thank heaven…

Much to the chagrin of a few of my faithful readers, I have neglected to mention on the blog that we are expecting another baby! This child is an absolute blessing and we are so very thankful. My due date is mid-February, so our two babies will be about 26 months apart.

Last week we finally had the big 20-week ultrasound and the baby looks wonderful! The ultrasound tech said that all of the baby’s measurements are right on target and everything looks normal. I breathed a huge sigh of relief and thanked the Lord for what seems to be a healthy baby. Later, Curtis confessed that he wasn’t relieved because he hadn’t even known that we could find out something was wrong! Ha ha ha… it was probably better that way for both of us.

Isn’t that just the most precious profile that you’ve ever seen? It’s okay. You don’t have to say yes.

The other exciting news (the news that Curtis was awaiting)?

Aren’t you thankful that they spell it out for you? As if we can tell by looking at that picture! Apparently, there are three parallel lines in the baby’s “private area”. She was very cooperative in letting us get a good view, so we are fully sure… we have a daughter!

p.s. I am not just posting each ultrasound twice. These are each distinctly different snapshots… at least according to the ultrasound tech.

Are you wondering who she’s going to look like? So are we, of course! Just for you, I’m posting this picture of her face.

That clears everything up. Right?

Seriously, though, we feel so blessed and thankful for this baby girl. Cooper will be such a good brother (just give him a few months… or years) and I think I will feel even more comfortable raising a female, at least when it comes to dressing and wiping and stuff.  :)

The sweetest thought to me, though, is of Curtis as this little girl’s father. My eyes tear up just thinking of them together. A daddy has such power in the life and heart of his daughter, and I am so confident that Curtis will breathe truth, love, and security into this little one. And probably a lot of money.