Baby Weathers

.....IS A BOY!!!!! We are so excited to be able to call our baby by name....Charlie! He proudly spread his legs at the ultrasound. From the beginning, I felt like it was a boy. We can't wait until he is here.

Good Teachings

Today at church my heart was burdened to be more consistent. With a child coming, this lesson seemed even more pressing. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 says this, "These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." How simple are these commands, yet so hard too. I desire to always be mindful of my relationship with the Lord. It is a powerful and life changing thing. I deeply desire for my future child to know Jesus and the great grace he bestows on us. While saying this I also know that I have a great book to refer to when raising my child, loving my husband, working, or alone. This book is what I need more of. Through this book I can listen to God. The news and the media seem to think that they are the answer to childrearing or loving one another....oh no, we have even greater answers through following Christs example. He is love. He is the only reason I will be a decent parent, wife, or friend. I want to be more thankful for that.

A little Update

I am sorry that I am not updating more about our first pregnancy. Honestly, it has been very easy so far. I can't wait to find out what we are having so that we can finally feel like things are a little more real. That will happen on April 2nd. Jason and I both have a "boy" feeling, but would be so happy to find out that it is a girl too.

We have enjoyed our experience so far at the Women's Birth and Wellness Center in Chapel Hill. Jason was most agreeable to using a midwife once he found out that our babies birth certificate would say Chapel Hill. I am hopeful that I can do this naturally, but know that getting this baby here may mean something different. We will see! I am trying to get myself "prayed up" for this birth, but I am trying not putting any pressure on myself. The facility is warm and cozy. The birthing rooms have lots of nice things that will hopefully help with labor.

I am cutting back a bit at work. Standing on my feet all day is not easy on the body, especially a pregnant body. I am trying to allow myself two days off a week and sometimes three. I think this will help me be less stressed and feel better. When I get too overworked I hardly feel like returning calls to clients.

That is about all. I pray that Jason and I will be good parents. We will have to rely strongly on the Lord in order for us to be. I desire to be more disciplined in spending time with the Lord so that when I am sleep deprived and can't figure out why my baby is crying I can recall His comforting words. We appreciate your prayers about this too!

I will post more when we know more. I am almost at 18 weeks!

BIG NEWS

Jason and I are very excited about our upcoming summer arrival. The baby gear was Jason's Christmas present from me. The picture of my Mom is her surprised reaction when she opened up a baby bib for Christmas.

Did you hear that?

Obviously it has been some time since our last post...and since I did not have to work today, I decided to get Kathleen off the hook and update our blog. Since our last update a lot has happened. We got the chance to go and see those beloved Tar Heels play after Thanksgiving and had a blast seeing them score 116 points. A few days later LeBron James and the rest of the Cleveland team were high-fiving my hands as they came out of the tunnel at the Charlotte Bobcats game. Kathleen and I enjoyed the break at work to go see both of our families at Christmas. But the real excitement came just before Christmas as I accidentally found out that Kathleen was pregnant. She hid the test under the bathroom sink thinking that I would never look there. She was wrong and I actually did try to change the toilet paper on the roll! I asked her if she took a test and she started crying and brought me my early Christmas presents. She had bought me a little Tar Heel shirt and an outfit (something called a onesie?) that said "I love Daddy". I then proceeded to clean the house for about 2 hours (she said...i doubt it was that long) before I could sit down.
We are very excited about the baby that will be coming at the end of August. Kathleen is doing well and has not been sick. She just wants to sleep a lot. Hopefully soon, she will start showing. I think she looks great.

Day at the Creek

After the reunion, Jason and I went to visit Patti and her parents in Blount's Creek. We packed our short day together with a ride on the skiff, eating yummy vegetarian goodies, and a yoga/pilates/tai-chi session (thanks to Bec).

It was a little cold for boating....if you can't tell by our attire in the photo. We all bundled up and enjoyed the scenery anyway! It really is a great blessing to have such wonderful friends from way back. We have all changed and gone our separate ways.....but we still enjoy getting together a few times a year.

These ladies challenge and encourage me with
their lives. Thank you!

Reunion Weekend

So...this is a bit late.
I am old now. I just celebrated my 10 year high school reunion. It was a yucky weekend weatherwise, but we still had a good time. I enjoyed spending time with my best girl friends from high school and beyond. Jason was a trouper and went to most things with me without complaining. I think that modern technology has helped us to all age gracefully. I don't know if we all still look young, or if I have already seen pictures of most people on Facebook and the initial shock of seeing them was less shocking???