It's a Girl!

On February 15th, Christina went in for her 20 week appointment and ultrasound. She was blessed to have both her Mom and Bella along to view a picture of the baby for the first time. The great news is that the baby is healthy with all its fingers and toes and seems to be developing right on schedule. We decided to find out the baby's sex this time around and we are very excited to announce that Bella will be having a little sister come July. Isabella really enjoyed the ultrasound and was very attentive to the technician pointing out the baby's eyes, nose and fingers. She would look at the screen and say "baby sister" and now she knows that her baby sister is in mommy's tummy. It was hard not to have Paul there, but Christina was able to give him the news shortly after her appointment and he is thrilled to find out that there will be another girl joining the family.

Christina and Isabella are still enjoying themselves in Minnesota despite the cold weather. Bella got to play in the snow for the first time. She wanted to touch it and took off her mittens to do so, which of course didn't go so well. She does love sledding, but has a hard time walking with all her snow stuff on....she looks a bit like a pink marshmallow. She is having fun with family, going to the zoo with Grandma and playing piano with Nona are just a few of the things that have been keeping us busy. She is also enjoying, maybe a bit too much, watching t.v. at Grandmas and all the treats that are around the house.

Paul is staying even more busy, flying almost every day and working out whenever he gets a chance. He will also be starting up a new class online for his MBA very soon. Paul and Christina keep in contact with emails and phone calls at least a few times a week. Bella doesn't know exactly what is up, but she likes to wave to her daddy whenever she sees an airplane fly by. We miss you Daddy,we miss you this much and more.....