It's A Girl!

Today was a special day for our family. We had two appointments today and God was gracious in both accounts. We will begin with the news of the headline.. It's A GIRL! We are of course so excited by this news! Daddy and Caleb have been convinced it was a girl for quite some time. In fact, as we sat around the dinner table last night Caleb stood in his chair and boldly proclaimed: "MOM, It is a baby SISTER!!" We all got a kick out of this today when we explained to Caleb with great enthusiasm that he was going to have a little sister and he responded with "Mommy, I told you that last night." Nicole is of course seeing dancing ballerinas dressed in pink, pretty bows and even painted fingernails already! Daddy is already thinking through how we will pay for all of these "accessories." In truth we are excited beyond words and are thankful that the report of our little girl's health was good. I suppose this is partly because it is our second time around and we realize how delicate this little life is.

The second appointment was with Caleb's eye doctor. He was scheduled today (nice timing) for a checkup visit. We are so thankful to report that everything checked out wonderfully. The doctor says that he has no signs of complications and that his vision is right on with where it should be for a child of his age! How amazing of a journey this is that we are on with Caleb. We are so thankful that God continues to provide health for Caleb in spite of the fact that he has a mass in his brain. We believe that God has a great plan for Caleb's life and are able to experience peace as we walk through these circumstances with this confidence.

It has also been a wonderful joy to walk through this with so many of our very close friends. We are so thankful to hear the joy in your voices today as you celebrated with us. We are reminded tonight of how blessed we are to live life with friends that mourn with us when we mourn and celebrate with us when we celebrate! Thank you for your love and care for us. We love you all!