Thursday, November 27, 2014

Thankful for JOY!

While we have SO much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, we are particularly thankful for little girls today! Introducing our baby girl, Joy Stocking! 
At yesterday's ultrasound, we asked our  doctor to put the baby's ultrasound   photo, along with the gender, in an envelope so we could privately have a gender reveal and celebrate! After some bloodwork and a late lunch at PF Changs, we went to Farrell's, handed the envelope to our waiter and ordered an ice cream sundae. If the sundae came out with nuts, it was a boy, if the sundae didn't come out with nuts it was a girl. A few minutes later, out came a sundae.....nut free. It took a few minutes before my husband actually stopped looking for the nuts. 
The envelope....we waited a couple of hours before we actually opened it. I was impressed with us! 
15.5 week bump! 
Like a little lady, baby Joy had her legs crossed throughout most of yesterday's ultrasound. It took the doctor a few minutes before he could 95% confirm baby was a SHE!
Today we had a fun gender reveal with the family! We wrapped pink balloons in a box and had my parents open the box, revealing the pink balloon and baby's first ornament - a pink stocking (of course) with her name on it! I have it all on video but not sure how to post videos yet....I'll have to look into that. 
Holding a #7 because this is grandchild #7 for my mom and dad.....grandchild #8 is in heaven and baby December was remembered today.
After celebrating with my family, we went to share the news with my hubby's family. 
My cousin Jen is expecting a little boy a few weeks before baby Joy's due date!
Oh how thankful we are for little girls! Happy Thanksgiving!! Love the four Stockings - Ryan, Serina, Ryder Jeremiah and baby Joy! 

"Consider it all JOY, my brethren, when you encounter various trials." James 1:2

"Weeping may last for the night, 
but a shout of JOY comes in the morning." Psalms 30:5

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