Sunday, August 12, 2012

Baby Sister!

Joel, Emma and I are so excited for the arrival of baby sister!  We have decided that her name will be Charlotte Bevan Neland.  We had narrowed it down to 2 names and ultimately we let Emma pick since we could not decide.  She said she liked Charlotte and then immediately asked if baby sister was a spider....She loves Charlotte's Web!  Her due date is September 3rd, Labor Day, but we are hoping that she comes early like Emma did because Mommy is not liking pregnancy in the summer heat!   Here are some pictures form her 4D sonogram that we took Emma too and a few pics of both Charlotte and Emma's rooms.  Emma is going to be a great big sister and already loves to kiss and tell baby sister that she loves her.




 Charlotte's Crib



 Emma's room with her big girl beds

 Emma's bed with 2 of her dolls...usually there are at least 5 more stuffed animals in there with her when she goes to bed...and blankie.
Emma's room looking thru the bathroom to Charlotte's room. 

July

For the 4th of July we went to Wimberly with Mimi, Brian, Brett, Casey and Jeff.  It was a great week filled with a lot of swimming, card playing and fun! 



















We also had a few more visits from Mimi Brian and Brett during July....
 Hat Party with Daddy
 Dress up

 Dessert!
Dress up gift from Brian and Brett

Emma's Swim Lessons

Emma has been taking swim lessons this summer and has become quite the swimmer!  After 5 lessons she was swimming on her own from the steps of the pool to her swim teacher Ms. Christy!  It is amazing to watch her and see how much she has learned this summer!  Here are a few pics and videos from swim lessons.