My cat is anxious about the baby

Snowball & Moto are my first "babies." Snowball is pretty chill, never really freaks out about anything and is my little constant companion. I have had her for about 9 years now. Moto is still a young little cat; we got him when he was a kitten, and he's about 3. He's always been a little "odd" and very, very feisty (however, to all you naysayers, he is NOT a feral cat - I even asked the vet). Moto has spunk (I know some of you are thinking he is evil, but he's always been very lovey to me), so much spunk, in fact, that he has to be anesthetised to be examined at the vet. Moto likes to eat plastic bags, pantyhose and wool. He has recently started to eat the fur off the back of his front legs. The vet has previously suggested anti-anxiety medication for my poor little cat, but I turned them down. Until today. I called the vet to tell her about Moto's recent hair-pulling, and she suggested them again. She even quipped that maybe after some time on the "treatment" he will be able to be examined without being drugged up. She asked about all the changes in our lives, and when I told her the only really big one was me being pregnant, she agreed with Sarah & my theory that animals are very observant, and he can probably tell there are changes happening. Poor little Moto is anxious about the baby. After all, he has been the baby for the last three years. :) I'll keep you posted on his progress...

Moto is the orange one; Snowball's the black & white

On another note, my husband is amazing!! Yesterday, I came home, and he had done all the laundry, cleaned out the office almost all the way AND patched a hole in the roof above the nursery. Today I came home, and the office was organized and cleaned out; space has been made for almost all the baby's stuff. Now all we have to do is clean out the closet and move one more bookshelf to the garage and start decorating! :)

And we're registered!

My mom & I just spent three hours at Target getting me & Ryan registered for Baby. It was exciting. I think we got everything covered and am excited for her to come, so we can use it all. :) I'm pretty sleepy now, so I think I'm going to watch Ryan play Wii Golf and take a nap. :)

Tropical Punch

Found the nursery stuff I liked on a few websites but on Amazon.com for the least expensive, so I ordered it today! It is adorable. It is Jungle Theme. It is soft/hot pink, pastels and dreamsicle orange. I loved it from the first time I saw it, and I'm lucky enough to have a husband who says, "I don't care, do whatever you want. Yes, it's cute!" :) Now we just have to get 1) the garage cleaned out and then 2) the office cleaned out, so that early August we can paint, set up furniture and organize/decorate our little girl's nursery. I can't wait!!

By the way, please bear with my placenta brain. I was going to "e-mail this out" as some might recall from the last posting. My reasoning for this was that I didn't want internet stalkers to have my registry info., because then they could know my name and other info. Then I remembered that since I was purchasing nursery stuff, that didn't really matter and that I am going crazy.

We are SO in love!!

Alright everyone...here is a picture of our sweet girl. This is the 4D one the tech took, and it shows her little profile perfectly. I look at her, and I just take a deep breath and am filled with excitement, love, joy and so much more. I can't wait to meet her in person!

I believe I've found a nursery theme! We're going to register this weekend. I will be sending an e-mail to those near and dear who have asked for the theme info. :)

Hi everyone. Just playing around with the computer & figured out how to blog via the cell phone. Thought I'd test it out...

It's A Girl!

Well, we got the big ultrasound today, and we are the proud parents of a little girl. We are SO excited! Now we can start registering and buying little things...cute little pink things! :) She is about 13 ounces, or the weight of a soda can. Once I get a scanner up and running (or use the one at work), I will post some pic's of the ultrasound. An answer to prayer was that the tech did a 4D ultrasound of her face without us even asking! It's really cool; I can't wait to share. It was amazing to see how perfectly the baby's formed in there: spine, arms, feet...it's truly a God-thing. The tech said the baby is perfect and that I looked good, too. It was so sweet and such an amazing experience to see our little one for the first time. I think we are going to register this weekend, and I will post the info. on here for those of you who have asked. We ran to Target to get a body pillow to make sleeping more comfy for my ever-expanding belly, and I just had to stop by the baby aisle. Looking at the little pink socks and onsies, the little caps and especially those little mittens...I just had to sigh at the excitement. It will be so much fun to have a little girl! This milestone just makes it sink in even deeper in my heart that we are going to be parents. I am just so thankful for this experience and am cherishing every moment that I can!

Oh, hey! I meant to post awhile back that if you want, you can always post a comment to "write back." Feel free. :) We'd love to hear from you!

Summer Break

The last night of BSF was last night, and it was a nice night of sharing. I think overall the Lord has worked some lessons into my heart and mind that He definitely wants me to apply from the study of The Life of Moses. The first has been trust. During the study, we really got to see how the Lord drew Moses closer to Him and Moses grew in his faith and trust in the Lord. He was first called, way out of his comfort zone, to follow God's calling to lead the people out of Egypt. "No way," he said, "send someone else." So God offered Him help. I have felt out my comfort zone many times over this past year, from being a first year children's leader and wondering where the time was going to come from to complete the lessons to caring for my grandma to now awaiting a baby with only one of us working. I keep praying about Ryan's job situation, and it seems like Ryan may be following the right path in continuing to do the car sales thing...but I'm out of my comfort zone not knowing and waiting for God's time and His revelation to us both what His will is for us. Many times over the last year, I've whined, "This isn't fair God! Why can't it be someone else?" And God has sent me fellow BSF leaders and family to help or to pray. From that first call then onto the parting of the Red Sea to trusting God's path in the wilderness to obeying when God said it was time for him to die, Moses trusted God, and that's all I can do, as well. The second thing I learned is that God will enable us for the tasks He has called us to do. I have seen Him continually, week by week, provide the time for me to complete those lessons I was worried about, even when it felt like there was no time. He has enabled me to lead children of an age group I have never led. On Monday nights, when invariably, I had morning sickness or a migraine or some form of opposition on my health, when my sweet fellow leaders & I prayed before class, I know it was Him who enabled me to not just get through the evening, but who sustained me with extra energy and joy. He will also enable me to be a mother. And like He spoke those small words to me last week in my frustration, just like He enabled Moses, He will enable me to care for my grandma. The final thing I really gleaned from this year was the value of intercession for those you lead and for others in my life. I saw how arguments with those close to me were best resolved when I shut my mouth and prayed for the Holy Spirit's intercession for the situation, because I just didn't know how to pray. I saw how when we prayed specifically for students to come or to complete their lessons that those prayers were answered, and students came, behaved and had completed lessons. I saw how in the midst of tough situations that prayer for the other people changed my perspective so that I didn't quite feel as worried or angry. It's been quite a year! I am excited for John to begin next year and am also very thankful for the blessing of Summer break.