Where has the time gone?

I can't believe I haven't updated the blog since the beginning of December. Things have been hectic at the Horner household. On Monday, December 13th we found out we're expecting baby #2! We had been trying for several months with no luck, so when I took the first test and got a positive that day, Chance didn't believe it. I took another one the next day and of course it was positive, but Chance was still unsure because the line was pretty faint. Then, that Friday (I think) I took a digital and he believed the words spelling out "pregnant". We had a wonderful Christmas, then in January I had my first OB appointment. Everything looked great, and has continued to look great at appointments since then. I'm currently 16 weeks, and we expect baby #2 to arrive around August 23rd. Everett will turn four the next month after the baby comes. Four! I can't believe it. On the 28th of this month we'll have a Level II Ultrasound that will throughly examine the baby and we'll find out the sex!

Everett is extremely excited about being a big brother and I think he'll be the best big brother ever. He asks me often if we can "get the baby out yet". We've also had a conversation about how the baby got in mommy's tummy. He went to my OB appointment last month and heard the heartbeat with us. He said that he wanted to see the baby. He is extremely verbal these days, and spends a lot of time playing with his fake friend. The fake friend usually does not have a name, just "fake friend". Today Bella stepped on the fake friend so daddy had to revive the fake friend, but now as far as I know E's fake friend is doing well. Everett can now sing his ABC's in their entirety, and loves to sing "5 Little Monkeys". He knows almost any shape you can ask him to identify including octagon and oval. He is growing up so fast, and has such a vivid imagination. He is such a joy to parent.