50 Days To Go!

WOW! It's hard to believe that we'll finally get to meet our precious son in just 50 days!!! :-D We're so excited and grateful for the blessing that he already is!

This morning, we got to have our last scheduled sonogram, and let's just say that Baby John is already stubborn like his ol' mom and dad -- I guess he comes by it honestly! :) He would NOT move his arm from in front of his face, no matter what we tried to do to get him to move... so at first we weren't getting any good pictures of his face. When Dr. Hales came in to check everything over (and we are so very pleased to share that everything is looking great so far! Praise God!), he was finally able to capture a few shots of Baby John's little face! We still can't believe that technology these days lets us see our little guy so clearly before he's even born! So here are his last photos before we get to meet him... in just 50 short days!

CHECK OUT THOSE CHEEKS!

This is the first picture we got where his arm was kind of out of the way -- it looks like he was pouting a little bit since we made him move...

And here's his little profile:

That's it for now... I still hope to post Baby Shower photos if I get a chance to use our computer this weekend. Take care and God bless! And thank you for your prayers and good wishes - we greatly appreciate them all!

Love,

Abby, Andy, Baby John, and Wayne-Dog :)

FREE Photo Shoot in Lubbock!

Hey y'all! If any of you are in Lubbock and are interested in winning a free photo session with a great photographer, the link to enter is below:

Photograph Your World - Linda Schilberg Photography: FREE SESSION CONTEST!: "Linda Schilberg Photography is giving away a FREE session of your choice! Go enter to win! http://www.lindaschilbergphotography.blogspot.com/"

The photographer is named Linda Schilberg and she does GREAT work! She second-shot a friend's wedding (Katie and Jared Bares) and really does great work -- check out her blog for photos! She seems super sweet and energetic about her work... Just thought I'd pass it along (and maybe we'll win a photo session for Baby John when arrives!) ;-)

Take care and God bless! I hope to post again with some photos from our recent Baby Showers -- thanks to EVERYONE for all the wonderful gifts and great times! More to come...

Snow Dog!

While this post is overdue, I still wanted to share it...

We have sure had some crazy winter weather lately in West Texas - until last week, it had become like clockwork to get a snow storm every Thursday. Then last week it snowed on Tuesday, and now there's a chance we'll get some tomorrow... there's no tellin'! The moisture has been great, though it makes it difficult to figure out when to wash your car! (and mine desperately needs a bath!!) But Wayne-Dog has REALLY enjoyed the snow! He's turned into quite the snow dog!

I now work half-day Fridays, so one Friday when Andy's classes were cancelled (a few weeks ago), we bundled up to go play with Wayne-Dog in the snow. When Andy pulled out the snow bibs, I put on the first pair and was quite pleased that I was still able to zip them up (I hadn't worn them in years)! Unfortunately, we quickly realized that I had put on Andy's snow bibs! And in order to squeeeeeze into my pair, I had to lay on the couch and get Andy's help - heck, I was worried we may need a pair of pliers to get that zipper up! ;-)

Long story short, I wasn't able to move very easily out in the snow, and I'm pretty sure Baby John stayed warm because he was so squished! Andy and Wayne wrestled quite a bit, and of course we made snow angels (though I needed help getting up - both because of my growing belly and because I was afraid of busting open the over-stressed seams of my snow bibs)!

Here are some photos from our family snow day, plus a video (if I can get it to work) of Wayne-Dog trying to catch the snowflakes! Too cute!


Andy took this photo when he took Wayne-Dog on a walk while I was at work - the snow was incredible:

Wrestlin'...

Get 'em, Wayne!

Wreck 'em Tech! (and check out Wayne sprinting - I think he was about to tackle Andy) :)

Smile, boys!

Yum! Just don't eat the yellow snow!

A profile shot - though Baby John was definitely squished...

And I tried to upload a video of Wayne-Dog catching/eating the snowflakes, but no such luck... (I think it was too big?? who knows...) so that's it for now! Hope you are all doing well and have a GREAT week! God bless!

Love,

Abby, Andy, Baby John, and Wayne-Dog :)

12 Weeks To Go!

Wow! It's sure hard to believe that little John will be here in just 12 short weeks! We are so very excited and can't wait to meet him! He is moving a lot these days, and we are both growing! I feel him move the most in the evening and at night - I think I rock him to sleep when I'm when I'm on my feet all day at work! :)

We have our next (and probably last) sonogram in 3 weeks - we can't wait to see him again and hear his precious heart beat! And man oh man, we can't wait to meet him come May! Here are a couple belly photos (taken last weekend, at 27 weeks) for a quick update:

We also want to wish our Godson and nephew, Ethan Kim, a very Happy 1st Birthday!!! We sure wish we could help you celebrate down in Houston! And Happy Birthday, also, to my Grandpa MJ Bergman! :) Hope this finds the rest of you doing well! God bless!

Love,

Abby, Andy, Baby John, and Wayne-Dog

New Photos!

Hi again!

Well it's been WAY too long since I've posted - Christmas came and went (and it was wonderful!), and we're already a month into 2010! Boy how time flies! I plan to make another post soon with photos from Christmas (as soon as I get them all uploaded to the computer), but in the meantime I wanted to share John's latest photos!

We had another sonogram last Friday (Jan 20th) at 23 weeks - we were so pleased and grateful to hear that Baby John's heart and brain and all other organs are looking good and developing as they should!!! :) So without further adieu, here are his most recent pictures:

ALMOST a "guns up" ;) He wouldn't get his hand out of his face during most of the sonogram, so we barely got the above shots (but the sonographer was persistent)! And we're grateful! What a handsome little guy!

That's it for now... hope this finds you doing well! God bless!

Love,

Abby, Andy, Baby John, and Wayne-Dog :)

It's A...

BOY!!!

We found out on Thursday that we're having a baby boy! We're so excited and feel so blessed! His name is John Samuel Hefferly, and here are a few "photos" of our little miracle so far...


Hi everyone!

His little feet:

Here's my favorite - he's doing a somersault! He was movin' and rollin' everywhere during the sonogram. I love how you can see his legs and feet curled up over his head:

And proof that he's a BOY (the little arrow/hand points to his "boyhood"... this is the "toilet bowl" view and it's hard to tell what's what... but trust us, he's a boy!) :)

That's all for now! Thank you for the prayers for our little one! We sure can't wait to meet him in less than 5 months! It's hard to believe we'll be HALF-WAY there by next weekend! :)

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas! God bless you and your family!

Love,

Abby, Andy, Baby John, and Wayne-Dog

Growing...

Hi again!

It's been WAY too long since I've posted - tomorrow we'll have something worth writing about (we have our next sonogram and will find out if we've got a baby boy or a baby girl on the way!!!) - but I thought I'd at least post an updated belly photo...
The photo was from 18 weeks (we'll be 19 full weeks at the end of this week), and it doesn't do it justice. I think I've grown a lot even since the picture! :)

Andy is studying hard for his LAST final on Friday - he is really looking forward to his Christmas break! He definitely deserves the rest! I'm very proud of him for all his hard work this semester. And he's been incredibly helpful and supportive around the house, which has been really nice with the tiredness of pregnancy. :) And Wayne-Dog is being cute as usual!

Hope this finds you all doing well and preparing well for Christmas! God bless! I'll be sure to post again soon with our family news! :)

Love,
Abby