Week 27 - a must read!

First - A matronly photo including the belly!

Second - you can view our registries online now! MAJOR kudos to Candice and Bekah for a LONG day all over Wichita ensuring that I register at Target, Walmart, and of course BabiesRUs. AND making sure there was regular shopping and maybe a little fun too! Ok, ok... I admit we didn't register at Walmart that day... The day got way too full and I decided to just keep what I had registered for online.

We are taking Violet Troup's childbirth classes. Anyone who knows anything about the Troups knows that the best pair is Dr. Bill being your doctor and taking his wife's childbirth classes. I am really excited about this and have already learned so much from one class!

I have caused a wave of - what would you call it? - Concern? - because so many of you have found out that I am not going to have or have access to an epidural. I assure you that I am ok with this. I am a big wienie when it comes to pain, but I am also confident in the training I am getting under Violet. AND I trust Dr.Bill more than most men on this planet, and more than anyone else when it comes to delivering my baby. I don't like needles and really don't want one in my back. Billions of babies have been born just fine with no epidurals for their mommies. And it also increases risks in so many areas for me and baby. Risks I just don't want to take. There will be pain management and an incredible staff of nurses to assist Dr. Bill at the hospital. I have the great privilege of knowing my doctor as a person as well as a medical professional which builds my trust in him astronomically. So, I WILL be ok. =)

On a lighter note...

We got our Halloween costumes figured out for work. I'm not going to be the Pillsbury Dough Boy...=( BUT, Dr. Bill is going to be SpongeBob while Joetta, Shannon and I are going to be jellyfish. I think the kids will love it! In fact they may not even see us girls when they see Dr. Bill as Sponge Bob. I love the Halloween parade in Johnson! All the little kids that doctor at our clinic come through the halls yelling, "Hi Dr. Bill!!!!" "Look, Dr. Bill! I'm Spiderman!" Oh my goodness, it's so cute!

We have a wedding today for our friends Moe and Jess... AHEM... Matthias and Jessalyn. I can't wait to see how it all turns out. It will be unique and I am dying to see how Jess pulls off this amazing theme for the two of them! I haven't decided whether I'll take my camera today or just be a low key guest. I haven't NOT taken my camera to a wedding since I got it so I may not be able to abandon it altogether. If I do take it, rest assured I will share pics of this incredible wedding! Congrats to Moe and Jess!

Other tidbits...

I got the material to make Trina's Tree skirt and I love it so much that I got extra to make something else, I just don't know what.

I really need to give myself a manicure.

Candice and I got the worst pedicures EVER in Wichita last weekend.

I'm afraid to actually say it out loud and curse it, but I think it's fall!!!!!

Grandson of co-worker: "My butt is gonna fart! I better push it back in!" *Insert faces for said pushing!

On that note, I'm gonna wind things up!

Week 27

Week 25

I got a phone call from Marmie (Jerrad's grandma) today and she said, "Do you have your paint for the nursery? Cuz I can help you paint this weekend!" So I went to True Value today and bought paint... Wowsers! It's bright! I got a bright orange and a bright green. The lady said she hoped it was a big room. Nope, it's not! But half of it will be striped with white, does that count?

This week has been good. There are times that I still don't feel pregnant, until I stand up or bend over! Ha! But I feel really good. I've been stretching a lot and that's kind of a pain, but very bearable.

When I was in True Value, a man asked me if I really was pregnant cuz I wasn't "out to here yet" *insert big arm motions. And I said, "Oh... So how far are you?!" He got a kick out of it!

We got a really big storm last night. I was on my way home when Jerrad called and said I needed to get home FAST! That's funny considering it takes me about 5 miles to get up to 65 MPH in the pickup I drive. So I was going along when I ran right into it! Hail, high winds, rain, and hardly any visibility. I almost pulled into the dairy to wait it out a little. But I kept going cuz Jerrad needed me to pick him up.

After surveying the damage, I was so thankful for God's protection! The corn all around here is stripped. There is a sprinkler down by our house that has all towers down and even ripped the pivot up. And we had several full 5 gallon buckets of oil that were blown at least 100 yards from their place. All of the trees look a little more naked today, and my dog thinks a branch he found is the coolest toy EVER!!

It's a short one this week, but I had better get things prepped for my weekend of painting. I will take before and after pics just for you!!!

Week 25

Praying for Patience

I was reading a post by MckMama the other day and she hit on a really great point. You always hear people say, "Be careful when you pray for patience!"

I have heard that so much that it is almost taught as , "Don't pray for patience, you won't be able to handle it!"

How wrong is that? Doesn't God want us to have patience? Doesn't He also want us to depend on Him? And doesn't He tell us that He won't give us more than we can handle?

Preachers, if I hear you preach/teach this way again, I'm liable to get up and walk out! Otherwise, keep stepping on my toes!