Katie and Troy Henry

God's Promise. =)

2010-05-13T17:57:00.000-07:00

These beautiful rainbows showed up the other night, right after we put Jimmy to bed. It had been raining and raining, and then the sun came out. We went outside on our upper deck and admired the beauty. I've never seen such beautiful rainbows in my life. Troy got so excited, he grabbed the camera and went out on the golf course to take some pictures. Here are a few.

I'm back!

2010-05-01T08:05:00.000-07:00

Wow...I've totally neglected this blog. I was thinking I would have plenty of time to do this when I started, after putting Jimmy down for a nap. However, I'm wondering if that will happen. He seems to keep talking, singing, yelling, and banging on his crib. So he may not sleep after all.

A lot has happened in the last 3 or 4 months. We had Jimmy's 1st Birthday, we both turned 30, Easter, I finished my Master's coursework and took the School Counseling Certification Test, went went to Sonoma, CA for Troy's company incentive trip, and left Jimmy behind for 6 days, and he has grown SO much! I will spare you all the details, and just post some slide shows of our lives lately. Things have been busy, but good. We are having so much fun with a 1 year old. =)

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Happiness....

2009-12-27T08:26:00.000-08:00

This Christmas I felt HAPPINESS.. I finally feel at home. There's a difference between a HOUSE and a HOME. I finally feel that we are at HOME. It's such a blessing beyond belief and I feel more blessed than I deserve. To be completely surrounded by family and friends..to know people on every side of me. Not just neighbors, but friends. Friends that I work with and friends that I hang out with and to have my family right down the street. To be able to walk out my back fence, across the golf course and into my sister's backyard. To be able to leave at 7:18am for work, and get there at 7:20am. I mean, seriously? Oh, and I just happen to drive right past the babysitter's house on the way to work. THAT is a miracle in itself. I love that I always run into my sister at the same stop sign on the way to work b/c we turn onto the same street. The fact that my parents can come stay with my sister or me and we can all hang out until it's time to go to bed, and then we can just walk home in a matter of 2 minutes. I love that Jimmy can see his cousins EVERY day if he wants. He will grow up knowing them and looking up to them every step of the way. What a blessing. I love that he will be close to his aunt, like her kids are close to me. It's just THAT much more love for him to feel and THAT much more of a wonderful, God Loving family for him to see everyday of his life. What a way to show him God's love and what he can look forward to having when he grows up.

I know I am rambling..but I just feel an overwhelming need to express my GRATEFULNESS to God for what He has blessed us with. It's not things...it's just blessings...and I don't want to overlook them or take them for granted. Here are some pics of Christmas time, our home, and our family.

   Our yummy Christmas dinner
All the girls and Jimmy...minus Jana : (
     Beautiful Mimi
  Jimmy loves his Papa King

Look what Santa brought for Christmas!
We've been riding this thing back and forth down the golf course to my sister's house. He yells and claps the whole way!

From the top deck on Christmas Eve

The boys walked down to see me take Jimmy out in his first Snow!

Family Pictures!

2009-12-04T17:45:00.000-08:00

Our wonderful, fun, and creative friend, Haley, took some family pictures of us over Thanksgiving Break. She has her own photography business called Plum Krazy Photography, and she is SO GOOD! You can go to her website at www.plumkrazyphotography.com. I am proud of her for doing all of this on the side of her full time teaching career! Anyway, here are a few of the pictures. There were SO many, but I'm too lazy to upload them all.

Blueberries

2009-11-15T18:52:00.000-08:00

I decided to let Jimmy try frozen blueberries for a snack. Not sure I'll be doing that again. It makes a HUGE mess.....and it stains..see below.

Trip to the park

2009-11-15T18:36:00.000-08:00

It was a nice day outside, today. So we decided to walk down to the park with Jimmy. He LOVES to be outside so much and they have those baby swings. He loved it, but he's still a little too small to really fit in them. But, when I was looking at these pictures I realized how big he's getting! He looks like a boy...not a baby! Anyway, I LOVE having the park down the street and I LOVE our new neighborhood!!!!

Happy Halloween.....BOO!

2009-10-25T17:35:00.000-07:00

This is Jimmy's Halloween present to Mimi. =)

more singing by Jimmy

2009-10-25T14:42:00.000-07:00

Here's the latest singing video. He's starting to add a few screams in here and there. Also, check out the new squinty eyed smile.

Happy Baby!!

2009-10-19T17:24:00.000-07:00

Lately, Jimmy has been singing after he eats. It's so cute! It's like he's so content and happy and just wants to sing. Here are some cute pics and a video of a singing episode. Look at this happy baby!!

Surprise Pics!

2009-10-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, our friend, Laura, came by to deliver a special "surprise"! She has been practicing photography for awhile now and gotten so good at it! She had taken some pics of Jimmy over at Mary's (the wonderful babysitter) house and we didn't even know it. It was a random shoot that wasn't planned, but they turned out really cute and really captured little Jimmy and his sweet expressions. Have I mentioned how much we LOVE Mary, btw? She works magic, I swear. Jimmy loves her to death and smiles everytime we walk up to her doorstep!!! It's so fun to see that. She is a true gift from God. Here are the pics!

James Norman Henry-6 months!

2009-09-13T13:25:00.000-07:00

OK. Now that I've filled you in on the life lately, here are some pictures of our growing baby boy!! He's doing so well....rolling over, sleeping from 7pm to7am (most of the time), and is a super happy boy. I can't believe it's going so fast!

2009-09-13T12:15:00.000-07:00

OMG. It's been forever since I've updated, but I have so many good excuses!! I guess I'll fill everyone in on our lives the last few months. In a nutshell, we moved 3 times in 4 months. We sold our house, moved into an apartment, thought we had a house, but didn't work out, had to move out of our apt and into a lease house, thought we had another house, but it didn't work out either, then we found our favorite house of all and FINALLY got to move. We were only in our lease house for like 3 weeks! We lived out of boxes the entire summer and I just came across my summer clothes now that summer is coming to an end. Oh well. We didn't understand why things were so crazy and why we kept losing the houses we wanted, but now we are SOOOO happy and it all pretty much makes sense. At least we KNOW this is the perfect house for us. It's crazy how much joy we were missing until we were "home". We knew we would be happy once we got settled, but neither one of us knew we would feel THIS happy about it. It's a dream come true. We live in a neighborhood SURROUNDED by people we know and actually like on every street. It's such a blessing. Not to mention that I live right across the golf course from my sister and the boys. Literally, they walk out their backyard, down the golf cart path a few yards, and into our backyard. We have a pool and they have been over to swim many times already. Having them so close is SUCH a blessing. My sister and I have already been making yummy meals together and I look forward to all the fun family and food in our future. Thank you LORD for the blessings!!!!! Here are some pictures of Davis one night when we cooked out by the pool and had some watermelon.

On another note. I'm sure you already know this, but my husband pretty much deserves a medal. Seriously, he does. I can't quite soak in everything he does for me. Here's the latest. Not sure if you all know, but some of you do....my obsession Curtis Stone, from Take Home Chef, for the last 3 years. It's the one guy that Troy completely "gets" my obsession with...tall, blonde, super cute, from Australia, and a chef. Seriously? Well, I always recorded his show on TLC and would hope to run into him everytime I went to the grocery store. Recently, he stopped the show, but works for Today Show now. He is on there cooking a lot and does a lot with Kathy Lee and Hoda. There's been a few segments they do with him called "Girls Night In with Curtis Stone". It's where he comes to your house and cooks dinner for you and 3 friends in your kitchen! This is one of those things you think, "That would be a dream come true for whoever gets it, but it will NEVER happen to me." Well, I was wrong. My husband, being the sneaky guy that he is, entered me in this contest!! He wrote the NICEST email ever about why I deserve this, and how much I LOVE Curtis. Actually, here is the email he wrote:

The Question Was: Explain why you deserve Curtis Stone to come to your home and cook for 3 of your friends.

"Because our DVR had over 50 recordings of "Take Home Chef" and all I hear around the house is how cool it would be for Curtis Stone to snag her at a Central Market! Ha! When Curtis is on the Today Show, I just quit talking because I know anything I say is going in one ear and out the other; her eyes are focused on something or someone else, I should say. My wife absolutely loves Curtis. And so do I. I hope being married doesn't disqualify her because you don't know how much this would mean for her. Apart from having a newborn son (5 months), my wife has endured so much stress and has been so strong these last 5 months. I'm so proud of her. We've sold a house, moved 3 times in 5 months, she's preparing to go back to school to teach her 4th graders, and also trying to finish her Masters Degree! I cannot think of a stronger mom. And all thru this time, she has missed (and I have too) her other passion, cooking. All of her pots and pans, mixers, etc have been in boxes for months, which means no more Micky D's and WhichWhich's! She is so thrilled to have her kitchen again. We just moved and have yet to prepare a meal. Mainly because we've been so busy and have had boxes covering the kitchen. Well I took time to clear it out and give her her favorite place back. It's ready to be used and it would be such an honor and blessing to have Curtis Stone melt her heart and stress away. Selecting her would not only be selecting the best candidate, but it would be that last ingredient to getting her over this hump. Please, please, and a DALLAS TEXAS SIZED PLEASE consider my wife. It would mean the world to me to make her happy through your contest. Thank you!"

Here is the video of me when I found out I won...out of like 2000+ entries!! I'm on the phone LIVE with Hoda and Kathy Lee...this was the Thursday before they came. I had ONE week to prepare!

So after this, I was told Curtis and his crew were coming the next Thursday. I had ONE week to prepare and my house was STILL in boxes from moving. Needless to say, that week was SO CRAZY. But, thanks to all my friends in the neighborhood and my family, it got put together and looks GREAT. I was a nervous wreck.

So Curtis came to my school on Thursday, and they did some filming of us in my classroom with my kids, which they loved. =) And then from there, Curtis, my sister, my friend Annie and her sister Beth, got in my car (yes, I was driving with Curtis in the passenger seat and I almost killed us on 75 b/c I illegally entered the HOV lane and Curtis told me I needed to slow down b/c the car in front me was stopped) and we drove to Deep Ellum to make cheese at The Mozzarella Company. Apparently it's famous. We made lots of fresh cheese, went to Central market to get ingredients and then went to my house. He made us an incredible meal that was centered around cheese! We ate outside on the patio and had SUCH a fun time. I will never forget the experience!! Here is the link to the video of when it aired on the today show!

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891#32777630

And here are some pictures of our day!

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Family Reunion in Oklahoma!

2009-06-26T14:54:00.000-07:00

We've been pretty buys these last few months. LOTS going on! I will have to fill you in when I have more time, but here's a quick little slideshow of Jimmy at 3 months. We went to Oklahoma (Fin and Feather) for our annual King Family Reunion and we had a lot of fun. Jimmy did great....despite a few freak out moments. Not really sure why he chose to freak out around everyone. Maybe he was "overstimulated". Whatever.

Anyway, I know this is cheesy, but it's so easy to do that I just went ahead and did it to get some pics up! How cute is Papa King with Jimmy? They are buddies.

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Content...or not?

2009-05-30T06:28:00.001-07:00

Here is a very hungry face!

Here is a very content face!

tummy time

2009-05-26T14:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Jimmy at 12 weeks. This is after his nightly bathtime . I usually put him on his tummy for some tummy time while I put lotion on his back. He LOVES it! Look how big he's getting!

for fun

2009-05-14T09:21:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I've been experimenting with the iphoto on my mac with a few of our recent pictures. I just wanted to post them b/c...i just wanted to. I think they look good. =)

Craziness!

2009-05-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

Well! Things have been more than crazy around here lately, which is why I haven't posted anything new! We've sold our house, moved into an apartment, and bought another house that we are renovating! We also went to Hawaii for a week in the middle of it all. It was a trip that Troy's company paid for b/c he made his quota last year. Yea Troy! It was a tough decision on whether we should take James or not, but thanks to Troy's mom, we left him with her. She is the greatest and made us feel so at ease b/c we know that she probably takes better care of him than we do! It was hard to leave, but a well needed trip. We enjoyed the solitude away from our crazy lives and considered it a blessing to have that opportunity. We moved the same week we got back to Dallas and are now living in a fun apartment at the Shops of Legacy. It's where we lived when we were dating and it brings back a lot of fun memories. In the meantime, we are closing on our new house in Plantation Resort in Frisco and are working with contractors to get it renovated.

Little James is 10 weeks and doing great! He is a very happy baby and is growing SO fast! He's been smiling a lot which is so fun to see. =) Here are some pictures of him smiling and a few of our beautiful Hawaii trip!

6 weeks

2009-04-11T09:32:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it's been 6 weeks! Things have progressively gotten better and better, as we learn our routine and what Jimmy likes and doesn't like. It's been so fun to watch him grow and make new faces every day! Here are some pictures we took a few weeks ago..For the record, we are not DRIVING in the car. We are in a parking lot and are parked. =) We had to stop and feed, b/c he eats like every 5 minutes. All these faces you see below are the result of what we call "boobie drunk". He gets really sleepy and happy, stretches his arms up and makes the cutest faces!

2009-03-25T15:13:00.001-07:00

Here are some pics of Jimmy at 3 1/2 weeks. I feel like he's already changing and growing. I guess they really do change fast! It's a reminder to me how much I should really soak this in and appreciate it. It can get so overwhelming at times and can be hard and exhausting, but it is such a blessing. I feel like even though Troy and I haven't had a lot of personal time together, somehow, God has brought us closer together through this whole experience. I am SO thankful for him and his attitude and willingness to learn what God is teaching him. We are BOTH learning a lot. I am thinking he totally looks like Troy....we will see!

Baby Jimmy!

2009-03-05T10:17:00.000-08:00

It's taken me a few days to get around to it, but I finally have some pics of our sweet baby James! For those of you who haven't heard the "story", it pretty much started Friday morning of Feb. 27th. This was exactly a week before my due date. I woke up with contractions that were painful at about 3:40am. I sat in bed monitoring them, trying to figure out if I was going crazy, until Troy woke up around 5:00 to me hunched over the bed. I wasn't sure if this was labor or not, but thought in case it was, I should shower. Of course, Troy thought I wasn't too serious if I was showering. It took some convincing. I didn't want to be that girl that thinks she's in labor and really isn't. So we called the hospital, and the on call doctor told us to come in. We got in the car, (and at this point Troy was VERY frustrated b/c he didnt have things ready!) at about 6:00 and headed to the hospital! This is the best part..as soon as we got in the car and the radio came on, James Taylor's song "Rock-a-bye Sweet Baby James" came on! We've been playing that song to him in the womb! We both looked at each other and thought it was a sign! Anyway, when we got to the hospital, I was a little more than a 2 and about 80% effaced. The Dr. told us that we were in a tough spot b/c I WAS in early labor, but that didn't mean I was definitely going to have the baby that day. He said it could come in 4 days, or 4 hours. He said he could break my water, and it would make for a LONG and tiring day, or I could go home, wait it out and see what my body decided to do. We took that route. We drove home, worked on the nursery, did laundry, and hung baby clothes, all the while taking short breaks every 4 minutes to hang on to the wall for my contractions! They kept getting stronger and stronger, and I was trying to be tough and wait it out. About 2 or 3 hours after we got home, I told Troy to call the Dr. office. The Dr that he talked to asked him a bunch of questions about what I was doing. Then she told him, "You better get to the hospital right now or you're going to be delivering that baby yourself!". So, we did! I got to hospital around 3:00 and had little James at 7:30! The doctor wasn't scheduled to come in until around 8:30, but came early. When he checked me, he said, "We're having this baby right now!" ONE push later, he was out! It was fast!!

Anyway, he is 7 lbs. and 9 oz., black hair and we think he is perfect. =) He's been a good baby and we couldn't be more thankful for his health. God has really blessed us with this baby in every way. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. There no complications and everything went so smoothly. What a relief! Here are some pics. Hope you enjoy them!

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Shoes like his Dad!

2009-01-11T07:33:00.000-08:00

Seriously, we found the smallest New Balances ever made. They are the cutest things in the world and we had to buy them for the little one. In fact, we thought they were SO cute, we got a little picture happy and took pictures of them right next to Troy's matching New Balances! We are already the biggest dorks and the baby isn't even here, yet! Great. Anyway, look how cute these are....

31 weeks!

2009-01-11T07:23:00.000-08:00

Here's the belly at 31 weeks! It's getting big, and supposedly, I should gain 1lb a week until he comes! Yikes! I get to have an ultrasound this week, and am so excited to see how he looks! Our doctor told me that he's a "Big boy". I guess that's a good thing??? Makes me a little nervous. We are very blessed and enjoying EVERY minute. Well, maybe not EVERY minute, but most of them. =)

chloe's birthday!

2009-01-11T07:15:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Chloe's 1st Birthday on New Year's Day! Lucky for her, her cousin, Sam, was staying with us! We had a little birthday celebration, with special treats for all...Frosty Paws. Sam, doesn't seem enthused. At all. Chloe, on the other hand, is beside herself. This is usually how it is with them.

2008-12-30T10:41:00.001-08:00

My family came in for Christmas and we tried to get some good family pictures. Here are a few of the ones we got!

2008-12-30T10:37:00.000-08:00

Christmas Morning with Davis

2008-12-30T10:23:00.000-08:00

Here's a site for you. This is Christmas morning at the Dill's house after Santa came. Davis got a batman mask, obviously, and is eating his Christmas morning breakfast with it on. Just thought I could offer some entertainment! Never a dull moment. =)

2008-12-28T11:16:00.000-08:00

Troy's sister, Tiffany, and her family came in the week before Christmas. We had a great time with them and got to spend some time with our neice and nephew! Allison and I made a gingerbread house together. This was one of the neatest things we did and I had so much fun. She was REALLY good and it was the best gingerbread house I've ever made! Look at the pics below.

2008-12-28T11:06:00.000-08:00

2008-12-21T19:41:00.000-08:00

28 weeks! This was taken last week. I am now 29 weeks and feel like I am much bigger now! A lot can happen in a week!

Afternoon with Davis

2008-12-21T06:47:00.000-08:00

I got to spend the afternoon with my favorite 6 year old nephew, Davis. Davis helped me bake some yummy Christmas treats to give away to Troy's doctors for the Holidays. We did eat some for ourselves, though, and we had fun together. We listened to Christmas music while we baked and Davis was a great help. Even if powdered sugar did get all over the floor. =) Here are some pictures.

Out on a School night! I'm a wild one.

2008-12-03T16:06:00.000-08:00

We went to the Mav's game last night..That's right...a school night. I was not in bed at 9:00! We had some great tickets given to us by one of Troy's doctors. Thank you Dr. Israelson! We had a great time and here are some pictures for ya. Above, I have no idea what I was laughing at, but I know it was hurting, and I think I even peed my pants a little.

It was a great game, but the Mavs were behind the ENTIRE game by like 12-15 points. We decided to leave in the fourth quarter in order to beat the traffic. We got in the car and turned on the radio to listen to the rest of the game. Of course, they came back in the last like 40 seconds and won the game by 2 points! I can't believe we missed it. At least we beat the traffic.

I had to get a picture of the dancers!
The Maverick was sitting right in front of us.

2008-11-28T19:02:00.000-08:00

We got our bedding! Here are some pictures of it. I LOVE it and am so excited to get the nursery all fixed up. I feel like this bedding will go with a lot of the baby stuff out there right now. The blue matches most blues, so that's nice. =)

2008-11-28T18:36:00.000-08:00

Well, this year, because Troy and I both had family in town during the weeks before Thanksgiving, we ended up being alone on the actual day of Thanksgiving. In the past, I would have thought this was SO depressing! But, we LOVED it. It was nice that we got to spend so much time with our families, and then have that day to just be together. I actually made a FULL Thanksgiving meal just for the 2 of us. We sat at the table and ate it together and thanked God for each other and our baby boy. Then we laid around and watched football and enjoyed the relaxation. I was so proud of my Thanksgiving meal that I took pictures! And yes, we had lots of leftovers, but that's the best part!

2008-11-23T21:16:00.000-08:00

My parents and my sister in law, Jana came into town to see us! They brought my nephews, Staton and Chance and my neice Avery. It's always so nice to hang out with all of them. We didn't do too much, but Troy and I DID get a new camera! So, prepare for lots of new pictures from now on! Happy, Robin? =)Here are some pictures from their visit...plus some new profiles of the belly at 6 months (25 weeks), plus some experimental pictures with our new camera!

2008-11-23T20:37:00.000-08:00

Ok, I'm getting better at updating now. Here are some latest pics from last weekend. Troy's sister, Tiffany, her husband Brian, and his brother Marc and his wife, Erika, came into town for the Coldplay concert (which was AMAZING!). We had a great time hanging out with them and got to do some things together. We went to 2 concerts together..Coldplay and The Spazmatics! Both were fun. I danced a LOT more at Spazmatics. So far, this is the baby's 3rd concert. 1. Sheryl Crow (of course) 2. Coldplay and 3. Spazmatics. I'd say he's going to have great taste in music. =)

2008-11-16T17:31:00.000-08:00

Ok, I know this is WAY past due! It's been too long since I've written and so much has happened. Well, at least we feel that way. First of all...it's a BOY! I can't believe it. We have 5 grandsons in the family already and I totally thought we were gonna be the ones to have all girls. But, we are so happy and Troy is beside himself. He is ridiculously excited to have a son. I'm not sure what I'd do if he didn't get his boy. We wanted to be surprised and enjoy the surprise with the family. So, we had the sonographer put the pictures in an envelope. We went to my sister's house. She and her husband, plus her boys were there. We called my parents on one phone, Troy's on another phone, and my sister -in-law on another phone. Everyone was on speaker phone. I opened the envelope and announced the news and everyone screamed. It was really exciting. I have to admit, I was shocked...but happy!

So, then, what came next? Shopping, of course! We found baby bedding and started looking for all kinds of boy stuff. We are pretty set with the amount of little boys in our family. We've already been given some great things from my sister in law. Anyway, here are some pictures of our little boy. It's pretty obvious. =) Oh, AND, every time we've had a sonogram, he is flashing us the gig'em sign. Troy's excited about that, too. Maybe next time he'll have his guns up for the Cowboys.

On another note, after LOTS of searching for a baby crib, and Troy's new obsession with Craig's list (don't get me started) and trying to find the best deal, Troy found a crib we loved that was great quality......in Austin. Yes, he drove to Austin and back to get it in one day. He said it was all worth it because he saved over $300, and that was including gas. I have to admit, I thought he was crazy. However, it turned out to be a GREAT crib, and just what we've been looking for. Plus, it was a good deal. =) He came home and immediately started putting it together. After many not-so-nice words (that I could here from our bedroom), he had it all set up and brought me in with my eyes covered to see it. He even put a blue blanket on the mattress until we get the bedding, and put a snoopy on top of it to make it look cute. He did a good job and I am proud of him. It looks great! He is the cutest dad to be ever.

Ok, so I added some pictures because I was being harassed by friends who don't see me often. I really don't have any recent pics of me and my growing self. What I did add is not so great, either. I'll work on taking more pictures of me..promise. We need a new camera, though.

Getting Bigger!

2008-09-27T14:06:00.001-07:00

Well, this is at 16 weeks! It was like all of a sudden, my stomach popped out. I wore this dress to work, and everyone was like "Whoa!, your belly is sticking out!". I have to say I love to wear dresses b/c they are so much more comfortable. We should find out what we are having October 16th, and I can't wait!! Everyone around me thinks its a boy. My mom thinks it's a girl. I AM carrying lower than higher, so if that whole thing is true, it's a boy. We will see. With 5 grandsons already, my dad would be happy to add another to the "team". I'll keep you posted. =)

2 Year Anniversary!

2008-09-13T14:58:00.000-07:00

This is a picture from our 2 year anniversary. We decided to go back to our favorite place ever...Royal Hideaway in Playacar, Mexico. We went there for our honeymoon and LOVED it. We probably shouldn't have started there b/c nothing compares! But, it was perfect! And...low and behold, we came back with a souvenir.....just didn't find out until a week later. (See below) =)

The "souvenir"

2008-09-13T14:00:00.000-07:00

So, this is evidence of the souvenir we brought home. =) Of course this is much later (hence the absence of the tan). In this picture I am 14 weeks pregnant. My mom's first words to me when she saw me were, "Wow! I can't believe you're so big!" Thanks, mom. I know what she means, and that's all that matters. Anyway, we are SO excited to have our first little Baby Henry. Troy thinks it's going to be a boy. He says he's 100% sure. (He calls it our little mijo...does that mean son?)We'll see about that. If he's so good, I'm excited for the future babies and knowing so far in advance! I, on the other hand, have NO idea. I did have a dream it was a boy, though. Does that mean anything? Well, we'll find out in 5 weeks, and we can't wait!

I guess we should consider ourselves blessed! So many people try forever to get pregnant and go through hard times having to deal. You just never know, which is why we decided to get off birth control. Apparently, now we know. One week is all it took. Good to know.

We TRULY are thankful and feel like our marriage has been fully blessed by God. We thank Him for this every day. Look for pictures to come. As I "grow", just ignore my face, arms, legs, etc., ok? Try to focus on just the belly. =)