we are headed for parenthood!
over the next several days and weeks we spent some time brainstorming ways to share the news with our families and decided on a last minute "bump ahead" photo shoot. (ok, let's be honest...that's not ALL that consumed our thoughts and spare time but it was sure fun!) the idea credits go to Pinterest and the wonderful photos were provided by our creative, picture-taker friend, Sherri Harnisch! check out just a fraction of her work:
at 9 weeks, we had a (pretty pointless) doctor appointment and then a 12-week appointment where our doctor surprised us with a random ultrasound because she was in a "good mood"! it is at that moment when you realize that there is actually a human being growing inside of you--not a mass of cells (or something...). we saw a little hand wave and all! it was pretty crazy!! here's our babe at 12 weeks:
what a miracle!
i can't even believe that we've been blessed with this little being! i will not even deny that this small person will turn our world upside down but i'm thankful for the next several weeks we have to prepare for the arrival!
in the several hours i have recently spent on Pinterest, i ran across a fun photo strip of belly bump pictures this girl had posted, and that was my inspiration for the next few photos:
IT'S A......
that's right, folks, we're having a GIRL!
our 20 week ultrasound (that actually landed on week 19 due to Christmas) was phenomenal! our tech did several measurements, checked the heart rate, counted fingers and toes, analyzed blood flow to the organs, checked to make sure she had all chambers of her heart, both kidneys, etc. God is amazing, isn't he?! i am just astounded that this child is growing and developing right inside of me! Check her out:
side profile
right arm and hand "hi mom, hi dad"
look at that spine...crazy!
teeny tiny feet
and here is our Christmas card:
we had a fun little gender reveal:
and here are a few photos of us from Christmas:
so yaaaa.....our child made out this Christmas!
this photo just shows a couple of examples:
we feel so incredibly blessed these days! i'll be sure to post updates more often but for now, we hope you're looking forward to the new year as much as we are and counting your blessings as well!!
