Baby Names

I read a ladies blog who always does "show us your life Friday." Today's theme is baby names. Patrick and I have a few names picked out that we like. Here they are:

Boy:
1. Noah James (This is a definite)

I haven't really put any of these together yet but I also like Joshua, Patrick (as a middle name), Timothy, Jacob, and Gideon.


Girl:
1. Abigail Ruth (I really like this name but Patrick isn't so sure. We both like the name Abigail but don't really care for Abby. I have a good friend who has kept with Abigail so I know it can be done, but we just aren't sure if we always want to correct people. HER NAME IS ABIGAIL!)

2. Lydia Esther (Patrick's grandmother (his mom's mom) was named Esther. I now have her wedding ring. We think it would be neat to name her after her.)

We also like the name Kesid for a girl. It's Hebrew for

***You may comment on any of these names only if you like them:) ***

More Jenny

After posting that one teaser, Jenny called and let me know that wasn't very nice of me... posting only one picture. So, I edited a few more.

Jenny's Belly

My friend Jenny is due with her first child any day now. Thursday night we were able to go out and get some fun pictures of her very pregnant belly. Here's a sneak peak.
We can't wait to meet like JLM!!

Snopes

I have not gotten up the last two mornings to a house that was freezing cold!!! (59 and 61 degrees) That's what you get for leaving the windows open when its not warm out. I just keep hoping it warms up because I'm too lazy right now to close them.

I didn't go to Whole Foods today for lunch (thanks to Hanel, my pilates instructor, who gave me a gift card) and order a big slice of pizza and an oatmeal raisin cookie. After purchasing and eating them, I didn't go back through the line and order another big slice of pizza from the same girl. She didn't ask, "back for more???".

I did not go to the grocery store to get a rotisserie chicken for chicken salad sandwhiches, get really hungry while at the store, grab bag of bar bq chips and start eating while shopping.

Baby Update

** IF you are reading this before reading two other post read these first: 1 and 2
I'm 7 1/2 weeks now and have been feeling the sickness. I think I'm learning that I am just going to have to keep snacks on me and eat them often. I don't like the thought of that because I don't want this pregnancy to be an excuse to eat all the time and whatever I feel like. I want to be healthy. I'm realizing that for me right now, being healthy is keeping my food down and that means eating snacks.



I've gagged pretty much everyday in the last week or so which is usually followed by dry heaving. A few days I've actually vomitted.



I sleep a lot! Last night I got home from work, made dinner, barely ate dinner, dry heaved, went to bed to rest, fell asleep for THREE hours, woke up at 9, threw up, ate toast, read, went to bed at 10, woke up at 7 the next morning. I told Patrick I feel like a really boring wife. He encouraged me that all this sleeping is giving him great study time at the end of his semester.



Even though these feelings are not pleasant, I'm thankful for them. They mean the hormones that are supposed to be there, are there. I know this wont last forever. The longest it can last is 9 months right? Thank you Lord for your good gift to Patrick and I. Thank you for the grace we need to get through each day.

Doctor Doctor!

I'm about to go to my first doctor's apt. I leave in 15 min. Those 15 min can't get here any sooner! Patrick is meeting me out there. It's funny how even after two very clear pregnancy tests, I still doubt that I really am pregnant. There is something about hearing it from the horses mouth I guess.



I've started to feel a little nausiated in the last few days. No vomitting, yet.



I just got back from the doctor and all is well. They did an ultrasound and we got to see our little pea and hear the heartbeat. Praise the Lord. We are so excited. They moved my due date back from the 7th to the 11th of December.

Women's Retreat/Thunder/Wedding Shower/ Church

Friday I left for my first ever women's retreat. I'm so glad I went. I was able to meet many ladies for the first time and deepen my relationship with others. We also heard some great talks on living joyfully through the gospel and learning to recognize areas we are believing lies and from that to think on what is true. For example: thinking the truth about God and His word, about ourselves, about others, about the future and also about the past and present.

I find I often do not think on what is true but rather let my thoughts get carried away and tend to believe lies about all of those areas. I'm thankful that the Lord has not left me to myself in this but has given me His word. His word that is full of truth. May I think on these things!

Here are some pictures from the weekend.
We (Tara and I) got back from the retreat and immediately left for Thunder with our husbands. Tara had a nice hook up and we got tons of free food (Barbecue, mac and cheese, cake, ice cream, nachos, chips, cotton candy, anything you could want) and good seats for watching the show. Only thing was, we forgot to bring enough clothes to warm ourselves. We needed lots of blankets!Sunday we had church, lunch with friends, wedding shower, quick nap and then off to the members meeting. I keep thinking one day I'll have a relaxing weekend.