26 weeks!

Less than 100 days to go! Yea!

Well it seems like these past couple of weeks have most definitely been weeks of growth. I am not 100% sure of the weight gain but I do know most of my shirts are way to short now. I'm welcoming the weight with a smile. Although, I'm running out of clothing fast! A couple things I have learned lately are that our little girlie is without a doubt affected by 1) Dr. Pepper. I rarely, rarely ever drink a pop, maybe 5 total a year. I had one yesterday morning and she has been bouncing off the walls ever sense. I think I may just stick with water from now on. I'm pretty sure I'm bruised on the inside. haha. 2) Chili. She does not like chili...... same thing that happens with pop, awake constantly kicking. These are just a few things I have picked up on so far. It's amazing to me how things I eat or drink that don't ever seem to affect me, affect her tremendously.

Some other exciting news has also happened this week. One of our good friends from the country found out they were expecting! Oh wait.... two of our good friends from the country found out they were expecting! I am so excited for both of them! Praise God for answered prayers! It's going to be so much fun having all these little ones running around playing together. I can't wait! (assuming they all like each other of course...haha. How could they not? They are all going to have the funnest parents ever!) I just wish Jeff and I could hang out with the back woods folk more often. ha. I always have such a blast.

I also got to hear a girl I work withs baby's heartbeat for the first time today! (not really sure if that sentence makes any sense but you get the picture.) I never get tired of hearing all these little heartbeats. It is such a blessing to get to watch the mommy's face light up when they hear it for the first time. Maybe I should be an OB doctor? haha. I have been letting Amber borrow our Doppler because she hasn't had her heartbeat appointment yet. We've tried it at work several times and thought a few times we could hear it behind her heartbeat but today it was loud and clear. No questioning.... Maybe instead of a doctor I could just become a traveling heartbeat finder..... :-)

Ice, Ice, Baby....

Ok so I know that's a really corny blog title but hey I'm a very corny person. (Plus Lindsay liked the title too) :-) Anyhow, Monday afternoon we got a really bad ice storm that hit all of Northwest Arkansas. The news called it a "once in every 50 years" storm. Thankfully all of our friends and family remained safe without too much damage to there homes. I did however get to experience my first "snow" day ever since I've been in the working world!!! I have always been in a position to where I had to go into work on yucky days like we had Tuesday & Wednesday but this time I didn't. It was wonderful! We lost power Tuesday morning about 10:15 and didn't get it back on until Wednesday night about 9:00. I had the best time though. Our fireplace is gas so it heated the house so Jeff & I just sat around playing cards, checkers, and I even learned how to play chess. We also got some things done around the house that were needing to be done: the bedroom cleaned, living room cleaned, kitchen & dining room cleaned, Christmas tree taken down (FINALLY!), and last but not least we got the nursery completely painted with the crown moulding put up, and ready for the carpet to be shampooed. It was kinda sad when the power came back on.... :-( I was having so much fun! Here are some pics of the fun we had....

This is the tree in our back yard. It doesn't look as bad in the pic as it does in real life. More branches fell after this pic was taken too...

One of the 100 times we had to put Chuckles and Daisy out to pee.

Once the ice and rain and snow finally stopped Chuckles wanted out to play but Daisy was enjoying the nice heat. So this is how they compromised.... haha.

Tree in the back yard.

Again, the tree in the back yard :-)

Jeff painting the walls in the nursery....

Ok so he's just touching up some spots... He used a roller for the big stuff. haha.

This one uploaded a little funny looking. The color is really pretty in real life. :-)

When God finds someone after His own heart....

My blog title is the title from the sermon our pastor preached last Sunday morning at church. I have really been struggling lately feeling like I am not doing all I can to serve God and spend time with Him daily. I worry about being the example I should be to our little girl and being able to teach her what the word of God says when I don't even take the time I should to read and study it myself. I also want to be a Proverbs 31 wife (if you are not familiar with this chapter it's a good one). I want to be the type of wife that Jeff looks at and is proud of. Someone he admires. So many times I get up, go to work, come home, watch some TV or clean house, then go to bed. I wish sometimes there were more hours in the day but then I wonder if I would just find more things to fill that time with instead of reading my bible or just taking some alone time to just tell God thank you for who He is. Crazy how easy it is to get caught up in everything. Maybe that's why God is looking for someone after His own heart because He knows how life can distract us. Maybe He wants us to pursue Him like we are pursuing a boyfriend (or girlfriend for our guy readers. ha ha) we make time and desire the time to spend with them.We should do the same with God. I want to be that kind of person after God's own heart. I want to be someone who seeks Him daily. Someone who He uses everyday! I know this is a bit different from what I usually post but I just wanted to share a bit of my heart. (non pregnancy related) :-)

Love you all!

24 Weeks!

Lindsay took these pics in the bathroom at work.

True sign of a great friend! :-)

Thanks L!

Well today marks 24 weeks. I am so thankful that I have not had a hard pregnancy at all. Sure I was sick for about 8 weeks, throwing up almost every morning, but compared to some (namely my mom and sister) I have had it pretty easy.

~Sleeping is getting easier. I don't wake up as much and don't have to pee as often.

~I don't get heart burn like I used to previous to pregnancy. Thank you Lord!

~So far I don't have any food aversions. Just a few cravings here and there.

The only thing I can really think of that is a little more difficult is getting in and out of the car. It's not easy ya know!

I did go to the doc this morning for the blood glucose test. It went well. I was totally expecting the drink to make me vomit but it was actually really good. I love fruit drinks so I was able to enjoy a nice little treat. :-) The dr. said my stomach and uterus were growing the way they should. She did say I needed to start drinking milk and walking (which I have not done either the whole time) but she was like, "oh, it's no big deal. Just start now." I was like sweet! She said my weight was perfect which I was also VERY happy to hear. Everyone tells me how the docs are really strict on watching what you eat and exercising so I was happy not to get scolded.

As far as anything new going on......let's see....Our little girly is moving all the time. You can see my belly move up and down and up and down. She moves a lot at night usually when I get home from work. I've heard moving around a lot and staying active lulls the baby to sleep and when you finally settle down for the day is when the baby will wake up. I guess due to no rocking motion. This morning you could feel her laying on one side. Like her little booty was pushing out trying to get snuggled in to get comfortable. Pregnancy is really such an amazing experience. What a miracle!