A girl it is!

Jenna wasn't so sure that the ultrasound from last week gave a reliable prediction of the sex of our second child.  So today, we went to a private 3D/4D imaging company called New Life Ultrasound for a 2nd opinion.  After spending a few minutes in front of their big screen viewer, it was obvious that the predictions of a baby girl were indeed correct.  We will, in fact, be having a little girl.  As for a name, Jenna and I are almost 100% settled on: Emmalynn Paige Wolfe.  I can't wait to meet my baby girl.  We will have some 3D photos to share in a few weeks.  Little Emmie wasn't showing anyone her face today (she had her head turned and her arm in front of her face).  If anyone is in contact with Jenna please encourage her to eat more:)  Jenna is losing weight rather than gaining right now. The tech said that Emmie looked very thin and long in the pictures.

Baby #2

This past Monday, I went with Jenna to the hospital for an ultra-sound at the 17 week point in the pregnancy of our 2nd child.  Normally done at about 20 weeks, this ultra-sound is intended to take critical measurements of the baby's body parts and development.  It is also used to give the parents a likely idea of the sex of the baby if the parents want to find out.  Weren't Jenna and I surprised when the technician informed us that we are likely having a baby girl.  We were so sure that Eli was going to have a little brother.  Needless to say, we will not be painting the new nursery until January 10:)  Jenna swears that it is still going to be a boy (the baby was sitting Indian style[or criss-cross apple sauce for the politically sensitive]) but is reluctantly thinking of a girl's name.  We are leaning toward the name Emmalynn.  Any suggestions?

June trip to the S.D. Zoo

Today we took Eli to the San Diego Zoo. We rode the Arial Tram, took a tour on the tour bus, and Eli even got to pet some of the more domesticated pets at the Kid's Zoo.










Eli became a bit attached to the brown goat and didn't want to leave its side:)

An April trip to the beach

Ever see a 1 year old race down the beach on all four's toward surf worthy waves? What a riot it was to try and keep Eli out of the frigid water this Friday. He absolutely loves the beach!!! Next time we go we will take Jedi with us, because the other side of Ocean Beach was a dog beach:) B the way, I don't think that I have ever mentioned Jedi in theses posts. Jedi is our little jet black Labrador puppy that we got for Eli's birthday. As it would turn out, Jedi would end up being more of my birthday present. Eli hasn't exactly fallen in love with the puppy yet:) I will be sure to get some pics of the boy and his puppy soon.

Special thanks to everyone who helped make Eli's 1st birthday party such an awesome day! (especially Jenna's mom, Jann) I don't think that the day could have gone any better! I have to admit, I got a little choked up listening to everyone cheer my son on while he tried out birthday cake for the 1st time. A warm thanks goes out to everyone who was able to make it to the party. It would not have been so special without all of you there to share it with us!

I am so proud of you Eli. One day I hope that you will visit this blog and view the history of how much that you were loved and supported.

Love, Dad

Virtual Tour

November was a month of many firsts in our family: We moved into our first home that we have ever owned, Eli began crawling, and he was given his first ever hair cut on his first ever Thanksgiving. November is also a month to meditate on all of our many blessings this year, and there are sooooo many to ponder. In this horrible recession, Jenna and I, both, have been able to stay employed. Our first child made it into the world healthy and happy despite all of the worry and doubt during his troubled pregnancy. We purchased our first home, and have begun to add our own personal touches to it. The list goes on and on! The good Lord has truly blessed us!