Introducing Baby Boy Zachry

Casey and I had our 27 week appointment on Monday and a 4D Sonogram of our sweet baby boy this morning! We got a great report from the doctor and everything is looking perfect! Baby boy is measuring right on track and has a great heartbeat around 154 beats per minute.

I took the glucose test on Monday to test for gestational diabetes.  I've heard awful things about this test, specifically the sugary orange drink you have to drink in 5 minutes! Well, they gave me the option of drinking orange or fruit punch. I had no idea there was anything other than orange, and since I'd heard terrible things about it I opted for the fruit punch! It really wasn't bad at all, it tasted like Hawaiian Punch which I like. :) They're going to continue watching and testing my blood sugar from here on out, but aren't too concerned about it.

I've felt really good my whole pregnancy and have no complaints! I love feeling his little jabs and kicks and turns inside my belly all day. What a sweet and surreal time this has been for me! Thank you all so much for your continued prayers! The Lord is definitely hearing our prayers and He's more than deserving of all the glory for my wonderful pregnancy and the great growth and health of our precious boy. Casey and I are so thankful for each one of you and your wonderful support.

These are a couple of pictures we got of our sweet angel this morning! He was not quite ready to show us a full front-on face view, but we got a couple cute profile pictures. He was snuggled up next to the placenta, which is what you'll see around his face in most the pictures. He was pretty comfy right where he was! Do you have any thoughts on who he might look like?

I hope you're all having a great week! Hard to believe it's almost November!! We can't wait to formally introduce you to our sweet blessing in 3 short months!

We love you all!!

DOUBLE. DIGITS.

99 days. That's it. 99 days to prepare for our lives to be forever changed. 99 days to paint, put together furniture, hang curtains and pictures, prepare the coziest little crib, wash and put away the tiniest clothes, feel the sweetest kicks and flips inside my belly, bathe in precious moments with my wonderful hubby, dream of all the unknowns of what's to come, SLEEP and just be STILL before the Lord.

I can't even believe we're just three months away from meeting our precious little boy. What a joy this experience has been for me. The Lord has revealed himself to me and taught me so much in the past 6 months. Mostly of my desperate need for Him. Who am I to raise one of his children? Oh Lord, please equip me. Give me words to speak life into this precious child. Father, guide me in showing baby boy who you are. Grow in him a desire to know you, thirst and hunger for you. Cultivate in him a heart like yours and prepare his spirit to know you, Lord.

We are so thankful for the opportunity to shepherd one of the Lord's most precious children. We pray and believe God will raise him up do to great and mighty things for His kingdom!

We love you sweet baby boy and can't wait to meet you in 99 short days!!

Here We Go!

I must admit, my blogging reputation is surely pretty awful. I've created a blog, made one post, got frustrated with myself for never updating, deleted a blog, stalked many blogs, created a blog, left it vacant for months and had a desire to blog but not been sure where to start. Which leads me here.

We have so much going on in our lives and I just want to shout from the rooftops how great our God is! But for now... I have stacks of work waiting to be completed on my desk. I will update soon, hopefully. :)

Love you sweet friends!