Thursday, October 28, 2010

Just a little announcement ...

A new, tiny person has joined our family!  
 He or she won't be ready for holding until sometime in mid to late July 2011, but we are just thrilled to share our good news!

18 comments:

Momma Bug said...

Well CONGRATULATIONS friend!
I'll be praying for your endurance through the first trimester... and beyond;-)
Persevere!
I love you lots Faith:-)

Love,
Analene

Emily (Laundry and Lullabies) said...

Wow, Faith! Congratulations!

Claire said...

Ahhhh! Yay! Congratulations! We are so excited for you. I don't know if your mom told you, but we are expecting in late May. So, hurrah!, we get to be pregnant together again! Three times in a row, what fun! Love you all :-)

Faith Alterton said...

Thanks! I love the first few week of knowing about baby. Weeks six to fourteen get a little ragged, so thanks for your prayers, Analene, but it is a lot of fun even so.

Congratulations to you too Claire! Hang in there. Three under four (?) is a lot of physical work but you can do it. There are so many benefits to a whole pile close in age too. I wouldn't have it any other way now. God bless!

Mindy said...

Congratulations! How wonderful!

Momma Bug said...

Week 14 ended yesterday ;-)

Faith Alterton said...

Oh congratulations to you too, Analene! When is your number seven due then?

Held Hostage By Boys said...

I am so happy for you!! I already gave a long winded post on facebook so I will leave this at YEAH!!!

Momma Bug said...

Well I think that puts us at the end of April.
I am always excited about a new little person Faith, but this pregnancy was the first one I really truly felt "Wha-? I just DID this!"
:-D Haha! Just goes to show I may not know as much as I thought I knew.
Now that the first trimester is closing, I am becoming resigned to my career as a pregnant/nursing woman, and genuinely excited about a new baby to love and cuddle.
The next three months will be great, and then those last two months... well. And then baby arrives and everything's good:-)

I can't wait to know who's next to join your tribe!!! Prayers for YOU.

Love!

Faith Alterton said...

Yup - your folmula sounds just about right Analene. Not too bad really. :)

It's funny, Nathan and I were just talking about how we've been missing having a new one on the way. We've been trying to hold a spot for an embryo adopted child and this will be a twenty three month gap - the longest we've had yet. Much as we were looking forward to the adoption, it is wonderful to have Baby on it's way!

Greg Alterton said...

Congratulations! If a girl, do you think she will be someone to rescue, or will she be a warrior princess?

Faith Alterton said...

Greg - I have no idea. My sisters and all were all tough and loved sports and tools, but we also loved our ribbons and princess games. I'm sure a girl with six or so older brothers would have to be affected by it somehow, wouldn't you think? Now if we could manage TWO daughters we might be assured of some pink ...

Anonymous said...

uh, Faith, I am excited for you, but a little worried as it has been a year since Christian had his sidebar picture updated!!! I love all the things the kids teach each other. Such wonderful helpers you have and they know how to take care of the little ones. Any chance you will move closer to Northern California, so more of us can share the fun???
Blessings,
Jo Miller

Charity Metzger said...

Am I going to have a birthday buddy??? :D

Faith Alterton said...

Hi Jo! You know, I love the way the blog makes it easy to update our parents on the grandkids and such, but this last year I've really been wrestling with how much time should be spent on it. What I ended up deciding was that pictures and short posts for family is great, but beyond that I'm just enjoying the real-life relationships. hence the months without posting and outdated pictures. :) Will see what we can do about Chris though - you're right!

Anonymous said...

wow, the new sidebar comments and pictures are wonderful. How they have all grown. Great pictures. I like how each picture really highlights their personality. I know how hard it is to get such good pictures, too. Thanks so much. They are a treasure.
Blessings from PNG.
Jo

Faith Alterton said...

No problem Jo. :) Will try to stay more on top of keeping things up to date. Enjoyed your latest newsletter too, by the way. We keep you in our prayers!

Deborah said...

Congratulations!!