Pregnancy Photos

Praising God today for His Greatness!

Random Cuteness!

Just some random cuteness from the week!

This kids came up with this idea all by themselves!

Shopping for Materinity Clothes

I am to the point in my pregnancy that I can no long wear any of my pants or shorts, but I am not quite big enough for maternity clothes yet. But I decided that I would go shopping and try to find something that would halfway fit, or would fit better than my pants! As I began trying clothes on I had to sit down and just cry!!! I know this sounds silly and very hormonal, but I can remember walking past maternity departments in the past and saying to myself, "that is one department I will never be able to shop in!". And now here I am not only shopping in this department but trying on maternity clothes and they are actually fitting! So after I had myself a good cry, I paid for my new clothes and headed to the next store, only to have to sit down and cry again!!

After an emotional day I came home with several pants, shorts, tops, and dresses!!

I also came home so thankful for this journey God has brought me on, and look forward to the journey ahead!

What we say and what kids hear can be different!

We had a interesting and scary day with Harrison yesterday.

It all started Wednesday afternoon about 5:00 pm, when he came to me crying because he fell and hit his head. I quickly told him he was fine, to stop crying and go play with his sisters. (I know that is not very compassionate, but they fall and get hurt a million times a day, and I saw NO blood!) He went back to playing and I thought nothing else about it. We went to church at 6:30 pm and the nursery worker came and got me at 7:00 pm saying Harrison was not feeling well. Once I get to him he starts vomiting and saying his head hurt. So we loaded everyone up and went home where he vomited a couple of times more and then he felt fine. He slept wonderful and we just figured it was something he ate or a small stomach bug. He was playing Thursday morning and then came to me and said his head hurt and started vomiting again. Now I am concerned and called the Pediatrician who told me to bring him in immediately! By the time we get there he is feeling fine and playing around the doctor's office. Then my sweet little boy told on me!!! The doctor asked him how he hit his head and he replied, "My Mommy was on the phone and not watching. I jumped off the table backwards onto the sofa and hit my head." Thankfully the doctor is a Mom too and knows you can't watch them every second!! So after a through exam the doctor could find nothing wrong, so she suggest he go have a CT scan done just to make sure there is not something else going on with his head. When I hear this of course I panic and think of everything that could possible be wrong!! So I picked up my husband, who is also very concerned, and we drive to the Children's Hospital. On the way we are trying to explain to Harrison about how a CAT scan works. We told him at the hospital he would lay on a CAT scan and they would take pictures of his head to see what was inside. So, when we pull into the parking lot Harper, who had been listening so well to our conversation said, "Is this the hospital where we get to see Cats?" Not even putting things together I said, "no they don't have cats here, this is where they will look at Harrison's head." Harper again says, "Are they looking for cats in his head?" Then we get it and we all laughed because she thought the CAT scan would find cats in brother's head!! What we say and what kids hear can be so different and so SWEET!

The scan turned out fine and they found nothing, to our relief!! They figure he probably hit his head and it briefly gave him headaches and made him nauseous.

So the lesson learned in our house is:

DO NOT jump backwards off tables while Mommy is on the phone because it will put CATS in your head!

Celebrating the 4th of July

A look at my "First" Trimester

Well, my first trimester is almost over and it has been nothing but a BLESSING!

I have not been sick one time, and everything could not be going more perfect. We are very excited and still in some shock that God has been so gracious to our family. Hope you enjoy the pictures below of my journey through the 1st trimester. (I know a picture a week is overload, but hey I have waited over 6 years for this!!)

I started the pregnancy weighing only 97 pounds!!

People said I started showing fast for my first pregnancy, I guess there is no where for the baby to go but out!!

I had a doctors appointment today and got to hear the heartbeat! It was so precious to hear it beating and to think of what a miracle "TooDee" is to our family!

I have never in my life weighed over 100 pounds and I found out today that I am up to 101, YEAH!!!

Comments about Pregnancy...

I thought comments about adoption bothered me, well I found out comments about pregnancy bother me just as much! Here are some comments I have heard:

• "God finally answered your prayers!" - No, God answered my prayers in 2005 when He blessed us with Harrison and Mary Elizabeth and then again in 2007 with Harper. Now He is answering again with a pregnancy!
• "Now you are going to have a child of your own." - We have 3 children of our own, we are just adding a 4th.
• "Now you will not have to adopt again!" - Adoption never took away my desire to become pregnant and pregnancy has not taking away my desire to adopt! We plan on adopting more children as well. Adoption is not just a last resort!
• "You will see what it is like to have a child the HARD way!" - OK, this one really made me mad!! So far pregnancy is SOOOOOOOOO much easier than adopting! No paperwork, social workers, large checks (the cost of having a baby and adopting is NO comparison), psychological exams, certifications, authentications, dossier, or waiting for unknowns. Also, emotionally it is easier because I know where this child is, what it is eating, and getting proper medical treatment. I just had to hope and pray for my other 3.
• "Your children my feel bad that they are not the same race as their brother or sister." - They are not the same race as us, their parents. Also, we would love to adopt a child from every race!

I know people just say things without thinking, but somethings just bother me!

Now here are some cute things the kids say about their brother/sister:

Harrison:

"I do not want a sister! There are too many girls in this house!"

"When do we get to go on the airplane to get my new brother?"

"I am going to teach my brother how to tee tee in the woods."

Told his Sunday School teachers,"my mommy is having 3 babies! A baby girl, a baby boy, and a baby cat."

"I want baby chicks instead of a sister."

Mary Elizabeth:

"I want a brown sister like me, but if she is pink like you that is OK."

"Her name has to be TooDee!"

"I am going to teach my baby sister to stay in her bed." (this is funny because Mary Elizabeth has a hard time staying in her own bed!)

Harper:

She just wants to do everything for the baby and does not care if it is a boy or girl! She just wants a live baby doll!