Announcing Our Second Peanut!

Vic, Grace, and I are happy to announce that a second Lipsey peanut is on its way! We will (hopefully) know whether it's a girl or a boy in October, and he or she will arrive in March. There's already been one photo session, during which the newest Lipsey wiggled like crazy, and this is the best shot:


For those like me who are ultrasound-photo-challenged, the baby is the light area within the dark. Its head is at the top, legs at the bottom, and a little hand is up by its face.

Other than increased queasiness and tiredness, I'm doing okay, and the doctor says all is going well with the little wiggler, so we're very thankful. Given the increased queasiness, we had some thought early on that there might be more than one baby getting comfy in there, and the doctor enjoyed teasing us about that possibility. Newborn twins and a one-and-a-half year old. Wow. But it looks like just one, and, for the sake of our sanity, we're okay with that.

We look forward to preparations for this new little one. There are decisions to be made about names (watch for a poll to be taken here on the blog), space to be cleared for the baby bed, things we'd like to finish on our house, and at some point we hope to sell my VW Golf and get a slightly larger car (one car seat and stroller fit just fine -- two won't). For now, we're just taking one day at a time and enjoying the end-of-summer weather, a relaxing weekend here and there, time with friends and family, and Grace's laughter.

Melinda