Silver Lining

Today has been a rough day. The amazing thing is that I have felt the best I have in a long time; however, emotionally it’s been hard. My dad called me last night to tell me that his dad is not doing very well; so today Grandma, Nancy, Susan, and Dad went to see him. I guess Grandpa has lost 12 lbs in a week, hasn’t opened his eyes’ and hasn’t been eating/drinking for 2 days. I pray that my Grandpa will go rest in the arms of our Father. I pray that he will no longer have to suffer and can just go rest in peace. The Dr.’s don’t give him very long to live (24 hrs; one Dr. did say he has seen people last for 2 wks in this condition), however they said the same thing about two years ago and Grandpa just kept plugging along. Nonetheless we will wait and see what happens.

Tonight I pray that everyone in my family will be at peace with everything. I pray that my Dad continues to be strong and know that he’s deeply loved by his family. I also pray that my Grandma continues to be strong in her faith during this hard time.

*Every cloud has a silver lining*

“But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, And He who formed you, 'Do not fear for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name; you are mine!'" -Isaiah 43:1

No news, is good news!

I can't believe my last blog was Wednesday and now it's Monday evening; crazy how time is flying by! So here's what I've been up to since Wednesday. No big news, so I guess that's good news, right?!

Adam finally made it home Friday night (2 hr delay):) I missed him so much & was so happy to see him. He has been a trooper through this all and is always trying to make me smile. Adam is an amazing man and I am soooooo blessed to call him my husband. Thank you Lord for bringing him into my life and letting us create life together.

We had a pretty mellow weekend. Church, football, and many naps for me (who can complain)! We watched the movie Baby Mama; both Adam & I were a little disappointed, we thought it would be filled with more laughs and not so serious.

Lately I feel like a eat, sleep, and live in the bathroom. I'm ready for this 1st trimester to be over, so hopefully the nausea feeling and fatigue will subside a little. I can't dwell too much on not feeling very good, because I am soooooo thankful for my prayers to be answered. I am truly blessed with so much and I give all the glory to God who has granted all of this for me. Thank you Lord!

Tonight we heard some very sad news. Autumn (Mr. & Mrs. Hull's dog) passed away. I pray that she's in a better place and no longer struggling. Hull's- please know that you're in our prayers and we'll give our little fuzzy kiddos a little more love in thought of her. I will never forget how she would just sit there and let me hold her paw; she was such a sweetie and she will be deeply missed.


"For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD."- Psalm 117:2

A new arrival to our extended family!

ALEAH GRACE

January 7, 2009, at 9:36 pm
7 lbs 10 oz, 21 inches long

We're soooooo excited to announce the arrival of our 4th niece! Adam's sister, Gina, and her husband, Mark, welcomed their 1st baby into this world last night! Gina and Aleah are doing great after a very long labor (39 hr, 21 min with no epidural, what a trooper?!). Other than finding out about the arrival of our new niece today (which I am so thrilled about), it was a very laid back day; which is just what I needed. Today I felt a trillion times better than I did yesterday. I was able to walk the dogs and do a moderate workout of my own.

Here's some random thoughts, on random day!
Here's a couple of things I keep forgetting to mention.

My sister-in-law, Angie, had the exact same due date with my little niece. She delivered her on the 22nd, so it'll be interesting to see when this little one decides to meet us! What are the chances we would have the exact same due date (I know the chances are 1 out of 365, but it's kind of crazy)?

I can't wait to take these wristbands off. I have been wearing acupressure wristbands to prevent and/or relieve nausea. Nonetheless, I wear them 24/7 and am ready for them "to be gone." Adam thinks I look like a Jr. High basketball player, wearing the cool wristbands and high socks:)

I finally got back to working out again this week. Started doing cardio on Monday and plan on starting to lift next week. It's great to finally get back to a workout routine. I haven't been able to do much since I seem to be nauseated and tired all the time, but decided it was time to get back into the swing of things.

"Stand up and praise the LORD your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting. 'Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.'" - Nehemiah 9:5

Feeling like a "doorman"

Someone came up with a great analogy about being pregnant: Someone else is using my body as there home and I am simply the “doorman.” This explains exactly how I feel! I have definitely more good days then bad though, so I can’t complain too much. Plus every time I say how I am feeling people insist on giving me positive feed back such as, “You know that is a good sign!” This always makes me smile and give thanks right then and there for this blessing. Mornings and afternoons seem to be the rockiest for me, however as soon as I take a nap in the afternoon I seem to feel so much better. Nonetheless, I still give thanks for the miracle inside of me and am so happy to be pregnant!

On Sunday after church, Adam & I went to Babies R Us. I wasn’t feeling the best, so I thought it would be fun to go look at baby things to help my mood and stomach. Who knew it would be the miracle medicine?! We mainly looked at strollers and carseats; I have no idea why them, we just found ourselves learning a lot about our little babies ride! Looking around at Babies R Us was fun; seeing Adam play with the stroller and day dreaming about the many walks we’ll be taking with the baby and pups, brought a huge smile to my heart and face! We ended up buying two little toys for our little one. Monday I looked on the internet at different travel systems (carseat, stroller, and base sold as one unit).

On Tuesday, Adam & I decided on one that had everything we were looking for, so we went ahead and bought it. We kind of decided it was our first trimester big buy. It’ll be exciting when it comes in the mail.

Today I had to take Adam to the airport super early, so he could do his little traveling adventure. I miss him so much and it’s only been 14 hrs or so. I can’t wait for him to come back on Friday. This morning and afternoon were a little rough. I haven’t felt that nauseated in a long time (like 2-3 days!). After about a two hour nap this afternoon, I felt so much better. Amazing what these afternoon naps can do for me. Besides being nauseated and super tired, everything else seems to be going pretty good.

Today I also looked on line at different nursery ideas. We’re going to find out the sex of the baby and then do the theme around whether it’s a boy or girl, but I just wanted to look to get some ideas. I am so happy just to be pregnant and being able to experience all of these fun little joys along the way.

“Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.” –Psalm 37: 4

A Happy New Year!

As I sit here and think about how rocky our past year was, I just give thanks to how our year ended and can't wait to see all the blessing 2009 holds for us.

My prayer for this year is that each one of us will feel the hand of God working in our lives. I know that I have already begun to see this with our little miracle in the making; but I pray that I will continue to see His amazing works throughout the whole year.

To say I haven't been feeling the best might be an understatement. I have been miserable these past couple days. I feel sick all day and night. I am so happy to have this miracle inside of me, although my body is telling me something different right now. Adam has been above amazing! He is a true blessing from God and I give thanks almost every hour that God placed him into my life. Adam has been a trooper through all of this and continues to bend over backwards just to see me smile and know that I am ok.

Adam & I decided to drive to Columbia, MO, this afternoon and are staying the night. We both just wanted to get away from everything for a day; it's been a nice and much needed get-away. We decided to come to Columbia because Adam & I love HuHot's, and unfortunately they don't have one in St. Louis (yet), but Columbia does, so we thought it was a good excuse. Anyway, it's been a nice blessing to get away from everything for a little bit and have some nice one on one time. Thank you God for everything, especially for my family in the making:)

This has been a great way to start the New Year! May 2009 bring many blessings to us all!

"May the best of 2008 be the worst of 2009!" -Mrs. H