32 weeks!!

How far along: 32 Weeks

Total Weight Gained: 14 lbs...my doctor was very pleased with my weight this week!

Sleep: Going okay...been congested still, so we bought some more breath right strips!  They've helped!!

Best Moment of the Week(s): Watching the alien move across my tummy! STRANGE!

Movement: Yep, yep.

Food Cravings:  I craved cinnamon one day and peanut butter another...I don't even like peanut butter!!

Food Aversions:  Nothing that I can think of this week!

Symptoms:  Restless Leg has really been kicking lately.

What I miss: Being able to play in the floor with my preschoolers!!

What I'm looking forward to: Fall break!  Gonna nest it up around here! :)

Other news: We just had a super quick trip to Pigeon Forge with both sets of parentals.  It was wonderful!  Can't wait to add Eden to the mix next year! :D

29 weeks!! SO LATE :/

How far along: 29 Weeks

Total Weight Gained: 16 lbs

Sleep: It's alright!  Been really trying to stay on my left side because my right shoulder has started to hurt!

Best Moment of the Week(s): Getting prepared for my maternity leave...feels like a little weight is lifted.

Movement: Yes, yes!

Food Cravings:  Nothing really this week!

Food Aversions:  Bacon again...gross.

Symptoms:  All the usual...foot/calf cramps, pelvic pain, round ligament stretching!

What I miss: Sugar, sugar! :)

What I'm looking forward to: Our 3D/4D ultrasound on Friday!!!!!!!!

Other news: Mom went to Cincinnati this weekend, so we have some nursery decor!  Pictures to come!

25 weeks!

How far along: 25 Weeks

Total Weight Gained: 12 lbs

Sleep: Going okay.  I taken a few more naps lately (some refreshing, some not), so I don't know if my nighttime sleep isn't as restful or what!

Best Moment of the Week(s): Having Eden's baby bedding made by the best women ever, Ms. Janice and my Mammaw!

Movement: Yep yep!  I thought she had been a little less active one day last week, but when I laid down to go to sleep, she went to town...maybe she was just napping!

Food Cravings: Right now...still ICEEs and some eggless cookie dough!

Food Aversions: Nothing on this front.

Morning Sickness: Nope nope.

Symptoms: Well, I've been super hot, but so is the outdoors!  Pelvic pain, round ligament pain, feeling like a penguin....ya know, the usual.

What I miss: Cookie dough from the package!! :)  Ooh...and now brownie mix!

What I'm looking forward to: Jeremy taking a day off work this week for a date day!  Bonding time before I go back to work!

Other news: One more week of break (with 2 PD days though) before school officially gets back into swing!  I'm hoping the activity makes the time fly by and for no stress!

Sneak peek in the nursery

Our First Anniversary!!

A year ago today I married the most amazing man!!  We have grown so much in the last year.  Our love feels effortless...right.  God is evolving our relationship with him and with each other.  I knew when we started dating that a music ministry of some sort was in our future, but I would have never imagined that we would be leading at Smiths Grove Baptist Church, nor would I have thought that we would have started leading the bible study in our community group.  That's a little out of our comfort zone, but so far so good!! :)  Blessed...God has blessed us in so many ways.  I cannot fathom what He has in store for our many, many years of marriage to come.  I'm sure that it will be beyond my wildest dreams!

A year ago today..........

Trying to catch a peek of my man!

My "thrilled" cousins!

Beautiful Bridesmaids!

Guapo Groomsmen!

His first look of me! :')

Today.........

Our awesome house!

One year!!!

Mishaps happen :)

Kissy face!

Thank you, momma!  You so crafty!

Year-old cake!!  Deceptively yummy!

One year ago at this moment, I began my trek up the banks of Barren River Lake to meet my husband!!

Delicious wedding meal remake!!  Thanks, momma Gina!

Praying for a fantastic second year!!! :)

When negative feelings are suppressed, positive feelings become suppressed as well, and love dies.

So...Saturday was an interesting day for me. I spent quite a few hours with a family that was once very prominent in my life. I allowed them to drift away, but I have recently been working to rectify that situation. I knew that I wanted to blog something about this event but had no clue what parts to include and what parts to leave out. Then, I received a very appropriate e-mail from my Mammaw. It stated the following::

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real, but only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

You may apply this message to your life in a completely different way than I did, and rightfully so. I feel as if life is too short to hold grudges against people you love...the relationship may not be exactly the same ever again, but it can still be something wonderful. This particular family is too near and dear to my heart to simply cut them out anymore. I am estatic that we are beginning to heal and move on. Relationships take work. They are ever changing because the individuals involved change. These individuals need to accept these changes and change with each other or you'll drift apart. Talk about your issues; don't hold them in. "When negative feelings are suppressed, positive feelings become suppressed as well, and love dies." John Gray