It's a BOY!

This news is old news in our house. However, thanks to all that we've been shuffling I have not had time to write a post about our happy news. To our new Little Man - Mommy and Daddy are so very excited about you! We loved you from the moment we found out. On that note...how we found out is a funny story that we will happily cherish.

In November the flu/stomach virus hit my workplace in Rome, GA hard. Within weeks nearly half of our therapists had had some form of it. YUCK. The week before Thanksgiving, while at the ASHA convention in Atlanta, I thought I had succumb to the ICS Yuck. I felt horrible. But it just wouldn't go away. By the time Thanksgiving rolled around I was still really sick - that was when John jokingly asked, "Are you pregnant?". I laughed and adamantly replied "No." and then immediately began a mental count of days. Oh. My. Goodness. Could it be?? I dug through my vanity to see if there were any pregnancy tests left over from when we were trying to get pregnant with FC (Remember, at this time she was only 7 months old) . There were two left. I took a test AND it was positive....barely. Two days later there was no denying it - Baby #2, "Dos", as John and I affectionately called him was on his way! While Mommy says that you were an unexpected, but strongly desired blessing - Daddy says you were planned all along. Either way - I thank God EVERY day for you!

This pregnancy has been different from the beginning. With FC I was hardly ever sick and felt great until the last 8 weeks or so. I ran through my 6th month and could eat literally anything I wanted. This time I was sick for the first 5 months, forget running - I gave that up almost immediately. I can't look at my favorite Mexican foods and I crave grapefruit and Oreo cookies nearly every day.

I am now nearly 23 weeks pregnant and feeling Baby Boy move every day. It is such an incredible feeling. Little Man has a name which we have shared with close family and friends and will share with everyone else upon his arrival.

We are excited to meet you Little Man! FC and you are going to make fantastic playmates - I just KNOW it.

Please pray for Little Man and Mommy's health. Pray for us as we move and get settled in Texas. That we are in the hands of a good doctor and hospital and that all the major transitions associated with moving go as smoothly as possible so that Little Man can be brought home to a somewhat settled house.

Goodbye Trees!!

We had such a FUN weekend (2/22/12) with my brother Nate and his wife Ashley. They made a final trip over to GA to see John's handiwork on our FINALLY remodeled bathroom and to go to an imaging center near us that specializes in early gender reveals. My lips are tightly sealed on that matter, tho! Sunday was an extra special blessing - the weather was amazing - bright, sunny and warm. By lunchtime John had us all out on a hike around our neighboring civil war battlefields. It was bittersweet - I watched the runners run the trails I love (I haven't run since I was 8 weeks pregnant - and MISS it!!) and I admired the beautiful hills and trees...all while being very aware that we will be saying "goodbye" to our trees and hills very soon. I don't even know what to expect when I see Ft. Worth, but I know it will be different! Change can be good and am looking forward to our family's new adventures!

What a sweet family!

First family photo.

 

 

Headed to the country!

There is so much happening these days that I'm having trouble keeping up with it all! We're calling it our "Tejas Bucket List". We have places to visit and people to see before we ship out. One very special person we needed to visit was my Dad's Mom, my Mammy. My father grew up in rural Southwestern Arkansas on a farm. That farmhouse is filled with fond memories from the summers of my childhood...tractor rides, fishing, playing in dirt piles with sticks and old Tonka trucks, and eating the best fresh vegetables. We have not been able to get Felicity out there to meet her great-grandma until now. It would mean an airplane ride (or two) and then a two hour car ride....but it was a huge priority to do this before our move. I am so happy that we did...it really was such a wonderful weekend!

Felicity traveled so very well - maybe being older made things easier (maybe we just got lucky! Thankyou Jesus.) She settled in easily at Mammy's and really enjoyed spending time with her and meeting new people. She even got to visit my father's uncle's cattle ranch - pretty fun for my "city girl" to see all those cows up close.

Felicity was facinated by the airplanes arriving and departing. She also thought this new, larger travel bag was pretty cool too!

 

 

 

Meeting Mammy for the first time...the two of them hit it off from the start!

Absolutely precious. Trip well worth it.

Serious conversations were had at this window.
 



Meeting Aunt Coma.

Mooooo! The cows were a hit.

 

 

 

Love those smirking blue eyes....such a sweet baby girl.