Oh boy....or girl????

Miss Harper is 25 months old and a perfectly fabulous 2 year old. We feel very lucky that she will often share with us a bite of snack or offer us to play with her favorite doll however she very often says "mines" even if the thing she is referring to is the necklace I'm wearing or the food on my plate. She also loves to help with everything. And we've learned that the more we let her help the happier she is and the less tantrums she has. So far so good with the 2's.
My dad was away in Thailand for 3 weeks and since he's returned he's noticed how she seems much more grown up and how many more words she has and how much better her sentences and speech are. It's funny how you don't notice changes as much when they are happening right before your eyes. Harper now counts to 16 and can count actual things which is pretty cool. She also has her colors down and knows what pretty much any animal you can think of says. She and Will often play the animal game where he says an animal or makes an animal sound and she gives the noise or animal depending. They even do turtle which is a funny turtle face. I'll try to get a picture of it for next time.
February (and now half of March) has been great. We are seeing the snow melt before our eyes and the sun is shining again. It definitely feels like spring which was just what the doctor ordered. We got the slide set back up in the yard and Bella has been getting a lot more walks. We've even been able to go to the playground which was surprisingly not terribly muddy. Yet.
In other big news this month, Will and I are very excited to announce that Harper is going to be a big sister. We are due with baby rancourt #2 around September 28th. We are now 12 weeks along. Below is a photo of me at 10 weeks and then Baby R #2's first official photo, taken today.

10 weeks and counting.

We are so excited about this new little person who will be joining our family!