Our pastor...

Here is an article written about our Pastor, Matt Chandler, and his fight against brain cancer. This article is a very accurate, informative & eloquent portrayal of him, his family, his faith & his suffering.

Newspapers around our country (such as the New York Times and Washington Post) and newspapers in other countries (such as Finland and Mexico) ran this story, this past weekend. Please pray for the many eyes that will read it... and the many lives & souls it will hopefully touch...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_re/us_rel_the_pastor_s_cancer_1

The nursery!

We have finally finished Carter's nursery! As we were putting on the finishing touches last night, we both agreed that it was EXACTLY what we had in mind (good thing we share the exact same taste in decorating!). We don't feel like the pictures really do it justice...so hard to get a feel for a whole room when you can't even fit the whole room in a picture. (Not to mention the flash on the camera makes the wall color look weird?! The walls are a beige color, the ceiling a shade darker. Really similar to what our living room looks like, for those of you who have seen it). Anyways, here are a few pics...We can't believe he is due to be here in a little over 4 weeks. Wow!

Carter...in 3D!

Today we went to the Dallas Pregnancy Resource Center and volunteered for a free 3D ultrasound (24.5 weeks). Let me start by saying this a wonderful, faith-based organization that focuses on assisting women in finding alternatives to abortion through sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The pictures were taken by a labor & delivery nurse who is in training and volunteers her time at the center.

The first picture speaks for itself. It's Carter's adorable little face!















The next picture is a side, profile view. His arm (and fist) are blocking his face.

The last picture is also a side view. His arm is again up near his face (this is how he fell asleep during the ultrasound). You can clearly see his ear, shoulder, arm and spine!

Sonogram...

Here are two pictures from our sonogram this morning (approx. 19 weeks). The sonographer measured & inspected all of his organs, body parts, etc. Everything looked wonderful! :)

In the first picture, you can see his profile & his hand is up near his face (if you look closely, you can see his tiny fingertips).




We call the second picture, "Skeletor." The sonographer was trying to get him to lay on his back, but he kept flipping over to face us. So this is a head-on shot of his face...you can see the outline of his facial bones! :)

First Pics of Carter...

Here are two pictures and a video from our latest ultrasound on September 3 (approx. 15 weeks).