Oh-Bla-Di

Ava’s truly a lover of the simpler things in life – especially when those simpler things involve a brass band and maybe some sequins.  Completely by accident, we’ve learned that Ava loves the Lawrence Welk show.  It came on and she said “Whoa.  Beautiful.”  After every song she asked, “More singing?”  Whoozy was hooked.  Needless to say, we’ve got it TiVo’d now for future non-cartoon TV opportunities.

Not only does our girl love Lawrence Welk, but ice dancing has become a huge favorite.  She just thinks it’s beautiful and her whole face lights up watching it.  Also, she likes watching the freestyle skiing where the skiers ski up a ramp and then do lots of crazy acrobatics.  Olympics are a huge hit.  We’ve got hours and hours TiVo’d.  Maybe they’ll last us until the next Summer Olympics!

…back to our regularly scheduled programming.

I had meant to get on and update the blog earlier this week, but Sunday turned into Monday, Monday turned into Tuesday, and on Tuesday, the bottom dropped out.

We had a little pregnancy scare this week, but have just come out from under it to learn that baby #2 is perfect and it’s all going to be ok. Matt was TDY all the way across the country, and I had to call him back to come visit the doctor with me. We waited all day on Wednesday for a referral and appointment for an ultrasound, but didn’t get to go in until this morning. At about 10:30 this morning, our world was put right-side up again when we heard Dos’s heartbeat and now know that the baby is growing perfectly. HUGE relief.

We have many things to be grateful for today. First, a family all here together, healthy, & happy. Second, a wonderful progress report on our family’s newest member. And third, but certainly not last or least, our dear friends who were here to save us when we so needed them.

Since no blog post is complete without a picture and since the grandmothers in this family will sleep better seeing it, here’s a photo of Doozy from today.  Perfect and very well-loved.