Praise God, Monday makes 38 weeks.
I am ready for this little boy to come on out. My body is exhausted, I have a sinus infection that WILL NOT go away, i need a allergy shot, and he is jumping on my bladder while his feet are kicking me in the ribs. Yes my husband is tall if you are wondering. My fist daughter was very long, kicked mama's ribs too. Lord...I just praise God for a happy healthy baby and delivery.
I love this child so much, love seeing him move in my belly. Love it when Hubbin rub the belly and kiss the belly, but the body, my body is tireeeeeddd///// Lord your servant is tired.
Still I'm holding on. Praying for him daily in the morning ,loving him all day long, and believing God for him. I can do it. I am believing God for him.
Battle Cry:
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen! Hallelujah.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Update More Bed Rest
So i literally didn't do anything today. BP has not gone down and has not gone up. Called Dr. gave update like i was supposed to dr prolongs bed rest through tomorrow, told to keep daily appointment.
BP is 140/82 or 140/77. Praying to the Lord that Alex is born happy and healthy. Feel some pressure. not as much as this morning but like i said I have literally been lying down all day and sleep the past three hours.
Hungry, and I want Henni and Ellen
BP is 140/82 or 140/77. Praying to the Lord that Alex is born happy and healthy. Feel some pressure. not as much as this morning but like i said I have literally been lying down all day and sleep the past three hours.
Hungry, and I want Henni and Ellen
BP AND BED REST
Today I called into work, BP on the high end, pressure, but no water breaking. Dr's visit tomorrow. Nurse said chill out and put feet up today. Right now, I am tired and so desperately want Alex to come already. My body is like at the breaking point.
I have a sinus infection to end all sinus infections. I can't sleep through the night and because of all those wonderful years I spent deployed my neck and back are like through. I wake up in the morning and my whole body is a in pain from the stiffness. Henry literally unfolds me and helps me to the shower on the worst mornings. The hot water lets those muscles relax a lot.
I love this baby, so it all is soo worth it. I'm just sooo sooo ready. Nothing else much to chat on just ready. Praise God for Alex and our whole lil family.
I have a sinus infection to end all sinus infections. I can't sleep through the night and because of all those wonderful years I spent deployed my neck and back are like through. I wake up in the morning and my whole body is a in pain from the stiffness. Henry literally unfolds me and helps me to the shower on the worst mornings. The hot water lets those muscles relax a lot.
I love this baby, so it all is soo worth it. I'm just sooo sooo ready. Nothing else much to chat on just ready. Praise God for Alex and our whole lil family.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Layna the Great, Appreciation and DenirO
I don't know if it is a general rule.
But it is like the last few weeks of pregnancy things get so unbelievably real. In the last week, every last member of this household has had a sinus infection and allergies, my mama included although she doesn't live with us.
In addition to that this morning I had a less than stellar mommy moment. Layna was sulky and I was like stop that we are going to the park and doing this and that. My mama came and got her this morning and immediately returned her she was like do ya'll realize Layna isn't feeling good she turned down food and she holding her ear.
I had the aww damn bad mama moment, i thought she just didn't get enough sleep or was dealing with allergies...I looked at her close and was like dang damn dang she doesn't feel well and she looks like she is achy immediately i was like lets go to sick call at the pediatrician. I picked her up and rocked her and kissed on her cause i felt so bad i didn't notice.
Come to find out she has a ear and sinus infection, which we thought had cleared up two weeks ago but did not. So mama kissed them cheeks and said I was sorry mama didn't notice. She smiled and clung to me like a lil koala bear and forgave mama's spidey senses for being off.
We got her to the doc, that was $25 dollars, got the medicine $58 dollars, got her home and then I cuddled her and got her meds in her, daddy carried her upstairs. Came back down was like hey Doesn't Gabby have to go to the groomer's today.....
Mama looking like huh hmmm really. So you basically telling me that with no probs whatsoever we spent over 100 plus dollars at target including meds, $25 at the doctor, and now $60 for a low cut, bath etc at the groomers.
Wowzers times a 100....Today has been one of those days where you like really. But didn't nothing really happen there are no shoe bags, clothes etc. Just incidentals and meds. I bought one misc thing at Target as a thank you gift to Hubbin for being so fabulous and loving his girls so much. He has taken care of me and Layna today while we were both snotting and sniffing, just like I took care of him when he got sick. I believe God for keeping our finances cause between dr visits for all of us, puppy dr visits, groomers, and higher utilities than seen in previous years its been one for this month.
Other than that nothing new to report on the baby front. Our love, Alex, is doing well still high up/head down and cervix is closed. Soooo whenever he is ready to make an entrance mommy is ready. Everyone is asking when I am coming home. Well considering Layna had to be induced and I only have so much FMLA time i don't want to go home to quick and end up waiting for the baby for almost a month. My plan is to work for as long as i can, probably right through the 39th week or rather maybe til the middle of it. That way I know that he only at most has two weeks he can stay in the womb before an in induction. i really want to spend the summer with Alex and Layna and Henry sooooo I will continue to soldier on through.
It is getting hard to go to work though. I am sick with allergies and fatigue in the morning. I sleep on the way to drop Hubbin off at work, drag out the car and get myself up that walkway to start my day. I am knocked out at night and on the weekends have to take breaks to nap. But as i have said 1000 times.. i would do it all again for my children, husband, family it is worth it!
The battle cry today come from the 31st Prov (The Wife of Noble Character). I have this scripture in front of me at work. I read it almost daily. But this last little bit reminds me i can do this--I can keep going--'my arms are strong for their task'...PRAISE GOD.
Battle Cry for today:
But it is like the last few weeks of pregnancy things get so unbelievably real. In the last week, every last member of this household has had a sinus infection and allergies, my mama included although she doesn't live with us.
In addition to that this morning I had a less than stellar mommy moment. Layna was sulky and I was like stop that we are going to the park and doing this and that. My mama came and got her this morning and immediately returned her she was like do ya'll realize Layna isn't feeling good she turned down food and she holding her ear.
I had the aww damn bad mama moment, i thought she just didn't get enough sleep or was dealing with allergies...I looked at her close and was like dang damn dang she doesn't feel well and she looks like she is achy immediately i was like lets go to sick call at the pediatrician. I picked her up and rocked her and kissed on her cause i felt so bad i didn't notice.
Come to find out she has a ear and sinus infection, which we thought had cleared up two weeks ago but did not. So mama kissed them cheeks and said I was sorry mama didn't notice. She smiled and clung to me like a lil koala bear and forgave mama's spidey senses for being off.
We got her to the doc, that was $25 dollars, got the medicine $58 dollars, got her home and then I cuddled her and got her meds in her, daddy carried her upstairs. Came back down was like hey Doesn't Gabby have to go to the groomer's today.....
Mama looking like huh hmmm really. So you basically telling me that with no probs whatsoever we spent over 100 plus dollars at target including meds, $25 at the doctor, and now $60 for a low cut, bath etc at the groomers.
Wowzers times a 100....Today has been one of those days where you like really. But didn't nothing really happen there are no shoe bags, clothes etc. Just incidentals and meds. I bought one misc thing at Target as a thank you gift to Hubbin for being so fabulous and loving his girls so much. He has taken care of me and Layna today while we were both snotting and sniffing, just like I took care of him when he got sick. I believe God for keeping our finances cause between dr visits for all of us, puppy dr visits, groomers, and higher utilities than seen in previous years its been one for this month.
Other than that nothing new to report on the baby front. Our love, Alex, is doing well still high up/head down and cervix is closed. Soooo whenever he is ready to make an entrance mommy is ready. Everyone is asking when I am coming home. Well considering Layna had to be induced and I only have so much FMLA time i don't want to go home to quick and end up waiting for the baby for almost a month. My plan is to work for as long as i can, probably right through the 39th week or rather maybe til the middle of it. That way I know that he only at most has two weeks he can stay in the womb before an in induction. i really want to spend the summer with Alex and Layna and Henry sooooo I will continue to soldier on through.
It is getting hard to go to work though. I am sick with allergies and fatigue in the morning. I sleep on the way to drop Hubbin off at work, drag out the car and get myself up that walkway to start my day. I am knocked out at night and on the weekends have to take breaks to nap. But as i have said 1000 times.. i would do it all again for my children, husband, family it is worth it!
The battle cry today come from the 31st Prov (The Wife of Noble Character). I have this scripture in front of me at work. I read it almost daily. But this last little bit reminds me i can do this--I can keep going--'my arms are strong for their task'...PRAISE GOD.
Battle Cry for today:
Proverbs 31:15-17
She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls. She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.
Monday, April 14, 2014
36 Weeks Praise God 36 weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkks
Lord Lord, thank you so much for getting to 36 weeks. Any mama will tell you that they are overjoyed to get to this stage because their little one is almost at the home plate. I am in deep prayer everyday thanking God for this child, for this wonderful lil boy.
I thank God for his very life, for his lungs that are fully developing even now as I type this. I wake up and thank God for his father, pray over their father son bond. I pray for his bond with me and his wonderful sister. I am ready for this beautiful lil man. He is a man among men, the blessed of the Lord.
I can sit here and talk about how hard this pregnancy has been, but instead I am thanking God for his blessing, thanking God for a wonderful delivery and a happy healthy baby at the end of it.
The Lord heard my cry, heard my praise and blessed me to conceive. Now I am believing him to deliver this baby happy healthy whole, crying and thrashing into the world. I believe God for Alexander's very life.
If there is anyone thing I want people to get from this Blog is that God does perform miracles, he is a way maker. The devil is a liar, and if you stand firm God will deliver you.
The blessings of the Lord are yes and amen! I'm going to keep standing in the gap, loving Alex praying for him from this moment forward when he is born and his whole long life. Him, my husband and my beautiful daughter. I am here praying for them loving them and standing in the gap interceding for them. God is good, he is worth and we are blessed
Battle Cry:
2nd Corinthians 1:20
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
I thank God for his very life, for his lungs that are fully developing even now as I type this. I wake up and thank God for his father, pray over their father son bond. I pray for his bond with me and his wonderful sister. I am ready for this beautiful lil man. He is a man among men, the blessed of the Lord.
I can sit here and talk about how hard this pregnancy has been, but instead I am thanking God for his blessing, thanking God for a wonderful delivery and a happy healthy baby at the end of it.
The Lord heard my cry, heard my praise and blessed me to conceive. Now I am believing him to deliver this baby happy healthy whole, crying and thrashing into the world. I believe God for Alexander's very life.
If there is anyone thing I want people to get from this Blog is that God does perform miracles, he is a way maker. The devil is a liar, and if you stand firm God will deliver you.
The blessings of the Lord are yes and amen! I'm going to keep standing in the gap, loving Alex praying for him from this moment forward when he is born and his whole long life. Him, my husband and my beautiful daughter. I am here praying for them loving them and standing in the gap interceding for them. God is good, he is worth and we are blessed
Battle Cry:
2nd Corinthians 1:20
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Growing
So I have to stop to reflect.
Throughout this pregnancy, I have been praying and trying to grow towards God. In fact even before then I was on a journey to get closer to God. So when something arises in life and i blow my lid, instead of first praying about it. I get frustrated with myself.
Frustrated for a couple of reasons: first, I know that God can handle any situation that arises in my life. I know that he made me the head and not the tail. That no weapon formed against me shall prosper. I know what his promises are and I try very hard to keep his word in my heart and coming forward when i face various trials. I know that nothing in this life will ever seperate me from Jesus. But I am growing to the point that it is not enough for to be always asking for mercy and forgiveness. Now I want to walk in God's favor in his grace. I want to serve others, and grow and fulfill the great commission, so that when finally I am called home the Lord can say "well done my good and faithful servant".....
This is what I am called to do, this is what my heart is leaning towards. This is the perspective from which I love my husband and my children and my mother and my family. So when I have those 'not so wonderful days', I always or at least after I get through whatever emotion I am having, seek to first repent to the Lord then go forward in the right spirit!
I guess my point is this, Satan comes only to steal, kill and destroy. It starts first with a thought. which develops into words, then into actions... But if we resist Satan, and rebuke him in Jesus name he will flee from us. My point is there is always a choice, either grow and be and adult in Christ, or give into those things that are not of Christ. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory, but isn't God good that we can repent and begin again, growing again.
This child in my belly is more than just a child! He is a promise that God is fulfilling, a testament to the faithfulness of the Lord. He along with my husband and Alayna and my mom make me realize that the Lord has never forsaken me. In fact he remembered me, blessed me and kept me at times when I was lost.
And it is with that gratefulness in mind that I try to live my life. That I find the strength to want to keep growing. Keep moving forward.
Battle Cry for Today:
2 Peter 3:18
You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness, 18but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Throughout this pregnancy, I have been praying and trying to grow towards God. In fact even before then I was on a journey to get closer to God. So when something arises in life and i blow my lid, instead of first praying about it. I get frustrated with myself.
Frustrated for a couple of reasons: first, I know that God can handle any situation that arises in my life. I know that he made me the head and not the tail. That no weapon formed against me shall prosper. I know what his promises are and I try very hard to keep his word in my heart and coming forward when i face various trials. I know that nothing in this life will ever seperate me from Jesus. But I am growing to the point that it is not enough for to be always asking for mercy and forgiveness. Now I want to walk in God's favor in his grace. I want to serve others, and grow and fulfill the great commission, so that when finally I am called home the Lord can say "well done my good and faithful servant".....
This is what I am called to do, this is what my heart is leaning towards. This is the perspective from which I love my husband and my children and my mother and my family. So when I have those 'not so wonderful days', I always or at least after I get through whatever emotion I am having, seek to first repent to the Lord then go forward in the right spirit!
I guess my point is this, Satan comes only to steal, kill and destroy. It starts first with a thought. which develops into words, then into actions... But if we resist Satan, and rebuke him in Jesus name he will flee from us. My point is there is always a choice, either grow and be and adult in Christ, or give into those things that are not of Christ. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory, but isn't God good that we can repent and begin again, growing again.
This child in my belly is more than just a child! He is a promise that God is fulfilling, a testament to the faithfulness of the Lord. He along with my husband and Alayna and my mom make me realize that the Lord has never forsaken me. In fact he remembered me, blessed me and kept me at times when I was lost.
And it is with that gratefulness in mind that I try to live my life. That I find the strength to want to keep growing. Keep moving forward.
Battle Cry for Today:
2 Peter 3:18
You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness, 18but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Philippians 2:13
for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
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