Thanksgiving Round One

So Baby Houston enjoyed his or her first Thanksgiving at the Cantrells in Charlotte.  Each year on Thanksgiving Day, we travel to that part of the state to see our Houston and Cantrell relatives.  We always have a blast and memories are always made!  We tested out our new camera (thanks mom and dad!) for the first time and it was a "hit".  Cousin Wade could not stop taking pictures of all the family members.  :)  Cousin Emily came up with a great idea while we were hanging out before dinner.... "why don't we do a baby pool?"  So, each family member predicted the gender, date of arrival, and time of arrival for Baby Houston in April.  Zack and I each picked a different gender, but we were sure to pick the date of April 16th..... my sister's birthday! :)  Although we want Lindsey to have her own birthday and are hoping that the baby waits until after her bday festivities, I think God has a sense of humor that makes me smile at the little things He does.  Zack's mom came up with the idea of putting in two predictions so she could have a boy or a girl selection that advances to the final round in April.  Everyone else decided that was a wonderful idea so we have many dates and times predicted for the arrival of Baby Houston (some of them very early in the morning!).

The Cantrell Baby Pool

 

Cousin Ashley also decided to do the string test to see if we were having a boy or girl.  The string test says we are having a boy!  Fortunately, we don't have to wait much longer to see if this prediction is actually true.  (I will mention that this test was accurate for all three of Ashley's children.)

 

 

Baby Houston received a really cool Flutterbug toy from Aunt Maude that was waiting for me at my seat at the dinner table.  Jacob, Sadie, and Emma Claire said it was one of their favorites growing up! :)  As I write this, we are officially 19 weeks today!  The baby is about the size of a mango (Zack and I don't know why there is always a fruit or vegetable reference for this) and weighing about half a pound.  I am going to include a few more pictures from Thanksgiving day..... but stay tuned for Round Two....... The Bakewells are coming to our house on Saturday for another delicious meal!