Baby Countdown...

Well, miss Lydia Marie is due to arrive 1 week from today. Will this actually HAPPEN? Probably not. :) (Okay I'm sorry, I'm trying to stay positive...but my experience shows that I have to be --as my Mom so eloquently says-- "much more miserable" before the baby actually arrives! Not that I couldn't be considered as miserable now... because that's definitely true... but still) Anyway, she's due next Sat. Sept 6th, so I'll be really happy if she comes ANY TIME now... any time this week... mid week maybe?? just a couple days early??? Sigh..... a girl can wish....

My next apt with the midwife is this Tuesday morning. I was 1 cm last week, so please pray I've at least been making some progress!

I want it on the record though, that I believe Lydia will be born on SEPT.8th! Many many times people have randomly said to me, "when are you due?" and when I tell them Sept.6th they say, "ooh you should have her on the 8th- it's the Blessed Mother's birthday!" ... AND not to mention it's her Nana's birthday... so what better day- right? I just have a very strong feeling she will be 2 days late. ... But we'll see!

We'll keep everyone posted and try to get up the first pictures as soon as she arrives... so stay tuned! God bless!

Making SENSE of it all....

Josiah and Daddy talking and learning about the 5 Senses...

Michael: "Hey Josiah, what do you hear with?"

Josiah: (pause...thinking...) "Ears!"

Michael: "That's right! What do you SMELL with?"

Josiah: "Nose!!!"

Michael: "Yeah! And what do you SEE with?"

Josiah: (after a short pause... his little hands make circles around his eyes...) "BINOCULARS!"


HA! HA! HA!

Bedrest is Boring...

...So, unfortunately I pulled a tendon in my pelvis area a couple days ago- and the doctor basically has me on orders to "rest it" so it can heal... which I'm hoping takes no longer than today... because it's getting really old just sitting around. I really have no idea how women do this for long periods of time! It's amazing... God bless 'em! Thank God Michael hooked up this laptop to be wireless so I can keep myself occupied a little today... I already finished an entire novel and a magazine and an encyclical letter from the Pope, so I needed a break from reading for awhile!

We're thankful to God for our awesome family and friends who are helping to take care of Josiah so I can rest... and hopefully heal up soon! (labor and delivery will only be more complicated with a pulled tendon to add some pain!) lol. But, I'll probably be a little too occupied with labor pain to really care. :o) Anyway, prayers for a speedy recovery would be much appreciated!!
We hope you are all doing well and we'll keep you "posted" ha..ha... on Lydia's arrival. God bless!

All Settled In...

We are all settled and moved in to our new house. (Many thanks to my Mom and Dad who helped us get moved in and settled quickly!!) Just a few little things left to be done, but we are loving our new home. Lydia's room is all ready for her arrival... now she just needs to COME!! (Of course, Sept.6th seems a lot longer away to me than to anyone else I'm sure...) haha. Josiah loves to run around his "new house" and show it off. He's done GREAT adjusting so far, just misses Grandma and Grandpa all the time of course, but we see them all the time too so that helps. He loves his new room. We are so happy to still be close to family!

Well... now that we have internet again I'll post some pictures of the new house asap... and then pictures of our little girl when she arrives!!

God bless!

WE GOT THE HOUSE!!!

WE GOT THE HOUSE! Praise the LORD!!!!

THANK YOU to everyone for your prayers!!! We got word today that the house in Eldersburg is ours. We'll be signing a lease sometime this week and beginning August 1st we have a new home. We are so excited!!! It's perfect for our family, and is exactly what we were asking the Lord for. God is so good... it is a testament to the power and glory of our King. This morning at mass, for the closing song we were singing, "Ask and it will be given unto you- Alleluia!" ... How appropriate!

We'll post pictures when we have them- thank you again to everyone who has been praying for Michael's job and our housing situation. God is so good!

Waiting and Wondering...

Still waiting and wondering what God has in store. Tim, (man renting the house in Eldersburg) said he'd make a decision by Monday. He told us he has the same offer from someone else, so right now the ball is in his court - and it's all in God's hands! Surprisingly I've only checked my email a few times today, but I've been carrying my cell phone everywhere in case he calls... haha. As soon as we know anything... we'll let you know! Please keep this in your prayers!
In the meantime we'll probably keep looking of course and see what's available in case he decides to go with other renters.

Also, we discovered that the pain I'm having due to the pregnancy is also sciatica. (YAY!!!) haha. I thought that my FM was just flaring up in my legs... but turns out the pain is typical sciatica, and that's the times that I can't walk... (the sciatica pain probably does flare up the FM in my legs also, so I'm sure that doesn't help.) But anyway, we are doing okay, just really starting to feel very pregnant, and occasionally losing my balance! haha! Only 6 more weeks to go... We can't wait to meet our gorgeous little girl!!!

PLEASE PRAY!!!

...We found a house that's basically PERFECT for us ... and we are making an offer to rent for a year (which is what the owner was happy with and asking for) and we really want this house!!! We'd have to talk him down in monthly rent a little... but we think that because he's motivated to get someone in there and ready to rent beginning August 1st, he might be willing to lower his price. It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath single family home in Eldersburg!

PLEASE PRAY for us, that this offer will go through!! ... We know that if this doesn't work out, God has something else in mind for us... so we are trying to just be patient and trust in God's plan. We'll keep you updated!!!

THANKS!!! :o)





... What are you doing still reading this!?!? Get on your knees and PRAY!!! :o) hahahahaha....