Best looking Baby ever

So, we had our first ultrasound yesterday. Great fun except that you have to drink lots of water and then you have to wait. Wait, wait, wait while your bladder is more full than ever intended. More waiting...painful...I know it sounds silly...I will be giving birth in six months and I find a full bladder painful. All women who have ever given birth are collectively laughing at me. So, I am in pain and just about to go and ask how much longer it will be because I am pretty darn near to exploding when the ultrasound tech, also named Jenn, comes to get me. Yes!! So I lay down on the table, she scrubs my tummy, unusually large because of my full bladder, and begins the task at hand. She stops. What is the problem you ask? My bladder is too full. No one really needed to tell me this. I can feel how full it is. What is the solution? Well, dear Jenn the tech cheerfully tells me to go and release a bit. Release a bit!!???!! Are you kidding???!!!?? She smiles and informs me I am allowed two Dixie cups worth and I will find the cups in the bathroom. She tells me I should get a fair amount of relief from the two cups. But really, how much relief can one get from stopping mid-stream. I would kind of like to relieve her at the moment. I stiffly walk to the bathroom...that's right, you can't walk properly when your bladder is two Dixie cups too full.. and find the cups just as she predicted. I manage the impossible task. I am a champion. Next comes the fun part. Dave and I see Baby. There is no denying Baby is alive and well, actively waving arms and doing flips. We see the nose, the hands, the arms, the legs, the tummy....even the sweetest little bum! I feel at peace. My baby is well and I am two Dixie cups emptier AND I am given permission to empty completely. The world is a great place.

Growth Spurt

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Twelve weeks...

















To be continued.....

Samaritan's Purse

I'm thankful that I work for an organization that forces me not to ignore the plight of the needy around the world. It is so easy for us, living in Canada, in Alberta in particular, to desensitize ourselves to those that are hurting across the globe. It seems so distant, so foreign....and we wrestle with the question of what we can do about it anyway. So, I am thankful that my job forces me to be in contact with the very people that are struggling to make ends meet. It forces me to hear stories and look at pictures of children starving, people struggling as their homes are distroyed in an instant, parents separated from their children, and civilians caught in a constant state of war. I am blessed as I see and hear of people in action, doing the little they can to make this world a better place. They bring food to the hungry, shelter those with no home, care for the orphans, provide clean water to the thirsty, and ultimately, share the true hope that can only be found in Jesus. I am thankful that we all have the opportunity to do this in our own unique way. May God open our eyes to see how He wants to use us.