The Countdown is ON!

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  I really enjoy having things to look forward to. Not like I want my life to hurry up, but I enjoy planning and having an excuse to be excited about things! Well, there are SEVERAL things we are counting down for....

Starting with Thanksgiving! 


YUM!! Drooling just looking at this photo


  Aaron gets FIVE days off in a ROW. Five whole days we get to relax together, be with family and not have to study or discuss school. I cannot wait! It has been almost four months since the last time we had more than two days together so we are really looking forward to this break.
  Then there is the countdown for something even more exciting....Seeing our little one on the big screen for the second time. Here we will be able to see how he/she is developing and growing and of course the GENDER REVEAL! We can not wait!! Every time I walk into Old Navy or Target, off to the baby clothes I go! I just wonder if we will be buying adorable v-neck crew shirts with plaid buttons ups or sweet dresses with colorful leggings.
  I will be completely honest with you all, I have been struggling with waiting to find out. I am sure this is normal, but I mean I have been pondering obsessing to the point of craziness! I have been testing out the old wives tales, figuring out the Chinese calendar, and even trying to calculate based off of "scientific" studies if it is a boy or a girl. This is something I had to really give to God this morning. Most parents find out the gender between 16-22 weeks. I wanted to be one who found out ASAP, but God had another plan.  I was counting down the days before we even had the appointment scheduled. However,  my doctor doesn't schedule the ultrasound to be done until 20 weeks. Alright, I was fine with that, but his schedule was completely booked for our 20 week. So, 21 weeks it is. I think God has a sense of humor.... He calls me to be patient and to trust Him. He says, "Here, have another week...Will you trust me? I have this little one in my hand, I already know them. Now, just be patient. You will find out soon enough." The amazing thing is it's not even the gender that God is asking me to trust Him with, but rather to trust Him in ALL things. He uses the smallest things to speak to us the loudest. The gender thing is not that big of a deal and waiting an extra week is only one more week, but it's the heart issue. My heart is screaming, "I want what I want, and I want it NOW!" I am SO grateful that we serve a God who loves me enough to say, "Wait..." Sure he cares about my heart's desire, but He cares more about where my heart is....in worship or idolatry. He desires for me to know Him, to have an intimate relationship with Him and to worship Him ALONE. What a perfect time for Him to get my heart's matter in order, so when the baby is here, it is Him I give all my worship and adoration to. Thank You, God, for meeting me right where I am and knowing what I need better than I do. For wanting what's best for me even when I cannot see it or want it. And for yearning for me to know You and worship You alone. Oh what a Mighty God we serve!
  A week and a half after we find out the gender we get to go to Leavenworth!


One of our most favorite little gettaways. Only an hour and half away but feels like a vacation. Aaron will have just finished up his first semester's finals and we will be celebrating. Two days and two nights at our favorite little Bed and Breakfast, the Scandinavian Escape. Waking up to our own little fireplace with a gourmet breakfast in bed as the snow falls outside our patio. Oooh I cannot wait!

  Then of course after our little trip we will have about a week until the best day of the year! Christmas Day itself is not what we really get excited about. It is definitely the entire season, starting after Thanksgiving, but there has to be a countdown for Christmas day of course! As Christmas gets closer I want to share what it really means to me... The season, but most importantly, the Holy Spirit Whom I feel our culture welcomes only around this time of the year (and sometimes not even then...)
  So with all the countdowns on, and being very excited about life, I want to end with a question....

What do YOU think we are having??!






Oh and this week baby is the size of an onion
(and yes my belly button is beginning to stick out)

17 weeks on 11/8/11

 

Comments

  1. Janice JNovember 12, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Jess,
    Loved reading your blog. I love that you love how Jesus shapes our hearts. It really never is just about the easy way, or about satisfying our desires. It is shaping our hearts to desire only Him. I am excited for your precious little one! It's pretty amazing, isn't it, that God already knows him and loves him. God bless you during this very exciting time!

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  2. TriciaNovember 13, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Jess, we couldn't find out until 26 weeks - a strange policy that my doctor had! It drove me crazy, but we were so excited to find out! :)
    Tricia

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