Family Update: Baby, School, Easter

We're way overdue for a little update!

In case you aren't adept at reading ultrasounds (and you didn't read the comments of the many who are), we are having a BOY! Baby Bean (no, we aren't really naming him Bean) is due August 17th! The timing is perfect for us! I am so happy that the baby will come before Mike is back in school. It will be so nice to have his full attention! For those of you trying to do the math, I'll make it easy for you. Eliza and Bean will be about 17 1/2 months apart. They will only be a year apart in school.

We limited our summer job search to the local area, to make the having-a-baby thing easier for everybody. Mike was fortunate to find a job here for the summer, which will even extend into the school year as a part time job! In other good Mike news, Mike was accepted into the MBA program here, so he will be doing a joint JD/MBA degree. The joint program is 4 years. He is finishing his first year of the law side now. Next year (starting in August) he'll do his first business year. The last two years will consist of classes from both disciplines. He is excited!

Everyone is asking how I am feeling (a typical pregnancy question). The answer is "great." I'm at the easy part of pregnancy where I'm not tired and sick anymore, but not yet big and uncomfortable. I generally feel productive during the day (or guilty for not being productive because I don't have a good excuse).

Eliza is walking like a champ! It was 3 weeks ago when she decided that she wanted to walk for real. She has improved every day since then. It is quite amazing to watch how quickly she is advancing. We can't get over how cute she is and how grown up she is becoming. I won't go into great detail of her accomplishments and funny stories, because she'll have a 14 month post soon enough. Just know that she is as adorable as ever.

Here are a couple family pictures we took on Easter. I made Mike's matching tie (which is crooked in the picture where you can actually see it) the night before so he didn't feel left out.

This wasn't an official belly shot, but it may as well have been. I'm just wearing regular, non-maternity clothes here, so mostly I just look big, not necessarily pregnant. That will come soon enough, though. I am a day shy of 23 weeks here.

I better show you a shot of Bean's face, since all you have seen so far is... well, inappropriate if he were anywhere other than the womb. Here you see his face on the right side and his belly on the left side. His right hand is just above his face.

And an Eliza picture for good measure:

You can reference this year's bunny shot with last year's bunny pics of Eliza.