One Thing...and then some...

Well, y'all, we're gettin' there....to the end of this pregnancy, that is. I'll be 35 weeks this Wednesday, and time sure is flying. I had the fun experience of having a maternity photo session this past Tuesday with Jay and Jadyn done by an aspiring photographer who is building her portfolio. We met at the Botanical Gardens, where the scenery was absolutely gorgeous! I look forward to seeing her results when she gets them posted. Here is her website: http://beautifulyouphoto.blogspot.com. She also has a blog, which she posted a humerous story about our experience with a SNAKE during our photo shoot. Go here: http://monkswife.blogspot.com/2009/05/still-herebarely.html. Her name is Michelle Monk if anyone's interested in maternity/birth/newborn pictures.

I had my checkup last week at the midwife's office. I get another sonogram this Wednesday! Yeah! When the midwife said she wanted to send me for another sono, I said, "Good! I want to see how big this boy is!" To which she replied..."Yeah...so do we!" LOL! Maybe we'll get to meet Baby boy about 3 weeks from now instead of 5! :-) That would be sweeet!

So, I was looking at pictures of my first pregnancy compared to this pregnancy. Here's a picture of when I was 38.5 weeks pregnant with Jadyn...2.5 weeks before she arrived.




















And here's a picture of my 32 weeks along with this pregnancy. Granted, it was 3 weeks ago, but here you go...in this picture, I'm 8 weeks away from my due date....















What do you think? Am I bigger, smaller, or the same as last time????

On another note, I went to a Ladies' Annual Tea at my church this past Saturday. Now, I know what you're thinking...a bunch of old ladies in their big fru-fru hats sipping tea. Well, there were some of those, but actually, there were a variety of ages there. And, I have to admit, it is fun to get 'dolled' up and have a 'spot of teh'. And the food was scrumptious! But the best part of all was the time in the Word. It was very refreshing. The theme of the Tea was "One Thing". This came from Psalm 27:4 ...

"One thing I have desired of the Lord, that I will seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple."

David, the Psalmist, wrote that the one thing that matters most is to seek the Lord. When we seek Him, everything else falls in to place. The Lord never leaves us lacking for anything. The point is that no matter what we face in life, no matter what we need, desire, or going through...the ONE THING we need is to seek Him....worship Him, spend time with Him, and He will take care of everything else.

"And the Lord shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Oh, how good God is....
I am complete in Him...I have all I need, when I have Him.

Firsts and more...

Jadyn continues to amaze us, sometimes on a daily basis! She's getting big so fast.

















Not a baby anymore....a toddler she has become....full of energy...full of giggles...emotions....and personality.....















She's full of firsts these days.....
I was at a friend's house the other day and Jadyn was asleep in her pack n play in the other room. When she woke up, I went in to get her and found her smiling in there without any pants on!! She had managed to take them off! LOL This morning, when she was ready to get out of her crib and I went in to get her...I found her shirtless! There she was just a smiling and grinning at me. Her shirt...it was around her waist! She had somehow managed to get her arms out of the sleeves and the neckhole was around her waist! It was rather cute. I would have taken a picture if I could have found the camera fast enough! It was definetely a kodak moment.

Thursday morning, she came out of her room carrying a pink teddy bear that she had taken out of her play cradle (which she now likes to rock also). She was hugging the bear to herself and said, "Baby".

For the first time yesterday, she was digging through mommy's purse, then carrying it around the house. :)















She has been able to climb down from the couch for awhile now. For the first time a couple of days ago, she figured out how to climb ON the couch! She figured out how to hike that leg up just high enough to get a good grip and pull herself up. As cute as it is, it makes me nervous. Last night, she climbed up one side of the couch, and ran across it to the other side in pursuit of the cat. In her unsteadyness, she began to fall, at which my motherly instincts took over as I jumped out of the recliner and ran for her before she tumbled off the couch headfirst onto the concrete floor. I tripped trying to reach her and ended up sliding on my knees somehow to her before she went over. Needless to say, we were BOTH surprised at what just happened. She was just fine, but being 8 months pregnant, I was then nervous about baby boy. My stomach never hit anything, except my knees. After several minutes (probably in shock), baby boy began to move again. I took it easy the rest of the night as I was having all kinds of Braxton's after that! All is well though.

Within in the last week or two, she has taken to getting her pacie, snuggly, and blankie out of her crib and carry them around the house when she is sleepy. :) My little cuddle bug...




















Here our precious Pigtail Pie is taking a nap in her new room...how peaceful they are when they are sleeping......sigh.

I am blessed.