Things to be thankful for

Waking up to sunshine through the windows. A warm cup of coffee while watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. The smell of breakfast casserole baking in the oven. Carving the turkey and eating with friends. Watching the Dallas Cowboys win the football game. Taking an afternoon nap. Eating homemade pies. Phone calls to and from family far away. Going shopping for midnight madness sales.

Thank you God for everything you make possible…..including our unborn child, Cannon!

Who likes chocolate?

I'm pretty sure Cannon was either raising his hand or stomping his feet at me today when I ate a chocolate chip cookie. Was he wanting me to know he likes chocolate?? It was a small one but sweet enough to cause all kinds of action in my belly. I hope you don't inherit my sweet tooth....but if you do, we will have lots of fun when we go to the grocery store and daddy will have someone to help him eat all the ice cream I buy.

How you got your name

One night we were watching the movie Baby Mamma. Once the movie was over, we watched all the credits slowing scroll the tv screen. I told your daddy to look at names of people to catch anything different since we were looking for a name ONLY YOU would have in Bluffton. And there it was....Cannon! Your daddy swore it fit with the left-handed pitcher he wants you to be for some major league baseball team one day. Once we fell in love with the name, we started putting it together with different family names. These are people you will never meet in your life but are related to you through that big thing called the family tree. And even funnier....here is a picture I saw while looking for your crib bedding on the internet. Your daddy might have picked out your name but it's your mamma's Texas roots you will come to love!

Kicks & Hiccups

Today was an active day of kicks and hiccups like I've never felt before. Sometimes they make me jump, sometimes they make me laugh but most of all, they light up my heart knowing you are there. I even had your dad try to catch one but you seemed shy when his hand was upon my belly. You're our little boy and the one we can't wait to have and to hold. We Love You Cannon!

Thoughts Before We Knew Him

Hey you, you're a child in my head
You haven't walked yet
Your first words have yet to be said
But I swear you'll be blessed

I know you're still just a dream
Your eyes might be green
Or the bluest that I've ever seen
Anyway you'll be blessed

And you, you'll be blessed
You'll have the best
I promise you that
I'll pick a star from the sky
Pull your name from a hat
I promise you that, promise you that, promise you that
You'll be blessed

I need you before I'm too old
To have and to hold
To walk with you and watch you grow
And know that you're blessed