Barefoot and Pregnant! 20 weeks

Here's a quick entry to catch you up on the eve of the "big" Dr.'s appt. First off, here is the first belly picture approved by the mom-to-be at approx. 20 weeks:

Our preparations for the baby started in the most logical place as you would expect; buying a new camera and a new car! The camera is a 10 mega pixel upgrade from our previous model and should be a good one to capture all of the amazing (and terrifying) moments of parenthood!

The car might need some explanation. Rachel and I both had cars. Rachel's is an Acura CL 2.2 w/ approx. 190,00 miles and mine was a 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis (aka "The Beast") with approx 180,000 miles. Neither of which were ideal for carrying little ones around town and with the mileage, who knows how long they'd last. So, we decided to look for a nice SUV with plenty of room and good gas mileage. After a couple of months we found our 2006 Mitusbishi Endeavor!

Picture from JD Power & Assoc.

SO, that pretty much brings you up to speed. Tomorrow we are supposed to learn the gender of the baby. We are so excited! We will let you know as soon as we find something out! Please pray for us and check back tomorrow for the BIG NEWS (hopefully)!

Just for curiosity's sake, let us know what you think it's going to be!

"Sons are a heritage from the Lord,
children are a reward from Him,
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are sons born in one's youth.
Blessed is the man
who's quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame,
when they contend with their enemy at the gate."
-Psalm 127:3-5