Praying for the Haiti Team

I am so excited for my brother in law Glen as he left for Haiti this morning. He has been anticipating a trip like this for quite some time now. Please keep Glen and the other twelve team members in your prayers over the next ten days.

Prayer Requests

• Safe Travel
• Good Health
• Positive Attitudes
• Productive Work Time
• Changed Hearts For Us and Them
• Hiring Of Haitian Workers To Help

We are so proud of you Glen! Love you lots and can't wait to hear all about your trip when you return to the states. Check out this blog to keep updated on their trip.

Reveal Video

Reveal P-A-R-T-Y!!!!!!

Wow, what a great Saturday night we had with our family and friends. It meant so much to us to have so many gather to celebrate this new little life that will arrive in February. We feel so fortunate to have been surrounded by so many loved ones. Our little gal will certainly be loved.

Thank you to my mom and dad for making this party happen. My mom was the one who originally came up with the idea and told me that when we did get pregnant we just had to do it. Thank you mom....it was so much fun! Thank you for working like crazy to get your home ready after having it torn up since this summer. You're the best! Thank you to my cousin Heather for capturing our party in pictures! Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us in person and in spirit.

Enjoy the pictures from our evening!
Everyone voted boy or girl and there were prizes at the end of the night

Loved our cake....it was adorable and so good (2nd Floor Bakery, Holland)Lots and lots of good food

Our church small group

My HHS coworkers

Best Bro-In-Law outfit by far!

Hope SPED friends

Pinata action

The kiddos lined up to take a swing
It's a GIRL!!!!!!!

Checking the envelope just to make sure ;)

Yep, it's official!

Ella and Emma - so excited for another girl cousin to join in on the tutu action!

Cutting the cake

It's confirmed yet again....PINK!

The Cunningham fam

My mama and sistas (plus Grey)

Movie in Pop and Grandma's room....taking a small break from the party

But, they are back at it again....this is what happens when the adults are busy talking!

One cool pup
Letting our neighbors know the news on Sunday with a pink balloon

It's a......

GIRL!!!!

We had such a wonderful party tonight!
We will post lots of pictures tomorrow!

The Reveal

Peyton is excited to find out what the new addition to the family will be! Check in later this weekend for the gender reveal update!
Thanks for the sweet little outfits mom!

Phew, what a morning. Going into today's appointment we knew that we would have an ultrasound and we anticipated that we would leave with more information than when we arrived. What we did not realize was the depth that our appointment would entail. The first portion of our appointment was spent with a genetic counselor. In our conversation we discussed the different scenarios that could take place as a result of the baby's Echogenic Focus of the Heart. It was a lot of information all at once and we tried to absorb the possible realities of our situation.

Once we completed our time with the counselor we were taken into the examination room. It was pure joy to see our little babe on the screen. We are always amazed at how much the baby has changed week by week. As of today our kiddo weighs in at 1 pound 7 ounces! The baby made the ultrasound technician really work. It did not stop moving the entire appointment!

It was quite obvious from the start that the "bright spot" was as bright as ever. It did not dissolve as we had hoped. After over an hour and a half into the exam all of the pictures were reviewed by the high risk specialist. At that point the technician left the room and the doctor continued our exam. After the final pictures were taken the doctor determined that our baby looks very healthy :) Even though the Echogenic Focus is still there we will not get any further testing and we are cleared to go back to our normal OB.

We continue to be amazed by the process of carrying a child. We are so thankful this baby is ours to love. We can't wait to find out if it is a boy or girl at our party this weekend. Stay tuned!

This Is Love

We just had to share this sweet picture of our little C flashing us the "I love you" sign. Oh my word....we LOVE YOU!

I will post more about our appointment tonight. Thank you everyone for your texts and prayers this morning.