At one point in time, we wondered whether making the move to Tulsa was 1) wise 2) financially feasible 3) in the Lord's will for us ~ at this time and for the past few months ~ the Lord has been confirming to us ~ all three of those things.
God has graced us with provision ~ both financially and spiritually. Over the past few weeks, the Lord has graciously provided to help us meet our monthly needs. From the start, the Lord provided us with a church that provided solid, biblical teaching and surrounded us by a church family that has been genuinely encouraging and welcoming.
One of the ways He is providing for us ~ is by providing me a job! I started yesterday working at KinderCare with them knowing ~ it is just temporary ~ for the next 9 weeks! No strings attached ~ no pressure to stay after Josh arrives! This is a HUGE blessing as I was having trouble finding anyone who wanted to hire a preggo woman who could only work for a few weeks!
We are overwhelmed by the Lord's kindness and goodness to us ~ and are grateful for how overwhelmingly clear it is that the Lord had a plan woven already for us to live here in Tulsa & that He will continue to provide for our needs. We are learning to find contentment and joy in Him alone through it all!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Week 30 :)
Week 30 is here! 7 (really 6 & 1/2) more weeks till I'm considered full-term!
Josh is about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in my uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after he's born, he'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means he can only make out objects a few inches from his face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)
Josh is about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him, but that volume will decrease as he gets bigger and takes up more room in my uterus. His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after he's born, he'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means he can only make out objects a few inches from his face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)
Saturday, July 24, 2010
My Very First Blueberry Buckle :)
Yesterday, I used our fresh picked blueberries to make a buckle! I've never made a cobbler or compote (on my own) ~ so this was an adventure for me! I am in love with trying new things ~ Its has been so fun to try out new recipes & have the time to do so. It was quite yummy!
Alton Brown's Blueberry Buckle
Ingredients
For the cake:
* Nonstick cooking spray
* 9 ounces cake flour, approximately 2 cups
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
* 2 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
* 5 1/4 ounces sugar, approximately 3/4 cup
* 1 large egg
* 1/2 cup whole milk
* 15 ounces fresh whole blueberries, approximately 3 cups
For the topping:
* 3 1/2 ounces sugar, approximately 1/2 cup
* 1 1/2 ounces cake flour, approximately 1/3 cup
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg (I used cinnamon ~ about 1/4 t.)
* 2 ounces unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
Directions
For the cake:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Spray a 9 by 9-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and ground ginger. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, approximately 1 minute. Add the egg and beat until well incorporated, approximately 30 seconds. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat on low speed just until incorporated and then add 1/3 of the milk and beat until incorporated. Repeat, alternating flour and milk until everything has combined. Gently stir in the blueberries and pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
For the topping:
In a small bowl combine the sugar, flour and nutmeg. Add the butter and work into the dry ingredients using a fork to combine. Continue until the mixture has a crumb-like texture. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the cake. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 35 minutes or until golden in color. Cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Alton Brown's Blueberry Buckle
Ingredients
For the cake:
* Nonstick cooking spray
* 9 ounces cake flour, approximately 2 cups
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
* 2 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
* 5 1/4 ounces sugar, approximately 3/4 cup
* 1 large egg
* 1/2 cup whole milk
* 15 ounces fresh whole blueberries, approximately 3 cups
For the topping:
* 3 1/2 ounces sugar, approximately 1/2 cup
* 1 1/2 ounces cake flour, approximately 1/3 cup
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg (I used cinnamon ~ about 1/4 t.)
* 2 ounces unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
Directions
For the cake:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Spray a 9 by 9-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and ground ginger. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, approximately 1 minute. Add the egg and beat until well incorporated, approximately 30 seconds. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat on low speed just until incorporated and then add 1/3 of the milk and beat until incorporated. Repeat, alternating flour and milk until everything has combined. Gently stir in the blueberries and pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
For the topping:
In a small bowl combine the sugar, flour and nutmeg. Add the butter and work into the dry ingredients using a fork to combine. Continue until the mixture has a crumb-like texture. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the cake. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 35 minutes or until golden in color. Cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Week. Twenty. Nine.
Third Trimester ~ well, hello! You snuck up on us! Seriously, has it really been six months since I took those 5 pregnancy tests??? Yes, 5... We wanted to be REALLY sure. So much has happened since then ~ Jon turned 24, I turned 23, Jon and I celebrated our very first anniversary!, Jon's job search continued to an end ~ interviewed & hired, I finished teaching my very first year AND survived even with TAKS testing, and we moved to Tulsa. Ummmm, maybe thats why I am wondering where the time went???
Josh is 11 weeks away from popping out of my lil' easy bake oven ~ today is 80 days! We really can't WAIT...okay maybe I can wait ~ I have to admit I'm not looking forward to labor ~ its called labor for a reason you know. Jon on the other hand ~ is very ready. Its so fun to watch him grow ~ as he continually grasps the idea more fully of becoming a daddy to our little one. He has been so gracious throughout the whole pregnancy ~ to take care of me through nausea, crazy cravings (making runs to the store or restaurants after long days at work!), absolute exhaustion (which meant staying home with me after being home all day), and many, many, many other things which have not gone unnoticed. He is a gracious gift to me ~ and I am so grateful I the Lord has allowed us to become parents together.
Here is an update on Josh:
Josh's SIZE: This week, Josh is the size of a butternut squash! He most likely now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel.
What I'm LOVIN': Josh has started moving consistently enough that at night (yes, mostly at night)~ when I snuggle up to Jon ~ Josh will kick him!
Joshie's DEVELOPMENT: His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. He can open his eyes and will turn his head towards a source of any light. His sensory organs are well developed. His fingernails and toenails are growing and he is beginning to regulate his own temperature. The bone marrow is completely in charge of production of the red blood cells now. He even urinates about a half liter of urine into the amniotic fluid every day.
Josh is 11 weeks away from popping out of my lil' easy bake oven ~ today is 80 days! We really can't WAIT...okay maybe I can wait ~ I have to admit I'm not looking forward to labor ~ its called labor for a reason you know. Jon on the other hand ~ is very ready. Its so fun to watch him grow ~ as he continually grasps the idea more fully of becoming a daddy to our little one. He has been so gracious throughout the whole pregnancy ~ to take care of me through nausea, crazy cravings (making runs to the store or restaurants after long days at work!), absolute exhaustion (which meant staying home with me after being home all day), and many, many, many other things which have not gone unnoticed. He is a gracious gift to me ~ and I am so grateful I the Lord has allowed us to become parents together.
Here is an update on Josh:
Josh's SIZE: This week, Josh is the size of a butternut squash! He most likely now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel.
What I'm LOVIN': Josh has started moving consistently enough that at night (yes, mostly at night)~ when I snuggle up to Jon ~ Josh will kick him!
Joshie's DEVELOPMENT: His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. He can open his eyes and will turn his head towards a source of any light. His sensory organs are well developed. His fingernails and toenails are growing and he is beginning to regulate his own temperature. The bone marrow is completely in charge of production of the red blood cells now. He even urinates about a half liter of urine into the amniotic fluid every day.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Belly, Belly, Belly, Belly....Belly Everywhere!
I haven't updated belly pictures in awhile ~ so here are a few!
May 27th ~ Last Belly Picture in College Station!
June 18th ~ First Belly Picture in Tulsa!
July 4th ~ Growing bigger all the time!
May 27th ~ Last Belly Picture in College Station!
June 18th ~ First Belly Picture in Tulsa!
July 4th ~ Growing bigger all the time!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Nursery Work Day
I was blessed to have my mom, Jon's mom and Jon's little sister, Meg, come to help deliver all our packages from our latest shower & set up Josh's new room! We had lots of fun & got lots accomplished! We painted part of the wall and side table red, organized the closet, set up our new glider, put a few things on the walls, ran errands, made returns and best of all ~ found antique dresser to use as a changing table!
Granna and Grammie worked hard to paint the wall brick red to match Josh's bedding!
Granna in her famous painting shirt!
Grammie hard at work!
Here we all are in front of Josh's bedding. We will be picking out a different crib, but are enjoying have one to visualize with for now!
There is still work to be done ~ but it looks so much more like a nursery than it did before! :)
Granna and Grammie worked hard to paint the wall brick red to match Josh's bedding!
Granna in her famous painting shirt!
Grammie hard at work!
Here we all are in front of Josh's bedding. We will be picking out a different crib, but are enjoying have one to visualize with for now!
There is still work to be done ~ but it looks so much more like a nursery than it did before! :)
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
27 Weeks ~ 13 to go!
Josh's size:
This week, Josh weighs about 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his legs extended.
What Josh Is Up To:
He's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if he were to be born now.
Josh's Positioning:
Josh is currently breech & has been since our 3rd sonogram in early May. We are praying he moves around to be head down in the next 13 weeks!
Mommy's update:
Eating is getting harder! I'm either not hungry or hungry & then can't eat a "normal" sized meal. My uncomfortableness has been better this week. We start seeing the doctor every two weeks now, and I have my glucose test next week.
Tomorrow, Josh will go on his first train ride as I ride the Heartland Flyer to Fort Worth for some time with friends & family & a baby shower!
This week, Josh weighs about 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his legs extended.
What Josh Is Up To:
He's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if he were to be born now.
Josh's Positioning:
Josh is currently breech & has been since our 3rd sonogram in early May. We are praying he moves around to be head down in the next 13 weeks!
Mommy's update:
Eating is getting harder! I'm either not hungry or hungry & then can't eat a "normal" sized meal. My uncomfortableness has been better this week. We start seeing the doctor every two weeks now, and I have my glucose test next week.
Tomorrow, Josh will go on his first train ride as I ride the Heartland Flyer to Fort Worth for some time with friends & family & a baby shower!
Get Free Chick-Fil-A on Friday!
Dress like a cow & get a free combo meal? Okay!
Visit your local Chick-fil-a on July 9, 2010 dressed like a chicken and you’ll receive a FREE Chick-fil-a meal. Chick-Fil-A even gives you a starter kit to make your own "printable" cow costume!
Visit your local Chick-fil-a on July 9, 2010 dressed like a chicken and you’ll receive a FREE Chick-fil-a meal. Chick-Fil-A even gives you a starter kit to make your own "printable" cow costume!
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