WHAT?????

"In the case of abortion, I believe a woman can make a very moral decision to have an abortion. For instance, let's say she already has a family and not much money. She uses contraception and still finds herself pregnant. If she looks at her finances and says we really can't do it and makes a decision not to go through with it. The accidents that happen – a pregnancy after every precaution was taken – can result in a moral decision to have the abortion as early as possible, as most are pregnancies are terminated. "

The sad thing is this statement was made by a Christian pastor.

Ten more weeks! Wow! I can't believe we are almost into the single digits here!

Justin and I had a very productive four-day weekend....I finished painting Kayleigh's room and Justin pulled up bushes, tilled the ground and put metal trim around it so I now have flower beds! What a wonderful hubbie he is! There's just mulch in the beds now...I'll get to putting something in it eventually....that might have to wait until after baby comes though. I'm beginning to notice the physical limitations of pregnancy now. I guess it shouldn't suprise me that my body poops out sooner now....I am growing a whole other person!

Well best get back to work! Only 40 more days of work till I go on leave!!!! Probably shouldn't act so excited about that :) !

Hello everyone! Only 11 more weeks to go! Boy time is really flying by! Guess it helps that Justin and I have been so busy the past couple of months.

Tax season is finally over!!!! Which means, I get my hubbie back! Yea! I'm not sure Justin's so excited though...now that he has weekends off, he has to do the yard work! We both took a couple days off next week so we could get some yard and house work done. I'm hoping to have some color in my front yard by Tuesday!

I had a dream last night about folding diapers...this is not a good sign! Although, I think I am ready on that front. I've been purchasing cloth diapering supplies gradually and I think I finally have enough to get by with. I never thought I would get so excited about diapers, cover, liners and other stuff! It's amazing what becoming a mommy will do.

In other news....I just realized I only have 44 more days of work till I go on leave! Yikes! I have so many projects to complete before then. A part of me feels bad about taking so much time off...I know my co-workers are going to be swamped...seeing as they already are and I'm here. I'm kinda hoping maybe I can work something out with my boss where I work from home about 10 hours a week while I'm on leave. That way, maybe I'll be able to just work 30 hours a week when I come back. We'll see.

Love ya!

12 more weeks to go!!!!!

Not that I'm complaining....I really do love being pregnant....but I'll be glad when these 12 weeks are up! Things are starting to get a little uncomfortable now. I was doing just fine and then all of a sudden this week has been the pits! Kayleigh must be running out of room because she keeps rib kicking/punching me...not a pleasant feeling. Although, I know she's doing okay since she's moving around so much! Even eating isn't as pleasurable as it used to be.....now I feel like my tummy is going to explode after every meal. And let's not mention sleeping...or the lack there of. It's all for a good cause though and I know that I will soon forget it all when she's finally here.

I go in for my gestational diabetes test on Monday. Hopefully it won't make me sick! And in other exciting news....our toilets aren't working!!!! It's a good thing Justin's parents live so close...although I find having to drive two miles to use the restroom quite humorous. Hopefully, this problem will get fixed today or tomorrow.

That's about all that's going on around here! I have a four-day weekend...YEA!!!!! I'll be painting Kayleigh's room, so it should be all ready for her by Monday! I'm so excited!

Only 13 weeks and 90 days left till Kayleigh is here!

That's about the only thing exciting going on right now! Although I have decided that Kayleigh really likes it when I'm trying to relax. My dear friend Dee is working with me on relaxation techniques to prepare for labor. Well, every time I lay down and begin to relax, Kayleigh decides it's belly dancing time. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to concentrate on relaxing when your belly is doing waves?! I love the feeling though!

I need to get signed up for childbirth classes...I know I should have done this a month ago...but if you know me, you know I tend to procrastinate. Does anyone have a suggestions of where I could go? The hospital has a weekend course, but I'm afraid it might be full! I'm going to try that route though, but I have no idea where to go if they are full! I must be weird...but the thought of giving birth really isn't freaking me out or anything. I know my body is designed to do it and I'm really not too worried about my ability to do it...seeing as I really don't have a choice now! Maybe I'm in denial!

Well I'm off to my weekend! Hope everyone enjoys theirs!

Three years ago today a beautiful thing happened in my life! The handsomest, most wonderful man in the whole universe took my hand and said "I do"! I can't believe it's been three years already! Time has flown by so quickly!

Would you like to know how wonderful my Justin is? He is such a blessing in my life! First of all, he goes to work everyday and strives hard to succeed at what he does. He takes the responsibility of providing for our family very seriously and for that I am so very grateful! He encourages me to do the things I never thought I could...even though it takes a good shove on his part! He nags me to stop picking at my fingers....which no matter how I react, I really do appreciate...it really is a bad habit that I need to break! He understands that I don't have a lot of time to cook and doesn't complain about the fast, easy, and sometimes very unhealthy meals I fix. He doesn't complain about the house being a mess at times and even pitches in when he can. He cleans the bathrooms! He puts up with my pregnant moodiness.....personally I think he should be awarded a medal of honor for that one! He loves me unconditionally and I have never had reason to doubt it! Most of all though, he is a man who seeks to know the Lord and he desires the things of God! I am so privileged to be married to this man!

100 MORE DAYS LEFT!!

We received Kayleigh's bedding last night!! It's so pretty! I can't wait to see what her room will look like! Now I have to pick out the paint and get to work clearing out the room! Yippie!

Hello all!

I am almost glad to be back at work after my week off. I was sooooooo busy! I spent Monday and Tuesday cooking meals to put in the freezer so Justin and I will be able to eat decent for the next month or so. Then Wednesday and Thursday I was preparing the house for the painting that occurred on Friday and Saturday! Special thank yous to my two moms who are such a blessing to us! Thank you for all your help with the painting and everything! I can't imagine trying to do this all on my own.....I am so glad Justin and I live close to our parents!

Anyways! I was looking at my calendar this morning and realized there's not much time between now and July. I can't believe July is so close. I remember when I first found out I was pregnant I thought July would never get here. Now I'm thinking.....I could use a little more time to prepare for all of this! Less than 15 weeks! According to my pregnancy calendar we have 101 days! We have so much to do still! I'm hoping to get Kayleigh's bedding within the next two weeks...then I get to paint her room. I need to start going through all the clothes we've been given and begin to get things organized in there. Probably should make a list....that always helps to organize the tasks needing to be accomplished. I'm so glad I have a freezer full of food at home.....tonight all I have to do is turn the oven on, pop the meatloaf in, heat up some veggies and dinner will be served!

It's been a fun week! Sorry about not posting for while. I had plans to, but then received a jury summons for Tuesday and what do you know I was selected for the panel. Crazy! At least it was a short trial. I kinda enjoyed it! I've never actually seen a real court trial before and it was a bit enlightening. Did you know that judges can make jokes from the bench! I had no idea....my thoughts about trials all come from watching Law and Order while in highschool. I was pretty amazed at how different the real thing is!

Anyways! Guess what.....only 16 more weeks to go! That sounds like such a short time! That's 112 days! By the time I return to work from Spring Break it will be right at 100 days left. Scary!!! One quick questions though...when does the third trimester begin? I have a Pilates tape with different work-outs for the trimesters. I'm still doing the second trimester one...so when do I need to move to the last one?

Also, I've been thinking lately about if/when I get back to school. I'm trying to decide just what the heck I want to do. I've thought about education....great job for when you have kids in school. But I'm not quite sure about that one. I've thought about Accounting....loved the one class I took...plus I love numbers....plus it's something you could do from home. But lately, I've been thinking maybe I should look into journalism or something. People tell me I have a nack for expressing myself in words and maybe just maybe I'd be good at something like journalism. I don't know what I'm going to do....good thing I have quite a bit of time to think about it!

A clip from an editorial:

Might I suggest to the Christians busy waving Bibles they never bother to study, if you are truly concerned about marriage as an institution, the most effective means of protecting it is by enacting and enforcing laws prohibiting divorce and punishing adultery. Until such time the chest beaters demonstrate their conviction by eliminating the most obvious dangers to the family, their protests will stink of hypocrisy.

While I'm not too pleased with the implications that Christians are a bunch of Bible- waving, chest-beating hypocrites, I have to say that I agree with this person on some level. Now don't take this to mean I think the implementation of gay-marriage would be a good thing. I do believe that allowing same-sex couples to be able to call their relationship a marriage will create many problems within society. But the truth is, marriage as an institution, created and given to man by God, has been under attack for many, many years. "Till death do us part" has lost it's meaning to many people. Personally, I know a lady who has been married NINE times; twice to the same guy! Each time she has pledges her love till she dies, and each time the relationship ends in divorce. For her marriage was just the thing you do when you fall in love with someone, and when you fall out of love the marriage ends.

For me, the best way to defend marriage as I believe it should be is to take the vows I made to Justin seriously and strive to fulfill them everyday. The best way for me to protect the future of marriage in this country is show my child(ren) what commitment looks like....what "till death do us part" really means. It's amazing how people look past what we say and focus completely on what we do!

Hello Everyone!

There is a verse that has run through my mind for the past couple of days:

And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Okay, so I've already said that I should stop reading the editorials...but I just can't help myself! Actually, I've found that by reading them I am forced to come up with rebuttals the the things I disagree with. I am forced to seek God's truth to confront lies....so I guess in a way the editorials are helping me to vocalize the truth I know. Anyways....so my next task is to figure out how to confront the lies in this statement:

"If Jesus were here today, he would wearily turn away from Mr. Gibson and his film with infinite sadness and disappointment. I can only imagine Jesus here, today, continuing his ministry of tolerance, acceptance, equanimity and love, blessing the unions of gay couples in San Francisco, as a crowd of Americans call for his crucifixion. "

First of all, the whole "Jesus is all about tolerance and love" thing drives me bonkers. I'm really getting tired of the word "tolerance". I mean do I really have to be tolerant of everything and every behavior? Isn't there some standard of right and wrong, and am I not then able to decided certain behaviors are wrong by looking at this standard?

Second, I think we should be careful when trying to say what Jesus would do if he were here today. How can we, the creature, predict the behavior of the Creator beyond what is told to us in Scripture?

And don't get be start on Jesus blessing the unions of gay couples......does this person even know whom they are speaking of? Yes, Jesus taught love and acceptance, but He also taught truth and obedience to the Word of God. This same Jesus is described in Revelation as having eyes of flames and a sword coming from His mouth. He sees through the flesh of people and into their hearts. His Spirit convicts the world of sin. He does love and accept everyone, but He loves us too much to allow us to continue to disobey His Father's word. Jesus is not just The Lamb, He is also a lion!

So, maybe once I get my thoughts together, I'll send a reply to the paper about this one.

Kayleigh sure is an active little girl! She likes to keep me up at night with all her moving around....mostly because I don't want to miss feeling her! It is such an awesome and yet strange feeling to have something moving around inside of you! Sometimes I can feel her while I'm talking to someone in the office and I almost burst out with, "Give me your hand...feel this!"

This is such a strange stage....being a mother, but people not really thinking of you as one. It's like I'm expected to go about the things I'm doing as if nothing in my life is changing. I'm finding it very difficult to keep focused at work...especially now that I am so aware of her presence. Things at the job just don't seem as important as they used to! I can't imagine what it will be like after I come back from a 13-week maternity leave...I'll be coming back to work for about 11 weeks. After that...it's all up in the air! I can't wait to be a stay-at-home mom or at least a part-time stay-at-home mom!!!!

Well best get to work!

I know you are all sitting on the edge of your seats, so I will not keep you in suspense any longer!

WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE GIRL!!!!!!!!

We are so excited! Justin just couldn't wait to tell everyone! He beat me to everyone, but my mom! We are having a Kayleigh Lynn! It feels so awesome to say her name...well and to not have to refer to her as "the baby". I cannot wait to meet her!!!! We have the video of the sonogram and I just want to watch it over and over again! It was so cool to see her little hands and feet. She even raised her hand up to wave "Hi". This is making waiting for July so much harder! Well at least now I have getting the nursery ready to keep me occupied!

Today is THE DAY!!!!! I can hardly contain myself! I can't wait until 3:30! Hopefully this little one will be cooperative and let us know if we are having a boy or a girl! I won't be able to tell you all until tomorrow, since I don't bloc from home....But I promise first thing in the morning you'll know! I can't wait to get started on the nursery!

In other news.....Praise God, we might have actually sold our Mustang! We won't know for sure until later on today, but it's looking promising! For those who don't know we have a lime-gold 1967 Mustang we've been trying to sell for what seems like forever! It's a beautiful car and we are so sad to sell it, but with baby on the way it just makes sense. Selling this vehicle will make the financial hit of me not working for a while a little more manageable! So, Praise God!

Well best get to work...The little that I'll be able to accomplish in between day dreaming about our baby!

Love to everyone!

Well in less than a week Justin and I will get to see our baby!!! Well at least a picture of him/her. I'm so excited!

In other news, we have decided to use cloth diapers! They are so much cheaper in the long run....plus some studies say children in cloth diapers potty train earlier. So, I went ahead and developed a registry...mostly for myself, so I could see exactly what I needed! But I figure it will come in handy come shower time! The link is on my side bar in case any of you are interested in the world of cloth diapering. They have some pretty cool things out there. My sister-in-law, Charlotte, uses cloth exclusively and even makes her own diapers every now and then! What a cost savings! Anyways! Now that I've bored everyone talking about diapers, I'll go! Is this what I have to look forward to....being excited about diapers!?

Love to everyone!

I know it's probably too early to be thinking about nursery themes....but I was bored at work! Here's the two that I think I'm going with depending on whether we're having a boy or a girl! We find that out in 14 days!!! Yippie!

Girl's Room



Boy's Room

A fellow blogger had this interesting questionaire on his site:

What Classic Movie Are You?

So who are you?

Oh my goodness!!!! The Dallas Morning News is going to publish my letter!!!!!!!!! Wow! He said it was a really good letter and called just to be sure it was okay to publish it! I am so excited....a little scared about thousands of people knowing my past, but that's okay. It's supposed to come out sometime later this week! This is so cool!!!!!!!!!!

I must be getting braver! I just sent a letter to the Dallas Morning News! I'll know within 10 days if they are going to publish it! I don't know why, something said to respond to some of the editorials today and put the other side of the issue out there. I hope I don't come across as stupid or anything! Although if they do publish it, it will really open up my past to the whole Metroplex.....I'm not worried about that though. My past does not define me now and I really have no problem with people knowing about it. I'll let everyone know if they are going to publish it!