That's right, I am 5 weeks pregnant! Dan and I are so excited and as you can guess, nervous. I took a home pregnancy test on Friday February 19th. I was so nervous that I didn't look at it as I went through my morning routine. When I did chance a glance, there were two pink lines! I was so excited, that I rushed out of the bathroom and practically jumped on Dan who was still sleeping. "Dan, Dan wake up, wake up. I'm pregnant, I'm pregnant!" I was shaking uncontrollably in my excitement! Now came the hard part...waiting to tell anyone until we had told my parents who were out of town that day. I also was on my way out the door to workout with my sister-in-law and I had to try to keep my excitement in!
I made it though. We went to my parents house on Saturday afternoon bearing gifts. When they opened their gifts together, they each received a bib that said "I love Grandma" or "I Love Grandpa". They were both so excited. And of course my mother made me call family so she could start telling the world. I was given the privilege of telling my grandparents that they would be becoming great grandparents later this year. See, I am the first on both sides of my family to have a baby! Sunday morning we called Dan's family to tell them. His mother of course screamed in excitement for like a full minute, which was fun. His Dad and step-mom were much more practical but still way excited for us.
Currently, I am just exhausted all the time. No morning sickness yet.
I will do my best to keep you updated on my progress regularly and hopefully post some fun photos when "Speck" starts getting bigger and showing himself off! Thanks for your love, congratulations and prayers. They are so appreciated!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Christmas
I love this time of the year! With the cooler weather, the holiday lighting, the Christmas music and good times with family and friends.
Every year I decorate for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. I start playing all my Christmas Cd's and try to get into the jolly spirit. I usually have my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving. I don't like the crowds and the craziness. I like to take my time and go when everyone else is somewhere else. :-) We have a neighborhood in our area where almost every single house decorates and turns on their lights for all of us to walk around and enjoy. This year we went with a group of friends and circled the block twice. (we needed to see both sides of the street) We bought hot cocoa and kettle corn as we enjoyed all the lights and music and various Disney and Pixar characters. I have never walked through with a group of kids before. It was so much fun. There were 9 kids and 9 adults, which seems to be a good ratio, and it was chaotic. I loved every second of it.
This year we are going to New Heights Community Church's Christmas Eve service to be with my family. We will go back to my folks house for chicken pot pie and hot chocolate or cider. Then Christmas morning, Dan and I will spend a quiet few hours together before we head back to my parents house. My brother and his new wife will be showing up at 11am like us. We will have brunch and exchange gifts. Then of course their is Christmas dinner. Not sure what it will be this year but there will definitely be mashed potatoes and toffee (not together of course:)).
On Saturday, Dan and I will fly up to San Jose to be with his family. It has been a long time since I have been to the bay area and seen everyone. We are both really looking forward to it.
Happy Christmas all!
Every year I decorate for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. I start playing all my Christmas Cd's and try to get into the jolly spirit. I usually have my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving. I don't like the crowds and the craziness. I like to take my time and go when everyone else is somewhere else. :-) We have a neighborhood in our area where almost every single house decorates and turns on their lights for all of us to walk around and enjoy. This year we went with a group of friends and circled the block twice. (we needed to see both sides of the street) We bought hot cocoa and kettle corn as we enjoyed all the lights and music and various Disney and Pixar characters. I have never walked through with a group of kids before. It was so much fun. There were 9 kids and 9 adults, which seems to be a good ratio, and it was chaotic. I loved every second of it.
This year we are going to New Heights Community Church's Christmas Eve service to be with my family. We will go back to my folks house for chicken pot pie and hot chocolate or cider. Then Christmas morning, Dan and I will spend a quiet few hours together before we head back to my parents house. My brother and his new wife will be showing up at 11am like us. We will have brunch and exchange gifts. Then of course their is Christmas dinner. Not sure what it will be this year but there will definitely be mashed potatoes and toffee (not together of course:)).
On Saturday, Dan and I will fly up to San Jose to be with his family. It has been a long time since I have been to the bay area and seen everyone. We are both really looking forward to it.
Happy Christmas all!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Update
I really enjoy fall! We don't get all the color change but the cooler weather and warm clothing is so pleasant. I really enjoy curling up with a good book or movie and drinking hot tea, coffee, or hot chocolate. There is something peaceful and cozy about this time of year.
It is also small group time at church. We are hosting a group in our home every week and we are really excited to be getting to know more people. We are a sermon based group, so we dig deeper into the sermon and talk about how to actively apply the scriptures to our lives. I am really excited because this small group season, the church is going through Hebrews. I am looking forward to better understanding this particular book of the Bible.
I am getting ready to have surgery in a couple of weeks. I am really nervous, just because the idea of surgery makes me nervous. I am really hoping they can finally figure out why I have been having pain. I am so thankful that I was able to get it all scheduled quickly though. Good to get it over with. :-)
One of the things that has been coming up a lot in small group, church, work, and my quiet times is sacrifice. What am I willing to give up for the betterment of others and to honor the Lord. He gave everything, what will I give? Am I a believer or a follower or both? Where is my focus? Am I 100% sold out? What would I do under heavy persecution? Would I deny or stand firm?
Just things I have been thinking about lately. Happy Fall All!
It is also small group time at church. We are hosting a group in our home every week and we are really excited to be getting to know more people. We are a sermon based group, so we dig deeper into the sermon and talk about how to actively apply the scriptures to our lives. I am really excited because this small group season, the church is going through Hebrews. I am looking forward to better understanding this particular book of the Bible.
I am getting ready to have surgery in a couple of weeks. I am really nervous, just because the idea of surgery makes me nervous. I am really hoping they can finally figure out why I have been having pain. I am so thankful that I was able to get it all scheduled quickly though. Good to get it over with. :-)
One of the things that has been coming up a lot in small group, church, work, and my quiet times is sacrifice. What am I willing to give up for the betterment of others and to honor the Lord. He gave everything, what will I give? Am I a believer or a follower or both? Where is my focus? Am I 100% sold out? What would I do under heavy persecution? Would I deny or stand firm?
Just things I have been thinking about lately. Happy Fall All!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
update
My brother, Nathan, is married! It is so hard to believe. The wedding was crazy for all of us but fortunately the bride and groom had fun. They are now enjoying 10 days in a cabin up in Big Bear. Congrats Nathan and Livvy!
Things are beginning to wrap up at the Amor office. We have moved to our new desks and sealed off the walls to make the two units separate. We still have a lot of work to do before the new tenant moves in but it is coming together. We are excited for our new tenants. It is going to be a church, so we are excited about cultivating that relationship with them.
I was in the ER a couple of weeks ago with severe abdominal pain. The doctors diagnosed it as an ovarian cyst and sent me home with several medications to keep the pain down while I waited for the cyst to absolve or burst. Sounds fun, huh? Then I have a follow up appointment with an OBGYN and she does not think the cyst is what is causing all my pain and she thinks I should start ruling out other possibilities. Then I go to the primary care doctor and she thinks my problem is the cyst but she is willing to send me for an abdominal CT scan. So Sunday at 7am I am getting an abdominal CT scan. Please pray that the doctors figure out what is wrong and that they can fix the problem. I am in pain all the time and on vicodin around the clock.
That is where things stand right now. Thought I would share! :-)
Things are beginning to wrap up at the Amor office. We have moved to our new desks and sealed off the walls to make the two units separate. We still have a lot of work to do before the new tenant moves in but it is coming together. We are excited for our new tenants. It is going to be a church, so we are excited about cultivating that relationship with them.
I was in the ER a couple of weeks ago with severe abdominal pain. The doctors diagnosed it as an ovarian cyst and sent me home with several medications to keep the pain down while I waited for the cyst to absolve or burst. Sounds fun, huh? Then I have a follow up appointment with an OBGYN and she does not think the cyst is what is causing all my pain and she thinks I should start ruling out other possibilities. Then I go to the primary care doctor and she thinks my problem is the cyst but she is willing to send me for an abdominal CT scan. So Sunday at 7am I am getting an abdominal CT scan. Please pray that the doctors figure out what is wrong and that they can fix the problem. I am in pain all the time and on vicodin around the clock.
That is where things stand right now. Thought I would share! :-)
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A Crazy Life....
I can't seem to get away from crazy. It seems to follow me wherever I go. My brother is getting married on Saturday (August 1st). I am doing all I can to help them get the reception together as we are almost there. We have been going through so many changes at work that it is overwhelming. We are going from 10,000 sq. ft of office space to 5,000 sq. ft. of office space. That means people moving desks, throwing lots away, a giant yard sale and lots of shredding. Chaos tends to stress me out. Then last week I ended up in the Emergency room at Kaiser in tons of pain. They thought it was an ovarian cyst but I am still in pain and on vicodin around the clock that now they are second guessing that diagnosis. So many doctors appointments and chaos and planning and changes. If you are a praying person, please pray for me. I could use all the help I can get.
Friday, July 10, 2009
I guess it is time for an update...
I had surgery on my foot on June 10th. It is healing up nicely albeit slowly. I had broken my sesmoid bone in half over a year ago and was finally getting around to doing something to fix it up. I was in a funny shoe for a couple of weeks and then was freed to flip-flops when the stitches were removed. It is still a bit too swollen to wear tennis shoes or dress shoes comfortably. It was my first time ever having surgery or stitches!
I am working my darnedest to deepen my relationship with the Lord. I have been studying "Rhythms of the Inner Life", by Howard Macy with my friend and mentor. Through that time, I have been learning to express myself with the Lord, I have been learning to pray, and to be completely transparent with my Lord.
I have just joined a women's online study through my dad's church. It is about what happens when women say "YES" to God. I am excited about where this study is going to take my faith and dependence on God. It is also encouraging to read the blog and encouragements of the other ladies going through the study with me. I am excited to see how God shows Himself to all of us and the way He binds us together as sisters in Christ.
I have also been trying to re-learn how to pray. I have never been good at both aspects of prayer - the speaking and the listening. I try to sit in quiet and listen but my mind wanders off to all sorts of random things. It is so hard for me to keep my mind reigned in. I think I have expectations of hearing an audible voice or feeling some sensation knowing that I am hearing from God and that does not seem to be the case. It is hard sometimes to remember that I am not just venting but am working on a relationship with Jesus.
I have also been trying to heed the counsel of my therapist to journal on a regular basis. When I write it all down, I am trying to do an awful lot. I get around to journaling maybe twice a week. It is helpful when I sit down to do it but that is the problem...I need to sit down and do it. It has been helpful to get out thoughts and emotions I didn't even realize were there.
God has been so faithful to show Himself in so many different ways. I am trying to be good about recording different places and ways that I see Him at work in my life, in others' lives, and in ministry. It has been cool to introduce the "God Hunt" at work and see where others are seeing God's hands at work.
I encourage you to take time out of your week to write down how you saw God at work in your life and in the lives of those around you.
I am working my darnedest to deepen my relationship with the Lord. I have been studying "Rhythms of the Inner Life", by Howard Macy with my friend and mentor. Through that time, I have been learning to express myself with the Lord, I have been learning to pray, and to be completely transparent with my Lord.
I have just joined a women's online study through my dad's church. It is about what happens when women say "YES" to God. I am excited about where this study is going to take my faith and dependence on God. It is also encouraging to read the blog and encouragements of the other ladies going through the study with me. I am excited to see how God shows Himself to all of us and the way He binds us together as sisters in Christ.
I have also been trying to re-learn how to pray. I have never been good at both aspects of prayer - the speaking and the listening. I try to sit in quiet and listen but my mind wanders off to all sorts of random things. It is so hard for me to keep my mind reigned in. I think I have expectations of hearing an audible voice or feeling some sensation knowing that I am hearing from God and that does not seem to be the case. It is hard sometimes to remember that I am not just venting but am working on a relationship with Jesus.
I have also been trying to heed the counsel of my therapist to journal on a regular basis. When I write it all down, I am trying to do an awful lot. I get around to journaling maybe twice a week. It is helpful when I sit down to do it but that is the problem...I need to sit down and do it. It has been helpful to get out thoughts and emotions I didn't even realize were there.
God has been so faithful to show Himself in so many different ways. I am trying to be good about recording different places and ways that I see Him at work in my life, in others' lives, and in ministry. It has been cool to introduce the "God Hunt" at work and see where others are seeing God's hands at work.
I encourage you to take time out of your week to write down how you saw God at work in your life and in the lives of those around you.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Life with emotions!
With this diet I have been on, I have struggled with getting cranky easily and quickly. I want to eat food and hang with family and friends and not feel weird because I can't join in. I have been really trying to shift my thoughts when I realize that I am getting upset. One of the things that works the best is to start thanking the Lord for everything I can think of. It usually goes something like this:
Thank you for my home
my job
my friends
my family
the nice weather
my health
Your goodness
Your faithfulness
Thank you for indoor plumbing
Thank you for purified water
thank you for my big comfy bed
thank you for providing for us financially
thank you that we have more than we need
thank you for Your Word
thank you for freedom to worship You
Thank you for your protection
thank you that we only use outhouses when in MX
Thank you that my house is sturdy
thank you for entrusting me
thank you for being sovereign
thank you for the gift of eternity with you
thank you for the way you work through us when we don't even deserve to be acknowledged
thank you for your abounding love and patience
thank you for your forgiveness
thank you for your tenderness
thank you for continuing to train me up in your ways
thank you for those who lift me up in prayer
thank you for those who challenge me and help me to live better
I love you!
After that, I tend to realize that I have absolutely nothing to complain or be cranky about. It is a choice! I can have a thankful attitude or not, but it is my choice! That is what makes it so hard when I make the wrong choice. It is all on me. I am excited about what the Lord is doing in my life and how He is actively at work on this earth. Thank you Jesus for who You are and the amazing love you have for all of us!
Thank you for my home
my job
my friends
my family
the nice weather
my health
Your goodness
Your faithfulness
Thank you for indoor plumbing
Thank you for purified water
thank you for my big comfy bed
thank you for providing for us financially
thank you that we have more than we need
thank you for Your Word
thank you for freedom to worship You
Thank you for your protection
thank you that we only use outhouses when in MX
Thank you that my house is sturdy
thank you for entrusting me
thank you for being sovereign
thank you for the gift of eternity with you
thank you for the way you work through us when we don't even deserve to be acknowledged
thank you for your abounding love and patience
thank you for your forgiveness
thank you for your tenderness
thank you for continuing to train me up in your ways
thank you for those who lift me up in prayer
thank you for those who challenge me and help me to live better
I love you!
After that, I tend to realize that I have absolutely nothing to complain or be cranky about. It is a choice! I can have a thankful attitude or not, but it is my choice! That is what makes it so hard when I make the wrong choice. It is all on me. I am excited about what the Lord is doing in my life and how He is actively at work on this earth. Thank you Jesus for who You are and the amazing love you have for all of us!
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