Retka Family Updates! (Including Ultrasound Pictures of #2)

Well, I thought I would post a few updates since Christmas. First of all, we had a very blessed Christmas with our immediate and extended families and then a few days later enjoyed celebrating Myah's 2nd Birthday with a few close relatives and friends! The other night at bedtime Myah told me "Mama, I miss Santa... Santa Claus". So, I'm sure that next year will be something to look forward to :)  Myah also celebrated her 2nd Birthday with her Clover Ridge friends! The moms rented the ball pit at the Chaska Community Center for the occasion. All of the friends had pizza and cupcakes afterwards, too! It was quite a treat!


Myah is definitely enjoying life and becoming quite a dancer :) Here is a picture of her and her friend, Lily, about to hit the dance floor at our Superbowl Party this weekend.

I thought I would share some ultrasound pictures of #2. We've had a few ultrasounds, but these pictures are of our most recent, when I was 19 weeks (last Wednesday). A few of them are in 3-D, which is pretty cool.

This one is my favorite because the baby is waving at us in 3-D. Can you see its little hand waving? You can also see the eyes, the face, and its soft spot (not the hair, I thought it was hair, too)

This one is a great side shot of the baby's nose, mouth, and head. It's beautiful, isn't it?

 Lastly, and most impressively to me, is a 3-D shot of the baby's spine! Wow! You can actually the count the # of ribs on this little guy or girl!

So, of course, you're probably wondering if we found it if it's going to be a boy or a girl. We didn't find out at our ultrasound appointments. It will be a great surprise! I feel like it's going to be a boy. I have been much less sick than I was with Myah and generally I just feel a lot better and more energized. If it's a girl, that probably means that my body has adjusted to being pregnant and that's a good thing :)

Other than having some pretty awesome ultrasounds, the biggest news around here is that Myah switched daycares. It was a tough decision, as Marcelle always provided such great TLC for our little girl. But, with the baby on the way and knowing Myah would start "preschool" this fall, we decided to get a jump start on preschool to mitigate too many transitions at once (new baby, mom going back to work, and a new daycare).  Overall Myah did absolutely awesome at her new daycare and is making many new friends, including, Ellarie. Ellarie is also new to the class and likes to play tea party, too. I often find the 2 of them in the play kitchen at daycare serving each other tea the end of the day. Of course, our social butterfly, has fit in with the rest of the activities and has taken a particular interest in going potty at school, too! This is a huge thing for us, as we were hoping to get her fully trained before baby.


Well, that's all from the Retka clan for the moment. I hope that you are all enjoying this "warm" winter. Can you believe these temps. It feels like 50 degrees today and it's February 6th! Crazy!

Hope this warm weather finds your family healthy and well! Katy