Sharing the news...

So up until now, we have kept our little secret to ourselves. It's been fun, but we've had a few close calls with friends and family asking questions and you know me, I can't keep a secret. Thanks Mom for passing on that trait to me!

We decided to tell my parents over Easter Weekend and man did we knock their socks off! We headed down to MB early on Friday afternoon for dinner. I made up a little card, that read Happy Easter and had the ultrasound photo on the inside. Over dessert we shared the card and it took a few minutes for them to catch on. Sara & Craig were in Charleston, so I gave them a quick phone call and Preston heard the news a little later when he finished up at work. We really surprised everyone!!

It was really hard for my mom to keep her secret at church on Easter Sunday, but she did it! We wanted to share with Lee's family first, so I told Mom to keep it in the vault for at least 1 week.

The next weekend we were off to Florence, under the pretense that we would be helping out at Hobnob during the flower show at the Farmer's Market. We stopped off first in Darlington to see Lee's dad and MaMa. We gave Charles his card & photo and he was really excited yelling out WooHoo! Getting time with Suzanne was a bit harder. We waited ALL day for some time alone and when she opened her card she though it was a big joke. After 5 or so minutes of explaining everything and promising it was the truth, she fell out in her desk chair!

A few phone calls over the weekend and following week...we had the family covered. We are so excited and blessed knowing that we have a lot of support behind us! We love you all!

~ Elizabeth

Lima Bean's 2nd Photo Op

Since the dates and size of our lima bean were not matching up, we went in for a second ultrasound today. This one was really amazing because we could actually see the baby wiggling around. It reminded me of a little worm moving. The heartbeat and size measured in at 9 weeks, so we are right on track!

Baby G's first closeup!

Here is Baby G at 6 weeks - March 25, 2009

This week the baby is between a fifth and a quarter of an inch (or the size of a nailhead). Baby's jaws, cheeks and chin are developing along with little ears and eyes. Truly a miracle from God and we are thankful!

We are doing great too. I have been extremely tired, sleeping and resting a lot - really a fun date! Lee is fine with that and doing his best to entertain himself after I go to bed at 7:30! I can barely stay awake through dinner and am really glad we got DVR so I can watch all the shows I miss!!

~Elizabeth

Have a seat...we're in for a wild ride!

We're in for a wild ride and we're so glad to have you join us as we grow from a family of 3 to a family of 4. And, yes, we're including our precious Bella-dog in the count. She rules the roost and has total control over us. We love her to pieces! We're slowly breaking the news that she's about to get overthrown...there's going to be a new king or queen in town.