House Divided...

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It was relaxing, it was full of family and wonderful food, and it was full of thanks. We have so much to be thankful for. In all honesty, it couldn't help but be bitter sweet...this was our first Thanksgiving without my Papa. That was hard. My Nana and Papa were always the Thanksgiving hosts and being at their house when a huge part of our family was missing...it just didn't seem whole. It's definitely hard to lose someone you're that close to and who has been such a present and active part of your life, but in this time of Thanksgiving I am so thankful that God blessed me with a wonderful Papa, my mom with a wonderful dad, and my Nana with a wonderful husband. We miss him, but we know he had a Thanksgiving feast in Heaven!

The sweet side of that bitter coin was having my entire family together and getting to find out what these bitty babies are! On Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, we had our 16 week ultrasound and we were able to see 2 very healthy babies. 4 chambers of each beating heart, 20 fingers, 20 toes (holy moly...that's a lot of fingers and toes!!), 2 brains (how on earth can they see all of this these days...technology is so cool!), kidneys, bladders, kicking legs, moving arms...it was just a wonderful miracle. All of this was wonderful and worthy of thanks and praise to a good God who has blessed us so immensely. After all of the healthy T's were crossed and I's were dotted and our babies were given an A+ for development it was time to talk turkey. We wanted the money shot!!

Snips and snails? Sugar and Spice? A double dose or one of each? Give us the deets!! Our sonogram tech had absolutely zero problems identifying the first...within a few seconds she said, "It's a BOY!!" I thought Dave was going to come out of his chair he was so happy!! I think hunting trips, golf games and a Texas Tech jersey flashed before his eyes. It took a little longer with Baby B...in regular Baby B fashion, it was being a total wiggle worm and doing everything possible to keep us from seeing the goods. But finally, SHE moved into just the right position..."It's a GIRL!!" My mom's already been talking about a cheerleader outfit  for Miss Priss and a jersey for Little Mister! We are just OVER.THE.MOON.

That night we had dinner with my family and we spilled the beans...a little girl and a little boy...I'll say it again, praise God from whom all blessings flow!

My sister and brother-in-law brought these cute cups so we used them at the restaurant! Our reveal was letting everyone open a small gift that was personal to their personality and a little card. For example, my brother plays professional baseball in the minor leagues, so his note said, "Will I be a talented baseball player and get to play in front of thousands of fans like my Uncle Taylor?" Or my Uncle Bill, who is a school teacher. His note said, "Will I be a teacher like my Uncle Bill and touch hundreds of student's lives?"

After everyone read their notes and opened their gifts Dave and I said that of course these kids can be whatever they want to be...we know they will always have the support of their family just like we have always had. But, while we don't know what paths they will choose, they will always be daddy's little girl and momma's little boy!

Let the naming and the shopping begin!!