Babies everywhere

My good friend Jennifer is expecting in February and on Saturday we threw her a shower. Her little girl will sure be loved and possibly a little spoiled. Can't wait to meet little Hailey in a couple of months!

It was also a good chance to take some baby bump shots.

Halfway there!

Psalm 127:3 says Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.

In this whole process of pregnancy, the excitement, the anticipation, it's easy to lose sight of what a blessing it is. A blessing to have a healthy pregnancy, to see Sawyer moving around, to hear the doctor say everything looks great. It's all blessings from God, and with Thanksgiving around the corner there is so much to be thankful for.

It's been so much fun sharing the good news of a baby boy with all of our family and friends this past week. Watching the DVD of the ultrasound is still so special. Drew's parents came in town for the weekend so we got to share that joy with them and look at more baby stuff. So fun now that we know what we're having! Even bought Sawyer his first onesie when we were browsing through Babies R Us. I can't pass up on moose, so I bought a couple sizes up so he can hopefully be wearing it this time next year. Yay!

Sawyer Knox Pilkenton

Yesterday was the big day! Could hardly wait to get to the doctor's office and get the ultrasound done! I mean this was big news that was about to be revealed, plus another chance to see my baby growing and getting big.

The big news is...IT'S A BOY!!! The ultrasound went great and everything looks healthy. We counted ten fingers and ten toes. Saw his heart beating, the umbilical cord, and his brain. The nurse then went in between the legs and asked what we thought we saw. Drew and I looked at each other and said "it's a boy, or something is really wrong if it's a girl!". The nurse laughed and confirmed that it was a boy. Now it's just a countdown until little Sawyer Knox makes his debut. Yay!!

It was amazing to be able to see him move around, move his little hands and feet, even turn around and stick his tiny little hiney in front of the camera. He is not camera shy, that's for sure! The nurse estimated he weighed about 9 ounces and was 10 inches long. Or about the weight of a good sized mango, and the length of banana.

We got to take home a strip of cute pictures and she burned us a DVD so we could watch it and take stills from the whole visit. She even made an arrow pointing to his little man parts.

Here are some pictures from the day:

He's all boy!

Sawyer's foot

Head down, sucking his thumb

Legs crossed