Rich, Heather and Alana’s Blog

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I’m thinking about marriage and all of the different things that make marriage work, and better than that, make it thrive. One of the (four) books I’m reading is Jim Burns book “Creating an Intimate Marriage.” It has great advice on affection, warmth, and affirmation, and how those things fuel a marriage (and how ultimately, it is our relationship with God that allows us to love each other the way He calls us to).

There is a fun section called “Flirt!” and he takes the following suggestions from Doug Fields book “100 Fun and Fabulous Ways to Flirt with your Spouse.” I don’t usually read books with titles such as this, since they seem to be trite and the suggestions often not-so-appealing. But I liked these few ideas, so read on and remember to flirt with your honey today

1. Write a love story about how you met and get it printed and bound (you can handwrite something like this, or do it digitally).
2. Whisper something romantic to your spouse in a crowded room.
3. Mail a love letter to your spouse at work (I loved this one!).
4. Remember to look in your spouse’s eyes when he/she tells you about his/her day.
5. Snuggle together on the sofa and reminisce through old photo albums.

On another note, we will be leaving for Fort Lauderdale on Friday afternoon, so our next blog post will definitely be about our fun family times! Keep an eye out for photos of our summer vacation!

To serve as quick update, Rich and I wanted everyone to know that we had a very anticlimactic appointment today! We were thoroughly convinced that we’d find out, but due to an interfering placenta and Baby Smith’s uncooperative positioning, we left none the wiser.

Rather than wait the full four weeks for our next prenatal appointment, we decided to go back in at the end of next week…right before we leave for our Fort Lauderdale vacation! It would be fun to tell my family in person, so pray that next week bears much more exciting news!!!

We will be sure to blog the news once family is informed!

Thank you all for your hilarious and sweet comments, and for being part of our lives. We love you!

Hey everyone! Several of you have complained about the inadequacy of our baby belly posts, so here’s a recent one for you! Rich took this while we were out doing a session for our good friends Jason and Kellie…their photos are soon to come, and VERY fun! Be sure to check back!

We were enjoying a beautiful evening and Rich grabbed this shot of me with my belly in view. I’m 18 weeks pregnant this weekend, and we will find out this Tuesday if we are having a boy or girl! Call or email us on Tuesday evening if you want to know…otherwise we are planning to call our families and then post a blog a couple of days later!