A lot to look forward too...

This weekend I am having my first baby shower. I am so excited! I am blessed to have good friends who would put all it together for me. I cant wait to have all my friends in one room and to celebrate the life the Lord has created in me. It reminds me of 1 Samuel 1:27 For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him. I never thought Josh and I would be here. A baby, a house and a job that I can stay with my kid. This are all things I have prayed for and even though the Lord would be amazing without these things it is crazy to know that He has given them to me. A child is a crazy gift bc you feel so blessed and yet so unworthy. It really just shows you how much you rely on Him.

Then the next weekend Josh and I are going on our verse of a babymoon. We are not getting away but I am still excited. We are going to go stay at the Gaylord and enjoy the fun things there. I also got a new outfit to wear for our night out. (this is really exciting when you pregnant. for me I have not wanted to spend money one maternity clothes so I wear the same thing over and over again. its also hard to feel attractive when you are huge and swollen, oh and waddling.)

The next weekend is my second shower and my mother-in-law is coming in town. I cant wait to show her the house and introduce her to my friends.

Big events in between-

Annabelle will be born!

celebrating Jeremy's 25th

seeing the andujar's at jeremy's celebration

NOT having to say goodbye to a friend who was supposed to move (Mack)

water aerobics

Jen Windle massages

birthing class

brother-in-law moving in with us

spending more time at the denton campus and meeting people there

finishing Copeland's room

hopefully getting another sonogram its been 6 weeks since I have seen my little man I am going crazy

Things I am not looking forward to:

taking my 3 hour glucose test

Josh and I at 26 weeks

Sweet Presley turned 1 (her mom and I have been BF since 3rd grade)

Her party was so so cute

The belly is just growing.

Josh and I have been busy at work on Copelands room and it is almost done. I cant wait to put up pictures. I also have my first shower coming up so I cant wait to have all my friends in one spot. My amazing hostesses came up with the BEST idea ever and it is going to be at a ice cream parlor. Also Josh's mom is coming in town for my second shower so we are busy trying to get the house ready for her.

Josh and I have changed Dr's and we are so so happy. Dr.Cummings in Denton ROCKS! We are going to do a water birth and I am so excited. There are just so many benefits and we both feel like this is what we are supposed to do.

Selling a few house hold items that dont work in my home, let me know if you are interested in anything.

(Sorry we are not selling the tv that picture is to show the curtains we are selling)

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24 weeks

I love my husband

The new dresser

The other new dresser

OUr new bed!

Cooper helping with Copeland's room what a good big bro!

Josh and I wrote a prayer on Copeland's wall before we painted it

Copeland now has more clothes then me.

SYTYCD

so my fav. show ever is back on for another season and well I have not been so happy so far. Last year they let you fall in love with the top 20. This year well I feel I am just now meeting them. It has been a weird season and a weird group HOWEVER tonight I started to see something different. A lot of people will need to go before it gets real good (last year I was wanting everyone to stay) but I am starting to see the ones with talent and longevity in this show.

W H A T...

If you know me at all this post will come as a COMPLETE surprise. 

I am really enjoying being pregnant.

Now let me explain. Yes it makes the hot summer even hotter, I feel like a beached whale and then am reminded I look like one when I see myself in the mirror, It is odd to have this extra foreign thing coming out of your body and it hurts sometimes. Oh and did I mention my new favorite place is the restroom bc I pee every 4 sec. BUT it is also a weird gift. That something is growing inside of you. That my little man is only a little over a pound and I can feel him inside of me, its like he is saying "hey mom still here." Its like you are responsible for this little thing and all the sudden the world seems so different. Like how I am going to give birth is the biggest choice I have ever made and I cant take it lightly. It has just hit me this week what a gift it is even if labor totally sucks (we will see if I take this all back during labor.) Thank you Lord for this little man (ps- I am overjoyed that I am having a boy) and the chance to carry him. While I truly believe that all our children will not be carried by me, I am overwhelmed by the blessing that this one is. Praise be to you alone the creator of this and of my little Copeland.