Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday!

OK so I did not actually post this "Not me Monday!" post on Tuesday. Though I did start it on friday. I couldn't finish cause a real estate agent wanted to come look at our place last night. That's a good excuse right?

Also this week while at my parents house searching the cupboards for snacks, I did not find a half empty bag of rainbow goldfish crackers and help myself to a handful or two. And then on the way home that afternoon, I did not have to stop at the store to buy my own bag of goldfish crackers (not the rainbow kind, just the regular kind) to snack on in the car. Not me! I only eat healthy snacks and not ones left over from when my neices were visiting.

And it did not snow again yesterday! It's March for crying out loud! This is at least the 4th time we have had a snowfall. In Washington it should be warming up, the flowers are starting to bloom. I am definatly ready to shorts and tanktops.

I also did not stay home from work today cause I am sick. I never get sick. (Seriously, I don't. Devin has been sick 7-8 times since I met him and this is the first or second time. I will blame it on being pregnant.)

This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

We ALMOST Sold Our House!

Update: So it turns out that the buyer for our house went into work today and got laid off. Which means she is out of a job and can't buy our place. Keep her and us is your prayers.

Great news to report...we sold our house. Well, we accepted the offer. We lowered the price on Friday and got 2 offers on Saturday. We of course accepted the full price offer. We are going to close on the same as we close on the new house which works out well so we won't have to take out a second loan. Everything is coming together and again it is really amazing how God is orchestrating all the details of this buy/sell transaction. I will give more details after everything becomes official.

Also we had the inspection done on the new house and there were very little things that came up and the owners agreed to the improvements we asked for without a counter offer. Still our main concern with the new house is with the septic system. Anyone have any experience with septic? Specifically we plan on redoing the landscaping which we believe sits right on top of the drain field.

Anyway, we will be moving into our new house on April 4th, though we will have possession as of April 2nd at 9pm. Anyone available to help us move?

14 Weeks - Our Sweet Little Lemon

This week our baby is starting to straighten out, the neck is getting longer and the head more erect. The baby is also starting to get some hair (head, eyebrows, and body), not the real hair but just the fuzz to keep the baby warm until the baby fat develops which is later in the pregnancy.

I am still feeling well. Less nausea but still not much of an appetite. My pants are starting to get a little tight, especially in the evenings but not much of a visible belly yet. I am still tired and still having headaches. I am waiting for my energy to come back, hopefully just in time to move!

We bought a House!

We put an offer on a house last night and this morning it was accepted! We are very excited. For us, this is the best house for the value on the market. It's awesome to see how God is orchestrating all the details. (more on this when everything goes through.) It's 3 bedrooms, 3 car garage and the best part.....on 2 acres just outside of Redmond off Redmond-Fall City Road. Here are a few pics:

So baring an complications with our loan, the inspection or the economy totally collapsing this will be ours in 30 days!

Q&A - Part 1

Here is our first Q&A, since I have been asked these questions from lots of you. (ok none of you asked these questions, I made them up, but you may have thought about asking these questions and thus I am providing you with the answers before you ask.)

1) Where did you and Devin meet?

We actually met on e-harmony in the spring of '07. We met for our first date at Starbucks in Northgate. I didn't think Devin was very interested in me, but boy was I wrong and shortly I was swept off my feet by this charming gentleman. This picture is one of my favorites, it was taken on our 4th date at the Mariners Game.

2) How long did you date before getting married? How long were you married before getting pregnant?

We got engaged on our 5th month anniversary at the Butterfly House in the Pacific Science Center. Though I knew it was coming, I was totally suprised. We got married March 22nd after a 4 month engagement. We were married for 2 months before we started "trying" to concieve and concieved 6 months later. We are coming up on our 1 year anniversary next month.

3) Are you going to find out the sex of the baby?

No we are going to wait to find out. My family has commented they are suprised because I don't like suprises, I always want to know right away. I don't know why but I just want to wait. Some have commented they couldn't wait to find out because they like to plan. I don't find the planning any different not knowing. We are planning on having multiple children so we plan on buying mostly gender neutral things anyway.

4) How many children do you plan on having?

Well, "plan on having" is a funny phrase. We think 4 children sound good, but we'll see what God decides to give us and how many He thinks we can handle.

5) Have you thought about a theme for the nursery?

I don't think we are going to do a theme. This is my idea for the nursery room.

I don't know if this is going to be possible or not, but in my head it looks great. I also want to take close-up pics of our families and string them around the room, so our baby will be surrounded by faces that love him or her. I just love the thought of that.

13 weeks - Our Georgia Peach

Wow. I am ⅓ of the way done already. This has been fast and slow at the same time. I am trying to savour every moment. This week our baby's head is about half the length of his or her entire body, the intestines which started developing in the umbilical cord are now starting to move into the final position in the abdomen (weird) and the baby's vocal cords are developing (can't wait for that!)

I am feeling well. Less nausea this past week. I am still very tired and have been having more headaches. Overall I am doing great. I am starting to show just a tiny bit, my pants are starting to get a little tight. I haven't really gained any weight, except the 2 lbs I gained and then lost and then regained.

A Person is a Person No Matter How Small

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139: 13-14

We had our second doctor's appt today and got to hear the heartbeat. It was so amazing to hear it. There really is a baby in there! So weird. We found out we can record the hearbeat if we bring a recorder which fits into a 3mm audio jack, if we had only known you all could have heard it too.

After hearing the heartbeat and reading every week about how the baby is developing, I can't but help but think about abortion. NO, I am not considering abortion! It is just that in the United States one can have an abortion up until the viability of the pregnacy, somewhere around 24 weeks (link). And most abortions are performed before 12 weeks and I am currently 12 weeks 6 days. I've been thinking about how our baby has developed and it's so sad to me that little lives are discarded so easily. God has uniquly designed each one of us. He made us discinct in our mothers womb, not after our mothers gave birth. Our baby at over 12 weeks not only has a beating heart, a face, an almost formed body, and organs that are developed, but our baby also has a soul, a relationship with God and a personality. What is the defining moment of life? Birth? A heartbeat? Conception? Jeremiah 1:4-5 "The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart'" God considers termination of life at any point, murder. (Exodus 20:13, 21:22-23)

"A person is a person no matter how small."