Rededication

I was very excited & can't wait to share the news of what I did this past Sunday at church.........I rededicated my life to the Lord.  You might say," does that mean she wasn't a Christian?"  Absolutely not, but I feel that I have somewhat "strayed" (for lack of a better term) from where I was back in college.  I was so dedicated, witnessed, read my Bible, etc.  Now, I am lucky to read my Bible at least 1x a week & I was REALLY tired of that!  Les & I have been doing our devotions together, praying together, etc, but I haven't been having my own time with my Savior. 

Now that we have switched churches, I have totally realized that I am nowhere near where I once was & I want to get back there & beyond too!  As I think over the last 5 yrs; this is where the change took place.  I have been going to a church that wasn't really challenging me in my walk.  Now that we have changed churches, I am like," whoa, now this is how a church should be!"  Do I get my toes stepped on - yes; Do I hear what I need to hear FROM THE BIBLE - yes.  It's just a total change and I love it.  It is bringing me back to where I need to be every time I hear our Pastor speak.  He speaks the Truth & exactly what America has strayed from.  Our Country is too far from where we once were too & I am saddened that Christians don't speak up & let our voices be heard, Yes, I am guilty too!  I am so glad that Les & I have been led to this church & we look forward to how it's going to continue challenging & growing us in ways that we need to be stretched. 

If you don't have a church home & you want to hear probably what our grandparents heard in their sermons; then come on out & be blown away.  :)  He says it like it is & doesn't apologize for God's Truth.

Has God been faithful despite my role in our relationship...ABSOLUTELY!!!  He will always be faithful no matter how far we stray; He will be there to put the pieces of our lives back together again.  Thank you, Lord - I love you!

Matthew 10:32-33 Jesus says, "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven."

The last month of fun!!!

Here are pictures all to do with what we have been up to!!!

The pictures are in NO ORDER........hahaha, so enjoy deciphering!!!

We have been busy; here are a few things that I can remember off the top of my head:
* Found out Z was going to have a baby sister
* Went out of town for a few days to Lake Palestine
* Played in the sand
* Went to the State Fair of TX
* Went to the Big Orange Pumpkin Patch in Celina & will probably go again soon
* Z was discharged from his hematologist (blood doc)
* Been out on the boat
* Played ALOT!
* Enjoying his new roller coaster
* Speaking new words
* Riding the 4-wheeler
* Got to see out of town cousins & aunt/uncle from Chicago
* Hand-painted at church
* etc!!!

We celebrated our 3 yr anniversary last week!!!!

It's funny, if you notice a lot of the Pumpkin Patch pictures - Z was refusing to wear his shoes, so he went w/o for a little while.  When he wanted to walk on the rocks; then he quickly came back & wanted them back on......hahahahaha  Some battles just aren't worth fighting!

18 wks....almost!

I'm  just 2 days away f/ being 18 wks along, so I thought while I was signed into my blog e-mail address; that I would blog too.  :)

Today I had a check-up at the perinatologist office w/ Dr. G.  She said that I was looking great, so then we got started on the U/S.  Baby C#2 was looking great & moving around like crazy.  She worked and worked till she was able to get all her measurements.  :)  HA!  She is weighing in about 8 oz and just growing like a little weed.  We saw all her organs and she said that she thought she must have just peed (I guess her bladder looked empty?!).  We saw her kidneys, bladder, heart, and not sure what else.  It was exciting!!!  I go back in 3-4 wks to have her checked out even closer to make sure everything is still developing like its supposed to, but as of today, she looks great & developing right on schedule.

I have pictures from the last several weeks of belly shots, but they are STILL loaded on my camera......LOL  I am terrible about uploading them, but I promise to upload some soon & get them on here. 

We went out the pumpkin patch yesterday and had a blast, so I'll write more about that later & post pictures too. 

Have a great afternoon - Les told me that we're supposed to have a cool front come through later - I HOPE SO!!!!!!!

Our baby!

17 weeks & it's a..........

GIRL!!!!!!!

When we first found out that I was pregnant; it didn't bother me one bit as to what we were having.  Maybe even leaning towards another boy, but since I don't have God's powers to pick what I want, it was in His hands.  At 13 weeks, Dr. T thought that we might be having a girl, so then I started getting super excited by that news.  A girl, someone that I can dress up, put HUGE bows on, pierce her ears, share secrets with, teach her how to become a young lady, teach her the ways of the Bible, be her best friend when she needs one, someone that she knows will always love her, etc.  You get my point!  I want to have the same relationship with her as I have with my mom.  My mom is always there for me & I can tell her everything, despite what anyone says.  Yes, I do tell her pretty much everything - I trust her with giving me Godly advice & go to her with questions. 
I am 17 wks today & feeling it!  I have been having some ligament pain, but today has probably been the worst.  We went on a short walk this morning, so not sure why that would have bothered me, but it did.  I have had short jabs of pain in my left ligament.....OUCHY!  So, this evening, when we got home, I came to bed & propped my feet up.  I haven't felt it jab me in over 2 hours now........YAY!  I guess I inflamed it somehow more than normal, but I am back to myself again.  I am ready for church this evening & I am pretty sure there won't be any pain.

Today, is also Les & I's 3 YEAR anniversary!  We have known each other now over 5 yrs and I'm so glad that God brought him into my life, despite the moments that I wish to strangle him..........LOL  He's a great, godly man, husband, and father.  He has come so far since we first met & I'm proud of the man that God has been molding him into the last several years.  He desires to read the Bible & I love that about him too!  Just a side note, I have prayed for Les since I was 15 yrs old.  I know you're asking yourself, but they've only known each for 5 yrs, yes, that is true!  I made a commitment at 15 that I would remain pure till I got married & I started praying for my future husband then.  Was that path easy, NO WAY, but God helped me through all temptations.  Anyways, I want to thank Les for being my hubby & putting up with me too!  I know he has his moments where he would like to strangle me too.  :)  I love you, Les!!!!!