The New Color in the Harris' House

Well, the news is in....... the new color in the Harris' house will be pink! Jamie and I are so excited!!! She (still odd to say) has moved all day today! I was afraid that she would be napping when we went in at 4:00 for our ultrasound! She wasn't, though! We got some really good pictures of her. They will probably be put on here tomorrow! She sucked her thumb, and it looked like she was sipping tea with one of her fingers in the air! She even emptied her bladder from the beginning of the ultrasound to the end of the ultrasound. The doctor says that everything looks good. We saw her heart, liver, both kidneys, the gall bladder, the bladder (and its usage), and brain development. She is in the 57% percental, and she weighs 1 pound and 7 ounces. The doctor seems to think that she will be between 7. 5 pounds and 8! My dear sister- in - law, Ashly, informed me that she was already heading to the store for hairbows!!! Oh my! I might need some help in this area! Jamie is making a different type of purchase! He has been calling and asking how his two girls are.... it is just so surreal! I still can't believe it myself! Well, if you all have any good ideas for names... we still are in the process of looking and thinking. Have a wonderful night, my dear friends! Thanks for reading this and caring about all three of us!!!

Bless the Broken Road

On July 28, 2005, I met your daddy. I wasn't looking for love as the old song goes, but guess what.... I found it! On July 29th, we had our first date. I remember exactly what he was wearing and how cute he was walking up to my house. He was driving the biggest red truck I had ever seen. (I later found out that it was a "dually".) We went to dinner and talked. Then, we decided to get a movie. We rented "Christmas Vacation". It is my favorite movie of all time, and your daddy said that he hadn't seen it. I was shocked because our family had seen it so many times. I must admit that I sometimes watch it when it isn't even Christmas! I am sure that I made a great first impression because I laughed hysterically through the whole movie! Well, the impression must have been ok because here we are three and a half years later with you on the way.
You see, life, for me, was full of a lot - sadness and heartache. I never understood why God put me on the road that He did. I questioned and prayed a lot, but I just didn't understand. It all came together though when I met your daddy. You see, he made me understand what all the heartache and brokenness were for...... they were to lead me to the most wonderful man I have ever known and your daddy.

Your daddy and I ended up going to a Rascal Flatts concert with some friends, and I heard the song that changed my outlook and made me appreciate the road so much more.

I set out on a narrow way

Many years ago

Hoping I would find true love

Along the broken road

But I got lost a time or two

Wiped my brow and kept

pushing through

I couldn't see how every sign

pointed straight to you.

That every long lost dream

led me to where you are

Others who broke my heart

they were like northern stars

Pointing me on my way

into your loving arms

This much I know is true

That God bless the broken road

that led me straight to you

So, when you want to question why you are on the road that you are on...remember that God has a plan for you. It all works out the way that He designs it. It may not be what you want or think you need at the time, but it does lead you to where you are created to be. Speaking from experience, I am so grateful for that broken road. It led me straight to your daddy and you!

Memories

Ok, my little one... we read "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge" tonight. It was one of my favorite books as a young child. I don't know if it was because I had two older ladies who lived next door to me who taught me how to bake cookies and make dolls, or if it was because they were constantly telling me stories of when they were young. I loved going over to their house after school to talk and "play" with them. They were the most fascinating people to talk to each day. This book reminds me of them and of my childhood. I never lived next door to an "old folks home", but this book makes me think about how precious those memories and older people are. This book also makes me think of your Grandpa Harris. He, like Miss Nancy, has lost his memory. It makes me sad to think that you won't get to know him the way that we have. Your Grandpa Jim is one amazing guy. I remember the first time your daddy took me over to his house. Your daddy introduced us and ate his dinner. Then, your daddy went back to work, and I stayed to talk with your Grandpa. When your daddy called me at 10:00 (two hours later), I was still there, and he just laughed! (Your Grandpa sure likes to talk!) Now, each time we go see your Grandpa Jim at his "house" we remind him that you are coming! He gets excited each time we tell him. Sometimes, we have to chuckle at the "newnesss" of the news because if we didn't the tears would start to come. You see, your daddy and your Grandpa Jim are really close.... just like the two of you will be one day. You will be close to your daddy just the way he is close to his. Your Grandpa Jim will love you and cherish you, but you have to remember that there might be days that he doesn't remember you or your name. We will do what Wilfrid does in this book. We will put together a box of "memories" for you and your Grandpa Jim and maybe..... just maybe.... that will help him to remember. We love you little one... sleep tight tonight.... and just know that we will have many memories together soon!

Guess How Much I Love You!

Ok, little one! I know that you are an independent little one! You just don't move as much as I want you to! I worry about it, but everyone tells me that it is normal! The only time that you really do what I want you to is when we are finally calm and relaxed at night. I normally read to you and do my nightly routine, and you normally will move then. Last night, I read to you "Guess How Much I Love You". It made me tear up because even though you aren't that big, I love you as much as Big Nutbrown Hare does. I love reading to you and feeling you move inside me. It is the craziest feeling, but the best feeling. I am definitely ready, though, for your daddy to feel you move. I think it will just make him feel closer to you. I also cannot wait for you to be held by your daddy. I am so looking forward to him holding you for the first time. I have seen how he is with other little ones, and he is going to make the most amazing dad! I am so grateful that you will have him to look up to and be close to him every step of your life. I hope that you won't ever forget how special he is and how special you are to both of us. (I will eventually get him to read to you as well.) So, my little one... we will know in less than two weeks what you are.. and I will be sure to call you the right pronoun! We already love you more than you know. We don't care whether you are a boy or a girl. We just want you healthy and with us! So, for now... "We love you right up to the moon -- and back."