Wednesday, March 11, 2009

My friends


I have known Julie for almost 15 years. (Wow... that makes me feel old.) We met at ACU during our freshman year. One of my first (an fondest) memories is us lip syncing to Mariah Carey's song "Hero" during the freshman follies performance that fall. That was certainly a good indication of the fun we would have over the years. We won't mention the choreographed dance to Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby". : ) I recently had the pleasure of finally visiting her new home in Tennessee and meeting her newest daughter, Audrey, who was born last November. That's the longest I've waited to meet any of her children... but with the holidays, her visitors, our "trip" to Montana and all that followed, we just didn't find the time until now. We enjoyed a very nice couple of days visiting, talking about babies (new and old), going through maternity clothes, baby clothes, nursing advice and all of that fun stuff. I am blessed that we are still friends, after all these years and all the miles. We haven't lived in the same state for over 10 years! In fact, we finally realized recently that we hadn't seen each other since my wedding. I think that is the longest that we had ever gone between visits.
Anyway... I just wanted to share these pictures of my precious friend and her family. I admire her so much for the great job she does with three energetic girls... and I hope that I can learn some things from her as I grow into this parenting thing. Thanks for having me Jules! I definitely felt like one of the family... just like always. Can't wait to see you in August! I love you friend!

18 Weeks


Here I am at 18 weeks... Getting a little bigger around the middle! ; )
These aren't the most flattering photos in the world, but it's good to see the expanding belly. I know I'll be happy to have them later when I've forgotten exactly how this all went.
I can't believe we are almost half way through this "phase"!!!
(P.S. Thanks for the shirt Jen! : )

Sunday, March 8, 2009

It's a GIRL!!!!


We recently found out that our little Bam Bam is actually a Pebbles!!! Imagine my surprise, as I was beyond certain that we were having a baby boy. So much for Mothers Intuition!! ; )
We are extremely excited and just as nervous too... really it just makes it so much more real. This is a precious little person. Not just an idea or a plan for the future. Wow. That is a bit overwhelming. Not to mention that at some point, she'll actually have to vacate her current housing situation and be welcomed into the real world. Um... ouch.

All that aside though... I grow more and more excited each day. I definitely feel her moving now! It is still really subtle, and it can't be felt from the outside yet, but she is definitely in there moving around. It makes me feel good to know that. I have spent some time wondering what she is going to look like. I can't wait to see her precious little face... to kiss her precious little cheeks.
Needless to say, we love her so much already and we haven't even met her yet. I know this is going to be a love that neither of us can even fathom. I guess it'll help me to understand a little better what God, Our Father, feels for us. And that, in and of itself is just amazing.