End of 8 months into 9 months April 26, 2009

Soon to be at 36 weeks in a couple of days and I’m huge.  I’m fine with being big it’s the soon to be approaching baby labor that is giving me the momma scares….Wow I just called myself a Mom!  I think I’m ready but really I’m not sure, but I think all mom’s feel this way with their first.  Well the doctor has informed me that baby is already in the down position.  And that everything looks good.  I have past all the tests so far but soon will be taking another one which hopefully will be another positive result.  I have one more trip that is away from indy this coming weekend and then I’m not heading out of town until this baby is born.  To be honest, my biggest fear is I am scared I’m going to go into labor alone here at the house with only my dog and that no one is going to answer their phones.  Another thing that I keep thinking about is how is this all going to play out….the contractions, water breaking, and what time/day.  I keep wanting her to come early instead of later so keep praying…Some of things that I can’t wait to end are:  waking up a million in one times to go to the bathroom, not sleeping very well, having hot flashes, and this now most uncomfortable back and hips and just everywhere…..well I’m off for now I have to go lay down and take a nap b/c i’m getting the prego grumpiness….

New Friends: A Picture Story April 26, 2009

A few of the weddings that my husband has been in this past year have had some great new people we have met.  We met them because of these two….

This is Matt and Spring.  Two really great friends of ours.  We love them to death.  You never know what will happen next with these two.  These two introduced us to…..

Heather, she was Spring’s best friend growing up.  And this is…

Eugene, Heather’s hubby….These two are amazing.  They make you laugh and make you feel so comfortable.  I got to watch them both this weekend at a wedding making a video for the happy couple.  I have seen a couple of their videos and have read their blog.  They’re based out of Nashville, TN and have an amazing business that is taken off in front of their eyes.  If I would have know them before my wedding I would have had them do my wedding…..but getting to know them now is just fine.  I wish both of these the best and that God will continue to bless them in there business…..go check them out at 2duce2.com.  

(not the best picture but here is a shot of them working)

Another great thing is they let me play with their Nikon D-80 camera until this happen….

Matt took over the camera…..so I didn’t get to take all the pictures that I really wanted to have….but at least I got some good ones on my own little digital….

Sappingfields Wedding April 26, 2009

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the wedding….

This is are friend Spring and I took this of her…so beautiful how the dress flowed in the wind.

watching the bride and groom kiss..

just some details….

The difference between these photos and others that I have posted is that I took all these photos myself since my husband was in the wedding…

Bringing Back the Good Old April 19, 2009

Jon and I now have been leaving in Indy for over one month now.  And recently we have found a church that we are happy at but we still might be trying another one.  One thing that makes me very happy though is that today I got a tour of the Children’s Department.  It has been almost a year now since I have been out of the ministry and I really really miss it.  I know that I am scarred but what people did to me and that I will be very protective of myself and my family to not get hurt by words like I did.  I know now that the things that happen were for God to prepare me for this past year and with what Jon and I have been through and to bring us to a place here in Indy and bring us to happiness and strenght for our new beginning with a beautiful little girl Raegan Chloe when she arrives in June.  In a book of mine it says that Raegan means solider and spiritual strenght and that is what she has been for us….she is a reminder of what God has been doing in us this past year.  Well anyway the church we have been attending is Kingsway in Avon and the most exciting thing for me is that I got to reconnect with people I know from a conference I went to in San Diego, CA.  It was my first conference having a full time job in the ministry and these people helped me so much and taught me a lot about stuff in a short time.  Well today I got a tour from one of the people I met and got to ask questions and relate to someone who knows the things I went through in the ministry.  On the tour my husband and I got to see a elementary ministry which is being lead by another person I met years ago at Hanging Rock and at San Diego, she is the same age as me and it is encouraging to see that churches do hire my age for leaders and it wasn’t just the church I used to work for.  She did a great job from what I was seeing and she had the same amount of volunteers I had in the old ministry with the same number of children, in a large group setting.  I then got to see my friend who was giving us the tour his main area which is preschool and it was great also.  There was a problem with the sounds system for the worship and he had to fix it but it’s all in a days work in Children’s ministry.  It was great again to see children worshiping the Lord.  This is one of the things I really miss from the ministry is the music and watching those children sing and dance to the Lord.  Another thing that was great was to hear that they have four services at this church and that means they reach about 600 children or more a week…..that is a huge children’s ministry….and new leaders that will stand for God when they are taught how to be strong in the Lord.  I know that I would love to work with these people and help as I can but right now I have to think about getting my own family started before I jump into this ministry.  The thing that would be a good start for me would be VBS but theirs is around my due date so it won’t be happening. 

That was one old thing that came back into my life and the other is a best friend.  My best girlfriend from high school is back in my life.  I got to talk to her on the phone and learned that she has two boys now and that they are moving here to Avon.  I haven’t talked to her for almost over a year plus and I am so excited to see her again.  Talking with her on the phone made me so happy and excited to see what else the future holds for me in Indy. 

I’m so thankful for everything here and I just pray for a job for my husband and a healthy start for our child and good things to come for me and my family from here on out.

TLC April 11, 2009

So yesterday I sat down to relax and watch some TV.  Well I decided that I would watch TLC….and they show was “A Baby Story.”  Well I thought I can handle this becuase soon I will be a mommy too.  Well I was doing good and I remember feeling all excited with happiness and then all the sudden it came to the labor part.  The women in the story was going natural and I started to watch her face and saw her start crying….and needles to say I was a goner….I started bawling like a huge baby and couldn’t stop.  I got this overwhelming feeling of being scared.  Lately I keep feeling that she is going to come really early.  Don’t get me wrong I want her to come before her due date by a week not 5 weeks….but I just have this feeling maybe it’s just nothing….

Photos with Baby April 10, 2009

our hands on baby

30 weeks

33 weeks and resting while at the children’s museum

Jon and I …..at least the potato is bigger…

thinking about the baby coming

End of 7 months heading into 8… April 7, 2009

So I have now made it out of the 7 motnhs and moving into the 8 months of being Pregnant.  Not only have we moved like twice so this makes me sleepy and tired but my body is going crazy on a lot of new things.  First off, I have a new doctor and this made me nervous at first but the  visit was amazing and I just love the people their.  Other things that have been going on is how my heart rate goes up when I don’t even seem to do anything (my doctor says i’m fine, no worries).  I also have had to get more then normal test becuase I failed the first diabete test so I had to take a three hour test twice.  The first time I went to take it I couldn’t keep down the sugar drink then give you and they also couldn’t get my blood to come out, talk about being poked too many times with a needle for one tube of blood.  The second time I went for the test since I couldn’t drink the sugar stuff I had to eat 48 cabury chocolate eggs in less then 5 minutes….one thing you should know I really don’t crave sweets since I have been with child so this was a huge sugar rush and honestly I never want to see those eggs ever again.  Even though I had to take the test twice I passed with flying colors and I don’t have diabetes….which honestly i was for sure I would since I have been so border lined for so long….blessing.  Well some things that I know is only the beginning since the baby is not even here yet….is lack of sleep.  I find myself going to the bathroom and waking up many many times at night….and it’s not even for a screaming baby yet that is hungry.  But this last weekend was the worse wake up yet.  Since hitting the 31 week mark (i’m now 32 weeks) I have been having I guess contractions (what the doctor said)….I woke up on saturday morning at 3:30am not feeling so hot and couldn’t get back to sleep so I decided to go into the living room and watch some TV.  Well while watching TV, all the sudden I got really hot and started sweating and my heart started to race and my stomach got all tight and hard as a rock….it was over in probably a minute or longer but it seemed like forever….luckily my mom was up and she came and calmed me down becuase I started to cry since I never felt this before.  Well needles to say everything was fine and Sunday morning I woke up to another one of these but not as bad….and the doctor said that our bodies while pregnant do some weird things and I have nothing to worry about yet….it’s all false labor.  I will say though it was kinda scary, it was a check to see if I am ready and I think I am now.  Another great thing is we got to see our baby again through a songram and she is so cute.  We found out also that she is already 4 lbs and 2 oz….I hope she doesn’t get to much bigger…..(I was 5lbs and my husband was 10lbs….so i’m hoping for nothing big)….  Well I think that is it for now….I need to sleep.

Living in Indy April 7, 2009

So I have been living in Indy with my parents, dog, and husband now for over a month.  At first it was nerve wrecking thinking that moving back into your parents roof would be awful but really it has been awesome.  Jon and I have a lot of support from my folks.  Actually it almost feels that we support each other….Jon and I are my parents support and they are ours.  It has been interesting seeing how things have been going on in the world and knowing that we still have family beside us each step of the way.  I know that it was really crazy and hard for Jon and I both the last few months in Terre Haute.  The stress of Jon losing his job and me being pregnant doesn’t help anything.  At first we thought it would still be very stressful to pay bills and everything even after we moved but since we have many blessings have been appearing.  It is such a fresh start and relief here for us both.  One thing is seeing and hearing the joy and happiness in my husband again.  He is coming back to the world of letting God back into his life and enjoying the beauty of the little things.  I have now turned into the Prego wife that is grumpy and it’s becuase of the pain of the child inside and the way my body feels all the time.  Besides that I enjoy hearing and seeing my husband this happy all the time….I’m so glad that we accepted my parents offer and that God allowed them to buy a home and that we all our growing and learning a new part of love in the Lord and each other becuase of the closeness it brings under one roof.