it's been a nervracking few months...

(lemon at 10 weeks)

...but here we are, 15 weeks along! understandably, we've been gun-shy about announcing that we're expecting. a few of you have known for a while, some are just finding out. caution has been the word through the first trimester.

now we are happy to report that baby, aka LEMON (nickname), is doing well - bouncing around like an acrobat - and will be making his/her entrance somewhere around january 8th. this due date has changed several times - the 13th, the 14th, the 11th, and now the 8th. we have come to the conclusion that lemon will come when s/he wants to come!

we are looking forward to documenting the process of lemon's arrival, then his/her life thereafter. we are excited about the journey and are more than ready to be happy (though sleep-deprived) parents. we heard a very healthy little heartbeat today - 155 beats per minute! it was the first time we had ever heard lemon's heart, so it was so much fun!

we've started the "gender poll" - cast your vote in the right-hand column! we will find out who's right and who's wrong on august 21st during our next ultrasound, so you have a few weeks to cast your vote. we can't wait to see what the consensus is!

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love,
jim, maggie, and lemon