just one year ago....

I have been thinking about how just one year ago we found out about our little miracle. It seems like so long ago now that I was so frustraed with not being able to have a baby, praying with tears in my eyes that the Lord would hear my cry and answer me. He answered my prayers last December in his perfect timing.

We are so thankful for Owen and all the smiles he brings into our lives. He is such a joy to have around, always smiling and talking (though I have no idea what he saying). I cannot wait to see what this next year will bring. I am excited to watch Owen grow and learn new things. Thank you to all of you that helped prayed Owen into the cute baby he is today and Praise the Lord for His little miracle he gave us last Christmas :)

FUN TIMES UP NORTH

Owen got to travel up North and meet a lot of his family along the way! We spent the night in Corcoran at his Great Grandma's house where he played hide and seek with his cousins for hours! He loved it! Then we stopped in Modesto to visit his Nana and more cousins, then our final destination of Sacramento! Owen had a party where he got to meet a lot of new friends and family! What a GREAT time!!

Smiles all around

Owen LOVES to smile! He often wakes up with a smile on his face! What a blessing to have such a happy baby! :)

...the drool on this one is GREAT!

Welcome Owen Baylis Strawn!

ALMOST THERE!

Only 2 weeks to go!! (maybe less...we are wanting less....) Here is an update to the belly series that I have been taking since I was 6 weeks pregnant. Although...I have apparently numbered them wrong. It should be from 7 - 38 weeks since the most recent picture I took today. I just don't feel like going in and redoing all the words right now :)

Hope you enjoy seeing the belly get bigger! I think it is fun!

Happy Anniversary!

Last weekend was our 5 year wedding anniversary! :) What better way to celebrate then by getting our pictures taken again, only this time with our baby! We even brought the truck out, since it was used in our wedding pictures too! The pictures turned out AMAZING thanks to our dear friend Brendie. We had such a fun time!!

(except that it was already 100 degrees by 10am....)

BELLY UPDATE!

Well I decided to take some pictures of me and the baby (well..the belly) for all of you that have not seen how BIG it is getting! Besides my belly being rather large, pregancy has been a breeze! I am still feeling great, and I am REALLY enjoying how much this baby moves! It's very fun to feeling him moving around in there (although a little creapy at times when he seems to be rubbing my uterus with his elbow).

We just can't wait to meet him and see what he looks like! (of coarse he will be cute and chunky, we already know that...)

We have narrowed down his name to either Fisher, Owen or Noah.....so we will see what happens.

The Growing Belly!! 23 weeks and counting

Decorating for the baby

I made some curtins for the closet in the babys room. The boring blue was no longer going to work, so I made some cute red and white polka dot ones! The yellow buttons are my favorite part!! :)

Getting Big....

it's a BOY!!!

Yep that's right! It's a little BOY!!
We are so excited! We just need to decide on a name!! :)It will be __?__ Baylis Strawn (Baylis has been the middle passeddown for 4 generations now...can't break that tradition)

Here is the list:

-Noah

-Owen

-Fisher

-Samuel

-Hunter
Thankfully we still have a while to decide. :)

In the ultrasound picture he is sucking his little thumb and has his other arm and hand behind his head. Just taking a little nap! :)

TOO CUTE! :)
The Dr. said that everything looks great with both me and the baby! :)
I felt him move the other day, but haven't felt anything since. They said I should start feeling it a lot on about 2-3 more weeks. That will be just weird....cool, but weird.

The belly has arrived!

Where did this big belly come from? It seems like it just grew over night! :) The baby is a little bigger than an avocado now and is supposed to grow A LOT in the next month. My belly has also grown a lot in the last 2 weeks. Clothes are starting to fit rather tight now...or not fit all :) We got to the Dr. on March 26th for another Ultrasound and to see if we have a baby boy or girl! We can't WAIT! :) I haven't felt it move yet, but I should start feeling something in the next couple of weeks. (what a weird experience that will be....) That's all for now. Still feeling great, just a little stretched! :)

11 1/2 weeks and counting....

Right now I am 11 1/2 weeks. Which means this baby is already over 1.5 inches long! They have made all theirparts, and are nowworking on growing them all. This means I will also be growing lots in the next month.....I will post pictures of that later.

He (or she) is quite the little mover. I can't feel anything yet, but when the Dr. did the Ultrasound last week the baby was kicking his little feet like CRAZY! It looks like he will be an energetic one! (not too suprizing looking at his parents.....)

The picture above was taken at 10 weeks. His little hand is covering up his eye. It's crazy how much it looks just like a baby and is only 10 weeks! I am constantly amazed at God's work. :)