Thankful Thursday - FINALLY Spring!?????

Spring is FINALLY here!! Sort of??

Yes, we did get dumped with SNOW AGAIN!!! 

I can could sit outside and enjoy the sunshine...or like this week is now bringing, April Showers/Snow! 

However, April is now over...so we SHOULD just be getting May Flowers...

I'm still thankful, though, for changing seasons. While winter was, and continues to be, a long season, the past few seasons of life have flown by! 

Dating...led to...

Marriage...led to...

Pregnancy...and soon will lead to...

BABY! 

Right now I'm trying to enjoy each "season" for what it is...whether it be snowy days in April, or rainy/snowy days in May...I know that God is in control and "for everything there is a season". 

And as much as I'm ready to have this baby, I'm just trying to "enjoy" the last few weeks of having a baby bump and feeing his sweet little kicks in my belly before he starts walking around the world! 

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Thankful Thursday - Hubby Love!

Just last week I came across this image shared on Facebook: 

As I read it, and of course shared it, it hit me how much I really take advantage of my husband. 

When we first started dating, I soaked in all of his sweetness and care for me and constantly showed him appreciation for how he valued and treated me. Now, just 8 months into marriage, I can see the ways that I no longer show appreciation but instead have come to expect this behavior from him. It is such a blessing and should not go unnoticed. 

I am currently 34 weeks pregnant and more cranky, irrational, and hormonal than ever. Does my hubby get annoyed and cranky back at me? NO! He caters to my every need and shows me continual unconditional love. 

How did I get so lucky?? 

Well, I like to think that he was a long awaited answer to prayer. 

In the summer of 2008, I began to pray for my future husband. I knew that I wanted to be married someday and wanted to be able to give all of my heart to my future husband, so I started a journal where I would write letters to my future husband. I would write about what was going on in my life and wonder about what was going on in his. I would also pray for him and that God would not only be preparing him for me, but preparing me for him. 

I gave this journal to my husband when we were first engaged. Believe me, it was somewhat embarrassing to hand over something so personal and vulnerable. But my husband loved it. And coming together with someone in marriage is a personal and vulnerable act. Two truly do become one while still maintaining all of your individuality. 

God sent my hubby just for me. And me for him, even if during pregnancy I seem to often feel like hubby would be much better off without me and all of my craziness. 

So today, and every day, I am thankful for the blessing of my amazing husband and this post is a thank you to him. 

I am thankful to my hubby for.... 

Continually loving on me even when I'm unlovable

Doing his best to make me comfortable even when the only thing that will truly make me comfortable is getting his child out of me! 

Helping out so much around the house when I'm not feeling well...from dishes to laundry, cooking and cleaning he is always willing to pitch in and never complains

Telling me he thinks I am more beautiful than ever even while I feel like I just look more fat than ever 

Listening to me when I'm emotional and irrational...laughing and crying at the same time.....for no reason at all. Yep. Gotta love hormones! 

Helping me tie my tennis shoes...because I can no longer do it myself. I have returned to being a helpless child...

Being there for me to lean on with all the ups and downs that this pregnancy has given me

Being so supportive of me in all the adventures that our life together has given us

Making me laugh when I'm feeling down

Working so hard to provide for our growing family. He is such a hard worker and I know he will always do whatever is needed to provide for us

Helping me grow to be a better person and the best me I can be

Always pushing us to grow in our faith and leading our family to pursue God and give glory to Him

Praying for me in my darkest of moments

Being a big kid at heart which will make him the best daddy I could have asked for for our kids!

I could honestly go on all day...but I'll spare you :) 

Thank you Jesus for blessing me with this amazing man and answering my prayers more perfectly than I could have ever expected! 

I LOVE YOU HUBBY! 

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

"Two are better off than one, for they can help the other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken."

 

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Thankful Thursday - Doctor Update

Ever since I first got pregnant and it hit me that what was easily made inside of me, may not come out so easily. It was then that I decided that natural birth, medicated birth, or c-section...I was open to whatever was needed to get my baby boy out healthy. 

Since finding out at our 20 week ultrasound that I had a low lying placenta, I started to prepare for the fact that I may need to have a c-section. However, at our follow up ultrasound, it was noted that my placenta had moved up enough and a c-section would not be necessary. This was confirmed by our doctor at our 32 week appointment yesterday. I will be delivering naturally...with an epidural that is! 

However, our 32 week ultrasound also showed that there was some fluid on one of baby Christian's kidneys. This can sometimes be a sign of down syndrome, but baby Christian does not have any other physical abnormalities. It also is something that is quite common in boys and often resolves itself. Just the same, our doctor recommended we go for a level 2 ultrasound (which is in 3D) and have this checked into more closely. He doesn't seem concerned at all and said he has seen this a lot. We are not going to worry yet. But please keep baby Christian in your prayers. Our ultrasound is scheduled for next Friday, April 5th at 2:15pm. 

So today I am thankful for maternal medicine, technology, and doctors. Doctors that know enough about the human body, both young and old, that they can care for me and my growing boy and the technology that helps them to do it all to the best ability. I am trusting in their wisdom and the Lord's provision in caring for our baby that we have been blessed with. 

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Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for.....

GRANDMAS! 

I remember my grandma spoiling me a lot as a kid (and she still does today!) but I never realized how spoiled my mom probably felt while my grandma was spoiling us kids. 

At least I'm feeling pretty spoiled with all the spoiling that is happening for Christian! 

In my 28 Week Bumpdate post, I shared about daddy Jim putting together the cradle for Christian - a gift from Grandma Karen and Aunt Jen, Uncle Dan and Cousin Sarah. 

In my Spoiled Already post, I shared lots of cute clothes and blankets that Christian got from Grandma Jill AND Grandma Karen. 

Since our Baby Shower is this weekend, my mom was preparing to buy us a baby gift. At least I figured it would be A gift. She asked what my favorite things were on our registry so I sent her a list of the things that we plan to buy if we don't get them off of our Target and Babies R Us registries. Since there isn't a Babies R Us near my mom in Wisconsin, she ordered the gifts online and sent them to our house. They arrived yesterday and guess what!?!? My mom said we could open them right away because she has a gift for us at the shower. And here is what we found when we opened the boxes!! 

ALL of our favorite things from Babies R Us!!! :) 

Brown changing pad cover 

Chicco Baby Carrier

Blue swaddler

Baby Book 

Baby's First Year Calendar

High Chair

I was pretty excited about the baby carrier! It was so soft and squishy! Christian is going to get real cozy in this :) 

And there is even a drool bib to keep mommy and daddy clean! 

We didn't realize this about the high chair we picked either, but it reclines for a newborn seat...

And comes apart for a toddler booster seat. Sorry for the bad pic, but it is kind of a chore to take the whole thing apart after getting it together...so that will wait until Christian is a toddler :) 

I can't wait to start writing in Christian's Baby Book! And to use all of this cute new stuff. Okay, Christian, now its just time for you to get here soon!! 

So thankful today for grandmas who spoil their grandchildren...and their own children through them! :) 

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Thankful Thursday - SAHM

I Am Thankful For...

Being able to stay at home. 

While it isn't necessarily the norm any more for moms to stay at home, it does happen. But what is even less the norm, is for women without children yet to stay at home. 

When I was 12 weeks pregnant, my hubby and I decided it would be best for me to quit my job. This was a conversation that we had been having for quite awhile because of my extreme nausea and morning sickness, as well as the level of stress at my job. At 15 weeks, I was officially a stay at home wife, a homemaker, a mommy to be. Now THIS was my dream job. 

Everyone was worried that I would get bored, depressed, lonely, want to go back to work. While there have been days that I have missed my job, I can honestly say staying home is the BIGGEST blessing. We had planned for me to stay home once the baby came, so I just started early. 

Bored, depressed, and lonely, have been the farthest from how I have felt. If any of you have read my "Monday Madness" posts, you know that I keep a schedule of tasks. These tasks are my full time job. And I love every minute of it. I'm so blessed to have a hubby that let's me stay home, both now and once the baby comes. And even more blessed that my hubby has a job that can allow us to live a life with me at home. 

Right now my days are filled with blogging, home improvement projects, organizing, baby shopping, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry...basically all of my favorite things! 

Oh! And how could I forget! I also take care of the cutest puppy around! I'm a puppy mama after all :) It's almost like right now Baxter is the only child and once Christian is born, Christian will be the baby and Baxter will be the big brother! ha ha Soaking up my time to cuddle and play with Baxter all alone, but also can't wait to fill my days with all that will be Christian too! I'm sure there will be much less of my to-do list getting done once he is here...so I better get back to tacking it today! Getting so close to having everything done! I can't even imagine! 

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Thankful Thursday: Puppy Love!

Sooo much to be thankful for, today and every day. 

A hubby who STILL works for Best Buy Corporate in a job he loves. Feeling blessed that he wasn't part of the lay offs this time around. 

A church that pushes me to grow in ways I would never be able to on my own. 

The Small Group that comes along side me as we grow. Love these friends! 

The ability to decorate a cute nursery for our baby boy...final touches were added yesterday! 

A cuddly cute puppy that I get to be just a puppy mama to until Baby Christian comes. Love this little guy! Never thought I would be a small dog person, but can't imagine not having him!

Such a character! 

What are you thankful for this week? 

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Thankful Thursday

Finding joy. How do you do it? Sometimes, in the hustle bustle of life, it is easy to forget to really slow down and really count our blessings and be happy for all that we do have going for us. Yes, we usually remember to do this one day a year on Thanksgiving, but shouldn't we be doing it so much more often? And what would be the results if we did?

Today at Mommy In the Making, it is Thankful Thursday! A reminder for me to count my blessings. Here are just some of the things I am thankful for this week:

 

Our cute little puppy who is running around the house 

shaking his toy like he is goingto destroy it...and probably will eventually. Toys don't last long at our house.

(Hubby dying Easter eggs last year...he was having so much fun 

and so excited! He is going to be an AWESOME daddy!) 

My cute hubby who is a goofball and makes me laugh and sometimes annoys me so luckily he doesn't work from home ALL day every day :) But so blessed that he works so hard for us and that I can stay home as we wait for our baby boy to arrive! 3 months to go!

This pretty mama - my cousin Danielle! We were born only a month apart 25 years ago. And now here we both are...pregnant ourselves! She is due next week, I believe and I am due in May and we are both having boys! So while we won't be living in the same state and our boys won't be able to go to school together, they hopefully will be close and become good friends like their mamas did! 

Profile view of Baby Christian sucking his thumb. So cute! 

His face! With arms up next to his head. 

And I can't forget how thankful I am for the little boy growing in my belly! As unfun as this pregnancy has been, I can't wait to meet our little man. Love him so much already! 

Well, time to tackle the housework...cleaning and laundry day here. 

What are you thankful for this week?