4 days, 4 weeks...

She mentioned this phrase a number of times for about a week, so Nate and I were wondering what she was referring to! It was too long till my due date (thankfully I don't have to go that long!) but we thought maybe she knew something else we didn't... Then at dinner one night, she was talking about Noah and the animals and 4 days, 4 weeks. And I asked, "Do you mean 'It rained for forty days and forty nights'" YES! she said with a smile:)

"I say Goodbye Pacifiers...

and celebrated with chocolate."

That is what Olivia would tell you happened in her life a few Saturdays ago- we are SO proud of her!



When night time came, the smile wasn't quite there... but its been over a week and she has slept through the night without---just not every night:) And most of the time, she doesn't ask for it anymore either. We are VERY proud of her (even if sleep has been a little bit harder to come by...)

Baby Boy Nursery

This is what we have so far :) I have been in awe of how small the clothes are for a newborn, Olivia is SO big now, its hard to remember her being so small! As for baby boy, we will be putting him in our room. We already had one wall painted blue and we switched around our bed so its a bit crowded, but gives him a bit of a corner for his own space. Since we will be moving about 3 months after he is born, this seems like the best solution for us. We got the dresser/changing table off of Craigslist for a steal, with a surprise monetary gift we received at Thanksgiving. And its actually filled with diapers and clothes! Its amazing to see God continue to provide for us as a family in every way:) I am working on a cross-stitch that includes his name that I would love to hang as well, but it still has a long way to come... Getting closer!

34 Weeks...Only 6 (?) more to go!

Last Friday I hit 34 weeks and remembered to actually take a few belly photos- here is the comparison with Olivia...I think I am carrying totally different this time, in a good way!!! And is this boy a kicker! Its amazing how much he moves, way more than I remember with Olivia:)

$63.96

That is the amount an anonymous giver has given our ministry each month since September. I don't believe I can track you down any other way- so at least here, publicly, I want to say THANK YOU!!! Hopefully you read this and know you are "known" and appreciated!!

23 Weeks...

23 Weeks with Olivia...
23 Weeks with Baby Boy...

"I luv you"

Yesterday was a rather long day. We watched Olivia's friend Lily for the day- they are 5 days apart and good friends. Sadly we dont get to see often enough since they moved across town so I gladly volunteered to have the girls hang out for the day.

Around 4 Lily went home. At 6 we ate dinner. And then Nate left for the night for NavNight on campus. So it was just Olivia and me to hang out till bedtime...we played for a bit but then I decided to give her a special treat. We got up on our bed and I gave her her very own Reese's Peanut Butter Cup! We each had one and she slowly enjoyed each bite with her milk while we sat together.

The highlight though was this: At one point she leaned over to me, put her head on my shoulder and said "I luv you" My heart melted :)