Tired

I'm sooooo tired. I had In & Out for lunch and I'm not sure how I've managed to stay awake these past couple of hours at work. My brother has somehow managed to convince me to take my nephew to his baseball game tonight so that he and my SIL can go and watch the game. So tonight will be a long night for me. Now that I live in OC, I kinda hate it. Because my commute is so long, I don't want to drive ANYWHERE unless I absolutely have to.

So tonight, I'll be hanging out with this cute boy. He's my favorite nephew though and his booty looks oh so cute in his baseball pants so I guess I don't mind that much :)

Avery Update

I wanted to hold off on posting until I was able to scan the ultrasound pics but after reading Maegan's comment I figured I'd better post something and add the pics later :). According to my doctor, Lil' Miss Avery is "fantastic" and according to the ultrasound tech she loves the camera. While the ultrasound tech was trying to take measurements, Avery kept wriggling around. She only wanted us to check out her cute lil' face. I swear she has my nose but is it too soon to tell? I really want to get a 4D ultrasound around 30 weeks to see who she looks like but then again I don't. I mean, I do want to be somewhat surprised when she's born. I still have time to think it over though.

It's amazing how much Avery has changed since our last ultrasound. She has the cutest profile. We have a snapshot of her feet and it's the cutest thing in the world. I have to figure out how to work this damn scanner here! She weighs just under 1 pound and is measuring right on track. I on the other hand have gained an obscene amount of weight. My doctor keeps telling me that I'm fine and not to worry because i'm tall but geesh. I feel so huge and the funny thing is, I'm not this crazy pregnant woman who craves chocolate cake and ice cream and eats 24/7. I sometimes have to force myself to eat because a) I don't have an appetite most days and b) after three or four bites I feel extremely full. I refuse to be overly concerned about my weight gain though. I'd be cool with gaining 200 lbs as long as Avery is A-ok.

I have to get back to work now. Hope everyone is having a great week! I'll post more tomorrow.

xo

PRAYER REQUEST

Tomorrow we go for our BIG ultrasound. PLEASE pray for us, more specifically Avery.
We wanna see a healthy baby girl!

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I heart Patrick Swayze. As a lil' girl I would watch Dirty Dancing and think to myself "I want a husband who can dance juuust like him".

Seeing this picture this morning made my heart hurt. I hate cancer.

I believe in miracles. I will continue to pray that this man is healed and I will continue to pray that we find a cure.

Sorry for the absence. I've been busy, busy, busy. I've finally relocated and I'm now officially living in Orange County. I have had so much going on. I haven't had time to catch up on anything. I feel so behind. We don't have internet yet so I'm posting from work per Katleyn's request :)

Here is my almost 21 week belly shot. This was taken this morning before work. **Excuse my stark white walls, I'm trying to convince the bf that we should paint them a grey-ish color. We'll see.

Anyways, Avery is moving so much now! It's the most amazing feeling e v e r. The other day she kicked me so hard I jumped. It's hard not to when you have no clue when to expect those lil' kicks and movements. I feel like she's positioned very low in my pelvic area. I want her to move up already. I'm sure she will eventually. As you can see, I'm officially showing. I still have yet to inform my boss but he's been out of town for two weeks and I think it's kinda lame to shoot him an email, no? You would think he's my father or something the way I'm avoiding having this conversation with him.

We had a beautiful Easter. I enjoyed bf's church but I REALLY missed my church. I just wanted to hear MY pastor, I wanted to be in MY familiar place and I soooo badly wanted to enjoy IHPC Praise & Worship. I'm going to watch the sermon online but unfortunately, the Praise & Worship is not available online :( boo hoo!

I have to get back to work now. Hope everyone has a great week.

xo

I may not

I may not have the best family.....but I have A family and they love me unconditionally.

I may not have my dream job......but I have A job.

I may not live in my dream house.....but I definitely have a roof over my head.

I may not have my dream car.....but I do have A car and it starts every single morning :)

I may not be able to buy every piece of designer clothing my lil' heart desires...but I have a closet full

of clothes.

I may not be exactly where I want to be.....but I'm currently where I'm called to be.

Realizing and being thankful for for what you do have makes complaining about what you don't have a lot harder.

I'm truly blessed. I know this, and I will continue to give Him all the praise.