-We received an updated picture of our Compassion sponsored child, Bernardo, today!
He is getting so big, and pretty cute! He will be 9 years old on my birthday! (feb.9th)
We started sponsoring him when he was a skinny little 6 year old boy. He has blessed us SO much. We also discovered that Compassion "revamped" their writing to your child online section. Now you can pick a cute stationary to use, write your letter, AND upload pictures that will be printed out on the bottom of his letter. So much easier to get him pictures this way! Picking a second child is very, very tempting....
-This week and some of last has been filled with pinterest projects/cooking. I am hooked to that site. I've made basic bread, cinnamon bread, homemade laundry detergent, new homemade (yummy) snacks for the girls, and I've made great lunch ideas from there for Mr. I still have list's and list's of things to do from there!
-I am 21 weeks along, already! It's going by fast, it helps that I have three little girls keeping me busy :) I feel him rolling around and kicking, even having the hiccups already- I love it. We are so very excited to begin filling up his dresser with little boy blue's, red's, and green's...and by Mr.'s request...blacks. I've gained a whopping 19 lbs already...I actually cried in my doctors office when I found that out- she assured me it is fine and I am "right on target", but seriously...I wasn't planning on gaining that much weight for the ENTIRE pregnancy, I'm already there and I'm only half way along. Sigh. Other than that awful news- all is great. We are going to be doing Hypnobirthing this time around- and I am so very thankful for a wonderful OB and midwife who are so supportive and encouraging of our "birth plan" and wishes. Now, if only I can remember to study my books every.single.day.. :)
-We are still very excited to (one day...) be welcoming foster kids into our home, and we are super happy that our inspections are being done now, we can start actually getting calls. We of course have no idea how this is all going to work out- 3 girls, a pregnant mom, a working dad, and 1-2 more kiddos coming at random times, for random amount of times...with possibly nothing but what's on their back and possibly many appointments to be scheduled and taken to. It doesn't make sense in our heads, but we know it's all going to work out somehow. Every child we welcome into our home will be here for a reason- God knows exactly what days, what times, what child and what mountains we will face with this, we are ready. More than ready, it has been over a year now!
-Oh, changes! We applied for big sister to go to our local charter school in the fall! Gasp! I know, a mom who actually cares about her children would never send them to school, and a public school at that! ;) Actually, I care about her so much I AM sending her, at least for now. Who knows, maybe we will LOVE it and all of my kids will go for all of their school years. Or maybe it's not all that great and we end up homeschooling later on. Whatever, we are open to each of our children's individual need. Schooling is not one size fits all, we have learned. Public school is not best for all children, homeschooling is not best for all children, and private school is not best for all children. Anyway- we will not know if she get's in until the first week of Feb. if she doesn't get it right away, we have to go to lottery...which is when they actually pick children's names out of a bucket. If your name is picked, you get in (limited space!). We are praying we just get in!!!! Pray with us, please?!
Other than all of the above, nothing much is going on. The girls are growing like weeds, speaking of growing, our compost bin is doing wonderfully and is filling up fast. Mr. is still the same, and all is well, God is good! :)
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busy busy, oh trust me, if you get a call those kids will fit in somehow too. God works it out. I am 31 weeks along in my pregnancy, I am so excited!
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