First, I want to touch on the fact that this weather is getting old! It is 14* here today and we do NOT live in the north! Once Christmas is over I am good with the snow being gone and warmer temps! Too bad the Groundhog disagrees! Silly Phil!
As I have mentioned before, I am expecting my first child in April. I am very excited! That leads me to what I have been up to this week so far. I am a Planner! I always have been! When we decided not to find out the sex of the baby until birth, that threw a LOT of people for a loop! Anyone who knows me knows how much of a planner I am. Everyone asks "How are you doing it? Don't you want to decorate the nursery? You of all people I figured would want to know the gender!" Normally I would want to know so that I could "Plan" all the things for the nursery and get things in order but after thinking about it I told myself "NO." This is the one big surprise you get in your life and I intend to keep it that way until April! Although my husband is pretty sure Peanut is a boy, we still do not know for sure. That being said, I do have a plan for my nursery and it will be gender neutral. Monday I went shopping with my FaveAunt for fabric because she and I are going to make the baby bedding! I am so excited! (For our first anniversary Ryan gave me a sewing machine. I jumped right in and have made 4 baby quilts, aprons, table runners and random other things!) Since I am still learning, my aunt needs to be there to assist me and make sure I make the right cuts and things. Monday was successful, we picked out the fabrics at my favorite Quilt shop and I can't wait to get started.
Tuesday we spent the morning at the dr. I had an ultrasound, my glucose test and since I am AB- I had to get a shot of Rhogam. This will protect baby from being attacked by my anti-bodies. It lasts 12 weeks so hopefully we will have a baby by then and I won't have to get it again. We need to get on the ball and find out Ryan's blood type, if we do that and his is a certain type then I won't have to get it after baby arrives! We were slackers and did not find that out prior to yesterdays visit! Baby yawned 3 times yesterday during the ultrasound and they said Peanut is looking good. 3Lbs and counting. Since we have a 2 vessel cord instead of a 3 vessel cord they will continue to monitor the growth of baby until birth. I go back in a month! Also, I PASSED the glucose test! Phew! I was nervous about that.
Today I spend the morning at the vet with our newest baby. His name is Rumble! He is a South African Boerboel! I will post some photos of him. He weighs a whooping 29Lbs. He is join to be BIG! That leads me to the reason we got the BIG DOG! Ryan took a job about 75 miles SE of where we live now and has been commuting since November. In my little planing mind, we were going to be moved into a house in the country by January 1. Needless to say, that has not happened and now we have a dog that is growing into our house in the city. Since we are going to a small town I wanted to look at some places outside of city limits. I also wanted to get a large dog to run around on the land and be a protector for our home and family. On my way to the fabric store on Monday, I called my husband to talk about about our living situation. We got into the argument that happens every time we bring it up about how I am ready to figure it out and have a plan and how he doesn't want to rush into things and we need to be smart. He said to me that I cannot plan everything and that is our main difference. He flies by the seat of his pants and I am the planner. That brings me to my book…here is Tuesdays reading. Although it wasn't Monday's, it still spoke to me because we had just talked about this and he said the exact same thing that I read last night before bed. I feel like it took a lot of writing and words to get to this but here we go.
Bring Me your weakness, and receive My peace. Accept yourself and your circumstances just as they are, remembering that I am sovereign over everything. Do not wear yourself out with analyzing and planning. Instead, let thankfulness and trust your guides through this day; they will keep you close to Me. As you live in the radiance of My Presence, My Peace shines upon you. You will cease to notice how weak or strong you feel because you will be focusing on Me. The best way to get through this day is step by step with Me. Continue this intimate journey, trusting the path you are following is headed for heaven.
Psalm 29:11; Numbers 6:24 - 26; Psalm 13:5
I will walk each day and remember this. I know there are things to plan, like dinner menus, but things much bigger you cannot plan and need to let Him guide you to them. I need to remember not to rush things, for they will happen in due time.
Happy Wednesday! Maybe I will be back sooner next time!
xoxo
Hillary
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