Despite many days of rainy weather this week I can think of about a million reasons to give thanks. I had the opportunity to do some "fun, on-the-side" photography this week. On Tuesday I worked with a family of five. They were very cooperative considering it began raining right at the beginning of our session and never let up! Plus, they are pretty people, which makes my job easier :) Then on Thursday I took some fall pictures of Braxten, Morgan's 10 month old little boy. I have really enjoyed photographing him as he has grown this year! It's so neat chronicle children growing. I also met Heather and Gavin at Headwaters park for some pics in the leaves. So, even though work at the hospital has been slow, I have kept pretty busy!
I'm glad that there have been things to fill my time b/c Blake & I were anxiously awaiting today's Dr. appt. We had a formal ultrasound followed by a routine check-up with Dr. Lorenc. The ultrasound went extremely well. We had a great tech and I'll try to recall some of the stats here: baby weighs 1 lb 2 oz and my fluid is at 14. Heartrate was 144 and the cranial and spinal measurements were right on with dates. We looked away from the screen while the tech confirmed Dr. Lorenc's gender prediction, but they are keeping it a secret! She located all of the organs she was looking for, 4 chambers of the heart, toes and fingers....huge sigh of relief! I am so thankful and think it is such a miracle that we have had a healthy pregnancy so far. Each day is a blessing. The moments I enjoy most are in the stillness when I feel kung-fu practice going on in my stomach. Blake & I love to lay in bed at night with his hands on the baby and laugh at the kicks and "high-fives" we are given. Last night we were at my parent's house for dinner and my mom was able to feel a good kick too. Being pregnant is awesome! This is the best time of our lives and we anticipate even greater things to come! As soon as I get some of our ultrasound pictures scanned in, I will put them up.
