Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Wednesday Worship

I have recently downloaded a few new worship songs that are inspiring me daily. Thought I would share my list!

Starry Night- Chris August
Your Love- Brandon Heath
Follow Me There- Third Day
Born Again- Newsboys
Jesus Saves- Jeremy Camp

I've noticed lately that a lot of people have lost their dreams. I pray that you aren't one of them.

Your Love- Brandon Heath

I felt it first when I was younger
A strange connection to the lie
I tried to satisfy the hunger
I never got it right
I never got it right

So I climbed a mountain and l built an altar
Looked out as far as I could see
And everyday I’m getting older
I’m running outta dreams
I’m running outta dreams

But Your love
Your love
The only the thing that matters is Your love
Your love is all I have to give
Your love is enough to light up the darkness
It’s Your love
Your love
all I ever needed is Your love

You know the effort I have given
And you know exactly what it cost
And though my innocence was taken
Not everything is lost
Not everything is lost

But Your love
Your love
The only the thing that matters is Your love
Your love is all I have to give
Your love is enough to light up the darkness
It’s Your love
Your love
all I ever needed is Your love

You’re the hope in the morning
You’re the light when the night is falling
You’re the song when my heart is singing
it’s Your love
You’re the eyes to the blind man
You’re the feet to the lame men walking
You’re the sound of the people singing
It’s Your love

But Your love
Your love
The only the thing that matters is Your love
Your love is all I have to give
Your love is enough to light up the darkness
It’s Your love
Your love
all I ever needed is Your love

But Your love
(Your love is all that I needed)
The only the thing that matters is Your love
Your love is all I have to give
Your love is enough to light up the darkness
(Your love is all that I needed)
It’s Your love
Your love
It’s all I ever needed


Tuesday, December 28, 2010

New Year's Resolution

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36 Weeks

I will blog more on Saturday I promise! As of now I have to finish this month strong! I can't believe that I am 36 weeks pregnant. Here's what baby K is up to:

How your baby's growing:

Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.

At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.



Monday, December 27, 2010

Love This

I will meditate about your glory, splendor, majesty, and miracles. —Psalm 145:5 TLB

Some of us are slowly unfolding miracles, yet miracles nonetheless. In God’s timing and for his purposes, he has accomplished his work in me. And I’m grateful he continues the work. He knew I’d falter and question.

Someone once said, “Courage is fear that has said its prayer.” That resonates within me. I do many things today not because I feel brave, but because I have prayed and God has answered and met me with his strength in my utter weakness.

I don’t know what sends shudders down your spine, what threatens your security, what gnaws at your work, but my prayer is that my encouragement will bring you hope, even if it’s just the size of a breadcrumb—enough for you to take the next liberating step. I’ve learned that life is exceedingly difficult and that God is amazingly big. He will reign over our greatest losses, rectify our worst failures, and remedy our deepest insecurities.

I don’t understand all the ways of the Lord, but then I’m not supposed to. Faith carries us through life’s unknowns and God’s mysteries. But one day, one absolutely glorious day, I will “get it,” and more importantly I’ll see Jesus face to face. That irrepressible hope keeps me breathing deeply, walking  faithfully, and singing triumphantly.

—Patsy Clairmont

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

35 & 1

The countdown to delivery I have on my phone says that we are four weeks and 6 days away from being parents. This week im just plain excited. I wish that Kennedy Kate could be here to partake in all of the Christmas festivities but I know that her first Christmas next year (as an 11 month old) will be so very fun! I'll have an extra Christmas cookie for her to enjoy this year.

This is the second Christmas in a row that I haven't felt a longing for a sense of home. Those of you who come from a divorced parents background will understand what I am talking about. Kyle and I now have established traditions which include: buying Christmas tree ornaments from Cracker Barrel at a VERY discounted price the day after Christmas, sending out Christmas cards, hanging the Christmas cards we receive from others around the fireplace, a trip to Santa's Ranch, and pancakes at Ihop on Christmas Eve :) We can't wait to see how these traditions change now that we will be starting our new little family. I wonder how much things will really change once Kennedy Kate is here?

Today some friends of ours, Darrell and Crystal Gelber, will be celebrating the arrival of their second child and first little girl! We can't wait to meet you Lexie!! Please pray for Crystal's labor and delivery.

I will skip the "what's up with your baby" info that I typically give from BabyCenter.com and tell you that this week Kennedy is just putting on weight (and so is mommy).

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 35 &1 Weeks
Size of baby: a LARGE Cantelope
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 40 pounds
Maternity Clothes: 90% maternity
Gender: It's a girl!!! Kennedy Kate
Movement: Head down and moving a lot
Sleep: I'm sleeping pretty good!
What I miss: sleeping on my stomach, running, fitting in regular jeand
Cravings: Mexican and Milk
Symptoms: Mostly tiredness, a few Braxton Hicks
Best Moment this week: We have everything we need (as of now) except for my breast bump. Those things are pricey :)

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Chill Pill

Are chill pills real? Because this 34 week pregnant woman needs one NOW! whoa I don't know what's gotten into me today but I am 2.5 seconds from a screaming break down. Please tell me that this is normal. Or bring over chill pills. Heading to bubble bath now.

Thanks

Chill Pill

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

34 Weeks

Today we got to tour the hospital where our baby girl will be born. The tour really helped to ease my anxiety and I can definitely feel your prayers. I will post the pictures from the baby shower as soon I get them but for now I will tell you what KK is up to this week! I can't believe we have less than 6 weeks left to go.

How your baby's growing:

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous aboutpreterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

Monday, December 13, 2010

A Day in the Life

Before I tell you about my exciting Sunday I want to wish CRYSTAL GELBER a very happy birthday!!! She will be welcoming a precious baby girl into her home in the next 10 days or so and could use your prayers as she has been on bed rest for over a week now. LOVE YOU CRYSTAL!

Sunday: December 12th

9:30: woke up and got ready for an amazing Christmas service at Manchaca Baptist Church. I loved all of the Christmas music, especially the praise band's "Go Tell it on the Mountain." After the service we headed to the church gym to a lunch served to us by the youth group. Thank you Thank you!

1:00: Went home to clean up the house a bit. My dad came over to spend some time with Kyle because my stepmom and I had a baby shower to go to :)

2:00: BABY SHOWER number 3 (We are SO VERY BLESSED) at Jenny's House. I love Jenny H so much and you readers should all look at her gorgeous banners that your can order through her blog or through her Etsy page. I will post pictures from the shower as soon as they are posted but I can't find the words to express my gratitude. I am so thankful to my beautiful hostess friends who surprised me with the PERFECT diaper bag!!

4:30 Shower stuff unpacked and in the nursery, new baby clothes hanging in the closet, diaper genie set up (thanks Marta), changing pad on changing table (thanks Claire) and cards placed in baby book.

5:00 Headed to Bannockburn Baptist Church for the second part of The Singing Christmas Tree. There is one more next Sunday and you should make plans to attend. What a blessing. I have several friends who sing in this Christmas celebration and it was great to see them perform again.

7:30 Headed to Kerbey Lane Cafe with Casey, Whitney, Jessica, and Kyle to have a blueberry pancake and a breakfast taco. SO GREAT!

I was asleep my 11 and slept until 10:15 this morning. Guess baby and I needed some rest. See tomorrow's post for pictures and the 34 week post. Almost time for Miss Kennedy Kate to be here and we just can't wait!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

33 Weeks

I can't believe that we are 33 weeks along.

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 33 Weeks
Size of baby: Baby K is the size of a pineapple
Total Weight Gain/Loss: my count is 37 pounds
Maternity Clothes: wearing my maternity jeans daily much more comfortable now that Kennedy is getting bigger
Gender: It's a girl!!! Kennedy Kate
Movement: Kicks and Rolls!
Sleep: I've been sleeping great so far
What I miss: being able to get off the couch, out of the car, out of the bathtub, by myself
Cravings: Milk, Apples, and CARBS
Symptoms: bigger by the day, excitement, and anxiety. I've always been someone who prays regularly but this little girl is making a prayer warrior out of me! Please pray for my emotions and against anxiety.

How your baby's growing:

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

On Saturday I had a wonderful baby shower thrown by several wonderful ladies from Hays Hills and Bannockburn Baptist Church. We are so blessed! This weekend Some dear friends of mine are throwing us a shower. Thank you Jenny H, Stephanie H, Nocona K, Ashley S, and Jill W! I CAN'T WAIT!

I just checked the 100 top baby names for 2010 and Kennedy is number 74 (and here I thought we were being creative) The list below shows number 71-80 of baby names for 2010 but you can click HERE for the whole list.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Here's my 32 week picture. Lookin' good huh? :)


Today marks the start of 2011 for FHTM representatives. We get a head start on the New Year because what we do in December will be paid for in January and recorded on our 2011 10-99. How exciting! I woke up this morning feeling refreshed and ready for the new year. No waiting until 1.1.11 for this girl. I'm setting goals and forming a plan. The slogan I had in 2009 was, "In 2009 we are going to shine" for 2010 it was, "In 2010 we are going to win" but I am declaring "2011 the year for financial heaven". This is the year to become debt free F.O.R.E.V.E.R. I have a bigger "WHY" than ever before and know that Kennedy Kate will appreciate the hard work that her daddy and I put in in 2011.

I'm working in Fredericksburg today and its a great place to breathe a breath of fresh air, relax. and get my brain going. I'm in Java Ranch and just saw a hand painted sign that says, " WHEN IN DOUBT...LOOK UP" I just might have to buy that so that I will remember that only with God and a lot of discipline will we achieve our goal for 2011. Wait..buying that sign wouldn't help with our debt snowball. I'll take a picture instead.