Baby M

Well, we have our first pictures of our little baby! I'll say that I was very nervous going into the doctors appointment 1. because I'm already 13 weeks and should of been seen earlier & 2. because well, I just don't look or feel pregnant. I'm sure that's a horrible thing to say, but I don't feel pregnant. I never had the vomiting, the nausea, any aversion to food, nothing. So, I was preparing myself to hear from the doctor that I wasn't pregnant and that there was something else wrong with me. But then I heard the heart beat. Oh My Goodness, I wanted to cry but I didn't want to make my belly move and not be able to hear anymore. That little heart was beating so incredibly fast! Drew and I then couldn't wait to get to the ultrasound doctors office to see the whole thing.
A plus for today was also the jelly that they put on my belly was not cold! The nurse actually told me that it's going to be rather warm. I've always heard that it's going to be super cold, but not today! Anyway, the nurse found our little baby tucked in the corner feet and hands curled up. It took our breath away. BTW: I should mention that I had my appointment at 9:30 am but didn't get to the ultrasound till after noon, so both baby and me were really hungry! So the nurse proceeded to "poke" the baby and he/she woke right up. We saw him/her try to flip and do almost a donkey kick. It was so amazing! The entire time I kept thinking, how can anyone look at this an not see God? How an egg and sperm can come together and even at 13 weeks have a full human?! I don't know the answer to that.
But thankfully our baby looks healthy and normal! Another check up in 4 weeks and in 7 weeks we will know the sex of the baby. I have a feeling it's a boy, I continually call the baby a he. But I guess we will just have to wait and see!

2010 in a nutshell

January/February:
In January Drew and I celebrated 3 years together and in February we celebrated 6 months of marriage. Pretty exciting! We also had to say goodbye to our very good friends & neighbors the Corson's...I hate goodbyes.

March/April:
During March and April we started to see the light at the end of the tunnel for Drew at SIU. Then for me working in the Marion school district at AfterCats. We had no idea where the Lord was taking us or sending us. We had desires and dreams or where WE thought WE should go, but we had no knowledge of it that was inline with the Lord's plan.

May/June:
In May Drew finished his offical undergrad classes at SIU and I found out that I was going to be working at CDL at SIU. It turned out to be the perfect job for me to have that would lead to the job that I found in Louisville. In June we celebrated my 24th birthday at Holiday World in Santa Clause, IN. It was a horribly HOTTT day but it was great getting away with my best friend! We also found out that Drew would be filling in as an interim pastor at Lighthouse Community Church in Nashville, IL. Which turned out to be a wonderful experience and brought people into our lives that will be lifelong friends!

July:
July was a very busy month! We found out late in the month that we finally had a house in Louisville and that Drew would be attending Southern Seminary Theological Seminary. Also, Drew was brought in front of Lakeland Baptist Church to be ordained. It was such a special night to spend with family and friends. At the end of the month our good friends were married and we had the Corson's come and stay with us! It brought all our old friends back together for one last time before we all moved away...

August:
In August Drew graduated from Southern Illinois University with his undergrad in Philosophy. It was so awesome watching him walk across the stage and finally receive his degree! Then we drove straight from campus to Mt. Vernon to pick up our moving truck to pack up and take to Louisville! We are still so grateful for the Meyerhoff family, the Konieczka family & Ashley Clark. They were such great helpers that made moving relatively easy! Especially considering it was our one year wedding anniversary! Then the day after we moved I started working full time as a nanny for a family with two children ages 2 1/2 and 5. The Lord really blessed us with this job, they are such a great family.


September/October:
In September I started taking a Seminary Wives class at the University. It was an essentials class so the many women that taught the class talked about everything from public speaking to how to visit church members in the hospital. It was a great class and I meet a couple of wives of men that Drew had classes with. At the end of October our friends the Gardner's invited us over for a Harvest party. It was really fun getting to get out and meet some other seminary families!

November:
I think the biggest month of our entire year. We found out that we were going to be expecting a little bundle of joy in the next year! We are just so excited and that's pretty much all I can say about that! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving together watching football all weekend long and figuring out how to cook a turkey! It turned out really good!

December:
For Christmas we spent it in Arizona with Drew's dad. It was very strange celebrating Christmas in 70 degree weather. We sent to Old Tuscan to see where many old western movies were filmed and even Little House on the Prairie. We also went up to Sedona and saw a lot of red rocks. The area up there is So beautiful and saw the only McDonald's in the world that doesn't have golden arches! They are turquoise, due to city order. When we came home my Mom came to visit (is still visiting) us. It's so great having her around to take care of her pregnant daughter!

All in all it's been a busy year but it's been wonderful to see the Lord working through our lives and we look forward to see what the Lord is going to do with us this up coming year!
Happy 2011!

Mi Casa es su Casa

I love our new home! Especially coming from the house we were in before. Don't get me wrong that house was wonderful, it's were Drew and I met, fell in love and lived out our first year of marriage. Plus, the first house you have when your married is suppose to be a "fixer-upper" right?!

Drew and I have worked really hard together to find the right places for all our decorations. And also spending countless hours at T J Max, Target, Goodwill & Bed Bath finding new little knickknacks. It's been a lot of fun spending all that time together, sometimes stressful, but I couldn't of done it with out his help. Plus, it is his house too. Yet we are still not finished... That's why there are not photos of the bedroom or either of our bathrooms. :)

Anyway, for those who have been nagging me for picutres of our house, here are a few. To see the rest either be paitent with us or you're going to need to plan a visit and see our house in person!

Nothing Clever

Introverted: a shy person or to turn inward.

I am an introvert. It's a daily struggle for me to push myself outside of myself to share my thoughts and interests with those around me. But that's why I chose to blog.
I spend so much time alone/or with kids that are 5 & 3, who only want to talk about the new Tinkerbell movie. Don't get me wrong they are wonderful kids, full of imagination and are very sweet kids. But you understand what I mean, you need adult conversation about adult topics every once and a while.
My point is, for me this blog is a place where I can visually place my thoughts, ideas, feelings and whatever else pops into my head and give it a place to rest. I apologize for grammatical errors and things of that nature. I barely passed English 101 and 102 @ JALC and that says alot...but I'm giving it my best shot.
So that's all that I have to say about that but maybe I just needed a post to validate my need of a blog. To also figure out what I think about things and where I fit into the whole grand scheme of things...

Just Married

Last Thursday (Aug. 26th) The Southern Seminary Wives Institute started their Fall semester classes. We first had orientation and then received our course outline. We had to then go around the room introducing our selves. I think that over half the class had been married less than 3 weeks, one quarter were pregnant, and the rest of us were just married. Like being married is not enough for these Seminary students. I'll admit it, I felt like an outsider in a room full of married people...It's just amazing how quickly some people's lives move and change. It kind of makes me think about when the Holy Spirit came into my life...(another topic for another entry) We have now had two classes and it's going to be a very interesting class full of very practical information, which I love!

But after being here in the "city" and walking around on campus it's hit me that;

1. We are very small fish in a very large pond
   
2. It seems like everyone is married, has at least 5 kids, pregnant with another
3. They are the happiest people that I've ever met.

People on campus genuinely care for you and mean it when they ask "How are you?" and when they say "I hope you have a wonderful day." It's such a breath of fresh air. I think I'm really, really going to like it here!

Louisville

Well, we have lined in Louisville for 1 1/2 weeks. Last weekend was a blast because Drew's sister came in from out of town and his other sister invited us over for Minute to Win it games. They were SO much fun! But it is nice that this weekend we are alone. We spent the afternoon finding the shopping malls, TJ Maxx, and Target! I have a foundation for my home and the way that I would like for it to be decorated, but I need to get specific in my design. So, I have decided to get home decoration magazines and pull pictures I like and paste them on the back of the doors and look for the items in the pictures around Louisville. It's a big project, but not something that needs to be done tomorrow. What really needs to be done is empty all the boxes that are still scattered around...