So...I really don't see how people have time to blog everyday. I guess it is a discipline instead of a hobby, but I'm sure I'll be posting more in the next several weeks as things are about to get very exciting for us.
The big news I held back on last time was that Joni and I have opened our own travel agency. Our company is
Off to Neverland Travel, and we are very excited about running our own company. Our focus (if you couldn't tell from the title) is Disney travel, but we can also book any other type of vacation travel...so, please let us know if we can help! Our website isn't quite complete yet, but we will have it up and running by the end of this month.
In other news, Hannah Jane is doing very well and according to our doctor, the baby is very active! (Joni can vouch for that, too.) We are going to the doctor every 2 weeks, now, and have birthing classes once a week for the next 5 weeks or so. The nursery has been painted, and after this past Saturday's wonderful baby shower, we have lots to put in there.
This weekend, I have the opportunity to speak alongside Jeff Walling at this year's Arlington, TX Winterfest, which is a very large gathering of youth in the Churches of Christ. I am so thrilled, and have been looking forward to this for some time. I speak Saturday night (as far as I know), and as I understand it, the format will be somewhat of an interview. I will also be traveling to the Gatlinburg, TN version of the same event in February.
All is going well...and life is blazing by...I'm sure it will only get busier, but we are ready for the ride!
What was once a room with bare walls, old furniture, and a veritable dumping grounds of stuff that wouldn't fit anywhere else in the house has now become a lovely nursery for Hannah. Joni has such wonderful design tastes, and the nursery is a shining example of her skills. Since words are worthless compared to pictures, I'll leave you with pictures of Hannah's room. 
The title of this post came straight from the mouth of Joni's doctor. Our final sonogram shows Hannah is already 8 lbs, and Joni is only 36 weeks and a few days. Big babies run in her family, and we weren't really surprised. We do have a picture posted here, but Hannah was not in a photogenic mood, so this is the only shot we got. If you click the picture, you'll see why we saved it. The sonogram also revealed that while Hannah is big, she also has a head full of hair. Isn't technology amazing?
You asked for a belly shot, you get a belly shot. This was the only picture for which I could get "consent" from the mom-to-be. This was at her baby shower and she is glowing as you can tell. Christa (on the right) just had her baby, and Joni is only a few weeks behind. We have another sonogram next week, and then we start the weekly trips to the doctor. Someone asked me recently if I was ready...my response was that I didn't really have any options as this point. :) I'm so ready to see my baby girl!!!
Hannah Jane is on her way! Our doctor's visit last week revealed all is well, and we have a girl in there! The "Level 2" sonogram was able to show details we have not seen before. From counting fingers to brain size, Hannah is perfect. In the picture to the left, she is scratching her face. She happened to scratch right as the camera was on her, so we got to see that as well. 
In the picture to the right, she is showing off her long, "Sneed" legs. I know they are from Joni's side (Sneed) because my family is not where the tall genes come from! Her left leg is bent at the knee, and her right leg is stretched out. The doctor said that all is well, and she is a bit ahead of schedule in terms of size. We are so excited, and we've finally got the nursery cleaned out so that we can get to the walls to paint. Joni has chosen "Ladybugs" as the theme, and I know it will be as cute as can be.