Vance Tales

So I have not posted in a very long time. I have good reasons. First, there were all the holidays. I never seem to find time to do anything other than decorate, cook and buy gifts during Thanksgiving and Christmas and by the time New Years rolls around I’m still trying to catch my breath from the hectic time of year. As I mentioned in a previous post, my sister is pregnant with my nephew, Joshua! Not for much longer though…the little guy is due on February 21…only about 4 more weeks…I’m so excited! I just can’t wait to meet him!

To spice up our lives even more Matt and I are adding another Vance to our family tree this year! Our baby is due on August 25, 2009. I am currently 9 weeks and 2 days pregnant. I went for an ultrasound on Tuesday and everything looked great. We got the best pictures of our baby! No…seriously…every time I’ve ever looked at an ultrasound I’m silently thinking, “Where is it? Is it that blob…or maybe that one?”  but with our pictures you can actually see the arms and the legs and the head and tell that there is a new life growing inside me. According the the ultrasound tech the baby looks like a teddy bear. I got to see the baby’s heartbeat which was beating at 183 (normal according to the MD) and wished for Matt to be there with me. He will definitely be joining me for the appointment when we find out what we’re having. I’m not sure when that will be yet, but I’m guessing some time in April. My next appointment is February 16 and I will get to hear the heartbeat at that one. Life is so exciting! Matt and I are very glad God blessed us in this way.