Love Blog Award

Thanks Kristin!

The way this works is I answer the following questions with single word responses, and pass the award on to 6 other bloggers:

1. Where is your cell phone? table

2. Where is your significant other? backyard

3. Your hair color? Brown

4. Your mother? counselor

5. Your father? hillarious

6. Your favorite thing? Family

7. Your dream last night? sleep

8. Your dream/goal? Motherhood

9. The room you're in? kitchen

10. Your hobby? sleeping

11. Your fear? Miscarriage

12. Where do you want to be in six years? home

13. Where were you last night? in-laws

14. What you're not? energetic

15. One of your wish list items? health

16. Where you grew up? Texas

17. The last thing you did? blogged

18. What are you wearing? clothes

19. Your T.V.? DVR!

20. Your pet? beagles

21. Your computer? Laptop

22. Your mood? tired

23. Missing someone? Yes

24. Your car? camaro

25. Something you're not wearing? Shoes

26. Favorite store? Albertson's ! lol

27. Your Summer? nauseous

28. Love someone? Absolutely

29. Your favorite color? teal

30. When is the last time you laughed? Today

31. Last time you cried? wednesday

Here are six blogs I love!

Kristin http://casadeanderson.blogspot.com/

Bev http://ababymaybe.blogspot.com/

Bellies and Babies http://wonderfullymadebelliesandbabies.blogspot.com/

First Time Parents http://1sttimeparents-whatdowedonow.blogspot.com/

Stacy and Spencer http://sgirl79.blogspot.com/

Brook http://brookjames.wordpress.com/

Failed

That's right, I did not pass my one hour glucose screening. Soooo this coming Wednesday I get the joy, neigh, the HONOR..lol..to take the 3 hour glucose CHALLENGE...Oh my. I decided that while giving up carbs and sugars completely would only make me miserable, I CAN give up half (or more) of the carbs and sugar that I never (until now) have thought twice about eating. We will see if this makes any difference in my levels when I test on Wednesday. Please pray for me, I love anything bread or chocolate related. This is a test.

Glucose Test

Today I went in for my glucose test after drinking a bottle of nasty red liquid similar to Hawaiian Punch, and of course watching my sugar cravings all day. I'm really worried b/c #my mom had gestational diabetes with both my brother and me. More importantly I'm worried b/c carbs are my FAVORITE thing to eat. Chips and salsa!! Corn tortillas! Anything bread really..LOVE IT. So I'm really hoping that my body works properly and makes enough insulin to cover the extra work of growing a baby. I should find out in just a few days!

Pictures from 10-8-08

Here are two pictures that we were given from our AMAZING appointment on the 8th. The first is Hendrix's profile (with his mouth WIDE OPEN lol) and the second is him looking at you!

God is SO good!

God is good..all the time. David and I had another high risk appt today, and I can't even begin to describe the joy and thankfulness that fills our hearts right now. The doctor said that he couldn't even believe he was looking at the same baby, his lungs have improved THAT much. He went on to say that it was almost scary because if this would have been our first time in to his office and he didn't know what we were coming in for, he probably would have missed the mass when looking at the sonogram. He said that the mass is DEFINITELY shrinking, his heart is almost back in it's normal spot (the mass was shoving it way over) and he doesn't think that Hendrix will have any hydrops forming (those would need in-utero surgery). He said since things are looking so good that we can have 4 week appts now instead of going in every 2 weeks..We also found our that our little boy is (approx.) 1lb 8 oz, and today I hit the 6 month mark! The doctor also said "congratulations" as he walked out the door. Hearing a doctor say "I can't believe this" is the most in-awe-of-God thing ever...it's like God said "hey watch this". We cannot express enough our deepest appreciation for all the people who know our situation and have been praying for us. At no time this week did I ever have FEAR or WORRY about this appt. today. I thought about it a few times, but with a very peaceful heart. That speaks nothing to me and everything to the prayers that are being prayed and answered, and to a God who is the greatest Comforter there is. I cried on the way home, just in awe of what God has done, how His mercy has shown up, and how His healing hands have been on Hendrix. To think that God is taking care of my son in the ways I can't is breathtaking.

Psa 34:1 I bless GOD every chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise.

This is a verse my father in law sent me and I've really hung on to it the past month, praying that not only my lungs, but Hendrix's lungs too, would expand with praise for God...and they have.