Meet Naomi Linda

Yep, it's a girl! The ultrasound we had on Monday confirmed that and also that she is healthy and developing just fine. Our revised due date is September 29th. Above is our favorite of the pictures we got from the appointment. You can see her spine and the sillouette of her head with her lips slightly parted as well as her left arm raised up near her face. We can't wait to meet her!



We decided on the name for a girl within a few weeks of finding out Emily was pregnant. We like that Naomi isn't too common (outside of the top 100 girls names) but is still known enough as to not throw people off too bad with spelling or pronunciation. We also really like how it sounds and it's meaning (sweet/pleasant/beautiful) as well as it's biblical origins. The Naomi of the bible (Ruth's mother-in-law) is a beautiful example of the grace God shows through family relationships. Our prayer is that we would be that kind of channel of grace to our daughter. Linda was Emily's birth mother's name and we wanted to honor her memory. We like that our daughter's middle name will have a meaningful story behind it as well as a pleasant sound.



Sorry it took so long to get this posted. I had some difficulty finding a scanner and then getting the scanned images uploaded. Thanks for all of your prayers. We will keep updating this blog with relevant news and photos including updates about our coming move, Naomi's continuing development (and it's impact on Emily) and Matthew's ongoing job search. We hope to have some photos from Matthew's graduation and our visit with his parents later this week.



We will leave you with an image of Naomi's tiny little foot (sorry it got scanned crooked)