One More Down

Made it through another week.  31 down, 9(ish) to go.  I am to the point that I really hope he comes early because I'm not sure I will make it.  I know, "this too shall pass".  I might have hit that point where I have energy.  I felt it a bit today when I was working at church, so I am wondering if this is that part, or if I missed it due to my low iron levels earlier in the pregnancy.  I have noticed that I am more and more clumsy - cracked pinky toe two weeks ago, a smashed thumb Friday night, and at least a glass of water spilled yesterday and today.  And with my growing stomach I am constantly hitting things with it that I would not normally hit (like closing the refrigerator on it or hitting counter tops before I get there).

Beautiful Things

In the last couple of months I have been hearing this song and I really liked it.  Over time I have come to like it more and more.  We sang it in church a couple of weeks ago and it just hit me that in our lives right now the "Beautiful Thing" is Cade.  After all that we came out of before we meet and all that we have gone through together He is making "Beautiful Things" out of it.



“Beautiful Things” by Gungor
All this pain
I wonder if I’ll ever find my way
I wonder if my life could really change at all
All this earth
Could all that is lost ever be found
Could a garden come up from this ground at all

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

All around
Hope is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found in You

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us


You make me new, You are making me new
You make me new, You are making me new
You are making me new

Cade Matthew

Thought I would keep up with this blog more, but no so.  There aren't many noteworthy things to come and write about - I'm sure that will change as we get closer to the due date and become parents that can actually see our child. 

A few months ago we had our 20 week ultrasound and found out we are really having a boy (something I have suspected since I found out I was pregnant).  We chose the name Cade Matthew.  Matthew is Adam's middle name and Cade . . . well Cade is a boy at our church - no joke.  The first time I saw Cade in the 4 year old classroom at church I thought of him as a mini-Adam, complete with Wranglers, cowboy boots, cowboy hat, pearl snap shirt and belt buckle.  Cade is now 5 and has already been competing in rodeos in Mutton Busting (look it up, I will not describe it).   Seeing Cade made me realize that someday we would probably have a "Cade" of our own and I guess the name just stuck in my head. The first picture is of Cade's face - or as I like to call him, Skeletor.  They had a perfect image of his face and then at the last second before taking the picture she moved in a bit showing the inside of his face rather than the outside.

So far things are going well in the pregnancy category.  I didn't have much morning sickness, I haven't had many complications, and if it wasn't for the fact it takes me 5 minutes to turn over in bed all would be fine.  We are just ready for him to be here so we can get started on this parenting business. 

The bedroom pretty much looks the same right now, I have no idea what to do decoration wise so it just sits with blank walls.  We have commissioned some artwork and I suspect after we get that it will spur me to move forward.