Merry Christmas!

I know, I know....I promised to blog more frequently! I apologize. I certainly don't want to lose any followers by being the absent, once a month blog poster. I will get better!

Since posting last, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our families and have been enjoying the month of December celebrating the Christmas season. As we were recently having dinner with some of my very best friends, the group was discussing all that we had to be thankful for this year....good health, loving families, meaningful friendships, stable jobs, etc. The Lord has blessed us all so much. I pray that we never lose sight of that.

Dave and I feel especially grateful this year. We had a great visit to the doctor on Monday where they told us that our baby girl is growing wonderfully. She has 10 toes, 10 fingers, 4 chambers in her heart, 2 kidneys, and so on. It is so amazing! She is also very flexible as you can see.

One of my favorite parts of this last ultrasound was when they were counting her toes and she had her little feet crossed. Then, she arched her foot and squished her toes. It was special to me because Dave does that all the time while he is sitting on the couch with his feet up. See precious foot below.

She is moving a lot more these days (and nights!). She is not bashful anymore, so Dave gets to feel her wiggle many times a day. She weighs less than a pound and measures the length of a carrot. Now that the sickness has mostly gone away, I am beginning to pack on the pounds! I will post pics of the growing belly in the next few blog posts. We purchased the first piece of furniture for her nursery. It is an antique, baby pink wardrobe for all the many dresses that she will have! We need all of the storage that we can get in our old house! Below is a photo of our fabric and color scheme.

We have narrowed down the name list to four choices! I hope to have settled on one by New Years. Stay tuned for that announcement!

As you go about your Christmas festivities this year, always remember the true reason we celebrate. A baby, a Savior, came and changed the world. Merry Christmas from our home to yours.

Sugar & Spice....

That's what little girls are made of...

IT'S A GIRL!

First off, let me say that David and I are SOOOO excited! While we are very excited, we also happened to be a little shocked (got over this shock in less than 5 minutes) and many of you know why! At about 11 1/2 and 13 weeks, we had two ultrasounds that, at the time, looked like a little boy was hanging out with us. The ultrasound tech, Jenny, explained that it was still very early and a lot is forming around those time periods that can change daily, so not to start planning quite yet. Nevertheless, being the "planners" that we naturally are, we have been thinking about "him" for the last few weeks.....talking about names, spending lots of time looking at blue fabrics (that would be me), etc.

THEN, we go in yesterday and immediately there was silence in the room as our heads all turned to try to figure out what exactly we were looking at. It looked completely different than the few weeks prior! Jenny confidently said, "Well guys, you have yourselves a little girl!" My, how things changed over those weeks because we now have 100% girl, girl, girl! For sure, no questions about it!

She is healthy and throws a little party for herself every day around noon, 3pm, and 6pm. She likes to play tricks on David and not kick when he is trying to feel. I doubt that she is going to be the bashful one, but for now, she holds out on him! I am sure that will change over the next couple of weeks.

We are so thrilled to have a daughter on the way! I cannot wait to see how she wraps David around her little finger, I cannot wait to share the special relationship with her that me and my mom have, I cannot wait to play dress up with her and have tea parties, I cannot wait to watch her love her Daddy and want to marry a man as good as him, and I cannot wait to teach her about Jesus. 

Please keep praying for her as she continues to grow. I promise to post more often between doctor visits. Now that we know for sure, we will keep you in the loop about names, nursery planning, and all the other fun girly stuff! We are so blessed to have all of you be a part of this special time. Thanks again for being so good to us and to baby girl!  

First comes love...

August 9th, 2008 seems like just yesterday.

And two short years later, here we are....

We are so excited about our coming addition! Please pray that our baby will continue to grow healthy. We will do our very best to keep you updated with recent photos, potential names, nursery ideas, etc. November 22nd is the big day...BOY or GIRL?? Stay tuned! Thanks for loving us so well.