Baby Updates

I have some friends and family that are dying for the belly shots to begin, so here goes. I have been taking them periodically and not posting them, so I will try to be more faithful at posting! First off, if you haven't heard yet, we are having a GIRL!!! Our 13-week appointment was a routine visit, and we weren't supposed to have a sonogram until 20-weeks. But our doctor was super nice and offered one, as we happened to be her last appt. of the day. She was able to tell pretty clearly that it's a girl.

Here is a picture of our baby girl reclining with her arms up behind her head.

We posted the sonogram videos on youtube. Click on the links below to see the videos:
Sonogram#1

Sonogram#2

Now onto the belly shots!

This is me at 13-weeks:15 weeks. I just ate a large meal, I think that's why I'm popping out so much!These 2 are shots from today, I'm now at 17 weeks.We have another prenatal visit this week. Oh, and I have an appt. with a cardiologist the 6th due to elevated heartrate and getting out of breath a lot. We would appreciate your prayers!

Last Quiet Christmas!

A quick blog to dedicate to Christmas. We had our first Christmas a week before Christmas, when we were blessed by the visit of Morgan and Shelbie and Jasper and Silas. For those of you who don't know, Morgan is Darby's brother. It was super cold when they visited, so we didn't do as much as we had hoped. But we still had a wonderful time, it was just like "old times," it felt like we were just hanging out like always, except this time in Texas.

A few pictures from our time with them:

Jasper in his jammies:

Super Silas!The boys in front of the tree. I don't know why we didn't take a picture of the whole family!Us on our Christmas#1Christmas #2 was nice and quiet and calm. It was our only Christmas by ourselves, but was very nice, especially thinking that we will never have a Christmas by ourselves again (at least in a long time!) since our baby will be here next year. My parents sent us lots of baby clothes for Christmas, and I got some maternity clothing too! They also sent us money toward a rocking chair, which is something I really want. Darby's parents also gave me money which I will probably put towards that! How special! Darby got me a book and supplies to help me start crocheting. I'm trying to find a hobby that I will stick with, and I always like doing detail-oriented stuff with my hands, so we will see. I learned the basic stitches pretty easily and I'm already working on a scarf!I got Darby a dock for his i-pod so he can listen to his music at home, and a baby name book. Yes, we are still working on the name! Darby's parents got Darby a bunch of dress shirts and ties, which is what he really wanted. My family also got him money toward shirts and ties. Praise God for all of the blessings this year. It was a very special Christmas, thinking about God coming in the form of a baby, as we await our first baby. We hope you all had a blessed Christmas, too!