Gender Announcement: Baby Number Three

I remember the orientation of the shelf, the height of the book, and the light on your dada's face when we found the only thing we've ever bought specifically for you. It was sitting in an antique shop in Knoxville, just waiting to be found by a young, married couple with the dream of children.

When we visited Gone Away Lake together, your dada put your name down in writing then as one of our future baby names. We've loved the book and your name, Portia, together for years now.

Your middle name has been on my list since high school, when I adopted the life verse Galatians 5:1, "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."

Welcome to the family Portia Liberty Nowak. We can't wait to welcome you home!