...finally. I was finally able to download some pictures I've taken, but as you can tell, there's still nothing on the walls. That likely won't be rectified until after the little guy gets here. Somehow, I don't think he'll mind. :)
By the way, at our doctor's appointment last Wednesday, we were 1cm and 50% thinned. We don't go back until this Friday, so we'll see if we've made any progress. We're due in one week, but this guy seems pretty comfy where he is for now. We'll keep you posted, though!
I am just sitting here overwhelmed at the blessings in my life. My sweet, sweet husband is laying right beside me. Our precious dog, Wally (with his new haircut), is laying against Ryan. I have a laundry basket of little boy clothes that I recently bought at a consignment sale waiting to be folded. I pulled out a tiny little newborn onesie and laid it right next to Ryan, so I'm able to envision what it will be like to see my 3 boys all laying together.
Pregnancy stuff is going well. Energy-wise I'm doing well, with no pain or real discomfort. We are due a week from Monday (on Labor Day), and I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. The last 9 months have been so crazy busy with the internship, settling back into life in Louisville, new church, 3 new jobs for Ryan (associate pastor, teaching at a private school and serving as a grader for one of his professors at Southern). Because of this busyness, it hasn't really hit me that we're even pregnant. Not to mention that any day now we will Lord-willing have a baby boy to care for. Anyway, I'm just wondering when it's all going to sink in for me. Maybe when we get to the hospital??
Random ramblings, I know, but I just wanted to take a few minutes to publicly count my blessings for I know it's something I don't do nearly enough.
It reminds me of a song we sing at church called The Revelation Song. I've been struck today by the lyrics, so I've included both below. Worship and enjoy!
I was truly humbled by the love shown to us by the women at Kenwood Baptist Church. I have only known most of these women for less than two months, yet they cared for us as if it had been two years. Praise God for the love and common bond that we have in Christ!
The shower was held in the nursery at the church and was decorated in such a cute way. They even used one of the baby cribs to hold all of the gifts! The food was delicious, the games were fun, but best of all was time with these beautiful women of God. It was so special to experience the excitement that the ladies from each generation had for our son.
I was so blessed and humbled shown by the love of some of our dear Louisville friends. Kedra, Jen and Andi, three beautiful women of God, threw us a baby shower a couple weeks ago. The details were amazing--from the monkey rice krispie treats to the baby pictures sent up secretly from Texas to the games. These girls are so creative and thoughtful!
It was so wonderful to spend time with ladies who mean so much to me. Thank you to everyone who could make it! I treasure your friendship.
In July, Ryan and I flew back to Arlington for our first baby shower. It was good to be home and see so many sweet family and friends again. I was humbled by the love that was shown us, including friends driving in from as far as Amarillo to see us for just a few hours!
Our moms hosted the shower and did an AMAZING job! There were lots of small details that made it all so special. I am so thankful for our time there and for how blessed our sweet baby boy already is to have so many people who love and care for him.
Thank you to everyone who made this day so special!
As of Monday, we are officially full term in this pregnancy--YEA!! The last 37 weeks have absolutely flown by. We technically have a little less than 3 weeks left, but I can't believe this sweet little boy could be here any day. It's so hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that one day soon we will leave the house as 2 and come back as 3. WOW!
Please keep us in your prayers for a smooth and healthy delivery. We can't wait to meet our son!
I forgot to mention in my last post that Ryan's ordination service was on the ten year anniversary (to the day) of the day Ryan accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior.
I can't think of a sweeter way to celebrate the Lord's kindness on his life!
Jonathan Leeman's pastoral charge to Ryan was unfortunately not recorded, but you can go here to read the script of his amazing and humbling message.
Ryan was voted in last Sunday as the Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Evangelism at Kenwood Baptist Church here in Louisville, Kentucky. Praise the Lord for His goodness in providing Ryan with this wonderful opportunity! We have been so incredibly blessed to get to know the members of this church over the last 8 weeks. Ryan preached in view of this call on Sunday, August 2, was voted in last Sunday, August 9 and was ordained yesterday, August 16. It's been a whirlwind around here lately, but we're so excited about what God has been doing in our lives.
Ryan's ordination service was amazing! Jonathan Leeman, a dear friend of ours, even flew in from Washington D.C. to speak at the service, along with our pastor, Jim Hamilton. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get a single picture of the day. You can go here to listen to both Ryan and Jim's sermons, though.
I hope to update our blog with recent baby showers and nursery pictures, but unfortunately, I don't have enough storage space on my computer right now to download any pictures. That issue should be resolved in the next couple days, so stay tuned. :)
So, I've been really bad about blogging lately, but for those who have been asking, here are some more recent pregnancy pics. We're at 35 weeks now, so I'll try and get some more up-to-date pics posted. This little boy is growing like a weed! The doctor says he's right on track and is likely about 5.5lbs!
*By the way, please excuse the mess in the background of these pictures. We were in the process of moving and getting settled back into our house.
