Why I haven't been posting...

Yes, this is my excuse for why I haven't been blogging much lately...I've been sleeping during Emma Cate's naps leaving little time to blog! Yes, little Gentry #2 is due March 14! We are so excited! That means I'm only around 8 weeks, but we have known for over a month so it feels like I should be farther along...wishful thinking! We were so thankful to hear the heartbeat yesterday, a good strong 153 beats per minute. The ultrasound tech got Phil's hopes up telling him it sounded like a boy heartbeat. Really he would be thrilled with another girl though and we are just praying for a healthy baby.

This pregnancy has not been as easy as the first and I have been sick for several weeks now with a few good days thrown in every now and then. I don't think I realized how good I had it the first time and now feeling sick definitely makes it even harder with a toddler running around. But, this too shall pass and I'm thrilled to meet our new little one!



We've also made another big change in our life - we bought a minivan! (sorry not a great picture of EC, but I'm not going to lie...I'm hurrying to post this so I can go grab a quick nap before EC wakes from hers!) I know, I swore I would never drive a minivan. I was going to be an SUV mom, but in the last few months I've really wanted the space and convenience. We went to Birmingham for our anniversary weekend and went to look at minivans just to see what we liked with no intention of buying one anytime soon, but we found a preowned one that had everything we wanted with the right price so we went ahead and bought it. It worked out perfectly because my parents were in the market for a car and they decided to buy ours. I really love the minivan though and think it is going to be great for our growing family!

I don't have a belly pic right now, but it's already showing. I heard it happens faster with the second child, but I have been shocked that my shorts are already too tight to button comfortably.

Ok, so now maybe everyone will forgive me for the blog posts being few and far between! Sleep is just so much more necessary right now! We are so excited and glad we could let you in on the news!

Oh, and a HUGE thankyou to my sweet friend Amy for picking up a double stroller for me that I bought on Craigslist! I had been on the lookout for a double BOB stroller because I walk with a friend everyday and have heard the BOB is really wonderful - of course also really expensive so I started looking on Craigslist and Ebay. Found one in Pensacola that was exactly what I was looking for and a great price, but who wants to drive to Pensacola? My sweet friend Amy! She lives in Dothan and drives a lot for work and just happened to be going right through there last week so she offered to pick it up for me. Then that gave me the perfect excuse to head to Birmingham on Friday to meet her and my college roommate, Katherine, (who is also newly engaged! congrats Kat!) for lunch and a quick visit and to pick up the stroller.



It was so great to see these girls and get to spend some time catching up! Also got to have a few quick minutes with my longtime friend Laura...reminder Laura and Ben - you are still supposed to be making a weekend trip here soon!

Ok, headed to take a short nap! Will post again soon with new pictures of Emma Cate - I promise!