PROUD BIG BROTHER!

Friday, May 11, he comes..........

Well, today is our last full day as a family of 3. What a strange feeling. And yet, we're going about our normal business....packing lunches, doing laundry, coloring, going to school, going to work, etc. I guess what is there else to do? Baby Spicer will come tomorrow at 3pm by c-section. We are so excited. All the family (my side) will be arriving tomorrow. God really arranged this all perfectly because it was looking grimmer and grimmer that little to no family would be here for the big event.
The funny thing that I'm realizing is how incredibly wonderful it is to have a planned birth. Sure, you can tell yourself and others that it's becoming more and more "consumer" oriented and people just can't be patient and deal with spontaneity with regard to labor. However, having done the "old fashioned" thing the first time, I am now relishing the pure beauty of knowing when this little guy is coming. I feel so much more emotionally ready, how strange. We are able to tell Noah that his brother is coming tomorrow. He is so excited.........I can't wait to see his face when he sees him. We are able to arrange proper childcare, and just allow ourselves all the necessary things in order to enjoy our time in the hospital. I'm even bringing 3 magazines with me! This seems silly to me, but I think I'll have several hours of being alone and why not catch up on my reading? :)
So pray for us........as we head into this new phase of life. Pray for safety, health, NO REFLUX, decent sleep, and smooth adjustment. We treasure your prayers so much. We can't wait to share with you the name, size, and all the little details of tomorrow. Until then...............

37 weeks

Hey all,

Well, yesterday was a somewhat uneventful Dr. appt. I was annoyed because we had to wait almost 45 minutes past our appt to get in. Noah and Brian were with me and while Noah was acting fine, I knew he was sooooo ready for a nap. So needless to say, I was less than cordial with the sono technician and Dr. I know, shame on me. I'm sure anxiousness played a part in this.

Anyway, the baby looks good. He's measuring about 7'9 right now. Everyone (including me) felt like that was an extremely accurate estimate. Dr. Walters won't schedule anything till 38.5 weeks so May 14th would be the earliest I could have a c-section. Obviously I could go into labor on my own any ole day now which would be fine with me. So we wait...............

Oh she did "check" me and I'm at a 1 and cervix is soft (sorry for detail). So things look good, but all we can do is wait. My next appt is Monday so we can see if anything has changed by then, but that is only 5 days away so............

God knows best because I have a load of stuff to do at work and the baby coming anytime before end of next week would not be good from a work-stand point. But I feel selfish most of the time and just want him here. So pray for me! I know the Lord's timing is perfect so I shouldn't be consumed, but all you pregnant ladies know that once you get it in your head that you are going to have a baby early, it is VERY hard to come out of it.

I've posted some pictures of the baby's nursery for your viewing pleasure. Hope to have some more details to post soon! Thank you for all of your concern and prayers. We appreciate it!

Dr. appt

Just an update...........

I went to the Dr. yesterday for my 34.5 week checkup. The baby is healthy and heartbeat is strong. However, I am measuring big (which surprised me a little because 2 weeks ago I was on target). I was measuring 36 weeks as opposed to 34.5. So she wants to do a sonogram at my next appt (May 2nd, one day shy of being 37 weeks). They will look at the baby and measure it to the best of their ability to get a weight and height estimate. If the baby is looking big, then I imagine we’ll go ahead and schedule a c-section. However, there are other reasons for measuring big (ex: my amniotic fluid could be more than normal) and so it’s possible the baby itself is normal in size. Either way, we’ll find out on May 2nd and proceed from there.

Just thought I’d keep you all informed.

As much as I'm not a huge fan of this picture, I feel it is necessary to post our family Easter picture regardless of how fat I am.
Just look at him. He's worth posting the picture. We had a great Easter with all of our family (my side).

These are my good friends who came to my baby shower. We had it at The Melting Pot. YUM!

Opening presents. I got the greatest stuff. Stuff for the baby's room as well as some essentials (diapers, wipes, bath towel, etc).

"People...........come ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Those words were uttered by my Noah yesterday. I laughed hysterically knowing that I should actually be ashamed. We sat in a car line at Fort Worth Christian school waiting to pick up Noah's babysitter from school. If you have kids in school, you may know you wait in this line--somewhat parked--waiting for your child to come running to your car. We were not in "traffic" which is what Noah thought. And he quoted his mother's famous daily lines, "Peeeeople..........come ON!!!!! MOVE!!!!!!!!!!" I seriously laughed because if you could hear his voice inflection, you know he passionately felt what I always feel....impatient, bored, and annoyed. A 2.5 year old!! Ugh, scary I know. I should be setting a much better example for him. God is revealing to me more and more each day (often in my face rather than subtly) that I like to have things a certain way. As I was diagnosed yesterday in a Bible study personal inventory I am a "Controller". Oh goodness, what a title. And it pretty much means what you would figure. Once a pattern has been established, and it's a good one, I like it to stay that way. I usually think I can make a better decision than someone else (if it's in my realm of knowledge). I can get easily frustrated with people.............need I go on? None of this sounds positive does it? So what does this mean for my marriage, friendships and parenting? It means I have to hop on this pronto and look at healthy ways of changing certain parts of this behavior. I believe this is why God has brought this to my attention so clearly the past 6 months or so. He knows I'm about to pop out kid #2 and my realm of control is going to diminish dramatically. So pray for me in this! I know God has made us all very unique and each quality has it's advantages and disadvantages. I just need to work on letting the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages right now. So I'll start with the simple task of not yelling at the stopped cars in front of me. :)

Spring is in the air.......

Good evening friends. It is so clearly Spring Break I can hardly stand it. Now, this is not because I am on a "break" of any kind (I wish!) but because me and every other working mother I know is home bound this week. The beauty that is Mother's Day Out programs has been halted for a week while the different school districts close for Spring Break. Another indicator that school is out is that at 10:03PM I can hear teenagers squealing and talking outside walking down the streets of our neighborhood. Oh joy. Did I seriously do that? Ya well.................whatever.

Anyway, to top off the fact that I cannot maintain my normal schedule this week, my hubby is in Indiana on business. So many trips to the park, lots of eating out (shameful, I know) and movie nights like tonight, are taking place. Tonight Noah and I headed out to BB and rented Open Season. We picked up some candy at Target and headed home for a mindless night of TV. I can't tell you how cute it was to watch Noah completely transfixed on this movie while popping ever so slowly jelly beans into his mouth. He kept looking at me at every funny moment with this huge smile saying, "That's silly!!" What a crack up. I truly do not want this stage to end with him. He is too dang fun and incredibly innocent. Can I really say I want the 2's to last forever??!!? Never would have imagined..............

My inlaws are coming tomorrow for 7 days, so we have that to look forward to. Noah will have a blast with them and hopefully the weather will cooperate. They always come when it's REALLY hot, or REALLY cold. So I think we should be in the clear this time.

Random movie review: Facing the Giants. I watched it alone last night. It had been recommended to me and I finally got it through Netflix. My disclaimers are: totally cheesy acting at the beginning/end and somewhat choppy. My overall synopsis: Encouraging movie with decent realistic plot lines and a refreshing bold voice about God's provision and love in the rockiest of times. You won't recognize a single actor, but I don't know that would have made any difference. I even got teary in a couple parts. I really did need the reminder about truly depending on God and how that decision alone can turn your whole world upside down---for the better. So there you go.

Well, I guess I should shoot off to bed and read for a bit. I hope you all are having a great Spring Break (if yours is now) and God is doing some neat things in your life. Please let me know about them!!

Car talk with Noah

It went like this.

Silence in the car on the way to school. Then............

Noah: I’m bigger.
Me: Yes, you are getting bigger.
Noah: I’m taller.
Me: Yes, you are getting taller.
Noah: I want to sit there (pointing to the front passenger seat).
Me: Smile. No, you aren’t big enough to sit there.
Noah: But I’m big.
Me: Yes, but you have to be like, 7 years old to sit there. You are only 2.
Noah: Yes, I’m 2!
Silence.....
Noah: I want to be 22!
Me: What? 22?
Noah: Yep, I want to be 22.
Me: No way. If you were 22, that would mean you were an adult. Being a kid is much more fun.
Noah: I’m a kid!?
Me: Yes, you are a kid.
Noah: No, I’m Noah!

Ahhhhhhhhhh, conversations with my little guy. They make me smile.

My handsome boy

I felt this was good enough to post on both blogs today............

Seriously???? Who is supposed to resist this boy? Certainly not his mama. :) This is his school picture. What a little ham. He and his girl-friend Randy like to team up and be the most irresistable kids ever. I am pretty sure he got this pose idea from her considering he had to watch all his friends take their pictures before he would go (so the teachers told us). Anyway, his sweetness is altogether real and today we had the best day together. He kills me with how perfect he can be sometimes. Yes, I know. All it takes is reading a few posts ago to understand that this is clearly a momentary fog I'm in. But I don't care. Days like today make the hard days worth it. I got lots of hugs, good talks, mostly obedience, and he ate everything I made for him. What more could a girl want? It's killing me that he's growing up so much. It's so fun, but then it freaks me out that I'm going to have to start ALL OVER in a mere few months. Can't say I'm ready for that. I suppose the first few months with the newborn sweetness prep you for what is to come. I'll just take one day at a time................sounds good anyway.
But to sum it up, Noah is a true Valentine this year for me and I love where we are in our mommy-son relationship. May it never end!