Abiding in the Word.

Philemon 18

"If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account."

Abiding in the Word.

"Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator."

Colossians 3:9-10

Home sweet home.

Andrew and I are home in Atlanta... Wahoo! We flew in on Friday, March 25, and are staying until April 1. A week with family - total bliss.

Unfortunately I'm not technically in Atlanta right this second, however, but rather Virginia Beach, VA. I'm on a business trip for three days. When we first planned our trip home around my business trip, I thought that was a brilliant idea... until I got home. Of course, then I didn't want to leave! So I'm counting down the minutes until I'm back in the ATL.

Nevertheless, I was able to spend a wonderful evening with family - my dad's brother's family - in Richmond last night. We enjoyed a dinner out, I got to meet my first cousin once removed, Lena (adorable, of course), and we shared many laughs - THANK YOU FOWLER FAMILY! Love to you all. (oh and go VCU!)

I drove from Richmond to VA Beach today, after a photo shoot, and had dinner with a friend at a seafood place. It was nice. I have one more photo shoot tomorrow morning and then I'm off to Atlanta. :)

I apologize for no scripture memory verse as of yet... it's been a whirlwind of a week thus far. Expect to see that up tomorrow.

As for now... Lima Bean and I are headed to bed. We're pooped.

Currently craving.

Don't judge...

Thanks.

Thank you to all who have been so encouraging and supportive of our recent news on Lima Bean.

Words cannot express our gratitude for you all, our friends and family. We miss you very much and treasure the sweet memories we have with you. Praise be to God for His loving kindness by giving us life-long relationships!

Love,

Abiding in the Word.

Proverbs 16:24

"Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body."

Meet Lima Bean.

I'd like to introduce to you Lima Bean... our little Lima Bean. The little bean that will one day be our baby boy or girl.

*Note: for the time being, Lima will be referred to as "he." Later on (week 20), we should find out if we need to alter the gender. :)

Lima Bean is currently about 11 weeks old, but already very active and growing very quickly. He is currently the size of a large lime.

Yesterday, Andrew and I got to see Lima for the first time. It was such a sweet time. For all of you parents out there, I know you can relate.

As mentioned yesterday, Lima likes to dance around. He was all over the place during the ultrasound... the doctor had to chase him down just to get a heartbeat! When she recorded the heartbeat, we learned that right now his heartbeat is 174 bpm... major metabolizing going on! According to a source, it's been said that babies with a higher heart rate typically turn out to be girls. Nevertheless, we're gonna stick to a "he" for now.

Andrew and I were going back and forth as to whether or not we should post an ultrasound pic of the baby online - not certain if people wanted to see a pic like that involuntarily, but we decided we would because he's just so cute. :)

So, family and friends, please meet Lima Bean.

Please excuse poor quality... photo taken with my phone.

In the first photo, you can see Lima's big head and arms extended. The middle photo looks like he has on a face mask. The last photo makes it look like we might have a nose picker on our hands. :)

You can be certain that you will be reading many more posts about our Lima Bean.