She has gained on him!

Hi everyone!
I hope that you each had a great July 4th! We had a real nice time celebrating with our families with a good ol' fashioned BBQ. Andrew made ribs on the grill this year and for dessert there was delicious homemade vanilla/peach ice cream, compliments of Brenda Dye. We had several games which included an American History Trivia, draw the Statue of Liberty with the drawing paper on your head, and Identify the American History Flags game.

All teams were able to identify each of the 12 flags depicted and thus a tie-breaker was formed last minute. Those questions were found to be too difficult and so we just had every team pick a number between 1 - 50 to finish the game :) The fireworks display that night was very pretty and Andrew was able to catch some of the bright colored lights on film.

We wanted to thank each of you who were thinking of and praying for Andrew's family over the past several weeks. It means a great deal. Although the circumstances were not enjoyable, getting to see so many family members together in one place (some of who hadn't seen each other in years) was real nice.

Well this little baby inside Cameron's belly is now 19 weeks along! There is no mistaking her belly is getting pregnant-round, although people continue to express that she must have left the baby at home because they sure can't see any evidence of one! Last week Cameron was working several night shifts and her co-workers suggested that they listen to the heart beat using a Doppler monitor there at the hospital. The Unit Secretary Lorena was able to locate the beautifully healthy sound and everyone was smiling. We never cease to tire of hearing that little ones heart beat!

Guess what?! While we were in Santa Fe one night, Cameron had just finished eating a late night snack and we were watching TV in the living room. While we sat there Cameron felt a very defined kick from inside her belly!! Cameron placed Andrew's hand on her belly and then -kick!- Andrew felt the next one! What a joy! We laughed and smiled :) Looking back, Cameron probably had been feeling the baby for a week or so now, but wasn't sure of what it would feel like. Now we know what it feels like from both ends:) I think that we can safely say that the baby is not just a heart and brain, but has some extremities too. It is such a lovely feeling to have Baby Dye kick everyday.

While we were also in Santa Fe, Cameron bought some maternity jeans and a belly band. Thank you Cristan and Tom for the maternity gift card! These additions to my wardrobe have been great and will be used frequently through out the pregnancy!

Although Cameron did not gain any additional weight for the last prenatal check up, boy has she now! In a little over a week's time she has put on another 3 pounds! Putting her at a total of 7 pounds gained. Keep in mind that she was dining with the Dye family for the past couple of weeks. The food is so tasty because either Brenda is cooking or we are going out to favorite family restaurants:) Keep in mind that this pic was taken at the end of the day.

Andrew also felt the brunt of this and gained 2 pounds by the writing of this update. We didn't exercise the same way we do back in Las Cruces while we were away, but this pregnancy is far from over!

Our gender defining ultrasound is on the 15th of this month and we are all eager for it. By that time we will already be half-way through the pregnancy! Craziness. Cameron keeps buying baby books and has to learn to pace herself and wait to finish one book before buying another. Thank the Lord for used book stores!

There are four more days left on the Baby Poll, so cast your vote for what gender you think the baby is... if you haven't already:)

We are so thankful for each of you and look forward to bringing you the next update!