July 2011

6 months pregnant with my grandmother's first great grandson! 4 generations - such a special picture!!

May 2011

This was the month we found out the gender of our baby! At my 18 week appt, I asked my OB (we call him Hammy) to check the gender, which he gladly did. Kevin came to this appt with me because he was as excited to find out as I was. So, Hammy was scanning the area and saw nothing. He checked for about 5 minutes, said the baby's legs were crossed, was being vague, said it was a girl but gave us a 40% chance it could be a boy....he was all over the place. Now, Hammy knew we had 2 girls and knew Kevin wanted a boy. Hammy also backtracked about Hana being a girl because I started crying in disappointment when he told me (horrible of me, I know!) So, knowing how he operates and seeing no visible penis, we were pretty sure this was another girl. We were so convinced it was a girl and I was way super excited and Kevin was probably disappointed but putting on a good face. We told my parents, who were probably hoping for a boy too, but they told me how great daughters are. Well, I had my official sonogram scheduled for the next day and since we 'knew' we were having another daughter, Kevin didn't even come with me. I am no expert at reading sonograms but as soon as they got started, I saw the picture below and no one had to even tell me what it was! I got all teary-eyed and cried out "I am having a SON?!!" I had never felt happier for Kevin in my life! No sonogram I've ever had up until this one has ever turned out 'normal' and this one had concerns too. I hate that moment when the sonographer gets all quiet, repeats their measurements, keeps checking while disguising their conversation to sound positive and then brings in the real doctor to break the bad news. After it was all finished, I called Kevin and said "The good news is you're having a son!! The bad news is he might have something wrong with him." Yeah, I know how to kill the moment! I got home, where my mom was watching the girls and told her she was finally getting a grandson and she got all teary-eyed and gave me a huge hug and said "I knew it! Oh Jenn, I told you!"
Of course, I waste no time planning ahead and already had some boy clothes hand me downs just in case and was so excited to hang them all in the closet!!!

DIsneyland 2011 - Hana's 5th Birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday Hana!! We were due for a family vacation and decided to go to Disneyland to celebrate Hana's birthday.
Of course, the girls had a ton of fun! Alaina definitely enjoyed meeting the characters way more than the rides. It was so sweet to see how excited she was to meet Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Snow White and more!

Our first day there (Hana's actual birthday), our boat was coming out of It's a Small World as soon as the fireworks started. Hana says "How does Disneyland know it's my birthday?" because she thought the fireworks were just for her.

Christmas Day

December 2010

As usual, December was a busy month filled with a lot of fun! We went to Sonoma for a quiet getaway before Christmas. It was too rainy to visit Traintown, which was right across the street from our hotel but at least the girls were allowed to drive this cute train that was set up in the lobby. For the Christmas program at church, Hana's role was to march down the aisle holding the star of Bethelehem way up high. She definitely was the 'star' of the show!!
Alaina's playgroup had a little holiday party and gift exchange. Below are some of the Lovebugs -Aisling, Jack, Alaina, William, Reese and Brynn.

As a special daddy/daughter date, I bought Kevin and Hana tickets to see the Nutcracker at Zeum in San Francisco. I had been reading Hana the Nutcracker story almost everyday so it was very exciting for her to see it performed....and to meet the performers after the show!

Early in the month, we were lucky to have Auntie Chero (as the girls call her) visit. She had to come to San Francisco for work and extended her trip to spend time with us.