Too precious not to share...

My 6 year old niece (though I'm sure she would correct me by saying she's 6 1/2 years old), Emma lost another tooth the other day. However, once she pulled it out, she lost the actual tooth. Apparently it was lost on the floor somewhere. She decided she better write the toothfairy a note to ask if she would still leave something for her. My sister, Kara sent me these pictures and I couldn't resist sharing them! It gives Nate and I so much to look forward to in our future with our precious little baby boy! PRECIOUS!

6 months along!

We can hardly believe we are 6 months along now. It seems each day passes and we are more and more anxious to hold our little man in our arms. People keep asking if "he" has a name yet, and honestly, no, he doesn't. But...once we do settle on something, it will be a surprise until he is born. He sure is an active little baby and we feel so blessed to be able to feel him move around inside the womb. Each night we smile and laugh as it seems he's having a circus in there! We are so thankful God has chosen us to be the parents of this precious baby boy. Thank You, God!

Thanks to my friend, Tia, I was motivated to post some new pictures a day or two early. :) The first three are our typical monthly belly pictures and the last one is of my best friend, Heather and I. Enjoy!

6 months

My best friend, Heather and I at a Christmas party with our share group from church

Quick update

This morning we had another OB appointment. Things seem to be progressing well. Our little man's heart rate was at 152 and he was dancing all around. I think he got an energy boost from me drinking that lovely orange sugar drink for my glucose test. In a nutshell, I'm growing and he's growing! We're exactly 23 weeks along today. We are getting more and more anxious to meet our little guy! Time is flying by!

On a different note, we got some good snapshots of Baby #1, our Beagle, Bailey. Nate and I have always enjoyed watching the Charlie Brown specials on TV around the holidays because after all, Snoopy is a Beagle! Bailey snuggled right up to Nate and watched about 10 minutes of Snoopy before something else distracted her. We were cracking up.

Once it was bedtime, she brought up a toy that I gave her a couple days ago. Of course, it's totally gutted, but she loves carrying what's left of it around. She was snuggling with it. It was so cute! There isn't a day that goes by that this dog doesn't make us smile and laugh.

That's all for now! Enjoy the pictures and stay tuned for more belly pictures early next week!

Love,

Joy, Nate, and Baby BOY

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Turkey Belly and Sisters!

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving #2 with my family. Nothing really new to report other than Baby Boy Anderson is moving around more and more. It's the most precious thing we have ever experienced. Enjoy the pictures and thanks, again for sharing in this journey with us!

Turkey Belly creation by Landon and Emma

Landon in full concentration
Lil' Miss Emma
Emma, Aunt Joy, Bailey (of course!), and Landon

(doesn't Bailey look absolutely thrilled?!)

Momma and Poppa

Baby Boy Belly at almost 22 weeksLil' Miss Estella is almost 2 going on 16!
Estella, the proud artist
Proudly showing her addition to the turkey belly!Kara is due April 27th and me April 7th

Sisters! Mandy, Kara, and ILove them!

Much love and many blessings!

Joy, Nate, and Baby BOY Anderson