where it all began

exactly three years and one week ago, before God, friends, and family, two became one. we celebrated our anniversary by returning to the church where we were married and snapping a few pictures.

roughly three months and one week from now, before God, friends, and family, one will become two. we will celebrate another new beginning. and we will surely snap a few more pictures.

we have much thanksgiving to do. thanks moms, dads, and sisters (aka grandmas, grandpas, and aunts) for showing us what family is!

"give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting." psalm 118:1

  

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we finally picked out our crib bedding this weekend! we kept going back and forth because we wanted to pick something that we could use if we ever have a baby girl. but, we said forget it and just went with the set that we really like. the nursery is beginning to come along...

 

mommy-to-be

my, my...how she's grown.

twenty-four weeks

talking to the foot

moms get to have all the fun - eating whatever they want, gaining weight and looking cute, priority seating wherever they go...oh, and hours of labor culminating in what dads can only imagine is like trying to swallow a cabbage patch doll.

what does this daddy want most? the opportunity to communicate and commune with his baby boy. but HOW? the other day, momma said, "he's kicking! come feel." sure enough, baby continues to announce his presence by fidgeting, wiggling, and pushing. ah, what's a dad to do...? well, this dad pushed back and behold; a foot, perhaps an elbow, or a baby's bottom. beneath mommy's skin, daddy can FEEL his unborn child's body and, more significantly, baby can feel the touch of his father's hand.

"there, there, baby...daddy's here, too."