tomorrow.....

The drywall is all hung and tomorrow the guy is coming to blow in insulation. After that we can get the dry wall finished with mud and everything then put the windows in.....after that things will hopefully move a lot faster....so happy for this milestone to be coming tomorrow....never thought I would be so excited about insulation..lol!

Today, I had my 28 week appointment and my glucose screening test...hopefully I passed...I will find out in a few days! Also, I found out that they have my due date set for January 20 instead of January 22 like they told me at the ultrasound....I guess that is good...2 less days but if they want to induce me b/c I go over again, I will be fighting for these 2 extra days...lol! I also asked the midwife if she would be able to deliver my baby even if she is not on call....and she said that she would as long as she didn't have some important family thing that day...yay! I just feel a bit more comfortable with a woman than a man:)

We are down to 3 names now....Chloe, Camilla, or Taylor. Which one will she be?????

Names??

Okay, so if anyone out their has time....can u tell me what names you prefer?? I am having such a hard time.... we thought we were going to name her Isabella or Isabelle but I'm just not so sure yet? Here are some names that we both like......what do ya'll think??? There are soooo many girl names...and I want the perfect one for me lil girl...ugh!

Isabella
Isabelle/Isabel
Chloe
Samantha
Mia
Taylor
Camilla
Camille
Shea

Update on life!

The house is coming along....although it doesn't look like we will be in anytime in November. We are ready to insulate and then drywall the ceilings....once that gets done I think things will go much quicker! I have been blown away at how the Lord has provided and blessed us throughout this process. My brother-in-law was able to save us $5 a can on paint through his company and it just so happened that the week we went in the store to get the paint that we were able to save an additional $5 a can through in-store rebates. My mom's husband has his own heating and air company and was able to get us a new furnace at cost and is going to help Jeremiah install it free of charge. Pretty awesome! I am excited to get settled in our house hopefully before Christmas:)

My belly is continuing to grow and baby girl is thriving beautifully....she is moving more and getting stronger but she is still must less active than her brother was in-utero! Only 3.5 months until we meet this little one and I can't wait:) I am savoring these last few months with Israel as an only child....have I mentioned how amazing he is?! I am LOVING this age....he is learning so much...it is amazing! I have noticed lately that it seems he is more affectionate and he is loving us more and more as he develops his own feelings and emotions...he is so sweet...and I am so blessed to call him son!

I am in a bible study that meets every Thursday with other women and we are going through Beth Moore's Breaking Free study. They have childcare and I am really enjoying the study and the fellowship! I have decided to offer this study to the girl's in our youth group every Sunday from 2-4p.m. along with some other women that wanted to join in. I am excited about this and praying these ladies will be blessed by this study as much as I have been. The Lord has really been blessing my heart in my morning quiet time and showing me my heart and some things that have been hindering a deeper walk with Him. Praying I can "break free" from these obstacles!

Not a very exciting post but this is my life right now:)

a place to call home....eventually

On Friday we closed on a home that we bought for $25,000.....yes, that is right.....$25,000! What a blessing! It is small and needs a lot of work but even with everything we are putting into it we will definitely get our money back and more when we go and sell it. It is probably not a house that we will be able to live in for a long time since it is so small but we are going to make due for as long as possible.

My grandpa is overseeing the project and doing various things that no one else knows how to do AND he is doing it all free of charge.....seriously, WHAT A BLESSING! My uncle and dad will be helping too along with Jeremiah and his brother Caleb. It doesn't look like we will have to pay much for labor, mostly just the materials to get it done. The Lord truly is blessing us and it is humbling because we are so undeserving!

There is a lot of work to do so it has been a struggle ALREADY (it has only been 3 days that we have owned it) not to get overwhelmed.....The Lord is reminding me though that this is a blessing from Him and that He is going take care of all the details AND that I just need to take it one day at a time!

Eventually, I will post before and after pics but not until I have the after pics:) We plan to be in the house by Christmas BUT HOPING to be in by November 1:) As exciting as all of this is, I have to remember to keep my focus on the Lord or else I am going to get sooo distracted. Lord, help me!!

belly popped....whoa!

I can't believe how much my belly has popped out since last week's picture below.....Last Thursday I woke up and it was like my belly grew overnight. When I was pregnant last time, it was a much more gradual process. I think my belly looks pretty big in this pic for 17 weeks....I hope I don't get huge this time:)

got some deals...woohoo!!

This morning I went to a couple of garage sales and boy did I get some cute, like new maternity clothes!! YAY! I don't need them yet so they were all fall/winter clothes and a few short sleeved shirts.....that I could probably wear in another month. I bought 10 shirts, 2 pair of jeans, and 1 pair of Gap courdoroy's for.....drumroll please.....$17.50!!! I am so excited b/c that is maybe enough to buy ONE NEW shirt....big time savings! They were all name brand and in my size....thank you Lord!! The lady I bought them from said, "I wish I would have only paid that much for my maternity clothes." When you are pregnant it is nice to have a few cute things to wear....but I just never want to pay the full price for them.

ONE healthy baby:)

Due date: January 22, 2011, so I am 16w 3d and the tech said it was still too early to determine the sex of the baby...so we will wait some more and hopefully the baby will fully cooperate when the sex organs are fully developed.

Here is a pic of my belly...still not very big but there is a lil pooch there! It seems like with this pregnancy I pooched out really early but since then it hasn't really grown a whole lot. I feel bad b/c when I was pregnant with Israel I took a pic of my belly every week starting at 8 weeks along...this is only my second pic, I am going to try and be better from here on out....at least one every 4 weeks :)