Pregnancy Update--18 weeks

I know... I know. Three posts in one day! We have started back our semester and have had a busy few weeks. It has been fun too, though. We had a great First Wesley on Wednesday, AND yesterday Wesley made over $300 on parking at the football game. All the money goes toward the Spring Break Missions Trip, so that is very exciting!

As far as the pregnancy goes, everything is going very well. We are now at eighteen weeks, and I can sometimes feel the baby moving around. I don't feel it consistently yet, and D. can't feel it at all, but we know it's growing and wiggling around down there! We are going for our ultrasound at twenty weeks, so you'll have to take a guess as to whether you think the baby is a boy or girl and vote on the poll to the right. Our appointment is on September 11th. That is coming up so fast.

Here is a picture of me at eighteen weeks, but I look so tired here! I'm thinking you won't see as many pictures as you did last time because I am looking a lot more tired this time around. :) Isaiah does make us tired, but he is so much fun.

It was inevitable

This was not Isaiah's first injury. It was his most prominently visible injury, however. It looked pretty gross for a while, as you can see here. This is what happens when you run at full speed pretty much everywhere you go. No worries, though. It has healed nicely and maybe next time I say, "If you do that, you're going to fall," he'll listen. Probably not. There are too many exciting things in this world to run after, aren't there?









PS If you're curious, the answer is yes. He is eating salad. He loves it. He talks about it. He calls it "side." We think it is mainly the salad dressing he likes so much (Newman's Own Light Honey Mustard) but we'll take what we can get.

Good Morning To You

Wouldn't you love to see this smiling face every morning? How could you not be a morning person with this guy around?

Summer Milestones

Here are a few examples of some milestones Isaiah has reached this summer:

Items placed on the counter are no longer out of his reach.


He started building with blocks instead of just knocking down what mom and dad built.


He can tell Rigby "DOWN" and "STAY." And oh my goodness, he loves to tell her.


He can give kisses. He hasn't quite gotten that kisses on the lips are for mommy and daddy, and kisses on the cheek are for little boys, but we're thinking he'll get that before he turns 12.


This isn't so much a milestone, but I love it when he sits in my lap like this.

Abundance

There are some things that help me to remember how very abundantly I have been blessed.

This morning, Isaiah and I had the chance to have an impromptu dance party while listening to "Enter the Worship Circle." (One of my favorite groups of musicians.) Isaiah is quite a dancer. He loves to move to music, no matter what kind. This morning we laughed and played and spun around, resulting in some dizziness, and had a wonderful time.

Sometimes little moments like this help me put everything in perspective. Sometimes I complain, I get frustrated, and I think things are hard. Sometimes things in my life are hard. But I have been given so many beautiful gifts, and a little dance party with Isaiah is one of those.

I am the mother of the most wonderful little boy. I am married to the best guy. We are expecting our second baby, and we are all healthy. We live in a great house, in a wonderful little small town, and I get to be a mom and go to school--two things that I really love.

I am thankful for the abundant blessings in my life.

Fun Days

Less than two weeks before classes start... soon we will be so busy and maybe a little stressed! We are enjoying the last fun days of the summer. During the last few weeks we have enjoyed visits from both sets of grandparents, some rainy days, a few cool days, and even a trip to Bottletree as a family. We have also experienced a little sickness, but I think we are all on the mend. Please pray for us as we begin the semester. We are starting our third year here and it is hard to believe!

PS The first two pictures are because I was practicing with Manual Focus on our camera. The third is a sweet picture of Isaiah wearing his Poppa's boots.

Daddy's Little Helper

Here is Isaiah "helping" D. fold the laundry. He does a pretty good job, doesn't he?

He's got skills...

So D. went to get Isaiah up from a nap the other day and this is what he looked like. How? We really have no idea how he did this.