One of my favorites! A little father-daughter time!

God really does know best!

I got to thinking about how good and wise God truly is after reading someone else's blog about their husband. They were talking about how when God put the two of them together it was like having the Tortoise and the Hare get married. When I thought about that I realized that my hubby and I are a lot like that. Him being the Tortoise and me being the Hare. The comparison doesn't really work for everything in our relationship, but enough of it. He likes to think things through and think them through and think them through. I like the think them through and then act. And heaven help us if once we've come to a decision something should change b/c I have found that I really don't like that! Hubby is much better at going with the flow than I am. I get all frustrated and it takes me a while to calm down. When it's time to go somewhere I want to leave. I don't like being late (a "side effect" of having the father I have). My dear hubby has a little bit of OCD and tends to check things over and over. Like, the locks on all the doors (not a bad thing to do), the knobs on the stove, unplugging the toaster or anything else that is plugged in. Doing this before we leave to go almost anywhere tends to make us run a little late, which once again, gets me frustrated, which takes me a while to calm down from. Anyway, with all that said, I can honestly say that I love my Tortoise more now that I ever have! I am so very thankful that God brought us together and has kept us together for over 12 years (almost 20 if you count our dating time). We are opposites in many ways, but God in His wisdom knew this and is working to mold us into the couple He wants us to be. I'm thankful that He is not done with us yet and looking forward to see how He is going to shape us further in the coming years!

My beautiful children! I know that I am biased, but I think they are so cute! I love looking at pictures of them. They are so fun and it's amazing to see the bond they have even with Ali being so little. I'm really enjoying having two children (especially now that I am past the first 8 weeks, yuck). Anyway, just thought I should get a picture on here for the 1 or 2 people who look at this blog.

Not that anyone actually reads my blog, but just in case someone stumbles upon it I thought I would add something new. I am 10 days away from my due date. Hard to believe! I am more than ready physically, although I am still somewhat hesitant mentally. I'm sure that anyone who has had a child can understand what I mean.
Joshua is very excited to meet his sister! We are sad that he will not be able to come to the hospital to see her after she is born because of H1N1, but are planning to get pictures to him through my parents. My Mom will be at the hospital and send pictures from her phone to my Dad's phone for Joshua to see.
I will probably not add anything before she is born, and knowing myself I will probably not add anything until long after she is born, but eventually I will get a picture posted.

I guess I need a new name for this blog!

I'm looking at this picture at 14 weeks pregnant and I still have a hard time believing that it is true. It's been a long and somewhat bumpy road, but God has been faithful the whole way. We're very excited, especially Joshua! I need some help coming up with a new blog name. Obviously, Just the Three of Us will no longer be accurate. So, if the 1 or 2 people that actually look at this will throw in any ideas I would appreciate it!

Here's a late Merry Christmas to all! We had a nice, relaxing Christmas at my parents' house this year. We were able to get there in time for my Mom's Christmas Eve buffet and then stayed until Friday afternoon. It's really nice to be close to family! Hope you all had a great Christmas!

Practical or Hum Bug?

Does anyone else out there get to a certain point with Christmas decorating and then just run out of steam? It was always kind of a tradition in my family growing up to take the pictures off the wall and wrap them to look like presents. Then we would hang them back up. I loved Christmas growing up and my Mom always did an amazing job of decorating and making it very magical. I want to do that for Joshua, but am find out just how much work my Mom did. I either don't have her stamina, or I'm just a Christmas humbug. I do finally have the tree up, with lights and garland and an angel, but am seriously considering going sans ornaments this year. Is that terrible? The tree looks very pretty as is and there seems to be so many other things to do that I thought I might just skip the ornaments. What do you think? Well, I'd better get busy doing all those other things. In case I don't get back on here before Christmas, Merry Christmas to all!