A new baby in our Sunday school class, and belly shots!

So, just for easy reference this top pic is from November 13....

This next one is from January 13, 2 months later! (Luke took it!)

Some friends of ours, Joey and Amanda just had their first baby!!! It's a little boy named Sam and he is a very handsome little chunk! He is a big little guy weighing in at 10 lbs and 4 oz. and is 22 1/4 inches long! Poor mommy! The whole family is doing really well and we got to go visit them and take them a little food to help out on Thursday. Luke let me snap one of him with baby Sam and then he grabbed the camera so the rest of the pics are his!

Proud daddy!

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Luke's pic of Amanda was not very good or very flattering so I am going to do her the favor of not posting it, especially because she looks great in real life and I don't want anyone to worry because of Luke's terrible photo taking skills! The funny part of the visit was that the fact that we have a dog named Sam and the baby's name is Sam really threw Luke off! He couldn't figure out if we were going to see a baby or a baby dog! It was too funny, but once we got there I think it finally made sense to him.

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As for me and the baby, we are doing great! I feel really good and have truly found my appetite over the holidays. I had a prenatal appointment last Tuesday and had gained 5 lbs in 5 weeks, finally in the normal range for a pregnant woman at this stage! I think my midwife was a little relived as well. (-: It was a good visit. The baby is measuring on target and is already head down! My mom came with and got to meet both my midwives and see the birth center as well as hear his little heartbeat so that was good. I also had blood work drawn and did the 1 hour glucose test and passed, maybe a little too well, with my blood sugar being only 80 one hour AFTER drinking 50 grams of sugar! I had a PB&J sandwich along to eat which was a good thing! I have had a couple of episodes of near fainting and we are guessing it is due to not eating frequently enough (one of them was at work when I didn't get to eat supper until 10:30 pm because we were so busy). I am keeping some peanut butter crackers in my purse now in case I start getting faint again so I always have something with me. I also get to start the 2 week visits now so things are feeling like we are in the home stretch now! We even talked about after delivery care for me and the baby and when most pediatricians like to see the baby for the first time. I was impressed that the midwives are able to do pretty much everything that we would have done in the hospital, including the standard lab tests, hearing screen and circumcision if we decide we want it! Anyway, this little boy is a real mover and it is so much fun to watch and feel him all the time. I can't believe we are only about 10 weeks away from getting to meet him face to face!