A late start...

To keep my family and friends up to date with my pregnancy process [round 2] and Winnie I'll continue posting belly blogs and Winnie updates as much as possible. I am a little late to start with pictures and posts this time around, but hopefully I'll be able to keep this up to date now.

Baby Brown is the size of a peach
and loves all things salty. 

How far along: 13 weeks and 2 days
Gender: We won't find out for another 2 months or so, we are anxious to know though!
Weight gain: 3 pounds
Maternity clothes: None yet, but I bought a cute top for like $2 at Old Navy and look forward to wearing it.
Stretch marks: None
Belly button in or out: In
Sleep: Not a lot this week with Winnie being sick :(
Best moment this week: Taking Winnie to her first baseball game & watching fireworks together!
Worst moment this week: Almost getting sick in the car while driving... it was rough. Note to self: always eat and always bring snacks. Always.
Miss anything: Mojitos. That's all.
Movement: Too little to tell.
Cravings: Salty french fries with vinegar, chips, Chinese food, and Kit Kats which are always a good idea, pregnant or not. :)
Queasy or sick: Queasy if I don't eat or drink every few hours.
Looking forward to: That 2nd trimester energy!!

Our little Winnie came down with a cold this past Sunday that turned into a mild case of Croup. She had a fever ranging from 101.1 to 102.5 and once that dropped she has just had this nasty cough. I must say though, we could not be more proud of our amazing girl. She hardly fussed, only the days she had a fever she was clingy and cried when she sneezed or coughed. She has been such a trooper and we all can't wait for it to be over.

If you didn't know already, we have a climber on our hands. Well, this week Winnie has learned how to climb onto the living room table and couch. She's fallen a couple times, once when she started running on the table and didn't realize the table came to an end and fell right off. We are currently teaching her how to properly get down... hopefully it'll stick.

We celebrated the 4th of July last night at the Intimidators baseball game minus Taylor because he wasn't feeling good. Winnie did great!! She was so curious of everything going on around her and was such a cheerful little fan. We also watched the fireworks her first time and she just kicked her feet to the music they played while I held her ears. She watched the whole time and didn't cry once.

When it started to drizzle we hung out like this. :) 

Winnie kept pointing to the mascot so we took her over
and she cried instantly. Thankfully Gisele managed to
get a decent picture of her, but you can tell she was frightened. 

Right before the fireworks started. We were excited!! 

Happy 4th of July!!!

SURPRISE!

Baby Brown #2 is due early January! 

It was a about a month and a half ago when I had some symptoms that were similar to my symptoms with Winnie. So after taking a test, we found out that we are expecting baby Brown #2! We were completely surprised and thankful this was not a surprise to God. ;)

We are finally at the mark where I think it's safe enough to say it publicly... Plus, my belly is bigger this round than last and I don't know how much longer I can hide it. ;)  It is definitely still sinking in for us, I think because we are so busy and I am so distracted with Winnie that sometimes I forget, then I'll get hit with nausea and baby Brown reminds me [it's] there. We are excited and know that our excitement and joy for baby #2 will just continue to grow. God is so good!!

Good times with family in June

After Winnie's birthday party, we have had a whirlwind of events from Father's Day & Winnie's dedication to Jon, Julie & Josh heading back to FL, and family visiting. Things may be slowing down for us in the coming weeks... maybe?

Winnie is doing well. She had her 1 year well visit which turned into a sick visit because baby girl threw up for the first time the night before. It was good timing because we had an appointment already scheduled, but so sad because she was sick. She was a trooper, didn't even cry once during the 4 different times she got sick. We were so proud of her. But with many many snuggles and a ton of Pedialyte she was rehydrated and back to her normal self. Her check up went well, she weighed 19.10 pounds and is right on track with developing and growing strong.

Dada's Day <3 

On Father's Day we celebrated Taylor and his awesomeness as a daddy to Winnie. It's true. There is no one like Taylor! I am so thankful for him and that Winnie has him as a dad. We also dedicated Winnie on Father's Day Sunday at church, which was so sweet. Then we spent the afternoon with the Brown's and took some time to take pictures with J3 and visit with them before they moved later that week. [You are so missed!!!!!!]

CrossWay Baby Dedication

One of my most favorite family photos of us!

The dads

We miss & love you Jon, Julie, & Josh!

Future piano player

Where's Winnie???

THERE SHE IS!!! 

My sister and her family came to visit with us the next day. It was such a blast and joy having them here the whole week. I know it's a long trip with no kids, let alone 3. But I'm glad they came!! We hung out, played outside, went to the pool, went to the park, had a picnic, and did so many other fun things.

This is a face that needs a nap huh? haha 

love my sister <3

We love you Olachea's!!!