and so...

...I told you I'd deliver some big news this week to make up for my lack in blog posts. So here goes...

Baby Hargather is making its debut March 12, 2012! Yep, we're going to be parents!!

There may be many of you who already know, but word is really just getting out. Jamie and I were on the same page that this was one of those things we needed to keep to ourselves until the timing was right, and we had to make sure we could coordinate telling my family in person before we told everyone else. So, we didn't spill til Labor Day weekend, which was right at 13 weeks (hardest secret I've ever kept!). If you do the math...

...we're 15 1/2 weeks. Aka...over three months! And this week, we're the size of an apple. :) I say "it" and "we" because we don't know the sex, nor are we going to find out. Fun surprises to come!

In my opinion, I've been "showing" for a while (when it's your body, it's different!), but this week is the first where other people have really started noticing. Without further ado, here's the first public baby bump photo.

thanks for the dress, Kathryn!!

There's so much to share, but I'll keep this short and sweet and more in line with an announcement. Plenty more updates to come in the next few months, and bare with me as I promise to try really hard not to turn this blog into baby central. And in the meantime, we'll covet your prayers for little peanut! This whole process really is a little miracle :)

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. - Jeremiah 1:5

What a promise from a loving and faithful Father!