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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Update Finally!!!





Hi to everyone. I am now 31 weeks pregnant! Please forgive me for not updating this site for three months now. How shameful. I promise for the updates to be more frequent from here on out with our little guy coming in just two months! Jason and I are still glowing. As the due date, June 16th, approaches we get more and more excited! We get to meet out little boy so soon. As the due date comes quickly, my belly is also growing quickly. Each day it changes. Literally. You never would think skin was made to stretch like this, but God knew what He was doing. Last week the doctor informed me that I had gained 27 lbs. Right on target.
Caden's movements are changing a ton. He's gone from punching and kicking to long movements. His favorite thing at the moment is kicking his foot in the right side of my belly and dragging it down. If he's really frisky, he wraps his tiny little foot around my side. Pretty wierd feeling. Up until about a week ago, I could feel him rolling around. Now he's getting larger and he is in a pretty concrete position until birth. On Thursday the doctor said he was actually in perfect position, head down. He will most likely remain in this position from now on and after 34 weeks of pregnancy he will definitely remain in this position until birth!
For the last month, my husband, the best man on earth, has been working diligently on his son's room. It's finally finished and it looks amazing. The theme, none other than UNC Basketball. Of course the room has various shades of blue. He has no choice but to be a Carolina fan like the rest of his family.
So for now, we are still in preparation getting everything done we can before Caden makes his grand entrance. With showers, birthing classes, and doing normal life stuff we are busy. The fun kind of busy though! Can't wait to introduce you to Caden soon.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Waiting Is Over. It's a BOY!

Well Everyone. This is our first post to our new blogspot. Ryan and Angie turned us on to this by keeping all their fam and loved ones updated with little Noah from the moment he was born. So we thought what a good idea for us with the little addition to our family coming soon!

In approximately 4 1/2 months we will experience the joy of seeing our first born for the first time. Jason and I can hardly wait. It's hard to work each day, dreaming about how much our life will change for the good in just a few short months. As we are seeing already, babies are a gift from God. All the sickness, stomach aches, and nights with no sleeping on my back are worth bringing a new life into the world. We just found out last Thursday that our little one is a BOY! We couldn't be more thrilled. In just a couple short days after finding out, the Lord placed on our hearts the name Caden Jase McDaniel. Caden means "Spirit of battle" and Jase means "God is my salvation." Fits this little dude perfectly. He's already at just 5 months along "playing football," as my Mom would say, in my belly.
So we hope you enjoy our blog for years to come. We can't wait to record all the great memories of the "McDaniel Crew" right here! Love you all and thanks for enjoying this special time with us!