Good morning! I had the usual weekend recap and menu post planned for yesterday but had trouble logging into Blogger all day. Fun! ;) I figure we can skip that, though, and get to the most IMPORTANT part of our weekend which was finding out that our sweet baby on the way is a little...

GIRL! 

HOORAY! The girls are beyond excited, and so are we. We know girls well, we already have pink all over our house, we have absolutely loved watching the bond between sisters grow over the past couple of years... and we can't wait to add one more little love to the mix! 

I am 15 weeks today, and while it would usually be at least a couple more weeks until we'd find out the gender of our babe (and we do find out each time, we're those people, although I definitely admire those who can wait for a surprise!) -- for each of our kids we have chosen to go to a place that does private 2D/3D ultrasounds for the big reveal. It is a wonderfully calm, intimate, special experience and, honestly, I can't recommend it enough to expecting parents. We now have a 20 minute video of babe #3 wiggling and moving around (plus pictures) that we can keep forever. I mean, look at that little profile!

Our appointment was actually initially scheduled for today, but we saw an opening on Saturday morning and decided last minute to go for it. We've been sort of "fly by the seat of our pants" with this kid, haha, just going with whatever feels right. And on Saturday morning, it felt right to find out who was dancing around in there! What was so fun and special was that the girls were able to come with us and find out at the exact moment we did that they were going to get a little sister. On the drive over, we had asked them to predict if it was a girl or a boy and they both said "GIRL!" And they were right!

Saturday afternoon Hadley and I went to Target to buy balloons for the announcement, and she helped me pick out baby's first little outfit (a family tradition after finding out the gender). Sunday was the most gorgeous day -- blue skies and warm temps -- and we took pictures to send to our family and friends and to make the news official. 

Thanks for following along on this journey! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Friday Favorites + Lucky Finds

Happy Friday! 

I set my alarm extra early this morning and got up in the dark to get some work done, and it's like my kids sense that I'm up no matter what time it is or how quiet I am, haha. They snuck down so I didn't get as much done as I had hoped. But oh well! Lucky they're cute. :)

What do you have planned for the weekend? It looks like a pretty warm one here, so we're excited to spend time outside, maybe go for a little hike, do some outdoor projects, etc. It's the last low-key weekend for a while and we're going to enjoy it!

Here are some Friday favorites, plus a few Lucky Finds I've eyed up this week:

+ Breakfast can be a tough meal for us. I feel like we're always eating the same one or two things -- especially the kids. Anyone else? The girls have been loving the Eggo Nutrigrain Blueberry waffles lately. I serve them with fruit, and sometimes yogurt as "dip." ;)

+ C started swim lessons back up this week and she did so well! It's amazing what just a few months can do for a kid's confidence and skill. She was also excited to rock one of her new bathing suits (rainbows!), and her new goggles.

+ She also had a GREAT day at soccer this week! She's been pretty lukewarm (and that's generous) about soccer, but this past week she did really well and had a lot of fun and it made me so happy to see. It's fun to watch your kids try different things and see what they enjoy, or grow to enjoy.

+ I ordered a maternity swim suit this week when Destination Maternity had 25% off swim + free shipping (does anyone else refuse to pay shipping?). I figure, having this baby in September, I'll be pretty massively pregnant throughout the summer and with two little kids will need at least one cute suit (probably two). They are surprisingly hard to find! This is the one I went with.

+ I'm loving the rattan jewelry trend for spring/summer. How light, airy, and versatile do these earrings look (and you'll NEVER guess the price).

+ Did you see our progress on Hadley's big girl room in this post from Wednesday? I'm excited about how it's coming together and most importantly, so is she! 

Bottoms up! Have a fantastic weekend, friends!