**Sophie Lee Sams**

I am an aunt again! My baby sister Shelby gave birth to this beautiful little girl July 28th at 11:41pm. She weighed 7lbs 13oz and is 19 3/4 inches long. She has lots and lots of black hair and the most adorable chubby cheeks ever! Mama and baby are doing great!!! I am 10 hours away and I am absolutely in love with this little girl. I cannot wait to give her and her mama a big hug and kiss. Congrats Shelby and Taylor I am so so so happy for you. She is beautiful!

Cooling Off

With these hot summer days the kids have been finding all kinds of ways to cool off. We are frequently swimming, running through the sprinkler, or playing on the slip and slide. Can't complain too much tho....this is better than snow!

16 week Doctors Appt.

Today I went to the doctor for my 16 week prenatal appointment. I was supposed to go in on Monday but I have had some very light cramping for the past few days. I was also feeling very tender in my uterus so I called and my great doc got me in today! Everything looked really great. The baby was very active and had a great heartbeat. Not only did we get these great ultrasound pics, but we also got to listen to the heartbeat with the Doppler! It was so reassuring to go to the doc today. He chalked up my cramps to probably not drinking enough water and being dehydrated. The tenderness in my uterus is probably just from all the growing and stretching. I am feeling a lot more confident as times goes on. The next few weeks may be a little worrisome as this is when I found out about the one we lost in November. But I am trying to stay positive. I feel totally different this pregnancy than I did with the last. I was not feeling my uterus last time like I do this time. So that is definitely reassuring. This first pic is the baby's head and torso. The far left is the face looking towards us.

This pic is the baby's legs. The white spots are the knees and you can see the legs and feet crossed. The baby was being modest and not showing its parts. We are glad because we want a surprise!

Swimming Lessons

The kids have been doing swimming lessons for almost 2 weeks now. Macie has turned into quite the little fish. She is doing so well. She jumps in and swims with her head under the water out to her teacher. She is even diving down and picking up rings from the bottom of the pool! This is Connor's first year and he has done great! The first week they played in the little pool. This week they ventured into the big pool. Connor was a little scared at first, but now he loves it!

193 Days until Christmas?????

AND.....

Until Our New Baby Arrives!!!!!

Babies, Babies, Babies

On Saturday we had a family bbq. We were super excited because we got to meet our new little cousins. Avery is 6 weeks old and Logan is 2 weeks old. The kids loved loved loved them! We had a great time. Macie, Connor, and Logan

Macie and Avery

Avery

Logan

Macie feeding Logan

Uncle Ty and Avery

Uncle Ty and Logan

Logan

Macie and Avery

Connor and Avery

{ Watercolors VS. 3 year old }

The kids wanted to paint with watercolors this morning. They do this quite frequently with no problems! So I got everything ready for them and left the room for 2 minutes! I came back to this!!!! Connor decided he needed a purple goatee! Silly little man :)