Vote for life.....Why?

Alaina and Addie are the little girls of some friends of ours. Alaina was born at 24 weeks gestation and has CP. Their mommy spent 18 weeks on bed rest with Addie making sure she was born healthy. These girls are a testament of God's power!

Meet Brecken. She is the beautiful and funny baby girl of my good friend Aleen. She is one of a few little miracles we know.

This is Brecken mighty surprised by what happens when your Mommy thinks your Daddy's pants make a good place for a piggy back ride....maybe not such a good idea!

This is Anaya. She is a blessing to a family that we know. She was adopted from Guatemala. She is loved by her 4 older brothers and many many others!!! Another miracle of God's working.
Jordyn is full of life. Her Mommy and Daddy are special to us in many ways. This little girl is an example of real love! We miss her now that she moved to Montana, but are excited to see her when we go back!
Naomi is the blessing in my friend Rachelle's life. She is much loved and much wanted little girl. Its impossible not to smile when she does.

Normally I stay out of politics all together. I just wanted to take this opportunity to show some examples of little ones that by choice are here. If nothing else matters to you in politics, I encourage you to think about the importance of every life when you vote in a few weeks! Planned, unplanned, loved, healthy, or challenged.....every baby shows God's blessings to the world!

Are we there yet?

So as I sit and listen to Andrew's cartoon for the afternoon, I think of this phrase..."Are we there yet?" How many ways this fits into our lives right now. Are we to the new baby yet... Are my parents here yet.... Is it Christmas yet... Ohh, before that comes, is my Sister and her hubby here yet....
Why am I so impatient? I guess the old tale of don't pray for patience or God will teach it to you applies now. I will take that advice and not pray for it, but instead I pray for contentment.

Getting Ready

So there's nothing like the last minute. In fact, I find myself becoming a "Bush" more and more! We are starting to get ready for this baby. I bought sheets for the crib, which I cannot find, I got my nursing stuff out that still needs washed, I bought take home outfits that finally got put in our bag, the bag that's going to get repacked now that I have the stuff I need, oh, yeah and I broke down and bought some blasted pacifiers. Yes, I bought some simply because the one they ended up giving Andrew in the isolette drove me bonkers. Oh, well, I guess life goes on. 14 days or less, that's what I tell myself. I can't believe we're going to meet this little one so soon. We are so excited, now if only we could pick a name. No, we don't know what we're having so we actually have to pick two names. A very daunting task!
Andrew has figured out how to climb into his crib, so....keeping him out of the baby's may be interesting. I guess we'll leave him in his until he figures out how to climb out. Although he got new sheets that he loves, so for now maybe that will help keep him in. Andrew thinks that babies cry and get baths, and he also thinks that bottles get pop in them. So, it will be a very very long time before he is trusted with his new little sibling.
Keep checking in here as we will post right away when we have the baby so that you all can see pictures and stuff.
Have a wonderful day!

21 Days and counting....Down!

So here it is, October!!! I love fall. A friend and I went to the farmers market this morning and came to the conclusion that the need for jeans and a sweatshirt is the perfect weather! At the market, I bought stuff to make Salsa. Pray for my hubby as he's going to be a guinnea pig once again to a new way of doing something. Hopefully it turns out.

The trees are starting to change. I love the reds and oranges we get here in Michigan. I sure hope that they hold out long enough for my parents to see them when they come to meet their new grandbaby. Officially, 21 days until we are scheduled to have this little one. That said, I've spent the last 2 1/2 days with contractions 4-5 minutes apart. I even went to the hospital today....for no reason. It has been determined that all these contractions and discomfort (in my back) is all for naught. According to the doctor.....this pregnancy will end. Unfortunately, I'm having a very hard time being patient when I am so uncomfortable.
Oh, well, God is good and the longer this baby "cooks" the healthier it will be. Please pray for a safe delivery and a baby with no health issues. (If you remember, Andrew had pneumonia right after being born.) We just don't want to spend extra time at the hospital.....lets make this easy on everyone....including Andrew.

Story time....
We have some friends who's little girl has CP. She was born at 24 weeks gestation. She is a little miracle and a trooper. She is about 4 1/2. She had surgery yesterday to help her muscles, and Andrew and I had prayed for her a couple of times. At his nap time, I asked if he wanted to pray and he said "Jebus, tantu my mommy, daddy, bed, supper, Waina (Alaina) better. Ameee" It was so great! He has no clue what he's doing, but as a parent it touched my heart to know that my little guy is thinking about others!!!

Have a great day.

BiG KiD

So, this is our big kid. He even told me so. He informed me that he's a big kid over and over and over again. So, as we watch this "baby" of ours grow, we are anticipating the new life of the new baby.
I went to the doctor today and have been taken off the procardia that I was on to control contractions.....not because I'm not having contractions, but because my blood pressure is so low. Please pray for us as we are now simply waiting to see what happens.
Other than that, things are going well, the baby has dropped and thus made it impossible for me to be lady like...if you know what I mean, no more skirts for church!! The heartbeat was good and strong at 132!
Praise God for another week!

Limited Activity

To those of you who have seen me up and out......I'm still following orders. I had another test done on Friday and it was negative. All this test says is that I'm not in a super high risk of delivering our baby in the next two weeks. I have been taken off the strict orders of bed rest and am now allowed "limited activity." I promise all of you with your mothering instincts kicking in that I'm still taking it VERY easy. Our goal is to keep this baby inside for as long as possible (though I promise you it won't be in after October 22). I am following orders for the sake of our little one....not because I want to. OK, so there's pure honesty for you, but those of you who know me, already know this is the case. So, my house isn't getting cleaned, although Paul is keeping up quite nicely with the daily stuff. My nesting instincts are mostly being ignored, once again Paul is trying!! Andrew is getting lots of Mommy/couch time. We are reading lots of books! Thanks for your prayers, and keep praying for us! Have a great day.

What, Bed rest?

Well, here it is in writing.... I'm on bedrest! Tuesday night, I ended up in the hospital with contractions that would not stop. So after some testing, fluids and confinement to a bed, I was given magnesium sulfate to get the contractions to stop. MAN ALIVE!!! That stuff is nasty. I feel as if I either have been terribly sick for a few days or have been hit by a really big truck. I'm sore, achy, tired and restless. Not a good combination. The good news is the labor has been stopped. I'm home now after 21 hours in the hospital and have been banished to the bed, couch or recliner unless I'm eating, peeing or taking a quick shower. Lets just say, its not been 24 hours yet and I'm already bored! Lisa came today to help with Andrew and some stuff around the house. I'm very thankful for her help, but let me tell you, its not easy to let her do.
So I was supposed to go away on ladies retreat this weekend....that's not happening. My greatest friends (except Lisa) are all going. Pray for them that they have a good time and safe travels. I've been told by the three of them, that when they return, I will have help, wanted or not. So fear not, Mom.....Jen, Peggy, and Dawn are fully enlisted! If only I could actually get myself to allow them to clean toilets.....
I'll keep you all posted, but for now, say a little prayer for my hubby who has to deal with a pregnant wife, who is really bored, wanting to prepare for a baby, and stuck in bed. Oh, and pray for me that I will be a good little girl and not let me cleaning urges get the best of me.
Loves for all!