energy. 

The day after we found out.....with a positive pregnancy test :)

Along with that exciting news, our year has gotten off to a great start.  Our January has been full of birthday celebrations for Kyla and Troy.  We celebrated Kyla's 6th birthday a little early with a day in downtown Chicago at the American Girl store for her to pick out her first doll.

Kyla with her new doll who she named, Annabelle

Kyla and Ashlyn in American Girl heaven

Some yummy cupcakes for an afternoon treat

At one of our Chicago favorites.....Giaradanno's

 Our sweet 6 year old

We had a joint birthday celebration for Troy and Kyla, whose birthdays are two days apart.

Sisters surrounded by gifts

Our family

The birthday buddies

Two cakes and two rounds of "Happy Birthday"

"Make a wish"

Yes, I am still here......and growing......