39 vs 36

Ooooohhhhh (She now says Oh)

It's the Weekend!

This week has been pretty uneventful. The days have gone by slowly and we've managed to get to bed early nearly every day this week. Isabelle has been extra sleepy this week, which I believe is from getting ready to cut another molar. She has been ready for a nap about an hour after she wakes up. There have been days where she could take 4 naps if I'd let her. One day I let her take 3 and we kinda paid for it during the night. But, other than that, she's done pretty well. III came home early from work on Tuesday with some major tooth pain. The dentist got him all fixed up, and we were able to enjoy most of the day together. It was so great to have him home at a normal hour! He finished up his huge paper for school and now has just two more 15 page papers to write and one more class to do and then he'll graduate with his bachelor's degree!! So proud of him!! He's such a hard worker for our family and we are blessed that God has chosen him to be the head of our household! Love my treasure!

In just a few days, I'll be 36 weeks pregnant and the doctor says that if I go into labor anytime after 36 weeks they won't try to stop it. So...bring on the baby! I'm so thankful that I've had such an easy pregnancy and that we're nearing the end and about to meet our little boy! I wonder how different it will be to have a little boy to love on? I'm betting it's going to be tremendous! I've dreamed about the day when I would have the honor of welcoming RWCIV into the world! I hoped it would be me to do so, and I'm so thankful God has allowed me the privilege to! So, come on out our little Sparty baby...!!

Speaking of babies, my SIL and brother found out this week that they will be welcoming another boy into their brood. His name will be Joshua John II after my brother. Here's their oldest two kids, Gabriella (4) and Isaiah (3).

Well, baby girl is waking up from her morning nap. Time to go do some walking so I can enjoy some delish decaf coffee tonight with my hottie! Have a great weekend!

Fun Weekend

Isabelle and I had a pretty eventful weekend. On Friday we spent the day with my mom, her husband, and my brother and went to the Gibraltar Trade Center in Mount Clemens. We had a lot of fun shopping and just taking our time to look at everything. We spent about 3 hours there and by the time we were done, it was hard for me to walk, being 35 weeks pregnant....but it was worth it! After that we went to my grandma's house to visit her and my aunt.
Once we were done there, they dropped us off to my in-laws house for the weekend. My SILS and BILS came over, too. I let Isabelle stay up really late all weekend so that the family could enjoy her. (She is making up for her lack of good sleep right now!) One thing I noticed this weekend was that she seemed to be a lot more comfortable with everyone. She did fine with mostly anyone holding her and it was really neat to see. She's growing up so quickly and I'm loving it!

Grandpa found the way to her heart. Cupcakes!

Walking with Aunt Beck and Grandma Susie to the car after church

She loves to sing to the "Fishes" song from the Elmo video that Uncle Jim and Aunt Lisa got her. There have been times when she's almost asleep for her nap and hears that song come on and wakes right up to sing it. Precious!

Sunday I got to sing during the "C" service with the worship band! Man, how I miss CSC and especially singing with Beck! It was great fun to worship God together with my family, as well!

Fashion Accessory

Dear Baby Sweetie,
Although Aunt Becky would probably be very proud of you for picking the right color to accessorize your outfit, I just think that you should know that a dish towel doesn't qualify for a scarf, hat, or headdress. Good try, though, baby girl.

Verses and Cousins

My MIL sent me some verses a few weeks ago that God gave her for her offspring's offspring. I wanted to make sure I saved them somewhere, so what better place to put them than here?! One of them I will be using in Bobby's room.

Isaiah 61:9

Their offspring shall be known among the nations,
    and their descendants in the midst of the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge them,
    that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.

Isaiah 42:6

“I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;
    I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you as a covenant for the people,
     a light for the nations,

Isaiah 59:21

“And as for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children's offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.”

 Isaiah 44:3-5

3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,
    and my blessing on your descendants.
⁴ They shall spring up among the grass
     like willows by flowing streams.
⁵  This one will say, ‘I am the Lord's,’
    another will call on the name of Jacob,
and another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord's,’
    and name himself by the name of Israel.”

Psalm 102:13

You will arise and have pity on Zion;
    it is the time to favor her;
     the appointed time has come.

 There are several women in our family that are pregnant. On my "side" of the family my brother's wife Amanda is pregnant with their third child due in late summer and my uncle's wife Alleysha is pregnant with their 1st child due in July, a boy (he already has 2 girls). I don't have any pictures of them though. On Bob's "side", his sister Rachel is due in late August with their first child and two of his (our) cousins are due this summer as well. Here's a cute picture of the girls and their baby bumps! (They're still in the cute stage, unlike me who is in the "look and feel like a horse" stage.)

SIL Rachel with baby due in late August, Ohio cousin Bethany due with baby boy, due in early August, and Ohio cousin Alicia due with baby girl in mid-June.

I can't wait to see all these little babies that God has blessed our family with in 2012!