2 preggo girls

There are 2 pregnant girls living in our house right now. We are very much alike, but yet so different.

Things we do have in common:

• we're both getting fat
• we both like to exercise
• we both have big appetites
• we both like to take naps

Things we don't have in common:

• She is going to have lots of babies (at least we hope more than 1!)
• It only takes 2 months for her to grow her babies
• She goes through labor and delivery all by herself with no help from a doctor or midwife
• She only takes care of her babies for about 6 weeks

Meet Roo. Our chocolate lab.

She's scared of cameras, btw.

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Happy Friday!

A Few of My Favorite Things this morning

This morning I'm lovin'...

• the cooler weather.
• this verse from my morning reading: Psalm 37:5 "Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass."
• the smell of the pumpkin souffle-ish dish (I just made up the recipe) in the oven.
• feeling my baby kick and move around!
• singing "The Love of God."
• my sweet hubby for massaging my aching back.
• this picture from the other day when I was keeping my nephew and a friend's baby:

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Have a wonderful Thursday!

Pregnancy Update: 22 weeks

Miss Lily Grace weighs about 1 pound, as much as a large grapefruit.

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Peacefully Sleeping

I love taking pictures of sleeping babies. They are just so peaceful.

This is my adorable nephew when he was about 1 month old.

This is a little girl that I take care of a lot.

Sweetly sleeping babies always remind me of this verse:

Proverbs 3:24

"When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet."

Blessed Beyond Measure

I feel so out of the blogging loop because I hardly got on the computer all weekend. It's good to be back!

Jacob and I babysat a sweet 9 year-old girl from Friday night to Sunday night. We had so much fun together! Life is so much busier with a child added to the mix (I'd better get used to that, huh?!). I felt like we were constantly running around and that we were incessantly late for everything all weekend!

I love this little girl!

Here are just a few things we did: soccer practice, grocery shopping, cleaning the house, swimming, cleaning the church, cooking, playing on the computer, watching a movie, going to church, going to my bro-in-law's birthday party after church last night, creating things with paper, tape, scissors, and highlighters. So much fun! The house seems a lot quieter today with her gone.

On Saturday, my Mom and Myra were traveling home from taking my brother to college and they stopped in Atlanta to pick up a ton, and I mean a ton, of baby things from my cousins. I don't know how they got all this stuff to fit in Mom's mini-van! They also had my nephew, his stroller, and pack 'n' play and all their luggage.

Some of the things they brought: a crib, mattress, changing table, changing pad, car seat, stroller, pack 'n play, shelf and mirror for the nursery, toys, lots and lots of baby clothes and some maternity clothes!

Right after Mom, Myra and Ridley left our house after unloading all this stuff, one of my aunt's called and she was on her way to drop off more baby clothes, maternity clothes and some other items that my cousin, Mandy wanted to share with us!

Wow! Jacob and I are so overwhelmed by the generosity of everyone! It's amazing how the Lord is providing for all of our needs. We knew from the start that we would have to trust God to take care of all the baby things we need. He has once again proven His faithfulness to us, and provided much more than we could have ever imagined!

Caffeinated Randomness: My Lovely Friday walks

Just a random (reoccurring) incident that I thought I'd share:

A few fun facts before the story:

1. Friday is garbage day in our neighborhood

2. I am 22 weeks pregnant

3. Bad smells have always made me gag. Just ask my sister.

4. I walk 2 miles around the neighborhood everyday.

Ok, now the story.

It never fails that at least three garbage trucks pass me on my Friday walks...no matter what time of day I go! If someone, anyone, just happened to be sitting on their front porch enjoying the morning paper and coffee (or looked out their front window to check the weather), when the previously mentioned incident occurred, they would most definitely witness the following order of events:

Kelly briskly walking enjoying the beautiful day...garbage truck driving slooowly by...Kelly holding breath...juicey junk dripping in long trail behind truck...Kelly turning many shades of green...wind blowing...Kelly breathing a teensy-tiny bit...horrible nasty disgusting smell wafting through the air...Kelly gagging.....gagging...swallowing...gagging...swallowing...Kelly walking even more briskly, almost running to get away from the incredibly horrible smell!

It's quite a sight I'm sure.

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A Few of My Favorite Things...Anniversary Party

Last week my siblings and I put on a 30th Anniversary party for my parents. I got so emotional thinking about how awesome it is that God, by His grace, has given my parents a strong, long-lasting marriage. Sadly that is definitely not the "norm" these days.

Not only am I so proud of my parents for sticking together through thick and thin, but I am also humbled by the privilege God gave me to grow up in a home where my parents loved Him and taught us kids to love Him too!

I wanted to share some of the pictures from the Anniversary Party. My sister, Myra, is pretty much amazing at decorating and planning events. She did all the stuff in the pictures below (except I cut up the fruit).

Beautiful cake & flowers

I loved the flower arrangement on the drink table!

Cake table again.

Cream puffs, fruit, & mini cheesecakes.

Memory/gift table.

Dad & Mom cutting the cake.

Me, Mom, and Myra.

My incredibly wonderful family!!

Psalm 16:6

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Amy at Filled With Praise probably will not be hosting A Few of my Favorite Things today because her 4 year old son, Cade, is in ICU at Vanderbilt. He's having breathing problems. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.