"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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Philippians 4:6
Philippians 4:6
That verse is one of my favorite verses in the bible and was even read at our wedding ceremony. This is the verse I hold onto in times of worry and fear of the unknown. We have absolutely no idea how things will turn out, and that's how God wants it to be. He wants us to have full faith in him and is his plans and timing. And faith in God is what I have!
We have had a busy few weeks wrapping up the summer, Chad and I took a trip up north to visit family and then drove down to Missouri the following weekend for the baptism of my Goddaughter Anna. We have celebrated a few birthdays and most recently took a road trip with my friend Bri to spend some time in Chicago and then surprise a very special friend on a very special day. After that weekend my heart was full and I was reminded once again how precious God's gift of a child is. I got to hear baby's heartbeat again a few weeks ago and scheduled our next ultrasound and appointment {is baby a boy or girl? Leave a guess in the comment section}.
The biggest news this month in the Lilja home is that we bought a NEW CAR!!! Or a baby-mobile as some people like to call it. We have been looking all summer for something to replace my Honda Civic {The one I've driven since High school} and finally found just the car we were looking for. After comparing countless SUV's we landed on the Honda Pilot, it has room to seat 8 and has a huge cargo space when you fold down the third row {lots of room for baby gear and for Hunter!}We absolutely love it and can't wait until its time to put a car seat in the back row!!
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| Hunter approves of the new Pilot |
In other news I head back to school on Tuesday with plans to continue through next summer {I know I'm crazy} letting family and friends watch a new baby so I can finish this darn BSN and FINALLLLLLYYYYYY be done with school!!! How about a baby/momma update?
Weekly/Monthly/Whenever I get around to it UPDATE!
How far along? 16 weeks
Total weight gain: 7 lbs total
Maternity clothes? Not yet... Bella-band over jeans, lots of sun dresses and comfy clothes
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Sleep is great, no complaints yet! The chronic tiredness is starting to fade
Best moment of the week: Buying our new car
Miss anything? Subway, Jimmy Johns and cold deli meat.... {Apparently you're not supposed to eat deli meat while pregnant... it's been a struggle! I may have cheated once... or twice?}
Movement: Not yet, anxiously awaiting feeling Babes move!!
Food cravings: Dominoes Cheese Pizza {Its getting better....? maybe not... poor Chad he is so sick of it} This week its strawberry Pop Tarts
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still pretty nauseous... but haven't puked this week so that's a plus! Taking Zofran which has helped a ton!!!
Gender prediction: Thinking its a Girl but expecting a Boy!
Symptoms: Nausea, unexplained crying... {not fun!!!}
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, with occasional bouts of random crying!!
Looking forward to: Looking pregnant instead of just like I ate too much Pizza (even though its a weekly occurrence!!) <-- Still waiting... but getting a little more round? SUPER excited for fall and cooler weather!
I have offically moved the chalkboard to the office/nursery-to-be now that bathroom construction is done... Can't wait to get these walls painted and start decorating for our little babe!
Have a fabulous week, I will leave you with a funny picture... Hunter was getting jealous and wanted to be in the picture! Surprised the camera caught us both looking {self timer!}
Pray, Hope and don't WORRY!!!
