Melanie Swan Photo

For those of you who don’t know, Mr. Swan and I are expecting!!! Yes, it is true! There is a baby Swan swimming around, growing, getter stronger every day (I know because I’m the one he kicks!) and preparing to enter the world sometime in January. Most likely late January, but my understanding is that you never can tell with these things.

It is honestly hard to wrap my mind around the fact that I will have a son in a few short months. Although, technically, I already have a son. He’s just hidden away for now…. but, perhaps “hidden” isn’t the right word. These days he is making his presence known more and more! I’ve had a good number of requests for a picture. Honestly, up until about a month ago, there wasn’t a whole lot to see. But, in the words of other pregnant women I’ve spoken with, I’ve “popped.” And so, here you go. Baby Swan at 23 weeks:

Please forgive the Android phone quality of this image. As no one was around to take a picture for me, I improvised and decided my camera phone would be the fastest and easiest if I was going to do this myself. And for those of you who took notice, yes, that is bare concrete in our bedroom. I’d like to say it is a decorative statement, but it’s not. I pulled the carpet up in an act of desperation and self-preservation when we first moved in and I realized I couldn’t distinguish the scorpions from the carpet. While we do still have scorpions every now and then, our bug guy has managed to keep most of them at bay. And someday (hopefully sooner than later), we’ll lay wood floors, which is what I wanted to begin with.

Back on topic….We certainly covet your prayers as I make my way through the next 17′ish weeks. We know we are incredibly blessed, and we thank God daily for the honor of becoming parents.

I’ll post more pictures once we have an official photo shoot sometime in November or December! Anyone happen to know a good photographer….???