a quiet evening

dinner: homemade hummus and cucumbers

dinner companions: two snuggling cats

dinner entertainment:

it's a....GIRL!

 

 we drove on some seriously icy roads to make it to our appointment, but boy was it worth it!  i must confess that i really really wanted a girl.  although we had an ultrasound last month and the doctor was pretty sure it was a girl, it was more reasurring to get a confirmation.  the best part is, she is healthy and active (praise the Lord).  in fact, my ob had a hard time getting good pictures because the baby was moving around so much.  i am 21 weeks and 1 day; however, she is measuring 22 weeks and 2 days so we might have a bit of a chunker. :) she is currently 1 lb. and 2 oz.  although i was about 7.5 lbs, david was 9lbs. 9 oz. and two weeks early so i'm a little apprehensive.  i probably shouldn't repeat the doctor's response to this information, if you catch my drift. :) anyways, everything looks great, and we are ready to get started on the nursery.  let the shopping begin!

thankful

what a week! last wednesday, david got back from a 2 week tdy, and to say i was happy to have him home would be an understatement. due to his crazy tdy schedule, he was able to take off thursday and friday so we had a wonderful four day weekend which included lounging around, working on the house, a day trip to fort worth, errands, and baby registering. on monday evening, we had an exciting development...our very first abilene snowstorm. since then, david has gotten three snow days, and we haven't even ventured out of the house due to the icy roads and freezing cold. today, however, we will brave the weather to see our little munchkin on the ultrasound screen. i anticipate that the baby will have grown quite a bit since our last appointment not only because i have the belly to prove it but also because i have been feeling quite a bit of movement lately. even david has been able to feel some acrobatic kicks. :)

this weekend, david and i are going to lubbock so i can participate in a photography workshop. it's a tremendous opportunity to ask questions and soak up loads of valuable information. hopefully, you all will be able to see improvement in my work in the coming weeks. i purchased a website template and hope to have it live for viewing very soon. until then, be sure to check out my facebook fan page, cassiedealphotography.

needless to say, this week i'm feeling very grateful and blessed.  i had the opportunity to meet some other wives last week  while david was gone, started attending a Bible study at our new church and joined a 6 week photography class.  best of all, our dear friends welcomed their first baby into the world last thursday at 3:30 p.m.  little tucker weighed in at 8 lbs. and is just adorable.  we can't wait to meet him and give him some snuggles.  it also made us very excited and eager for the birth of our baby in june!

thanks for reading and stay tuned for the big baby announcement this afternoon. :)

our backyard on tuesday morning. looks the same today.