i spy...

a cute dad and daughter swinging and laughing like no one is watching.

oops, they caught me!

just playing around

cheeeese!

clap clap

pointing and telling me something super serious

pics from charleston

here are a few pictures i took in charleston. i don't have any with kathryn and staples, only one of eli, none of all the delicious pies we baked, and none of ivy on her birthday. clearly i need to get better about taking pictures.

to nanama:

Happy Birthday to you! 

Love you!

10 months

I think I start the month update posts the same way every month but I cannot believe its already been TEN months! Only two more and Esther will be ONE! yes, I have already started to plan her birthday party and I can't wait! This month was a crazy, fast, fun, and busy month. We spent the first half of it in Charleston, South Carolina to welcome Eli McConnell into the world. He is the cutest little guy ever. I wish I would have taken some pictures while I was there. What was I thinking?! Head on over to chaiss' blog to see cause he really is adorable. We are so happy for you McConnell family!

This month Esther has learned how to walk!! One day nanama (Mrs. K) was over visiting and called and said she took 3 steps on her own! I couldn't believe it. Now she is talking like 10 steps at a time and I am sure she is loving it. She is eating so much these days. Yogurt, applesauce, puffs, cheerios, oatmeal, grits, but her favorite food is blueberries. She will eat half the carton for breakfast and the other half for snack. She LOVES them! She also learned how to clap and it is THE cutest thing ever. I uploaded a video, hopefully you can see. 

Esther, everyday I fall more in love with you. Your dad and I feel so incredibly blessed to have you in our lives and we thank the Lord for you each and everyday. You are such a bright spot and you are so loved by everyone around you. I am so glad you're you. 

the beginning starts with a laugh that she just started doing. it cracks me up.

love you e.

strawberry cheesecake

This past week Pravin and I had our 20 week ultrasound. I am so grateful and thankful to the Lord that this baby is healthy. As the ultrasound tech was taking all the measurements she said, "hope y'all are ready for an active baby!"haha no surprise there since Esther is her big sister. We are so so excited to meet this little girl and I can't wait to see how Esther acts with her. I know she will be the best big sister in the world. I tear up just thinking about how I am going to have two precious little girls so close in age. I hope that they will be the best of friends.

To find out the gender of this baby Pravin and I did the exact same thing we did when we found out about E. We went to Del Friscos with our sealed envelope the ultrasound tech gave us. At the end of our meal we handed the waiter the envelope and told him if it's a girl we want strawberry cheesecake and if it's a boy we want chocolate cake. Good thing Pravin's favorite dessert is strawberry cheesecake because that is what we got! Another girl! Yay!

on our way to dinner!

we can't wait to meet you sweet girl!

9 months

Today we had Esther's 9 month check up and everything looked great. She weighed 19 pounds 2 ounces (53%) and was 29 inches (90%). She is growing so fast I can hardly stand it! It seems like she should only be like 4 months right now but she is NINE! She is getting more and more active everyday. She loves to stand by herself. She started this several weeks ago but she is able to stand for longer periods of time and she loves it! She is eating anything these days, except nothing too sweet- unless she's at gramma's =). Her favorite foods are blueberries, peach yogurt, pears and peaches, graduates arrowroot cookies ( thanks nanama!), any and all bread, cheerios, baked potato, apple slices, we give her anything off of our plate and she normally tastes it but doesn't ask for more. She is still content with her milk. For some reason I am always pushing for her to drink her milk, or so it seems. She doesn't like to drink in front of other people. So when we are at my moms house it always looks like I struggle to feed her cause she would just rather play. And at the church nursery, there is no way she will drink a bottle there... she is just too interested and too active. She is sleeping so good I am so incredibly thankful. I normally tuck her in before 8 and she wakes up right around 8. Thank you, Lord! Lets pray this keeps up for when the new baby comes! speaking of new baby, tomorrow i will update you about him/her!

Pravin is the best dad ever. Really. He deserves some sort or prize. I love watching him with Esther. It is just the sweetest thing to see him walk in the door and Esther's face lights up and she crawls as fast as she can to get to him. Oh, i love my family! 

Pics from the doctor today: