New Additions to the Green Family

Yes, that is additions...plural. No, we're not having twins. But it may as well be since the additions are two babies. It's just that one happens to be a furry, four-legged animal.

So I think everyone knows now that we are pregnant with a healthy baby girl. We are still working on names and appreciate the suggestions that have come our way so far. Luckily we have about 4 months more to come up with a list of possibilities. Things have been going really well so far with the pregnancy. I'm feeling good and starting to show. (see belly shot below) Clothes are definitely not fitting like they used to. And thanks to my friend Beth, I have been able to put off buying maternity clothes because of the BeBand that she told me about and still feel comfortable in my clothes.




We have been able to feel the baby move which is still kind of a trippy, yet wonderful thing. Ha. It's still weird for me to think that there is a little human inside me. But I am often reminded of it because of the strange movements I feel inside. Not to mention being able to see my stomach move when she kicks or punches or whatever she is doing in there. A baby is a true miracle. We cannot wait to meet her!

So the next addition to our family is a puppy named G. (Think latest Gatorade commercials - high-energy drink for a high-energy dog. haha.) She is a 4-month old German Short-haired Pointer. She has lots of personality and LOTS of energy. Kyle is excited for her to get a little older so he can train her to go bird hunting with him. In the meantime, we're keeping busy trying to teach her the basics like "come" and "stay" and our favorite "leave it!" That last one is still a challenge for her since everything turns into a game for her. We're not sure why our shoes look more appealing to her than her toys. In spite of getting frustrated with her for not listening, she does often have her cute moments, and so we keep her around. :P Some of our favorite entertaining moments with her include her pouncing on just about everything and playing fetch. Fetch is funny because we'll throw one tennis ball and it'll be in the same area as one or two other tennis balls, so the fun ensues when G tries to figure out how to get two balls in her mouth. Most of the time she finally grabs just one and comes back to us. Other times, she is dancing around the tennis balls for a while trying to figure out how to keep them all to herself.

Here is a picture of Kyle enjoying one of the rare and precious moments when G is sleeping. Enjoy it while it lasts, honey. All five, maybe ten minutes of it. :)