29 Weeks!

29 weeks and the third trimester is here! It is hard to believe we are in the homestretch of this pregnancy. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago that I ran to Todd to tell him the pregnancy test was positive and he replied with, "has that ever happened before?" hehe. (To be fair to him, it was about 6am and I woke him up so he can't be held totally responsible for his response)


I think every day of pregnancy gets more exciting as I feel our baby kicking more and more, can see her growing in me and can begin decorating and planning for her to be here! Just recently she has started kicking/moving in response to Todd's voice when he talks to my tummy. How cool is that? She already recognizes her daddy's voice.


And this weekend I decorated the wall of her "nursery" all by myself!! Now, those of you who know me well know this is impressive as I didn't get the "Martha Stewart" gene that my mom possesses (and passed on to her other daughter). For example, give my mom a 20 yr old, nasty, cracked, and smelly trashcan and she could turn it into a beautiful wedding decoration that will have guests oooing and ahhhing for months. I have no idea how she does it, but she truly has a gift. I, on the other hand, see the trashcan and think "what a nasty trashcan." End of story. Needless to say, I was pretty proud of my creation on the wall. I'm not completely done but will post a picture below to show off my work :) ( I do have to admit my mom first suggested I use this tree...so I can't take all the credit)

(So the picture didn't turn out great. It looks better in person and I'm not done with the verse but you get the idea of the tree with cherry blossoms and then the words on the right will be in brown and will say "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made" Psalm 139:14. )


Last week I also had my first baby shower! Todd's team (the Biola womens soccer team) threw me a "book" shower. They did such a good job and blessed us with many children's books to read to our baby! It was such fun! Here are some pictures of the party :)

Along with the fun parts of feeling our daughter move and preparing for her, comes the anticipation of what life will be like with this precious one. While we are so excited to meet her, we also can be overwhelmed with the immense responsibility this child will bring. We count it a true privilege to be given this child and pray God is gracious in giving us guidance and wisdom. We truly believe this child belongs first to the Lord, second to us. Our prayer for our daughter is that she would have a hunger and thirst for God that surpasses all other things in her life. We want her to know, desire and love the Lord with all that is in her and not be distracted by the things of this world. We pray that her life would be one that puts God first, and that she would seek to glorify Him in all she does. We pray and hope these things for her, even now as she is still growing in me, because we know that she is being "fearfully and wonderfully" created in the image of God. What an incredible promise.