It takes having a baby to get some of you guys to come out and join the conversation???
Well, if that's what it takes, I am glad Jill was up for it. We enjoy hearing from everyone!
Yes, I am 'over the moon' about a new addition, of course. I'm never going to get any grandbabies from my two clunky boys,
so Jill is the only chance I have. She has to have nine, of course, since I assumed each of my three would have three.
No, the hacker was still not right. This baby is an Alabama baby. He was already along for the ride.
I flipped a coin today to see what 'it' was going to be. I flipped two tails and then a heads, so I'm guessing it's a boy. I'm fine with either. I'd like Jill to have the privilege of parenting both sexes, because it is a different experience, but I'm totally in for a lot more years of Disney girls' trips, too!
My prayers are only for her to have an uncomplicated pregnancy and for the baby to be healthy, naturally.
I've been looking at baby names, and even though the coin flip said boy, I have only looked at girl names. I like Erin, Shelby, Kerry, Paige, Leah, Natalie, and some others. Natalie means Christmas baby, so that would be appropriate.
I don't get a vote, of course, but I like those. Erin was a choice for me with one of my kids, but I don't remember which. Boys names - I will have to do some research. Again, I don't get a vote, but it's still fun to look. Jill has said one girl's name she likes, but she hasn't said anything about boys, other than being nice and putting some form of John (probably Jonathan) to keep peace on that side of the family. John's dad and granddad and maybe even one more generation have a form of John in their names. It might not be her first choice, but she's kind enough to take one for the team and carry it on to make them feel honored. If Bella had been a boy, I think they were planning to go with Jonathan Garrett and call him Garrett. We'll see what boys' names float to the top this time.
That fountain does seem to work magic
, but we are still seeking its powers for a few of our DIS family who want to add to their families. We know the fountain has nothing to do with it, but it's fun to play the game and kid about it. Not being able to have a baby when you want to is not fun. I know that, because I was having issues my last time around, which is how I ended up with good old Drew-boy. Families grow in different ways. Some people choose to let what they have be it, some people pursue many means of conceiving, and some people choose adoption. Everyone does what is right for them, and adoption was right in our case. To all of you who are hoping and praying to add to your family, you certainly have my fervent prayers that that will happen for you in some way. One of our sweet cousins is going through the homestudy process of adoption now, and she is incredibly excited. I pray for her and her husband daily, knowing that they will be wonderful parents.
I got a nice message this morning from my friend, Mike, who I have told you all about before. In December, they told him he would live about three months. He is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. He knows his time is short, but he says he feels very good about how things are going to play out. He has a deep faith in God's promises, and he is ready to face whatever tomorrow brings. We knew about his cancer long before we knew anything about Joan's, yet hers went way faster than his. Keep him in your thoghts and prayers, if you will, as he does face an end soon. I don't know what it would be like to know that or what thoughts one might think, but I can't imagine that I wouldn't be asking for the prayers of everyone I knew, if it were me.
As for my hacking cough and yuck, I keep thinking one more day will do it. Not quite yet, but still less than yesterday. I dread coughing because my ribs hurt so badly, but how do you stop a cough? I'm going to go with two more nights this time, and in two more nights, I really truly think it'll all be gone.
Thanks for all of the wonderful thoughts and congratulations for Jill. We do treasure our DIS friends, and we hope you all feel that very sincerely.
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I'd love to be able to take Seth to an Opryland-ish park when we go home to visit. Not sure how these will pan out....I guess we'll see!
