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JESSIE MARIE GALYEN - 37 weeks in-utero.

Daddy's buddy.

Then......and Now

We've been getting all the baby items out of the attic and read for Jessie.  Jordan likes the bathtub.  Here's his picture at about one week old.......compared to this morning, 27 months later.  WOW. Love, love, love, love.

 Everything about him just makes us SMILE!!!

Such a big boy - He's getting excited about his baby sister, he moved up to his first big boy Sunday School class today, he tells us he loves us multiple times a day, and he hasn't gone poop in his undies in a couple of weeks :) :) :)

My next appointment is Wednesday.  So excited to see what the progress has been since last Tuesday.  When we take walks now, she really feels like she's gonna fall out.  Surely won't be too much longer.  I'll post 37-week pictures sometime this week.

Why "Jessie?"

As most of you know, we've had an awfully hard time deciding on a name for our "sweet peach," as my mom has called her.  We are FINALLY delighted to have settled upon Jessie Marie. It is a spunky, sweet, yet not-too-prissy selection that we imagine will fit her well as she grows.  It has lots of family ties and, most importantly to me, it has a beautiful biblical significance.

The man Jesse is first mentioned in the Bible in the book of Ruth, where he is named as the grandson of a very admirable couple: Boaz and Ruth.

Jesse mainly appears in the book of 1 Samuel as a father of many sons, one of which was David. David became the amazing king of Israel and "man after God's own heart."  

Then in Isaiah chapter 11, the glory and power of Jesus is beautifully described, but the actual name of Jesus is not used.  Instead, he is called the "Root of Jesse" because he was birthed out of the lineage of Jesse.

SO......Jesse was a seemingly normal man whom God placed in a lineage of greatness. Boaz, Ruth, David, and Jesus.

Lord, may the life of our Jessie Marie likewise be in-line with your glorious plans!!!

Nana and Dadaw came for a visit!!!

LOOK AT THIS HAPPY COUPLE!

We had a wonderful, short visit with Linda and Terry this weekend.  

They'll never see us again as a family of three - crazy.