Gods Plan Not Mine

So I've gone on here ready to write an update what seems like a hundred times.  Either as soon as I do I 1)get distracted by something else online 2)get distracted by something else that needed to get done or 3)get lazy.  So, I am not budging until this is done!! 

Things here are really going great.  I am living this life I feel like I definitely don't deserve.  God has been so very good to us & I am grateful for his provisions, above & beyond what we need.  Adelyn is growing like a weed & talks more than any other 2 (often 3) year old I've yet to meet.  She has always been advanced in her speech, but it still amazes the heck out of me.  She is tall & thin like her daddy too.  We still have her rear facing (& get tons of crap for it too!).  We were trying to wait until she hit 30lbs but being as she was 1oz shy of 25lbs 2 wks ago & is in the 80th percentile for height we are thinking we will have to turn her in Dec (or sooner) so that we can fit the 2 car seats in our smaller sized vehicles.  She is so much fun at this age & we are really enjoying our mommy/Addy time before the arrival of our little boy.



Eating some delicious dairy free zucchini cake for her 2nd birthday!

Speaking of our little boy, Squirt's arrival is FAST approaching.  I will be 26 wks on Sat & I am nowhere close to prepared (more on why later).  But soooo incredibly excited.  This pregnancy is nothing like Addy's.  I am definitely less comfortable & tired very often.  As you may remember, I was still working w/Addy walking between 3-7miles up until I was 8 months.  I felt good & enjoyed being active.  Her kicks were always these pleasant feelings that made me smile.  Squirt however must be a mini linebacker because he hurts like heck!!!  He is still not head down so who knows what's where & most of the time he enjoys hanging out by my right ribcage.  Oh so fun.  I have an anterior placenta, so it took me a while to feel anything & now that I do, I often wish he would go easier on me.  And I'm only 26 weeks!!!  Aaaahhh!  But please know I'm not complaining!  I will get the crap kicked out of me all day long if it means my little boy is growing big & strong. 



25 wks 3 days.  Terrible posture I know.

We have interviewed 3 doulas all of which are saved Christians & still haven't decided on which one to hire.  The price ranges up here vary like crazy!!  But I think we are leaning towards one & just need to finalize our decision.  My midwife is awesome which I'm super excited about.  The one downstate wasn't my fav & I never really connected w/her as I didn't start seeing her til I was 32 wks.  But I have such a great relationship with our new one.  She has actually suffered multiple losses (one stillborn) & sees the same specialist we did.  So I think there is that link between us.  Can't imagine giving birth to babies all the time after suffering like she has.  Talk about amazing.

And if life wasn't crazy enough we bought a house & are just waiting to hear what day next week we are closing!!!  This house is GORGEOUS w/a pool, barn, 11.5 acres of land & a beautiful updated kitchen.  It is more than I could've imagined.  I love upstate NY..lol.  It was the 1st house we even looked at & God just really worked out everything for us to be able to purchase it & the transaction to go so very smoothly.  We are even closing a week early!  So as you can imagine things are nuts.  We are trying to pack but haven't really gotten to into it as we had no idea exactly when we'd close.  The new house is completely remodeled except for Squirts room of course!  We will have to completely redo the walls & floor.  So I have not gotten one single thing set up for his arrival.  Outside of a few gifts from friends, he has nothing to wear. Addy's clothes won't work as she was a girl born in July!  But we are blessed to have all her other things that he can use.  We are also putting a toddler bed in Addy's room for a month or 2 before moving her to it (hopefully), so we can put the crib in Squirts room.  Sooo much to get done.

Can't wait to move in!!



Our beautiful yard!

Last year when we moved up here is when Addy started pulling from the stress, so I ask that you pray for her & this move.  She has been doing great & her hair is getting so long.  I would hate to see her start pulling again.  We do have an appt w/a specialist (that I've waited 6 mo for) on 9/21 so if she does start at least we can try & get some help. 

Sooooooo as you can see we are very busy but oh so very happy!!!  I have not written, but I have certainly been keeping up w/all of you!  I am praying for those of you who are TTC again or have fallen pregnant.  Not a day goes by where I don't think of each of you.