Oh Baby!

What a perfect little angel! I love her so much:-)...

Moving right along...

I hope this picture isn't too scandalous for anyone, this was my belly last month. I'll get an updated one up soon...the doctor says its all baby, which is just what I was afraid of, he's big!

Today I had my 7 month doctors appointment. I am actually about 29 weeks but they won't change the due date, oh well. I guess he'll come when he comes anyway and it doesn't really matter, except I know I have been pregnant all these weeks and its been a tad difficult. I weigh 141 pounds! Yikes, I have never been close to that in my life, no wonder my back hurts like crazy. Three more months sounds like an eternity.

Anyway, everything is normal, my weight, my belly size, my pee:-), my blood pressure. I got a Rho Gam shot in my butt so now that's sore too, but I am glad to know my pain has nothing to do with an unhealthy baby. God has really blessed us. Even despite the car problems and my work schedule and Chris not getting enough part time hours, its not for me to worry about. I can only do what is right in front of me and I let God handle the rest.

In February we have a trip to Atlanta planned and then an anniversary trip at the end of the month. March-I have my sister's birthday, mine and two baby showers apparently. And then April comes and so does little squirt, so I am not going to sit around waiting for the big day, I have stuff to look forward to in the meantime.

I have been studying html, I am working on my portfolio, I have been cleaning, organizing and rearranging. Speaking of which, I have plenty more of it to do today. Its been good to make my brain work and give it a challenge. I have needed some mental stimulation for a while now. Let's just hope it pays off in the right ways:-).

I guess other than that I am unsure of everything, its a very weird time in my life, knowing everything will change and not knowing how God is going to work in all of it. Yesterday at church Essen preached on Pro-Life, Pro-Justice, Pro-Gospel, Pro-Love....I can't explain it all but foster parenting was basically put on my heart in a big way. I am not sure about it, it may not be the right thing at all for us but we are trying to be open to God's calling to us and the scarier it is the more I try to perk up and pay attention, the more I try to be faithful and see where God is leading. I know He has some awesome things and He keeps telling me its going to take a while and I need to be patient. So I am. I am being patient and diligent and my little mind is going wild with possibilities. I wish I had more to talk about but really God is keeping things way low key, and I am just going with it.

a new year

The last time I posted anything blogspot froze up and erased my post. I have been aprehensive about posting since. I hope I have more luck with this one. I am officially 6 and a half months along in my pregnancy. I am excited I am not very very big although my belly is. I have been watching what I eat and I exercise a lot. Its not so hard to do that part. I have found that the last months have gone by insanely fast and now they seem to be dragging a bit. Its a tad worrisome considering my back in the very center aches no matter what I do. I find that when I have the worst posture it feels the best, but what good does that do? So 3 more months of this back pain:-(. I know I think it'll be worth it in the end but its a bit daunting when I live it day to day. I cannot complain anymore though, some people really have it way worse.

Chris and I are also getting over colds. Mine has lasted 3 weeks. Its been a little scary trying to get rid of it, praying it won't turn into a sinus infection or bronchitis like it did last year. I do not want to be on any medication while being pregnant. Anyway, I missed a couple days of work but I made up for it last week and this week is pretty full. God still provides.

Chris and I also started a devotional book this year that I bought him for Christmas. So far we have only missed one day(and we've read it since Christmas). Its been really good. I like having a topic or an idea on my mind that I can think about throughout the day and discuss with him later. We are also on a diet! Haha...ok he is on a diet and I am reevaluating my calorie intake. I crave meat and cheese but I am trying to eat leaner with the same calories. So after a failed attempt at lean we ended up eating pork chops, noodles with butter and a salad(yay). Atleast our portions were more appropriate. This week will be better! I am going to start making a menu, which will help me think better when it comes time to cook. I somehow manage to have no trouble actually making things. Chris told me jokingly in the store last night that when we get divorced he's taking all my recipes, which is cute because they are all in my head:-). For someone who has never really liked to cook I have sure fattened my man up.

So slowly but surely this year has worked some of the kinks out of adjusting to married life. We were both on our own for years before living together and its a challenge meshing me (popsicle for dinner eater) with Mr. Bachelor(who eats out whenever he feels like it). We've managed to keep the house clean and have organized and reorganized and still have more to go. We've got three more months to get ourselves and the house ready for our little wild child and for our own sanity.

Also coming soon...my web site and business and Chris' as well. We are both excited to get the ball rolling with our ideas. And Chris has done some amazing work on the websites. Hopefully this year will be more forward progress and less figuring things out:-).

wiggly worm

So here is the little wiggly worm that kicks me all day and all night long. His kicks are getting really strong, so much so that some of them really freak me out and Chris too! I have also felt one of his appendages poking one particular spot in my belly and it sticks out and is hard in the spot. When you touch it, it slowly moves away...weird, but nice!

He also prefers to sleep on his belly, lucky duck! I don't get to anymore and I miss it terribly. I am finally getting more excited about actually having a baby around here. Its something that has taken a lot of time for me to grasp and try to understand it enough to enjoy the idea. I guess I am really happy about being able to care for a little creature that looks a bit like Chris and I and see it grow up. Time is flying by, before I know it he'll be here...

And I don't know that he is a he or a she, I just really don't like calling him "it" even though I did:-(.

Hiking

I don't look 5 months pregnant in this jacket...
Buck near Big Meadows...
Us at the top of Bear Fence...
Not much color was left up there...
Chris...
Leaving the park...sunset was gorgeous!

From October

This is the state of my belly in the beginning of October...more pics to come...

I'm one of those people...

...who posts a fuzzy ultrasound picture and no one knows what they are looking at! Haha...the doctor told me to use my imagination but the head is the top lump and its sort of a profile. Next month I get the real deal and its gonna be in 4D! They did this one just to check the dates and according to the size of the baby they were a week off, he's big enough to be a week older. I guess they will still keep the original April 12 due date, but Chris was excited that the baby is so big. I was kind of hoping he'd be tiny;-). I'll be hoping that when I give birth...haha!