32 Weeks

8 Month Belly Pic!!

In case you can't read what they say the cross on the left says, "Angels watching over me Psalms 91:11." Middle one says, "Bless This Child" and the one on the right says, "Children are a gift from God Psalms 127:3."

I finally got around to taking some nursery pics and posting them! It took me awhile for everything to be exactly how I wanted it but I love it now so no more changing things around. I am going to put a big picture of her after shes born above the rocking chair but that will be it. Brad is pretty excited that I am done buying pictures/wall decor that need to be hung. I did do a couple on my own but he did all the more difficult ones.

I didn't take a great 8 month pic to show off my belly but we had a really busy weekend so getting one taken was a plus! Saturday night we went to the Family Christian Bookstore together.....big mistake (but we had a blast). We ended up spending more money then we should have but I love that place. I wanted to buy more than I did so I did have some will power. We went because Brad wanted to get a new Bible cover for his fathers day present and ended up walking out with a lot more than that. I did had a 25% off coupon so that helped a lot and the fact that everything we bought was on sell. Brad ended up getting a men's devotional Bible, a nice leather Bible cover and 3 shirts. I ended up getting a women's devotional Bible and a shirt. They had a lot of t-shirts that related to the movie Fireproof, they had one that said, "I love my husband" and another one that said, "I love my wife" so we got them!! I am wearing mine in my pic but the writing on it is kinda small so I will get one of us together when we are both wearing them and post it. I know kinda dorky but we should be proud to show and display our love for our spouse, right?

Yesterday we went to the Royals game because it was faith & family fun night and MercyMe one of my favorite Christian bands was scheduled to play after the game. I was kinda bummed out because all week the news kept saying it was going to rain and maybe even be severe weather on Sunday. We decided to just wait until after church to see what the weather was like and just buy tickets at the stadium if we decided to go. It was kinda cloudy and rainy most of the morning and then it cleared up by the time we got out of church but it was still kinda cloudy. So I didn't even think about it being sunny all day and bringing sunscreen. Big mistake....thankfully I wore capris and a t-shirt so the only thing that got really burnt was my arms and legs. Yes, they are fried, I'm pretty sure its the first time I have been in the sun for really long time with the sun just beating on my white pasty skin. I have done really good with not swelling much but walking all the stairs at the stadium in the heat did me in I was a complete mess last night I wish I would've had Brad take a picture I was a sight for sore eyes!! We went to church after the game so we didn't get home until like 9 so I soaked in a bath that killed my sunburn and then poured aloe vera on my skin and laid in bed with ice on my ankles propped on a pillow. Even though I didn't feel good and my legs were throbbing I still laughed about it.

I can't say I have had much to complain about over the course of the past 8 months compared to a lot of other pregnant women so I feel very blessed. Aside from the sunburn and swelling ankles I did have a really great time at the game. I want to go back to an evening game!! The stadium was really nice, the royals won the game and the concert was awesome. I really do believe that God uses other peoples ministry to remind us of things we need to be reminded of. I was just telling my mom the other day how I wasn't sure why we had to go through everything we went through to get our baby and I may never completely understand. Then at the concert I came to a realization after hearing Mercyme talk about how sometimes especially as we are walking through the valleys in life it is hard but we have to remember that our sole purpose for this life is to glorify God. He created us to love, worship and have an intimate relationship with him. What really got me though was when the lead singer said that sometimes we just need to throw our hands up and say God no matter how bad life gets or what trial I have to go through if in the end it will somehow glorify you and your kingdom then it will be worth it all. I felt like God was saying wake up Krista, you are going to have this precious miracle that I gave you and you also have this awesome story to share with people. It was like God knew I was starting to question him and he totally minstered to me through that concert. I'm so glad we went I think it really minstered to all of us. (my sis, nate, Brad and I)

I had a doctors appointment today and it went pretty well other than I get totally annoyed that I always have to wait like an hour to see him. I am still measuring like a week behind but the baby is head down so that was good news. I gained two pounds in two weeks so I was kinda mad at myself but I do have to admit that I ate horrible this past weekend so it probabaly should have been more than that. My doc told me not to eat canned or processed foods because they have so much sodium. I am trying to cut back on salt but I love canned grean beans, not sure I can give those up just yet. I only have 7 1/2 weeks to go so it can't get too bad right?! :) My doc did tell me that I have to take the strep B test at my first one week appointment which is July 6th. He said that it is fairly common and it can cause the baby to get an infection and even die at birth so they would give me antibiodics if I had it. Of course its always something to worry about but I know my God is bigger than any infection so I am just claiming a healthy happy baby! :)

Sorry for the book....lots to share!