Monday, May 4, 2009

Baby Turner (in 4D)

We were given the opportunity to see baby Turner through 4D ultrasound this morning, and...
it. was. amazing.







We could see her features, not necessarily clearly, but see them nonetheless. She opened her eyes a handful of times, she furrowed her brows when the ultrasonographer shook my belly in attempt to get a better view of her face (can't you just hear her say, "leave me alone!"), she opened her mouth and swallowed, she hid her face behind her hands, rolled, kicked, punched... This little girl has a personality already, and an appearance... and a soul-- all that the Lord has knit together according to His design and purpose. His goodness and His grace. Upon comparison with Clayton's 4D, she looks very similar to him, although Clay and I think we can see some differences as well. I wonder about the color of her hair, her eyes, her skin tone... I can't wait to see what she really looks like when I can hold her in my arms!
"My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there were none of them."
Psalm 139:15, 16

Friday, April 17, 2009

Better... and Bigger


Has it really been five months since my last blog? Indeed, it has. I know I'm not supposed to explain myself or the reasons for my absence here, but I just can't help it. We found out I was pregnant a few days after the last blog and shortly thereafter I was feeling very, very sick. I was so sick and so tired for the first 20 weeks of this pregnancy... so naturally, the last thing on my mind and to-do list was blogging. But I am feeling much better now, and so hope to get back to blogging at least occasionally, though I can't promise frequently. My to-do list before the baby arrives seems a mile long.

She
is fluttering around in my belly right this minute. I can't believe she's a girl. I can't wait to meet her, can't wait for her to (one day) adore her big brother, can't wait to know her and (hopefully) be her friend, can't wait to see her make her daddy melt... She's our Turner Grace, and she'll be here July 24(ish).

Clayton is getting so big, so fast. He is growing taller, running, repeating the alphabet and numbers 1-10 with us (sometimes beating us to the letter or number that comes next), developing preferences (being outside all the time, wanting to eat fruit for every meal, playing with balls, etc.), "talking"... My little baby is now a little boy.





Saturday, November 8, 2008

Life Is Good

For several weeks now, the leaves on the trees have looked as if they are holding their breath, about to burst into brilliant colors. And now, they have taken a deep breath, and come alive. We headed to Oak Mountain for a picnic and a hike to enjoy the magnificence of it all, the magnificence of fall. Ah, life is good.







Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Election day

Most of us treasure our right to vote for the leaders in our country... and we proudly display our "I Voted" sticker on this, election day. Clayton and I went to visit Clay at the office today... I was chatting with a friend when Clayton came back to me with this sticker on his shirt. I thought it was adorable and thought I'd take and post a photo of it. That is much easier said than done! He is getting harder and harder to photograph these days; he would neither sit still nor stand still for one moment!




Saturday, November 1, 2008

Halloween

Halloween wasn't so happy for our little boy this year; he had a fever around 102 degrees all day and night. Nevertheless, we still dressed him up in his bear costume long enough to snap some photos and trick-or-treat at five of the houses surrounding ours. We couldn't pass up an opportunity to enjoy his cuteness in that costume!




Sunday, September 7, 2008

Almost

walking
Step 1, get ready

Step 2, get set Step 3, make sure mommy is there

Step 4, go!



Sunday, August 24, 2008

Happy, happy birthday

It is amazing that while it seems like yesterday we were coming home from the hospital with Clayton, those first weeks and months with him seem like ages ago. It was fun celebrating Clayton and his first year this weekend...





more pictures here