We knew it was a little soon (when I was 16 weeks along with Adam, our vanity sonogram indicated we were having a girl. Since most of you have met him, and know he's not a girl, you can know that he turned out to be a boy two weeks later at our "official" sonogram). So we knew we wouldn't be able to be certain of the results unless we saw a little, well you know...
What you about to see, ladies and gentlemen, is a picture taken from underneath and in between the legs. Three lines would indicate a girl. Three dots would indicate a boy. Surrounding the indicating parts you'll see a little bum and two legs. Without further ado, I give you....
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Thomas Cazier Hooten is due to arrive some time in mid-September. His middle name, Cazier, is the last name of our dear friends, Don Louis & Patricia Gaye Cazier. The Caziers are the missionaries that introduced us to our church. Even more importantly, they have served us as two of the greatest examples of unconditional love, kindness, joy, peace-giving, and service we have ever had the privilege of witnessing. Don Cazier passed away about five years ago, and we still miss him terribly. In the tradition of the Jewish faith, (which is my heritage) it is considered bad form to name your child after a living relative. Although we wish Don could be here to share in our upcoming bundle of boy, we are very grateful to be able to honor his memory in this way.
For those of that would care to see more than little Thomas' privates, here is a view of his sweet little face. I am predicting that he looks more like me than Michael. I was correct in predicting (via sonogram pictures) that Adam would look like Michael, so we'll see what happens.
We pray that this pregnancy will continue to progress smoothly. So far, all is well. We will continue to keep you posted.
Until next time...
