Exciting news!

I have finally gotten permission to do the blog post I have been waiting to do. I am very pleased to announce that we will have a new member in our family very soon! (No, silly, I am not pregnant. That makes Phil stop breathing for a few seconds, so that can't happen right now.) My little sister, Ivy, is expecting her first baby, and I am beyond excited about it!!! Now, not only am I announcing that here in the blog world, but I am also telling you that it is a GIRL!!!! And not only am I telling you that she is a girl, but I am also telling you that that she has been named. This February we will welcome sweet Kate Elizabeth!!!!

Now, of course, we have known about this pregnancy for quite some time. I have known since the first pregnancy test, but I have waited patiently for my opportunity to tell this little story. This one involves Rush and Sydney Frances. They really wanted to help tell Gigi and Papa about their new cousin. So, on Father's Day, they dressed up in these cute little onesies and told Gigi and Papa that they had a brand new grandchild coming in February. It took just a minute for it to click before everyone got very EXCITED!!! Sydney Frances entered the house first wearing one that said "Coming February 2010". She was followed by Rush wearing one that said "Cousin C_________". (We don't do last names here at Just the Two of Us.) So much fun!!! I am glad they were able to be a part of it, and I hope it is just the beginning of a long, close relationship between these three babies. Phil grew up being very close to his cousins in Birmingham. I hope that my two will be close to sweet Kate, too! There will only be an 18 month age difference, so I think that is just about perfect!!


Kate, we can't wait to meet you! Love, AUNT LAURA!!!! Yay!!!!!!