Motherhood and Muffin Tops : Much to Celebrate

10:05 PM

Well, our big weekend has come and gone. It may take me a week to recover from all of the merriment, so this will be mostly a pictorial post.

We celebrated birthdays for John Samuel, Blair, and Anna Kathryn! Blair turned 30 on the 15th, so it was a big one for her and it was John Samuel’s actual birthday. Anna Kathryn has a birthday on the last day of the month and we’ll be with her that day for the opening State football game and also meet her parents for the first time. It’s been a while since we’ve met a significant other’s parents. We’ll have to brush up on our conversational skills and overall charm and sophistication.

Birthdays are fun and all….but they weren’t the main attraction this year. Before we switched into birthday mode, the expectant couple’s immediate families came together for their gender reveal.

“What will baby bee?” was the theme and it was so fun. There were bees buzzing everywhere.

The gene pool that is the grandparent lineup. Grandparent names loading from left to right-

Poppy, Abie, Punkin, and Paps. I’ve told y’all before- John Samuel’s mom hasn’t even hit 50 quite yet. She’s going to be the young, cute grandmother and I’ll be the old MeMaw- smelling of mothballs with toilet paper stuck to the bottom of my orthopedic shoe. I’ve had 7 years to prepare myself for that reality and I’m good with it.

The expectant aunts and uncles and little cousin, Judah.

The little family in its current state. Allie, the one who looks ticked off that a baby is coming, has been with them since shortly after they married. Up to this point, their children have had 4 legs and long ears and they’ve given them so much love while they’ve waited on a baby.

We had lunch and then the expectant parents passed out the cupcakes. Wanting to extend the mystery, there were pink and blue cupcakes. We took turns- everyone taking a bite out of theirs and counting to see which color had the majority.

Of course, it was a tie.

The parents had the tie breaker.

The blues have it! It’s a BOY!

They also announced his name will be

John Samuel Dailey, lV

and they will call him Jack.

They explained that from the beginning, they wanted their child’s name to have meaning and reflect the extraordinary miracle that this life is. John Samuel wasn’t sure about having a fourth until they looked up the meanings of the names, a couple of weeks ago. John means God is gracious. Samuel means God heard me- we all know the story of Samuel and Hannah. God did hear them and He has been gracious, indeed. So perfect. We all await baby Jack’s arrival with much anticipation!

Jack’s cousin celebrates the win for the boy team!

A fun time was had by all!

The parents visited all five of Jack’s great-grandparents to give them their blue cupcakes. I wish I had a picture of them all.

Blair is happier than I’ve seen her in a long time. She’s enjoying every minute of being pregnant. We will never stop thanking God for this life she’s carrying. As her mom watching her becoming a mom, I’m loving just sitting back and seeing her glow.

“I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.”

Psalm 9:1

Hope you all have a great week!

JACK’s PUNKIN