8 months!

Ilyana is now 8 months old! She is getting so big so fast! She can sit, army crawl, and has even started pulling up on furniture to stand. She loves to play with her toys, explore the house (especially under the table), and eat. She's been eating most everything that we eat and loves being able to feed herself. Her personality is really starting to shine through, she's smart, silly, curious, obedient, introverted, and a home-body. She recently transitioned to only 2 naps a day, it's nice to have a little extra time in between naps to run errands and play with my sweet girl.

Ilyana loves: eating, playing, exploring the house, mommy and daddy, bath time, nala, "talking" to herself in the mirror, her bunny.

Ilyana doesn't like: being held by people other than mommy and daddy, getting out of the bath, going through a car wash, not being at home for long periods of time.

Ilyana weighs: about 15 lbs.

It's a... Boy!

Today we found out that Player4 is a boy! We are so excited to meet Mr. Ryker Paul! Originally we were scheduled to go in to the doctor for our anatomy scan next Friday, however after experiencing some cramping this week the doctor decided to have us come in a week early just to make sure everything was ok. Praise God, everything turned out to be just fine! Ryker's right kidney was slightly dilated (4.4 mm with 4.2 mm being 'normal'), however the doctor was not too concerned. We'll have another ultrasound in a month or two to check it again, however it's more than likely nothing to be worried about. We are so glad to have a happy and healthy little boy on the way! We've been having so much fun feeling Ryker kick over the past few weeks. He definitely is an active little guy! Besides the cramping this week, I've been feeling pretty good. I've struggled over the past month or two with some severe migraines, however the doctor suggested daily neck rubs and it seem to be helping quite a bit. I won't complain (about the lack of migraines or the nightly neck massages)! We are definitely looking forward to March and introducing Ryker into our little family!