We are thrilled to share the news that our family is growing, as we are expecting another baby girl early next year! I am more than halfway through my last pregnancy (21 weeks now), and we were excited to see her sweet little face, arms, legs, etc. this past week at her anatomy ultrasound.

We found out that we were expecting back in June and then learned that we were having a fourth girl in August! Her big sisters are absolutely elated and cannot stop asking about when their new baby will arrive. February is going to be a busy month for our family – we’ve got a ton of back-to-back birthdays, and baby girl should arrive soon after mine!

This summer, we announced our move to Austin, which was potentially going to be this December, but with this pregnancy (and Google’s continued work-from-home policy), we won’t be moving until next June or July. I am so happy to stay close to our family and friends for a bit longer, and also to stay with my ob-gyn, Dr. Tejml, whom I love!

We have decided on a name, which I’ll share soon. I have already monogramed a few things and love how it fits in with her sisters’ names! This pregnancy has been very similar to the others (which is why I wasn’t very surprised to find out we were having a girl!). I was exhausted and very nauseous during the first trimester, but fortunately rebounded around week 12. I am feeling good now (mainly just tired), and grateful for the energy to exercise like normal again.

I want to say a huge thank you to Courtney @courtney_leigh_photo for our pregnancy announcement photos, to Sydney @sydneyarmesphotography for our gender reveal photos, to Brittany @butterartistry for glamming me up for our family photos, to Monica @paperflourink for our fabulous cake, and to Julie @youngwildandfriedman for tossing a pregnancy test into my yard and forcing me to take it right then and there (ha!). These are five of my favorite humans on this planet, and I’m grateful for their friendships and abundant talents!

I had my ob-gyn practice leave a voicemail with the gender results, which I forwarded to Monica, who immediately iced the cake with the pink icing. Sydney came over to capture the reveal, and it was such a fun (and yummy!) afternoon.

I took the photo below just minutes after getting that test result! Sasha was in a meeting upstairs, and I was dying to tell him! Julie already knew, since she stuck around until the result came in then had me come outside to socially-distance celebrate with her!

Yesterday, Georgie started Mother’s Day Out (MDO), marking the last of our fall ‘first day of school’ milestones, as Emilia began earlier in the week and Isla, a few weeks ago. Georgie only lasted at MDO for a week and a half last year, before I pulled her out because she wouldn’t take a bottle and it was causing me more stress than it was worth. But we felt she was more than ready this year, despite quite a few tears at drop-off! Emi is going for five hours, three days a week (and loves it so much!), and Georgie has a two day overlap. Isla’s school days seem to last forever and ever – I am still used to her 2:30 pickup last year (it’s an hour later after kindergarten). I felt guilty having a bit of freedom yesterday, but used it wisely, knowing that as of September 18th, I am slam-jammed busy with newborn and family photos every weekend until December 6.

Isla had a big day yesterday as well, as she got to buy her lunch at school for the first time. I didn’t realize how excited this would make her, but two of her sweet teachers sent me photos of her BEAMING with joy as she ate her crunchy beef taco! She hopped in the car after school and the first thing she told me was, “I had the most delicious lunch ever!” I was so proud of her!

I am praying that drop-offs for Georgie get easier soon, although I remember lots of tears with Isla and Emi too, so understand this is part of the process by now. Her sweet teacher said she had a great day – gripping onto her lovie blankets that she calls “Bubbles.” She napped for a whole 20 minutes (versus her typical 2-2.5 hours at home), so hopefully that improves soon too! Here are a few photos of the girls to commemorate going back to school after a very strange six months of quarantining and social distancing.

A big thanks to Monica (@paperflourink) for the pendants for Georgie and Emi! I bought Isla’s from The Beaufort Bonnet Co.