July 2011

July 2011, a set on Flickr.

Here are some highlights from July.

Of course Independence Day was a fun day. We enjoyed a parade in the morning and in the evening enjoyed swimming, a grill and fireworks with friends.

I got to visit with my friends and former roommates April and Sarah and Sarah's kids. April got to stay with us for a little bit while she was in transition to moving to Kentucky.

We had lots of fun swimming in our neighborhood pool and enjoyed having friends come swim with us from time to time.

We found a great desk on Craigslist and started the process of getting it cleaned out and organized.

We got to go to the spray ground a lot in the summer and once got to visit with friends who were visiting from Kansas.

April, Heidi and I enjoyed visiting with the Antwines.

While April was still in town visiting we made sure to have a girls night out! It was so fun. We went to the Cheesecake Factory. Yum!

Camp Westwood was also in July. It is our church's form of VBS. It is on a Saturday and in the form of a short day camp of sorts. There are many different areas that the kids get to participate in just like other VBS tend to be organized. We had a lot of fun and led a group of Kindergarteners. It was definitely challenging, but fun!

Enjoy the pictures!

June 2011

June 2011, a set on Flickr.

Here are our photos from June 2011 including our family vacation to San Antonio!

May 2011

May 2011, a set on Flickr.

Well, for the past several months I haven't been able to log in to my Flickr account but I finally got it working again so now I'm trying to get caught up! Here are my pictures from May 2011. Enjoy!

Baby Registry

We registered yesterday for some things that we need for the baby! Here are the two places we registered. I still need to do a little editing. For some reason some of the clothes we registered for at Babys R Us looks like the wrong thing. I am confused about that, but I guess I will have to go in and ask them about it. Basically, we are happy with boy clothes, diapers, gift cards and anything listed on the registries. :) Thanks!

Babies "R" Us Registry

Amazon Registry

Heidi, the Little Mommy

Heidi usually comes in my room in the morning when she wakes up and then I get up and we go eat breakfast. This morning when I got up, Heidi said, "Do you need to go potty, Mommy? I think you should try." Ha ha... I think she has heard that a few times. :) Yes, thank you sweetie, I think I will try. If only she would listen to my suggestions just as easily.

Pregnancy dream #1

I think I've already had a couple weird dreams but this is the first one I can remember the details. I had a ton of crazy dreams when I was pregnant with Heidi. I'll try to post them when I can remember them.

This dream is a little jumbled, but it went something like this:

Somehow, even though we were on no lists to get a baby through adoption, we suddenly were able to get a baby. We brought this little boy home and without any discussion Clint announced that his name would be "Abner". I thought that was an odd choice but kind of just went with it. Then, I suddenly realized that I was still pregnant and we would soon be expecting another baby. I remember thinking how full our hands were going to be but knowing we would manage. Then the dream started adding new strange turns but I won't go into all of it. I just know that I finally decided I had to veto the name Abner. When Clint was leaving for work this morning I woke up and told him that Abner was not an option. He thought that was pretty funny. Oh one of the other details I remember was that the baby had been born in Chemnitz.

Peace of Mind

Dear Lord,
I want so desperately to have peace of mind but my mind can't stop racing and worrying. I know I shouldn't worry but should wholly lean on you. It is not as easy to do though. I do love you and know you are there but my heart is heavy and full of fear. Please help me through this time and give me comfort. I will do my best to release everything to you. Thank you for always being with me.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

Ultrasound

Unfortunately I had some more spotting. I called my doctor this morning to see what he thought. Basically the nurse just asked if I wanted to get an ultrasound and that it was completely up to me if I wanted one. I think it's mostly for my peace of mind, but that's an important thing to have. So I went in to the hospital today and had the ultrasound and the baby's heartbeat was great and was dancing all over the place. :) There's still no explanation for the spotting really but my doctor is supposed to call me when he looks over the results of the ultrasound. I'll keep you updated.

Tummy's Getting Bigger

The other day, Heidi looked at me and suddenly exclaimed, "Your tummy got bigger!" As if she had just noticed it for the first time. :) Then she asked, "Is it time for the baby to come?" I had to explain how it had to grow a lot more and it would take a long time for it to be ready. :)

Good News

I called the doctor this morning and talked to the nurse. She said since I got checked out at the Emergency Room and we know the baby is ok and the bleeding has stopped, I don't need to go to the doctor. There is nothing really different or new he could do anyway. If I have any more problems, then I will call right away and get in to see him. On another good note, she said I don't have to be on bed rest. Yes, I will still avoid anything strenuous and take it easy, but I can do my normal activities so that will make things easier to take care of Heidi and get some things done around the house. Don't worry though, I'm not planning on thoroughly cleaning or anything like that. I will do what I need to do and what I feel I am able to do, but will also rest as much as possible. Thank you for your prayers and hopefully things will continue to go smoothly.

Prayers

Well, what I was praying and hoping wouldn't happen has happened...

I went to the ER last night. I started having bleeding. Thankfully some friends of ours, the Abercrombies, are here visiting and could stay at home with Heidi and Clint took me. The baby is fine, praise God! The heartbeat is normal and we saw the baby doing a little jig on the ultrasound. :)

It appears that what happened with Heidi is happening again. The same exact thing happened at pretty much the exact same time in my pregnancy with Heidi. So I am praying that the results will be the same, for a sweet, healthy baby at the end of all this. Please pray with me.

They released me to go home and put me on bed rest. I will call my doctor on Tuesday and hopefully can get in as soon as possible. I'll keep you posted.

2 years

Two years ago on August 20th, we moved from Germany to Oklahoma. It's hard to believe it has already been that long. We still miss it so much and I don't think that will ever change. We have been blessed though by many new friends and new experiences here. What a blessing that God has filled our lives with friends near and far and that we know we have support and love coming from all over the world. I just couldn't let the anniversary go by without mentioning it.

Just a month before we left Germany on a vacation in Poland