bad blogger

summer is all but flying by, and we've been busy with vacation, camping and life.  blog took a backseat for awhile, but as i was doing devotions this morning, a portion of the message really spoke to me and reminded me of changes that have occurred in my life, and the new direction i was pointed in, all according to God's plan for my life.  

i just thought i would share that portion with you today.

We too may experience circumstances that change the course of our lives. But God reminds us of this: I loved you before you loved Me. I want to give you hope and a future. Give all your worries to Me because I care about you (1 John 4:19; Jer. 29:11; 1 Peter 5:7; John 10:10).

we tend to take on all life's problems and worries on our own shoulders before giving them to God.  it's really hard sometimes to "let go and let God".  we have to trust that God knows what's best for us, He loves us, and although we don't see the big picture, He has nothing but plans to help us prosper :)

list.

1. i love my whirlpool tub.  to be more specific, my back loves my whirlpool tub.
2. i am enjoying fresh strawberries, and it makes me happy.
3. the air conditioner is perhaps the greatest invention in the world.
4. my little boy is growing up way too fast for my liking.
5. a line from the blake shelton song, Who Are You When I'm Not Lookin', he sings a line "do you paint your toes cause you bite your nails?"  that's totally me.
6. my list is done because my child just came into the room and now there's quite a lingering odor.

25 down 15 to go!

i can't believe 25 weeks has gone by already.. it seems like i just found out i was pregnant, but oh my land, that was waaaay back in february!!  

last night J felt the baby kick for the first time.. this little guy is getting stronger by the second :)  that feeling is one of the best in the world.  i love feeling him move and kick and make a place for himself inside my body... it's such  an awesome experience!!

i'm definately looking forward to the next 15 weeks, and to be able to hug and hold this little man!

July 10, 1921- June 27, 2011

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far.

it's a.......

BOY!  :)  


everyone thought i was having a girl cause this pregnancy has been sooooo different from C's.  but alas, he's getting a brother.  my initial feeling when i first found out i was pregnant was that it was a boy, and turns out i was right! :)
can't wait to meet this little man!

waiting and.... waiting

we're still waiting to find out if this little critter (who's getting stronger and bigger by the second, judging by the kicks i've been feeling lately) is a boy or girl.


uncooperative and stubborn.  just like his/her mama.  i'm so proud :)


only 3 more sleeps.... hopefully!

pink... or blue?

the week we've been waiting for is finally here.  this week we'll find out if this little critter that's been giving his or her mama a run for her money is a boy or girl.  
this pregnancy has been a very different one from my first.  migraines,   the "morning" sickness (which is some kind of cruel joke in my opinion) that lasted all day, and i'm still having trouble with it.  the weird cravings, sandwiches,  fruit and pickles... yes please!  and the worst one is the loss in appetite i've had for 18 weeks and 6 days.  weird cravings aside,  i DO NOT want food.  at all.  if it didn't make me feel so sick not to eat, i probably wouldn't!  best diet ever!  haha if only it were that easy when i wasn't carrying a child!


i know that it sounds like i'm complaining, and i'm really trying not to... it's worth every second you carry that baby.  every ache and pain, every morning spent bent over the toilet, every weird dream and craving to have them run down the hall to you, naked as the day they were born and say, "hi mama, tubbatee". (translation = hi mama, tubby).


 that happened to me not two minutes ago, and i wouldn't change it for the world :)