Baby 2, big girl bed, and a new kitty

For anyone who has not already seen this on Facebook, we found out at our 15 week appointment that baby 2 is a boy!!  It was confirmed at my 19 week appointment, so it looks like we're going to be buying blue.  :)  Everything Dr. Barker checked out at the 19 week appointment looked great.  Everything on the ultrasound pointed to a healthy baby boy!  I can't believe that I am going to be 21 weeks along in this pregnancy tomorrow - more than halfway there!  We're starting to get some ideas for the nursery, and I am hoping that we'll be able to commit to a name soon.

We decided to go ahead and switch Cora to her big girl bed around her birthday - took advantage of some of the Labor Day sales!  I am SO thankful that a couple of weeks prior to her birthday, Cora started going to sleep on her own in her crib.  One night, this pregnant Mommy was just too tired to keep rocking her.  I was actually going to get her daddy who was.....busy...for a while......and so I ended up just sitting by myself and listening to her cry.  I had no real expectations since crying it out had never worked before, but after about 10 minutes, she got quiet and went to sleep.  I decided to try again the next night and she only cried for about 30 seconds.  She got quiet when I shut the door.  The next night, she just whimpered a little bit.  Ever since then, our big girl has been going to sleep on her own!  We were really worried about how she would do with her big girl bed, but the transition was seamless.  Unfortunately, she did manage to roll off the end of her bed one night and fall in the floor.  She was a little less enthusiastic the night after, but she has really done great.  Thankfully, we haven't had any other issues with her falling.  My mom and sister were kind enough to come over last Saturday and paint Cora's big girl room.  The beige walls were really bothering me.  :)  Below are some pics of Cora's new room.

We have also had another addition to our family!  Meet Moe, our new kitten.  We were glad to get a buddy for our cat, Lucas, since he lost his brother over a year ago.  It's been nice to see him running around, playing again, even if he isn't always happy about it.  :)  Moe (short for Elmo...Cora's choice) has really come in and fit in perfectly with our little family.  He's also Cora's little buddy.  Here are some pics of our sweet kitty.

Cora and Moe hanging out

Aww, snuggled with Hazel

Haha! Lucas figured out that Moe was too scared to jump in the big tub.  He would lay in the tub and Moe would just pace.  It was quite funny.  Moe has grown some since then and is in and out of the tub, so Lucas' safe haven is no longer.

Cora loves to carry Moe...poor guy.  He does great with her!

Love this pic!!  Moe looks terrified.  :)