Lately

Wow, it has been a really long time since i posted anything.  Life has been good, just very fast paced. We had our best friends living with us for the past month. They have moved along to their next destination and the nesting has begun for me! 
I am now 30 weeks pregnant with this precious baby!
Hard to believe I am already this far!  Today I finally filled out my hospital registration paperwork they try to get you to fill out at your first OB appt. I refused several times due to the fact I had a pretty sad collection of these over the years. I also would get those lovely reminder calls right before my baby was supposed to be due reminding me to get registered. I can vividly remember crying after each call I received. So today after hanging up with the registration lady, I sobbed. I am so overwhelmed that after 5 years of waiting, this is my reality.  It is still so surreal to me. Thankful does not even begin to describe how I feel. I think more than anything I am in awe of God's mercy through it all. All along He knew I would get to enjoy pregnancy once again, enjoy preparing for another sweet child, and enjoy His gift of life. I am even more amazed He chose to heal me well before entrusting me with another life.

With all that said, I am truly enjoying being pregnant once again. I am getting a sense of this sweet baby's personality already. Kaylee was a very active baby in utero and little brother or sister is the same. I get reminder kicks every time I lay on my side that baby is being squished! I really have no other options of how to lay so I back off slightly each time I am reminded! There isn't a whole lot of room in there due to the fact I have a small torso.  Whenever music is on, esp worship music at church I can feel a lot of activity! It is so fun! Some evenings when the baby is really active, I rock on my front porch to settle him/her down, so far it seems to work! Looks like I will have a spoiled rocked little baby!

It is amazing all the attention you get when your pregnant. I forgot what it was like. I will get friendly smiles every time I am in public. I have had several strangers come right up and tell me I am having a boy. So funny! No one has said girl yet. Kaylee is absolutely so excited to be a big sister. She kisses my belly all the time and tells me how much she will help with "her" baby!

Thanking God each and every day for His Goodness and Redemption! Thanks for all the prayers for this sweet child and my pregnancy! I will post some pictures soon.