25 Down, 15 To Go!!!!!

Not to much going on this week..as I enter the 25th week of pregnancy! Wow! Things are going so fast! I just cannot wait for him to be here! The other night as I was getting up to use the restroom for the 5th time, and it suddenly hit me..Jack is going to be here so soon! I think with summer things have just went by so fast! We have been so busy..this week we settled down a bit and got to hang out with some great friends, we went out to eat..went to a Bats game, moved a couch (haha), it was so nice just to re-connect after the busy summer everyone has had! Michael has found out that he is amazing at Ping-Pong, a friend of his got a ping-pong table and they have been playing every Friday night since...as of now Michael is un-defeated..so that is about it for this week! Jack is still kicking all the time..he never stops! I'm so ready to meet him and see what he looks like, I think anxiety has kicked in!! I really hope that he comes on Halloween, it would be such cute birthday parties (Michael says I am the devil, b/c I think that our child should be born on Halloween), but it would be fun!!

Yep..that's right 16 weeks left! Yesterday I went in for my 6 month check-up..Jack is doing great! He was moving and kicking around like crazy..my doctor said he's a wild one! I am measuring almost 2 weeks ahead of schedule..which is amazing b/c I have only gained 7 pounds..the doctor doesn't seem overly concerned at this point, I go back in 3 weeks to do the glucose testing, I am also going to have do get a few growth scans along the way just to make sure everything looks ok. Michael has been trying to put together the chest for Jack's room, he threatned me last night that if I ever ordered anything from JCPenneys again I would have to put it together haha..It came in like 80 pieces!..It's going to be cute though! We are finally finished with all our summer travels (thank goodness), It was so nice to see everyone but we are both wiped out! I don't think we will be traveling back to Paducah for a while ;)( Sorry!) We would love to have visitors though here in Louisville! This week is looking rather slow and we are so glad..we have alot to start getting done before this little guy arrives!

Another Amazing week..

Well it's no new news that I got a new car..and my husband is so amazing..he surprised me with it..I had no idea..of course I have about decided that I am just dumb when it comes to figuring out surprises..and I had every intention of telling the story about it on my weekly blog. But this morning as I was reading this blog that I am addicted to..God spoke to my heart..the blog is under my favorites and it's titled Bring The Rain..I sang this song a year ago at my old church in Paducah b/c at the time I could not understand alot of things..I didn't understand why Michael's aunt took her own life, and left behind a husband,and 2 wonderful boys whom I love watching grow up..I didn't understand why God let my Dad go so far into sin..that I had nothing to do with him and then he brought him back in my life and it's amazing..I didn't understand why years ago my Papa and my Grandma Pat died of cancer..when they loved Him with all their heart...truth be told I didn't understand why God let bad things happen to good people..people that loved him..since that day I sang that song..I understand so much more..God does these things to bring us closer to him.."I will praise you in this storm" a lyric from another good song..and it's so true..in February I went to the doctor b/c I kept having cysts on my ovaries..and I prayed God if I can't birth a child..Thank you for letting me have a husband who wants to adopt and believes that you know best..I had no idea that God had already said "Manda..you are pregnant..be patient my child.."As I was reading the Bring the Rain blog this morning..it's about a mother who birthed her child but only got to be with her for a few hours..it talks about her journey..her sorrow..her love for God..and how only HE can comfort and give her peace during these dark hours..and it's such an inspiration to me in my daily walk with God..I know their is a purpose for all the things that have happened..I know God is going to do amazing things in John and Matthew's life even though they lost their mother at an early age..b/c God is with them. I am so blessed in life to have an amazing family, friends, church home, and a husband who loves me as Christ loved the church..and I am so blessed to be carrying this lil guy inside of me..and I thank God that he does "Bring the Rain"..here the words to the song:
I can count a million times
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that I've gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You
Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It's never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on you, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times
So I pray
Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You Jesus, bring the rain
I am Yours regardless of the dark clouds that may loom above
Because You are much greater than my pain
You who made a way for me
By suffering Your destiny
So tell me what's a little rain
So I pray
Holy, holy, holy Is the Lord God Almighty

We are traveling home again tonight to Paducah..I will post more after this weekend ;)
MM

18 Weeks To Go! Yippee!

Oh yeah! 18 weeks to go! Things are still about the same as last week when I posted! The computer is fixed finally (Thank you!), this weekend we are heading down to Paducah for some 4th of July fun! Michael's family has a reunion on the 4th of July every year..it's always a fun time..I just like the fact that maybe it won't rain so I can work on my tan ;) This picture is from last year, me and my brother-in-law Jordan..we were bored.. Jordan lost alot of hair since a year ago haha....
We usually don't go anywhere to see fireworks b/c after you have watched Thunder over Louisville..that's the best of the best..poor Paducah's aren't that great ;) We did go last year however and took all my siblings..I just love hanging out with them..




No new baby news this week..Jack is still kicking like crazy and I am getting more tired easily..(just ask my husband ;) This week we have watched so many re-runs of Jon and Kate +8..I never get tired of that show..I will post some pics from the 4th when we return on Sunday! Have a safe and great Fourth of July!