i love seeing the little doppler machine and knowing that we are about to search for the heartbeat. a few days before each visit, i start getting wiry and nervous and just hope like heck for a strong heartbeat. today was the 16 wk. checkup and Sprout's heartbeat was 156 and I was blissfully at peace. i am starting to fall in love with this little avocado. (that's the size now apparently). it's been a fantastic week. we celebrated Stephen's 30th birthday in Telluride, CO. It was dreamy there. the mountains were breath-taking, literally. all that snow, was so so beautiful. Jaz and Jon met us out there for a little skiing and nerts, way to go Pitsters! Then we returned to Charlotte and went to Dish with some wonderful friends here, and it was a really cool opportunity to jointly share with Stephen the things we are grateful for and appreciate about his life. It was a very encouraging to see the graciousness from family and friends in celebrating who God has uniquely created him to be. I loved it.