Due Date Wishes

Friday after the test, Dustin finally received the schedule for the rest of this school year. May 29 is his last day of school here in Lewisburg. It's actually his last day of typical school....from then on he will be in a hospital or clinic setting. That's an exciting milestone!!

You all know that our due date is April 28. Well, we were checking his test schedule to see how the timing was and we discovered that the timing was terrible. He has three tests left this year. The dates of those tests are April 27, 28, and May 1. YIKES!! Now we are hoping she doesn't come until May 2. I know in about four weeks or so when walking and everyday activities become more difficult for me I will be kicking myself for hoping she is four days late, but I would rather be miserable for four extra days than completely mess up his testing schedule and studying. It would be so nice not to have to reschedule his tests. I also know he will not want to be studying much after she arrives, and maybe won't be able to if we have a cryer. Anyway, we will happily take her whenever she comes!!

Don't worry. He's alive.

So this is how I found Dustin Friday afternoon after his test. I couldn't resist taking a picture. This truly captures how exhausted and brain dead he seems to be after a test.


P.S. Note the two things at arms length....the remote and his iPod. I'm sure anyone that knows Dustin is not surprised to see that.

Baby Needs a Name!!

So I am really getting tired of not having a name. We are just about 7 weeks away from the due date and we don't have a name. We have everything from a place for her to sleep to bilingual books, but no name. Baby needs a name!! GRRRRRRR

Cloth Diapering

Cloth diapers have come a long way since the dish towel like things our great grandparents used. Dustin and I have decided to try cloth diapering after Baby is a few months old. Many people who use these cloth diapers usually recommend them after the craziness of the new baby is subsiding and we are settling into somewhat of a routine. Many people who try it from the beginning often stop using them. The diapers are a little expensive, but I know that it will save us enough money to make it worth the extra washing and hassle, not to mention less plastic waste. For those of you who think of the old dish towel things when cloth diapers are mentioned, I thought I would include the "newer" look of cloth diapering. I am really kind of excited to try it and somewhat determined to make it work....after those first two months.

These diapers even have snaps for size adjustment. They work for babies from 8 pounds all the way to potty trained children.

The cloth diaper


Absorbent insert


You can see the snaps for size adjustment


Baby's Build a Bear we made for her, sporting the pink cloth diaper


Baby did not have a teddy bear, and we thought every baby needed one! So when we were in Virginia shopping a few weekends ago we decided to make her one. We picked the cuddliest teddy bear with the softest fur and picked the perfect heart to insert to make it complete. Now she has a teddy bear!! And it is sporting the super cute diaper!!

Huntington House Hunt

June 1 is the next big move for us. Our lease is over at the end of May, so we need a new place to live June 1. We will be moving to the Huntington, WV area for Dustin to do his rotations. Huntington is so close to the border of Ohio and Kentucky that all three states are a possibility in which to live. Well, it's no fun trying to find a rental house two hours away. So, the week of Dustin's spring break we are taking a day to visit the area and rent a house!! Since of course the move will take place when Baby is about 4 weeks old, we think it might be important to have a place planned before she gets here.

Our pastor reminded us Sunday not to limit God and what He can do. So we are shooting for the stars on this one. Hopefully in a few weeks we can report back that we found a beautiful house in the safest neighborhood around with a fenced in backyard for Cocoa and a garage. Hey, maybe it will be a two car garage and they would throw in another vehicle. And of course all of this would be nice at around $600 a month, utilities included. Miracles do still happen!!

32 Week Appointment

"The heartbeat sounds great! She must be really active!" That was the comment the doctor made as he was listening to the heartbeat at our 32 week appointment. Of course my response was "YES, she is!!" She has been moving like crazy. She is just an inch or so below my ribs at this point. I get short of breath just talking when she is climbing high and putting pressure on my lungs. That has been a strange feeling. Although the alternative is laying low and putting pressure on my bladder. Either way, I still cannot complain....it has not be a bad pregnancy at all!! I'm certainly not saying I ever want to do it again, but I am grateful that have been so fortunate!!

So now we are down to under 8 weeks left!! We go back to the doctor more frequently at this point. We have been going every 4 weeks since the beginning. However, we will now go at 35, 37, 38, and 39 weeks. The scary thing is that when we go at the end of this month (week 35) we pre-register at the hospital so we do not have to do this when we go in for "The Big Day". Yikes! It really is getting closer!

Verse

WOW! I am late on the verse again!!! I cannot decide which translation I want to memorize, so I am posting three versions.

"...The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results." James 5:16 NLT

"...The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much." James 5:16 NASB

"...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." James 5:16 KJV