I am already 18 weeks along! My belly is out for the world to see, that is for sure. And it feels like it happened over night! I looked down the other mornning and I was like dang that belly is big! Such great news for this little one...We went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago and there is no more blood!!! wooo whoooo praise Jesus!!! Everything is "normal" and there isn't any risks with the blood sac that was there. I fully believe Jesus healed my body! What was interesting though is that the doctor said that it looks like a boy...because he saw a "little something" down there as he was looking at the ultrasound. Which took me way off guard because I really thought that we were having a girl. Still in the back of my mind, I think that we still may have a girl. I have heard stories of women thinking they were going to have a boy and then it really was a foot or thumb in the way during the ultra sound. So we will see!!! Either way, if it is a girl or a boy we will be excited. A boy would be fun for Micah, to have a brother so close in age! But if its a girl I think they would have a special relationship as well. Our next appointment is with a specialist on March 12th so they might have a clearer ultrasound. :)
Micah is taking steps!!! He actually started taking steps just before he turned 10 months old. He isn't quite walking around yet but he takes a lot of steps then gets so excited he falls over. It is pretty much the cutest thing ever!!! His front two teeth are in and he has a little gap between them...it makes me melt when he smiles. He does a chinese squinty eye smile at me, just like his dad! I love staying home with him. He really lights up my world...even though there are times where he drives me nuts!
Our new casa is still well underway. We painted ever inch of that house!!! My body was so tired from painting like 4 days in a row! My parents have been such a big help! I told them I owe them dinner for the rest of their lives. I feel so blessed to have such amazing parents. I have been learning more about how God wants to lavish blessings on me because he loves me through my parents being such a big help. We are almost ready to move in but not quite yet. We are waiting for granite countertops to be installed this week. The new carpet gets installed on tuesday. We are tiling the kitchen and bathroom floor, putting in awesome backsplash in the kitchen and staining the cabinets. We gotta slap on some baseboard and then we are ready to move on in! Seems like a lot but this list is short compared to what we have already done in that house! I can't wait to have a big party and have our own place to call home. We will make memories there as a family and Micah and the new baby will grow up there. I seriously feel so blessed!
here is some progress on the house:
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| Before:back living room looking into kitchen |
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| Before:dining room looking into back living room |
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| After: back living room |
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| Before: kitchen looking from back living room |
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| In progress: the cabinets are stained ebony |
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| After: front living room |
I haven't gotten pictures of the house painted yet. But it already looks like a different house with color on the walls! :)
Thank you Jesus for a sweet home! I think its safe to say that He loves me...
