First, I signed up for the OC 1/2 Marathon! The race is May 3, 2015...so, Cameron will just under 5 months old (or so, depending on when he decides to arrive). I will have about 4 months to train after 9 months of no running! I am so excited for having this to look forward to! Both my dad and I will be running together (something I absolutely love and cherish) and it's the race where I qualified for Boston and ran my fastest marathon in 2012, just a couple months before we started our TTC journey! It will be great to be back at that race!
Second, my cousin had her baby shower this weekend. Lloyd's best friend Andy (and his wife Jen, live close to the shower, so I asked to stop by for a visit and drop off a meal for them since they just had their precious Jacob 6 weeks ago. It was great seeing Andy and Jacob...he was sleeping when I got there but Andy woke him up (isn't there a rule against that...never wake a sleeping baby!?!?) so that I could hold him and visit with him. Luckily, he wasn't too upset by this and actually fell back to sleep in my arms! He is so cute and I really enjoyed spending time with him- he's growing so fast!
Anyways, back to my cousin...she is due October 19th and it was great to see her and the rest of our family! The host, Carrie, read from Psalm 139 prior to everyone getting their food. I love this part of scripture and it was such a beautiful reminder of just how intricately involved God is in the details of Cameron and the purpose for our precious son's life.
You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
5 You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
5 You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
After the shower, Linda, Diana, and I drove to Laguna Hills to meet my brother and dad at Starbucks. Unfortunately, Starbucks didn't have enough indoor seating (and it was HOT outside, slightly over 100 degrees!). So, we decided to walk across the street to BJ's Restaurant. Dad, Kenny, and Diana all enjoyed a nice cold beer while Linda had water (she's doing a detox diet) and I had strawberry lemonade (it was deliciously refreshing!). We visited for just an over an hour before I had to leave to make the drive home.
I just have to say that my husband, Lloyd, is absolutely amazing! I am the luckiest woman in the world to have such an amazing husband, lover, best friend, co-pilot, and father for my children! While I was away at the baby shower, Lloyd started painting the wainscoting in the nursery. We both thought it would take both Saturday and Sunday to finish but he was able to finish it in about 6 hours on Saturday! I came home to not only having the nursery painted but also the dresser all set up in the nursery! And, to top it off, we worked for about 5 hours on Sunday putting the crib together, deciding on furniture setup (we didn't realize how small his room was until we tried putting a dresser, crib, and rocking chair in there!), cleaning the room out and organizing the guest room! We made such great progress this weekend and it's a HUGE relief! It feels great to have this checked off our To-Do list...now we just need to get the rest of Cameron's stuff, finish decorating the nursery, make some meals to freeze, and attend some classes! We are getting closer and closer to being ready for our little guy's arrival!
Finally, we made it to church yesterday! We have been so busy and out of town most weekends that it's been awhile since we've gone. It felt so great being back in church, surrounded by many people we haven't seen in awhile, worship, and a great message on the vision of our church. I'm so glad we decided to go (we ended up at the 5 pm service...better late than never!)! I hope that we can get back into the routine of going on a regular basis and get connected more! Speaking of, our small group starts on Thursday and that's very exciting as the group is for expecting parents and/or new parents!
Pregnancy-wise, things are going really well! I am feeling great (for the most part) and loving being pregnant! I have another doctor's appointment tomorrow morning and am excited to see my OB and hopefully see little Cameron (I will at minimum get to hear his heartbeat via Doppler)! I also have to do my glucose test for gestational diabetes...not looking forward to this but hoping that I pass and that I don't have GD or have to do the 3-hour test!
God is so good! This past week was filled with so many blessings! Life is so good and I am enjoying every minute! Cameron is very active these days and it's such a relief and blessing! In fact, he loves to kick sometime around 2-3 am and I find that I really look forward to those moments (I am usually awake and switching sleeping positions thanks to my nightly hip pain)! It's amazing to think that he will be here in 12 weeks or so...we officially have less than 3 months til his EDD!!!
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