Spell Check

This is a random thought but have you ever found yourself completely dependent on spell check? I mean I have it set to automatic on my work e-mail and it does all the correcting for me. I've gotten to the point where I don't even capitalize my "i"'s or put an apostrophe in where needed. In fact, I'm so reliant on my automatic spell check that I expect any program I'm in to automatically make the changes that I'm used to.

Sad right?!

Side note, after I finished typing this entry I hit the spell check button...no errors. Ha! Go figure.

It's a BOY!!!

That's right we're having a baby boy! I had a feeling all along! He gave us a clear shot so we could see everything. We're so excited. We picked out the name Judah 2 years ago and so that will be his first name. We don't have a middle name yet.

It was so exciting to see him moving around on the large screen. I definitely got a bit weepy. It was just so strange to see all of that movement and not feel it. He looked so big! You could tell he was getting annoyed with us pushing him around...we kept trying to get a profile shot and he'd turn his back. So funny! Here are some pictures of our little one.


His profile and hand.



















Spread eagle...the money shot!














Front Face shot. See the cheekbones?

Infection...

So I was up ALL night last night with a severe pain in my lower left back.

It all started at 9:00 pm Tuesday.  At first I thought I just had a pinched nerve and applied a cool compress...no release from the pain.  I got maybe 30 minutes sleep; the pain was excruciating. I was getting ready for work and couldn't even stand up straight. I decided to call my nurse neighbor and see what she thought I should do.  She immediately told me it was probably serious if it kept me up and I should call my OB doctor.

I called and went in.  They took my urine and ran it through a machine.  It came back negative for infection.  I was like..."What?  I know it has to be something, if it's not my kidney's I don't know what it is."  Can I just say thank God for women's intuition...the nurse knew something was going on with my kidneys so she ran the test again.  This time, it was positive. I met with the doctor and she said it was a good thing I came in because if I had waited any longer they would have sent me to triage to get an i.v.  

Another plus is I got to hear the heartbeat again and the baby is fine!  I also felt movement last night as I tried to get comfortable on the couch with a heating pad.  It felt so weird!!

So I have an infection, on antibiotics, pain killers, heating pad and have doctor's orders to stay home for the remainder of the week.  I also have to make sure I don't get a fever or I'll have to go to the hospital.  At this point I'm feeling much better than I did last night!!! Praise the Lord.  So if you think about it, I'd appreciate your prayers.  Much love peeps.

Just in case you were wondering...

I know that the rotating baby to the right may freak some of you out, but I thought I'd let you know a little trick.

If you click on "Open Week ___" you can see what's going on with the baby and me during the week we are in.

Just in case you wanted to know....

I love you more than you know

So yesterday at church the Lord totally took over the second service. Pastor called for those to come to the alter that needed prayer. Needless to say there were a ton of needs. There was a specific lady that was down there that I felt the need to pray for. Lets call her Linda. She and her husband are in the process of adopting a little girl from another country. It's actually a country that is really difficult to deal with in processes like this.

Linda came down to the alter with a picture of their little girl, who is just gorgeous! She's about 4 or 5 months old and they are hoping to have her by Christmas. Linda got a call last week from the orphanage that there little girl has been diagnosed with "failure to thrive". This is when babies lack the love and nurture that they need. Yes, we all need, must have LOVE and affection in order to grow and live.

This situation broke my heart! I can't imagine having a child that is rightfully yours that you can't love, hug, kiss whenever you want...especially when it's necessary to survive. My heart is heavy for this family and we are just believing that God is going to open the right doors for this child to come "home".

While praying for this stoic mother, I think I realized how much I already love the child growing in my belly. It's kind of hard to wrap your brain around the fact that your child is growing in your womb. Especially since I haven't felt it move or been sick, sometimes it doesn't seem real. Regardless of the fact that I pray for this child constantly, I think yesterday I truly fell in love with this child.

Some people may say how do you love something you've never even seen?? Faith and Trust. The same way that we put our hope and trust in the living God that we have never seen, I have a love for this child that I have never seen.

ACTIVITY

We had a Dr.'s appointment this morning and it went well. I have stayed the same weight as 4 weeks ago. (Only 2 lbs. gained to date) Everything else looks good.

We decided to decline what's called a triple screen test. This test is taken around this time and will test for things such as Down's Syndrome, Spinal Bifida and other diseases. So why did we decline? Well, first of all, the test usually comes back with a false/positive reading which can normally send the mother into panic mode and then you'll find out later on it's negative.
So, our question was why the extra stress and worry which is not good for mom or baby! Besides one of the reason's for this test is to see if you want to terminate the pregnancy based on the test results....NEVER!!! Just because one of these things might happen doesn't mean this child doesn't deserve to live! So, we opted out. We're convinced that God will not give us more than we can handle and we have been covering this child in prayer since before it was conceived.

Moving on to better and brighter news. The doctor went to listen for the heartbeat with the Doppler thingy...he said "don't you feel that?" I was like, "what?" He said, "this kid is all over the place." As soon as I find the heartbeat it moves to the other side. It was hilarious! He was all over the place with that doppler trying to get a heartbeat for at least 5 seconds or so. He finally got it and said it sounded good.

So I guess we have an Active kid on our hands. I wonder who it gets that from? (Justin for sure!) I wish I could feel the movements but I can't yet or maybe I think it's gas! Ha. I so enjoy going to the doctor and learning new things and hearing that heartbeat...it's so reassuring.

Updates...

It's been a while and we've been ultra busy. Here's an update of what's been going on.

- We had a nice 4th of July with Justin's Family.

- I'm in my 4th month of pregnancy and the belly is starting to show...I know I need to put up pics.

- Justin and I celebrated 3 wonderful years of marriage.

- We took a group of 34 from the youth group to a conference, Branded by Fire, in Pensacola. It was such a blessing to see our kids get blessed...it was extremely exhausting though.

- We find out in 3 weeks what we are having! YAY!

- We're starting to move things out of the room that will be the nursery. I think I'm starting to nest a bit. :)

That's all for now. Hopefully more consistent posts to come in the future!
Blessings.