Poppy has Hair

Goodness gracious, pregnancy goes slow -16 weeks down, 24 to go and not a lot to show for it. Erin still doesn't have a baby bump and she continues to feel great. Sometimes I wish she'd feel (just a little) sick so I knew something was growing in there - either that or a baby bump but let's be honest, I have more of a baby bump than my pregnant wife. All I want is a little bit of daily confirmation that Poppy is in her belly or something. :)

This morning we pulled out the pregnancy book and learned that Poppy is growing hair all over her body, her heart is pumping 25 quarts of blood throughout her body everyday and she's beginning to hear us - which is so cool! Story time is now going to be apart of our daily ritual! One of the high lights of my week is learning about the weekly developments and this week is particularly special because I learned she can hear me. I love her so much already and now I won't hesitate to tell her. :) 

Aside from these short and mostly anticlimactic details there isn't much to report with Poppy or Erin. But there updates with other parts of our lives.

Baby Nils is doing great! He is home and is acting like a normal baby. I didn't realize how scary the first couple hours of his life were until recently. Nils told me every detail about a week ago - he almost lost his little boy. Nils Wooly nearly died. But now he is home and his parents are over-the- moon - they are nervous and it seems they are cautiously optimistic - and they are over-the-moon! I have received photos nearly everyday and I gotta say it, that baby is beautiful!

A few other things - Poppy has attended her first Seahawks and UW Football game. She has experienced her first Markeson Halloween party and Kelsey's 30th birthday! No matter what we do there seems to be a comment made about how next year or the next time we'll have a baby. Goodness, I long to hold her and have her here. Like right this moment it's so fun to think about a little babe asleep or screaming in my arms or hanging out in a swing or something. I don't know what it'll be like but I know my world is about to be rocked!

Next week will have more content. Curtis is getting married on Saturday (I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!)!!! And then, 3 days after the wedding is election night. I hope to have a gigantic party that night and then carry on (knowing that we are going to have the first female POTUS)!