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Our beautiful Baby's face! Eye sockets, nose, and the shaping of the jaw :)

Last night I woke up in the middle of the night (having to pee.. of course!) And started thinking of our little nugget. We've gotten a lot of assumptions since nugget started growing, that the sex would most likely be a boy, because "Its just the Smith way" "Smith's cant have girls" etc. etc. etc. It had gotten somewhat exhausting with the repeated remarks and almost gave me a sour taste in my mouth at the thought of having a boy. But last night, when I was thinking of nugget, and all of those remarks, God spoke to me. He made me realize that it doesn't matter what the "Family genes" are. Our God is an all powerful God; if he can heal the sick, blind, etc. I'm pretty sure he could bless a family with a girl that has had mostly all men. He made me realize, that its not the genes that decide, but its He who decides.  It made me start to think how the credit of every child really should be to God, and not to the parents or the families. He was gracious enough to bless every Mother and Father with a perfectly picked out son or daughter, choosing as he saw fit for their specific circumstances. All that said, it leads me to our appointment today.

I have noticed that every appointment we have now, MAJOR changes have occurred since the previous. This time, as we sat down on the table, and our doctor started the ultrasound I was truly blown away. Our baby's head had nearly tripled in size since the last time we saw it! Nugget decided to be a little more active this time around, so we were able to see little feet moving, arms, hands, and even the definition of the face. That is when the emotions kicked in. Seeing your baby's face on that screen is the most surreal thing I think you could ever see. Talk about making it more real! And on top of that to see their little toes on tiny little feet moving all around, it makes me emotional just thinking about it. Then our Dr continued on in the pursuit of finding the sex. Nugget decided to be difficult once again, clamping its legs together so that every angle was difficult to see anything. Luckily our doctor knew how much we were dying to find out, so he persisted until finally it was as clear as day. A baby BOY! Not exactly what I had hoped for, but none the less I was very excited. Remembering what God had told me the night before, I realized that I was SO blessed and SO lucky to have God choose THIS baby boy to be ours. To be our first child! So as many of you (I'm sure), I was not really surprised, but was definitely excited. Another Smith boy to add to the list; but our very first child to start our lives as Parents. 

Thank you our Beautiful baby Boy, for letting us know who you are today. It will make talking to you and planning for you so much easier :) Your Mommy and Daddy couldn't be more excited for you to come home in just a few short months! Stay strong, comfortable and healthy, and we'll see you soon!

Love, Mommy

Prayer Requests:

-That our baby boy continues to grow strong and healthy 

-That Duke starts to calm down out of his puppy stage

-That Jake is able to put forth as much time and energy as possible toward his packet now that the phase is essentially over

-That I keep a handle on my emotions, and start finding great deals for baby goods :)

Praises:

-That God provided us with a healthy baby BOY

-That Duke is finally starting to get in a certain routine that is easy to manage

-That Jake is essentially done with his phase

-That I have been in such great health in this second trimester

Thanks for reading!

Love,

Bethany