Hiccups

There was a time when Daniel would get hiccups everyday in my belly. I would try to figure out how he was positioned based on where I felt them. Now that he's out he still gets them!

Daniel Mitchell

Daniel made his entrance into the world at 4:00am Sunday, August 24th.


6lbs. 12oz
20 1/2 inches








































































More to come!!

Nursery Duty

Our crib finally arrived on Wednesday and Tommy dutifully put it together the same day. We spent a good part of yesterday and today making the curtains for Daniel's room. Here are the fruits of our labors!






Yay for the crib!! It finally feels like a nursery!















Our rockin' curtains.










This is me from about 3 weeks ago and Tommy's awesome painting. And his favorite toy, the catapult in the foreground (the bouncy seat).















Our stock pile of diapers and some of Daniel's clothes. And Tommy's tools.

Three Years

Today marks the three year anniversary of the day Tommy and I got married. Things have only gotten better since then. I thought I'd do a few sets of 3s in honor of today.

Three biggest changes
1. Adding to our family; while Daniel hasn't made his grand appearance, we're excited to meet him in a few weeks!
2. Living in Fort Worth; having only each other to depend on has brought us so much closer together.
3. Tommy has grown and changed so much. He has become much more gracious and humble and he loves me even more than I deserve.

Three favorite places we've been
1. Grand Canyon, Arizona
2. Chiang Mai, Thailand
3. Lincoln National Forrest, New Mexico

Three Wedding Photos





















































Three things we're looking forward to in the next three years
1. Growing our family
2. Seeing where God leads Tommy in ministry
3. Seeing more of God's glorious creation

Three people we couldn't have made it without
1. Joseph and Katie (tie for first)
3. our families

Journey to the Center of the Earth: 3D

What a fun movie! If you are going to see it, you really must see it in 3-D. Much of the fun comes from seeing tape measures, rocks, and fish flying at your face, as well as a few 'roller coaster' effects. 2-D would just be boring.

One nice thing is that our theater gave us good pairs of 'Real-D' glasses to wear, not the flimsy paper ones that you may have been given at other 3-D movies. I wear prescription eye-wear, but that was no problem as the 'Real-D' glasses fit nicely on top of my regular glasses.

What's even better is that it was a clean movie, language and otherwise. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Shower One

Do I call it my baby shower? or Daniel's baby shower? Either way, we had a shower in San Antonio about two weeks ago, and got lots of goodies! Here are the highlights in picture:

My Dad made a guest appearance




















My Aunt Yolanda was gracious enough to host the shower in her home, with my Aunt Melinda's help coordinating and my Aunt Beth's carrot cake, everything came together wonderfully.


It was nice to get to see everyone all together.















And the real reason we were all there, besides to gawk at my swollen face and feet.




Amy and I are due about a week or 2 apart. She's having her third, a surprise.














And the hero of the weekend, Mike, who brought us car parts with such joy you would have thought it was actually the highlight of his weekend.

Setting New Records

We broke our previous record of time it takes to get from San Antonio to Fort Worth! Typically it takes about 4 hours, one Thanksgiving it took about 6 1/2 hours.

2 drink and snack breaks
1 radiator hose
1 alternator and
8 hours later,
we made it home safely.

My ankles suffered the most, swelling to the size of my knees!

Are you Ready?

This is what everyone wants to know. Are we ready for the baby? What kind of answer are people looking for here? I'm pretty sure there isn't a right one.
I typically say "No, I'm not ready because the kid needs to cook for about 2 more months." Judging by people's responses, this isn't what they were expecting.
But if I were to say, "Yep, we're ready!" Every mother within earshot would tell me about how even when they're 18, you're still not ready.

As far as baby accouterments go, all I've got is 4 onsies, a mattress and the diapers, wipes and shampoo my mom thinks I'm crazy for stocking up on already. Since I'm planning on breastfeeding, in the most basic sense diapers is really all I need. So am I ready in that regard?
As far as being a parent, I've been closley watching several mommies for a while now, and they've assured me that I'll do great, and that I know more than I feel like I do.

I honestly feel like I'm as ready as I can be right now. No I don't know what it's like to wake up every three hours, I don't know what it's like to change 10 or 15 diapers in a day. I don't know what it's like to clean a bellybutton or a circumcised penis. But I feel like I've got a realistic idea of what it's like to handle these things.

I think a better question might be are you ready to give me the prayer, support and encouragement I'll need?