... of speaking too soon

Apparently all you need to do to have a photogenic baby is have an amazing photographer friend named April Morales!

She came to take some pictures of our new little fam when Selah was just a few days old and she just gave them to me. I am so excited about them (especially after sharing some not so amazing pictures of this lady) that I thought I would share them with you immediately. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Again, these were taken by the uber-excellent - or I guess I should say "uber-ausgeseichnet" - April Morales. If you are in Austin and you are having a baby and you want the nicest, most wonderful person to beautifully capture your newborn, let me know and I'll send you her way.

We just sent out Selah's birth announcement today, so it should hit mailboxes very soon. But I'll go ahead and share it here. I knew pretty much exactly what I wanted it to look like, so I went ahead and designed it on my own in Photoshop with only minimal help from Quinn! That's all to his credit, anyway, because he's taught me everything I know about Photoshop.

Get it? Celebrate Selah Christine? We are hoping it helps with pronunciation questions, but I have a feeling it may be lost on most people.

So how's that for a photogenic baby?!

And just so Abram is not completely un-talked about today, here is a video of his newest skill:

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...of a name

If you've been tracking with us for awhile now, you may remember that when we were pregnant with Selah, we had a boy name chosen . This time, we had a few boy options, but the old standby won out, because we really do like it a lot. But just like two years ago, we still can't quite agree on a middle name for this kid. That's where you can help. His name is Simon. After Simon Peter, the apostle. It's five letters and it's Hebrew (like the other kids) and we like it. But, here's the thing: We have four options for middle names. The two that Quinn really like, I have been vehemently opposed to. I will share them with you in the most unbiased (yeah, right) way possible and you can tell me if I'm wrong. For real. I won't be mad. He likes Simon Quinn and Simon Peter. Now, you may be thinking "Wait a minute... isn't Quinn Abram's middle name?" Why yes, yes it is. Much to the credit of his beloved parents, Quinn likes his na...

...of three

So we are having another baby. Whew. There, I said it. No creative lead up and stunning reveal. Just there . Baby. Bam. That's a little what it felt like to find out that a third child would be joining our ranks a bit short of 3.5 years after our first child was born. We were content with our two. A boy and a girl. Who could ask for anything more, right? Also, Quinn and I each have just one sister, so it seemed natural for us to stop at two. So that's what we were working to do. I won't go into the details of it all with you in this forum, but we really were attempting to avoid pregnancy. So this wasn't a "woops" moment. This was a "many things happening coincidentally" moment. And so when we confirmed that we were, indeed, expecting another baby, there was a bit of shock (of course), but also peace and assurance in knowing that God definitely showed us His hand in it. We told Abram pretty early on and he...

... of a patent

... or maybe, just maybe , I'm jumping the gun :) A good friend told me the other day that she and her husband have been leaving church after the worship because she can't sit for an extended time in the folding chairs. Our church did a great thing and bought inexpensive folding chairs for our sanctuary in order to 1)save money and 2)be able to use the empty room for community type events in the neighborhood during the week. This is awesome. I support their decision and so does my friend who is leaving after the worship (and watching the previous week's sermon from home). But she is pregnant. She already had back problems and now (of course!) they are worse. My back is just starting to bother me and I know that there are many pregnant women with back problems and normal people with back problems who whimper inside a little every time they enter a room and see folding chairs. Until now, I had just sort of reconciled myself to the fact that sitting in a folding chair was ...

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