OH BOY!!!

Baby Greyson


Face and Mouth


IT'S A BOY!!

Well- Michael and I found out today that we will soon have a SON- Greyson John Chambers! This was my first ultrasound so it was very exciting but I was also very nervous. It was so great to see that all the "body parts" were there and baby seems to be doing great- moving around like crazy. One second the head would be on one side and the next second the baby would be completely on the other side. I also feel it moving and kicking everyday now! Yesterday was special because Michael felt it kicking for the first time. His face lit up when he felt it and he said "wow- that baby is kicking hard!" The Doctor decided to move my due date back 1 week- because of the gestational size of the baby. So my new due date is February 25- but my doctor said the baby will come whenever its ready!!!!

16 weeks!

This week I had my 3rd Doctor's appointment! It was a really quick appointment- all the Dr. did was listen to the heart beat and answer a few questions. Babies heart beat sounds good- 155 beats per minute (The Doctor said it should avergage between 140 and 150- so looks like my baby is hyper already!!!)
I am having huge craving for Mexican food (yum!!) I think I've had it 3 times this week already- and I could take another taco right now! I have gained 8 pounds since my first appointment- almost 10 weeks ago (8 pounds is exciting for me!)Mrs. Jackson- my TA- said today that she finally noticed a little bump!
I go back to the Dr. on Sept 30 for my 1st ultrasound and another regular appointment. This should be a very exciting appointment because we will finally get to see our little one and we should find out the gender... I'm guessing its a girl right now (maybe I'm just hoping it's a girl! I'm outnumbered by the boys right now!)


I finally see a little "bump!"

16 weeks and 1 day!!!

Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!

"Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me; be my help. You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever."
Psalm 30:10-12

For the last few days, I feel like this song title pretty much sums up my life. Wow! God is so good. First of all, I found out Monday that my grandfather, who is slowly dieing from terminal cancer has gained 6 pounds this week. That is AMAZING! I am going home in a few days and can't wait to see him and spend a little bit of time with him- cause I know we probably won't have him for much longer.
Then today, Michael and I went to my 10 week prenatal visit and everything looks (and sounds) great! We actually got to hear the heart beat- which again, was AMAZING!! It was so neat to hear that little baby's heart beating SO FAST and to think that in just a few months we well actually be parents and get to hold our precious baby! I am so greatful to God for everything in my life right now!!


I was trying to "pooch" out my stomach as much as possible!! : )


“For YOU created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful I know that full well.” Psalm 139: 13-14

BIG NEWS...

Well, Michael and I just celebrated our 3rd anniversary!!! CRAZY! It honestly does not even seem that we have been married that long at all. Six days after our anniversary I took a second pregnancy test for this month and wola... We're expecting! I am sooo excited (Michael just says ok- whatever at this point)! At the same time though, it makes me so nervous going through this only 4 months ago and then it all ending so quickly. I will feel so much better once I have my 1st doctor's appointment- which is next Tuesday- and when I finally hear that heartbeat! Until then I will continue to be nervous. I can't believe WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!!


WOW! I'm huge for only 6 weeks... Oh, no, just kidding, that's Michael!

6 weeks, 2 days

You give and take away, but my heart will choose to say, Lord, blessed be Your name!

2 Corinthians 1:3-5
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

Looking back

Wow! I can't believe it is already the end of January! I can honestly say, I don't know where this month went... it seems that this month/year is flying by, which I am not complaining about. I sat and thought for a long time today about where God has brought Michael and I sense this time last year. I realize that it was one crazy year! I graduated in May and a week later packed up everything in our little house and moved 5 hours away from the only "home" Michael and I have ever known- Tennessee. Michael said goodbye to his youth group that he had been leading for the last 2 years, while I said goodbye to my Tusculum friends, the ones who got me through student teaching. We decided to make the move because Michael took a job here in Durham. He worked exactly 6 months to the day before he was laid off because of our falling economy. Two weeks before he was laid off, I finally accepted a position in the public school system teaching 5th grade. While it has not been easy, its a job that pays well, which is a more than what a lot of people have right now. We joined a church for the first time as a married couple in August, which I said I would never join a church again : ) We have been very active in the youth group and have created a lot of great memories and friendships from the time we've spent with these wonderful people. I could honestly write for days about more changes and the lessons God taught us threw all these changes- good lessons, as well as tough ones! I am so thankful to serve a God who really "holds the whole world in His hands!"
As I sit here and write, I realize that God knows everything that is going to happen to me for the rest of my life- and it blows my mind. 2008 was a wonderful year, filled with many trials, yet also blessings. I look forward to another year of more changes. Who knows what God has planned next?!?!

"For the Lord gives wisdom,
and from His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
He holds victory in store for the upright,
He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless.
For He guard the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones."

Proverbs2:6-8

And they said it never snows in North Carolina....