The Campbells: Big Sister

Our little girl is one! How did this happen? I know I’m going to sound like 30 million other people but I SWEAR I just came home from the hospital with her! I can vividly remember everything about labor (or lack thereof), holding her in the first moments of life, the whole breastfeeding thing and learning how to be a mom. I’ve held 2 newborns in the past week and I just can’t imagine her being that small!

Her birthday party was a blast and the babies had a ton of fun. I actually had a lot of fun too. I was determined not to get stressed out about it and, surprisingly, was pretty successful. After all, it IS just a one year old party that she most likely will have no recollection of. HA.

And equally as cool as celebrating Clara’s first year, we got to announce the coming of Baby Campbell #2! It couldn’t have been more perfect than to announce it with all our family in the same room. “Clara is going to be a big sister!!!” And no, we don’t know what we’re having yet. For some reason, when we tell people about Clara becoming a "big sister" they automatically assume there is a “little sister” on the way. Now, Jason and I DO have a feeling it’s another girl but that’s beside the point. And the fact that I have a 99% inaccuracy rate in guessing the sex of mine and other peoples’ babies, it will probably end up a boy! We are sooooo anxious to have our next ultrasound on September 17th to find out! 4 more weeks…

So what’s new. Clara got two more teeth (one being a molar) so now has a total of 8. She is really starting to walk and we are having so much fun watching her get more and more confident! It’s so cute to see her toddle across the room, bust it face first on the floor, and lay there with the biggest smile on her face. It cracks me up every time! The puppies have definitely come around more and seem to love her now. They don’t run away from her and will let her snuggle up against them. I think this new acceptance might have something to do with the fact that she gives them bites of her food. She is completely off the bottle and is eating and drinking like a normal “person”! So weird….

For daddy….well, Jason has been told that his job is secure as any job can be. Obviously nothing is ever 100% guaranteed, but basically his job is as stable as it was 3 years ago. This is a HUGE blessing because of the hundreds of layoffs going on at NASA right now. There are 6 people in Jason’s group and 4 of them were let go. We definitely give God all the glory for continuing to provide for us!

For me…just being barefoot and pregnant. HAHA. Totally kidding. I love being pregnant again and am just as excited, if not more, than the first time around. This is of course after we freaked out a bit when we first found out! I am extremely thankful the first trimester is over with. Dealing with fatigue and nausea is NOT fun while taking care of a one year old. I feel like a million bucks now and love my new found energy! I also turned 27 last month.

We are looking forward to enjoying this time just the 3 of us and the anticipation of new baby growing and coming to meet us. We’re also anticipating all the new babies soon to arrive to many of our friends in the next few months. Babies, babies everywhere!

Baby Campbell #2 due February 8, 2011

We are all pregnant! Also, Jessica (in the middle with me) and I have the same due date! We thought it would be fun and creepy to get pregnant at the same time again. HAHA! (joking). Amber is due in Sept and Christy in March. :)