The Stewart Family: We're having a boy!

We found out on January 21st that the little one growing inside is a little boy! Capri will have a little brother, a little blue room next to hers. :-) After doing the big name game when pregrnant with Capri, we considered doing it again this time but we were struggling with clues so I guess the only thing I can say is we both love the name and are pretty settled on it (assuming another name doesn't sneak up on us last minute). Best yet, Capri can say it quite well so I think that means we have her vote too. It's funny how your mind plays tricks on you. Before we had Capri, I always imagined I would have a couple boys, so boy, boy, boy was on my mind before finding out Capri was a girl. We find out she is a girl and I'm surprised and realize how much I just must have been thinking boy. So this time, after having Capri and enjoying having a girl so much, I think, it's definitely another girl. The pregnancy feels the same, I've got all of the girl clothes and pink gear, it just has to be a girl. Guess again! Boy it is! The bottom line is you just never know what the next little surprise is around the corner and a pleasant surprise they always are! Ryan and I feel so fortunate to be able to experience having a daughter and a son and we're really looking forward to building onto our current adventure with another little one.

On a side note, I was watching a recorded episode of Oprah the other day when she had Celine Dion on for the 27th time. This time she was interviewing her since she recently had her twin boys. Celine has one older son (maybe 10-12 years of age). She said something along the lines that she has no "me" time these days but after having her older son and realizing how fast he has grown and how fast the baby stages flew by, she doesn't care to seek the personal time like she once did and is soaking up the time with the babies because she knows there is much more "me" time ahead. I'm not saying I don't seek or need my personal time because believe me there are days it sounds and is devine but it was a nice thing to hear and to put things in perspective. It is true, they do grow fast. In fact we are already approaching Capri's 2nd Birthday! Her 1st Birthday seemed to arrive quickly but it seemed more comprehendable, but 2 years...pure craziness!

She brings smiles and laughs to us daily and we're always amazed by her. She is up to three word phrases and is infatuated with her phone conversations which go something like this..."Hello! Yeh! Yes! Sure! Bye!" She is also expressing interest in potty training so we're just going with it when she is interested. Oh all of the experiences ahead! Oh did I not mention the boy's name we chose? Silly me! This little guy's name is Nico Ryan Stewart. For some reason the ultrasound pictures are not scanning very clear so if I can't figure it out, then the biggest surprise will be what he looks like. :-)

Capri dancing on the deck in Manson