Whatever it takes...

Whew, I sure am glad this weekend is over, I hope that it was'nt the prelude to a rough week! The weather has been such a doozy lately. Friday, I get off work and head to the Seafood Mkt to pick up some crab legs and oysters to fix for dinner, little did I know that when I get home the power is going to be off due to storm clouds? :) I think in everything we had planned to accomplish this weekend, we completely finished 2 things (and not the top priority items either!) With all that negaitivity, we do have several things positive to happen this weekend!

• Dustin turns 32 on Wednesday, and I have an exciting/romatic evening planned for him!
• We find out sex of Peanut on Thursday! I'm betting Dustin that its a girl, if it is, I get to buy all the pink stuff I want because this will be it for a while! (having babies that is!)
• Julie is coming home! My older sister, who's husband is a Squadrant Commander :) in the Airforce, will be back east for a couple years!
• Lonestar Steakhouse is opening on July 1st! Woo Hoo! I worked at one in Raleigh for several years and LOVE the food... I'll be going for lunch tomorrow!
• Headed to Raleigh for the annual McLaurin Reunion on Sunday then off to the beach on Monday, less one wonderful man... Dustin. (He'll be staying home to work so that he will have quite a few days off when Peanut arrives!)

So all that being said, say a prayer for us this week that each moment will be fun and exciting and AS PLANNED! :)

So I was watching the Batchelorette the other night, and one of the guys that was on the show had recently taken a state bar exam for Lawyers... and on his bedroom wall on about 10 different posters were different things that were important to know for the exam. He would pass the posters several times a day and each time it would remind him of something he needed to remember. So, I've come up with something I'd like to do at our house! I am going to get pictures of our "goals" and "dreams" and post them up above our headboard so that we can be more focused at getting those goals. Weather it be saving $$, buying a new car, getting a bigger home or whatever... It will be up above our heads for us to look at as a constant reminder that we have work to do. One of my fun goals that I would like to attain for us is for Dustin and I to be able to go on a "babymoon" before baby #2! We will see though!

On another note, we find out on July 3rd at 1:30 pm the sex of "peanut!" We are so excited and can't hardly stand it... I'm rooting for a girl, and Dustin, however is rooting for a boy... :) Have a great day!

"The moment you become afraid, is the exact moment you quit trusting God"

I guess since I've been raised in such a "faith-based" home I more often than not rely on God's help. I wouldn't like to think I expect God to swoop in and intervene on different situations, but in a way I do. I've said this many times over the last few years, but I will say it again... If my parents have showed me one thing in this life it was that God will always provide if you have faith AND ARE faithful. Yes, I know, we can't expect God to just clean up our messes or work when we ourselves have not. But I do know that if we truely need God, and ARE faithful, He will be there just like the poem "Footprints in the sand". Most often when we feel like God isn't there, He is, we just can't see Him or don't know it. Is it so hard to trust God? For me, most often no... but that may be my personality... to just let it happen... But for others... yes it is. And this is where I am at, with a heavy heart, longing for complete trust in Him. Completely trusting that HE will show others how to completely TRUST HIM.

First of all, each time I log into this thing, I tell myself, next week I'm going to be better at blogging... I am going to write more in it than I do now... but this still hasn't happened. Oh well... maybe next week!

I'm sitting here thinking to myself if each one of my post will be identical to posts last year this time. Being pregnant is ... well, different! I think I've been through every emotion today and its only 11:00 a.m. I've had tears in my eyes twice, been frustrated and mad twice, been excited and happy... sleepy and wide awake (not sure that those two really work as emotions but don't tell me or else you might make me cry HA!) Needless to say, I don't need a mood ring to tell me what mood I 'm in but maybe a mood ring to tell me *WHEN* my mood swings will hit... so I can plan better and maybe change my reactions!

I had my 15.5 week appt on Tuesday, Peanuts HR is 150 BPM which is good. I met with Doctor Jackson, and for the very first time in my life was so uncomfortable lifting my shirt a little bit to show my stomach. Last summer, and every summer before, I was glad to hop into a bikini and get some sun but now, just allowing someone to see me is almost painful. haha... *here goes the emotions again* Moving on, Dustin and I will find out on July 3rd at 1:30 pm what our Peanut is! If you asked me a month ago, I'd say its a boy... ask me now, I'd tell you I have no clue.... kind of exciting!

I think thats all from here. Dustin's been working hard, Chance has been sickly (but much better now) Pressley's been into everything... and I--- I am--- Emotional. :) Have a great weekend!

Pressley said her first word! MOMOMOMOMMOMOMOM.... I guess you can't really say it the way she does, I'll try to get an audio clip or something so you can hear it! Yesterday, I put her in her high-chair to watch some Baby Einstien while I did the dishes and she'd look over at me and say MOMOMOMOMMOMOMOM! :) and then turn back and watch her video. We went to Target and bought this high-chair that has 3 stages, an infant stage where you can semi-lay them down to eat, a older baby stage for regular use and then a booster seat for toddlers! Both Dustin and I are really glad we got it! I think Pressley is too, she spent about 10 minutes "inspecting" all the different parts of it. It was too cute! Today, we had some issues with the IRS and their unkindness and complete lack of good customer service... needless to say I was pretty ticked, and all I could think about is if I was snuggling with Pressley right now, everything would be okay... :) I think its so wonderful to have her in my life as a comfort...