Growing up!

My little one is growing up SO fast....


Ten tiny little fingers that always want to play

That never stop exploring the wonder of today

Ten tiny little fingers that from the very start

Will reach out for tomorrow yet always hold your heart.
-- Author Unknown

Family Time!

My husband has been incredibly busy the last couple of month with various school, work, church and conference commitments. I have been REALLY missing him being home. This weekend has been totally committed to family time and it has been wonderful. My heart is full of love and happiness. Sometimes you can't get around certain commitments, but it's so important to carve out family time and reconnect with the ones you love most :).

PINK, PINK, PINK!!!!

Last week we had our ultrasound and we found out that we are having a baby girl!!!! We are so so so excited :). I thought for sure we would have another boy, but now I am so happy that we will be having a little princess!!! Graham is going to be a great big brother!
I have still been feeling so exhausted. I am going to have my levels checked again soon to see if my hypothyroidism has gotten better. At my 12 week appointment, they discovered through my blood work that my thyroid levels were off and my thyroid wasn't working properly. I have been on medicine to help correct it, but to be honest, haven't really felt any different.
I'm now 21 weeks along and feel like this pregnancy is flying by!! I'm sure July will be here before I know it.

Family Fun Day

This morning, John, Graham and I headed out of town to meet John's sister and her son for breakfast. We met at an amazing Amish bakery and had the most incredible donuts and cinnamon rolls I had ever had. Truly...the donuts melted in your mouth and tasted divine. John and I quickly claimed this as our absolute favorite donut place and decided to make this trip more often. We had such a nice time.
Graham and my nephew were quickly getting restless in the bakery, so we decided to head down the road a little ways and check out this place where they had carousel rides. Graham LOVED the carousel!!! We were able to take some video of him on it and he was just the happiest little guy riding his "horse". The place where we were at also had a cute toy store and Graham enjoyed playing there as well. We called it a day when Graham started getting fussy as he was well past his nap. I love having family days and spending time together. We were able to have a family fun day for hardly any money and we created alot of fun memories :).

Encouraged

The past couple weeks have been tough. Being in ministry is no easy task. Anytime you deal with people, it can get difficult. There have just been some things that have been happening the past couple of weeks that has left my heart heavy and discouraged. John had a meeting tonight and after I put Graham to bed, I just got out my Bible and turned on some worship music and just went before the Lord. I was so comforted to read encouraging verses in the Bible and just hear the sweet words of encouraging, uplifting worship music. The Lord comforted me tonight and I feel so loved and so encouraged by him. It was such a great time of encouragement for me and exactly what I needed.

coming in July, 2011

We finally announced to the world that we are expecting baby #2!!! Graham is going to be a big brother! We are super excited to expand our little family and thank God for allowing us to have another little one.
I am almost 14 weeks along now! It's crazy that I am already out of the first trimester. I felt pretty sick (much more this time around) and extremely exhausted these past few months. The exhaustion could also be due to my thyroid. My doctor called me last week and stated that my thyroid levels were off and that I have hypothyroid. He put me on medicine which he says will help with my exhaustion. I AM HOPING!!!! I am due July 20, 2011---right smack dab in the middle of summer. John and I are so excited:).



It's been a cold, snowy January and Graham is not a big fan of staying indoors. He misses our walks, playing outside and feeding the ducks. We are definitely looking forward to spring :). Graham is 15 months old and the best little guy ever!! I LOVE this age! He is so much fun and interactive. We have alot of fun playing together and he is starting to say more words. He makes me smile so many times through out the day. He truly is our blessing upon blessing!!

Girls Night Out!!!

Last night I was SOOOOOO excited for my good friend, Kelly to come into town. Earlier in the week we had planned to have a girls night out and I can not even begin to explain how much I needed this!!!! Kelly is such a fun friend and we had a blast together. I call her my fashion coordinator, so of course we started out the night by shopping. Kelly seriously has such a gift of piecing outfits together and making them look amazing...she is one trendy chick. We spent alot of time in Forever 21 and I ended up buying some cute stuff. After our shopping excursion, we headed to our favorite restaurant and chowed down on some yummy veggie burgers. We then headed to the movies to see the movie, "The Social Network". LOVED THE MOVIE!!!!!! I am addicted to facebook, so it was fun to see the history/background of the movie. It still blows my mind to think of how wealthy Mark Zuckerberg is at his young age. CRAZY.
This past week had been kind of crazy, so when Kelly called to ask about Friday night, I jumped on it. It was sooooo great to just have a relaxing night full of girl talk, shopping, dinner and a movie. We laughed so much and talked about alot. I miss her so much, miss having her so close, but so happy for her in her new life adventure. Kelly is incredible and is one gifted girl in alot of areas. I want her to start a blog, so I thought maybe if I devoted a whole blog to her, that would pressure her ;). Love you Kelly!!!!!
P.S......I'm not so sure about the cargo skinny pants..