12 Weeks...

Today is baby's 12 week mark and here are a couple of pictures as promised. This first picture is of Hannah and Jonathan covered in baby dolls. The smallest baby wrapped in the sock is the size our baby is at 12 weeks gestation.

The second picture is of Jonathan holding the doll that is the size our baby is today. Even though I realize it is just a doll I couldn't stand to let it look that cold with its arms and legs crossed. Covering all but it's face with a baby sock made me feel better.

That's where we are at right now though. I plan to call a doctor on Monday and make an appointment. I've waited long enough. It's now time to decide on a doctor. The doctor I'm considering will be about 20 to 30 minutes drive give or take for stop lights and road work. That town is the closest town with a hospital to us. I've driven that way and I'm sure that the drive will seem longer in March. I'll try to keep everyone posted on how everything goes along the way. I plan to add a pregnancy ticker to my blog page as well. Enjoy the pictures!

It's a Baby!

I know, I know, you were all expecting me to come on here and tell you whether we are having a boy or a girl. Well, we didn't find out this time. I decided to wait until we could be a little more sure and so I didn't even ask. They might could have told us what they thought this time but I think in a few weeks we'll know better. Our new due date is now March 10, 2010.

We went to a Hope Pregnancy Center that gives free pregnancy tests and a free Ultrasound to mothers. I hadn't decided on a doctor so we went there to confirm the pregnancy and they offered a free Ultrasound as well. After our visit yesterday, they gave us a few gifts. They gave me a couple of pictures of the baby and it's heart beat. They also gave us a doll baby that is the size the baby will be at exactly 12 weeks. I'll try to post that picture on Friday, since that will be 12 weeks.

They also gave us a gift package which consisted of a diaper, bottle, pacifier, and samples of shampoo and baby lotion.

When we arrived home we were all sitting together when Hannah asked, "Mom, is the baby wearing a diaper?"
I explained that the baby wasn't wearing one right now, because he/she is in my tummy still.
Then with a look of wonder she asked me, "Where does it go?"
She is picturing our Jonathan's dirty diapers.
Joshua, our oldest, said, "That's a wierd thought."
I won't say how I managed to explain that one, since I'm not even sure how I did it.

It's a lot of fun looking at things from a 4 year old's perspective. :)

Weally?

"Mom, my thumb weally, weally, weally hurts!" Hannah announced this afternoon at lunch.

I try to help her to see her mistake so I asked, "Weally?"

She looked at me, realizing what she said wrong and said, "That's it's name!"

Table conversations are never boring with our four year old. This morning at breakfast the kids were asking where Daddy was. I explained that he first drove the school bus this morning and that after that he was going to another town.

When Hannah heard the name of the town she said, "Is he going to get the Baby?"

I told her, "Oh no, Sweety, he can't go get the baby. The baby is still in my Tummy."

She said, "No! I mean the new BORN baby!"

Hopefully tomorrow when we go to see the ultrasound of the baby she'll understand better. She doesn't remember when Jonathan was born. To her Jonathan was always here.

This is definitely a new adventure. The real exciting part for her is that the baby is due in March which is the same month as her birthday. Of course that seems a "long ways away" to a 4 year old.

I guess I had better get some sleep if I'm going to get the kids ready for my appointment tomorrow. It may be too early to tell whether we are having a boy or a girl, but we're "weally" excited anyway. I'll try to come back and post more on how everything goes.

(Psalms 8:2) Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

(Matthew 21:15-16) And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Videos

We took a break for a couple of days this week to visit my parents. Scott will be starting driving a school bus on Monday. It was good for the kids us to take a break as well. I also am able to post a few videos before we leave high speed internet.

Scott took me out to eat today. We have not had a real date in a long time. Sometimes we'll fix up some kind of meal and watch a movie or just talk after the kids are in bed. But while at Grandparents we are able to actually go out to eat. We even spent a little extra money and visited a Texas Musicians Museum while we were at it. It was pretty fun and my husband got into a really good theological discussion with the man that runs the museum. He invited the man to visit my Dad's church as well.

Here are a few videos I took over the summer. This first video is of Scott singing Action Bible Songs with a doll for the kids.

This next video is of Jonathan and Hannah playing the piano together and singing. I'm not sure which Hymn they are playing.

This last one for tonight is of Joshua giving his siblings a ride on a four wheeler.

I guess that will be all the posts I'll try to post tonight. I may try to post a couple more tomorrow. Hope you enjoy these until then.

Church Camp Pictures

It's been too long since I've blogged. I guess I have gotten a little lazy since I've been introduced to Facebook. Lately I've been putting more short thoughts in facebook and have slacked off on my blogging. But I am going to make up for it today, and try not to forget my blogging world.

Actually I kill two birds with one stone by blogging. Whatever I blog is posted to facebook as well. The best of both worlds. :)

Here are some of the pictures I took at Church Camp. This first is my parents with my kids in the cafeteria line. The meals have actually been very good at camp.

Here is Joshua waiting for the preaching to begin during Tabernacle.

Hannah and Ruth were both covered in Bubbles from the slip-n-slide that was rented for our camp. Shampoo was used to help make it slippery. So they were good and clean afterward.

Scott, Joshua, and Ruth sang a special at camp.

Jonathan loved helping clean the dorm. He was constantly armed with broom and dust pan whenever we went inside the dorm.

It was a very good week at camp. There were 26 campers reported saved, 2 announced their call to preach while there, and several rededications.

The good thing about camp is that you get the children out of the world, away from their t.v.'s and you surround them with the gospel throughout the day. Our scheduled included Morning Devotional in the Tabernacle before breakfast, Bible Classes after Breakfast, Children's Choir after class, Sermon before lunch, Lunch, Free time- where activities were planned each day for the children. The girls had an hour swim time while the boys were doing other activities, then the boys had their swim time while the girls were doing activities. Then after all the fun time ended at 4 p.m. everyone got ready for Dinner and then after Dinner we got ready for the Evening Service, during which was Testimony time, and good preaching brought by one of the Pastor's present. Then after the service, we had free time. We ended each day with cabin devotions and lights out.

All three of my older kids were wishing they could live at church camp. I explained that they would be rather lonely all by themselves, so they decided that they want everyone to live at church camp. I'm not sure how the other sponsors would feel about a year round church camp. Despite the fun at camp, I was still glad to get back home and back into a routine again.

I'll be getting the children started back on our homeschooling tomorrow. I gave them a couple of weeks off because of camp and Scott and Joshua's hiking trip. Then I wanted a few extra days to prepare for starting a new year with the children. So tomorrow will be our official back to homeschool day. I plan to take them to the Library tomorrow and then to the store to pick up some homeschool supplies.

I think that pretty much catches everyone up on what all has been going on our summer. I'll try to post more pictures later.

1 John 2:15-17 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (17) And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.