Baby girl?

I was SO surprised to find out we were having a girl!! I think I wanted a girl so badly that I convinced myself it was a boy & was very happy with that decision. All I can think about are dresses & shoes & hats & bows. Thank goodness for online yardsales... I've found some amazing bargains already.

Aren't they all to die for?! Now that the excitement of finding out the gender has come and gone, it's realllly started to hit me that an actual baby is coming. In 5 months we'll have another baby. A baby girl. She will be ours. It's a crazy, crazy, exciting thing. We think we are going to name her Oakland Marie Zimmerman :) I thought of the name before I was even pregnant with Colten, and we both loved it. It's just stuck.. A family if four in 2 years, now that's getting down to business.

We put an offer in on a house that we love last week!! We've been looking for a few weeks now, and we have seen some nasty houses. It's amazing how much some renters/homeowners destroy their homes! Eeek. This one is in Harrington right behind our church. It's 3br 2 bath with an extra room above the garage that we want to make into a toy room. It's in a nice, quiet neighborhood, and it's on a little over a half acre lot. I had a feeling this house will be ours before we even toured it. We are saying 100 prayers a day that we get it :)

The weather the last couple of days has been amazing!! We have been going for loooong walks & hanging out at the park. Swinging is so much fun!

Colten's reaction to his Valentine's bear right when he woke up <3

We had a great Valentine's day! Andrew miiiight have gotten 80% of this for free, but that's even better, right? ;) We toured a couple homes after Andrew worked, made dinner (that had to cook for 2 hours & I didn't put it in until 5), ordered pizza to replace the dinner that I wanted to eat at 5:30, and ate delicious ice cream & peanut butter pie. Life is great.

Boy or girl?

I can't even believe the time has come for us to find out the gender of baby #2! It seems like yesterday we found out Colten was a boy.. Oh wait, that practically was yesterday ;) Unlike when we went to find out what baby #1 was, I do not care either way this time. A boy would be SO fun since they'll only be a year apart. They would be buddies for life. But a girl... the dresses & bows are just adorable. Andrew is 100% sure it's a girl, so I'm saying boy just to annoy him.

(18 weeks on our dirty spare bathroom mirror:))

We find out Wednesday, the 13th. So, SO, SO excited! I think the pregnancy might sink in a little more once we know the gender... as of now, I eat a ton & that's what reminds me I'm pregnant each day. I'm not terribly moody or tired, and I don't feel sick at all. Can you say BLESSED?!

Colten, Colten, Colten.. I just don't know how I can possibly love another baby as much as I love him. He's so easy.. so happy.. so smiley & content. I could just gobble him up. Usually. Right now it's 2:15 & he's taken one 15 minute nap today. Not the greatest day, but he's happy, so whatever. He is sleeping through the night wonderfully. That makes for one happy Mama. We have had a lot of fun playing in the snow, but we wouldn't mind one bit if it warmed up. We miss going for long walks & to the park.

The snow was so fun to watch.

These are the townhouses we live in, btw.. we love them.

 He is in LOVE with the vacuum..

Just chillin on the floor in between my legs. Sweetheart.