Meet My Niece

I've been meaning to talk about my sweet niece, but have been a little preoccupied! My beautiful sister is expecting a baby girl on March 20th. She is currently 23 1/2 weeks (I think...maybe 24). And she looks AMAZING!! Here are some pictures from the 3D sono last Friday. Currently, she is breeched, but it is not a major concern until week 32...so in the mean time, pray that this sweet little girl will flip around SOON!

We are so excited and anxious to meet her! Jett is ready for another cousin!

2 months - 11.24.09

Dear Jett Elijah,

I cannot believe another month has come and gone.

You are changing SO much!

Your smiles are becoming more frequent...and the occasional laughs bring me joy.
You have discovered your hands.

You are very intrigued with them.

When you look at them you study them hard.

Sometimes you make fists and swing them around...it looks like you're boxing.

You love laying on your back while playing in your gym.

You took your first road trip this month.

We went to Dallas for Thanksgiving.

You did great...only made one stop for you.

You still start off on your side when you sleep...

but you are usually on your back when you wake up.

You love laying in our bed and watching the ceiling fan.

You also find that the sound of the hair drying is soothing...just like me. : )

I cannot imagine my life without you.

We love you so much Jett!

Moving...again.

Since the day Patrick and I said "I do," God has blessed us immensly. We were blessed with a position on staff here in Houston at Second Baptist, moved here 2 days after our honeymoon. Ministered to students in Pearland for a year and a half, and then transitioned to the student ministry at Second's North campus this past January...which meant we had to move to Kingwood. So we packed up our things 6 months later and moved to Kingwood this past June. In June, Patrick and I started a 2 year commitment with Apartment Life. Basically, we work for our apartment community planning events and we are given the opportunity to minister to our neighbors. Well, our 2 year commitment is coming to an end 17 months early...in January. Our apartments have decided to cancel our services due to the economy. With that said, we are packing up again and moving. Where? Good question. We have no idea. Our area director is confident she will be able to place us in another community in Kingwood.

I am finding it to become pretty regular in our lives that our trust and faith in God is tested time and time again. I feel like we have gone through several seasons in our 2 1/2 years of marriage, where we truly have to get down on our knees and give it all to God. As much as we would like to stay exactly where we are for the next 17 months, God has something else planned. I'm so grateful that in times like these when we come across the unexpected we can immediately turn to God because His hand is on whatever the situation may be. So in the mean time, I will cling to Philippians 4:6-7 and we will continue to pray for guidance and wisdom. We know His direction will be given to us over the next couple of weeks as we figure out where we are going to live.

And of course, I can't blog without mentioning this little guy...

As you can see, he is smiling. Warms our hearts. I'll give a more lengthy Jett update soon.

stay tuned.

one month!

dear jett elijah,
i can't believe you have been with us for a month now!
what a blessing you have been to your dad and i.

i cannot tell you how much we love you.
every single day you warm our hearts.
it's been an incredible journey getting to know you.
without fail you always make me smile even if we've had a hard day.
i love when you are drifting off to sleep and your big blue eyes begin to flutter.
i love when you are drifting off to sleep and you crack a smile and sometimes even chuckle.
i love how when we pick you up you are like a teddy bear that just melts into our arms.
i love that when i feed you you've got your hand wrapped around my finger.
i love that this past week you looked me in the eye and smiled.

i love that when you are upset we can hold you in front of us and within seconds you have calmed down with the sweetest look on your face.
i love that you have given your dad and i something exciting to do each night
(we sneak into your room and just stare at you because we cannot get over
how adorable you look when you are sleeping).
i love the moments you and i spend together in the late hours of the night.
i love that you have given us so much joy in our lives.
i love that you are my son.
we love you jett!

it's been awhile

all i can say right now is i am more in love with God.

i'm more in love with my husband.

and i'm so in love with jett.

meet jett

jett elijah thurman

born September 24, 2009

@ 1:54pm
9lbs. 12oz

22 inches long

we're making progress!

we went to our 39 week appointment, and finally progress has been made. i am currently 1 cm dialated (or 1 inch as patrick would say) and 75% effaced. although i was hoping they would just roll me over to the hospital and deliver this baby, that wasn't the case. the doctor did say he would be here soon (obviously), and don't be surprised if he comes a few days after my due date.

the only problem with all this, is the fact that last night can be recorded as my worst night during this pregnancy. i noticed my contractions starting to hurt yesterday evening, and as the night went on they became even more painful. so i was pretty much up all night laying in the deep pit that my body has formed in our bed. oh well...hopefully labor is close. if not, i can stick it out one more week...i think.