He Knows Her

I've been pondering this passage in Psalms, and particularly this verse, for some time now.  To be honest, the Lord has taught me a lot (and still is...that's lifelong, right?) about trusting Him throughout this entire process of pregnancy/impending birth...

I've struggled with fears and worries.  It's true.  I hate to admit it, pridefully, but I've wanted to try and control as much as I can with this little baby in my belly.  And He has shown me, and continues to do so, that I am certainly NOT in control.  Anything can happen, but HE already knows what is happening and what will happen.  I'm reminded of that by the above verse.

He knows everything about the precious child He's formed/is forming in my belly.  He knows what she will look like, what strengths and weaknesses she'll have, how many hairs she'll have, how many days on this earth she'll have.  Bottom line: He KNOWS her and He loves her.  Way more than Jas or I ever can or will.

I know we will only learn more from here as we become her parents, but I am thankful to be reminded of this daily as I read this passage and verse.  We have a BIG God and I am thankful daily at His grace for forgiving me when I worry and don't trust.  In the end, no matter what I try to do (and/or don't do), He's got it covered, thankfully.

Split Family Faces

You very well may have already heard of or seen these images, but I find them fascinating, so of course, here they are on the blog :)

Though I'm far from truly understanding it and/or being good at it, I just love photography, so when I saw this article on photography called "Split Family Faces," I was greatly intrigued.

This photographer has taken photos of family members and merged them together to form one image which compares and contrasts the genetics of these relatives.  It may have been done before (?), but irregardless, it's so interesting (and some even a little creepy...)

Click on the link above and check it out!

JAS, it's your BIRTHDAY!

Today is a special day in the life of my man...that's right, today he turns 30!!!

So, babe, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!  I love you, I'm thankful for you, and I think you're going to make a wonderful 30 year old.

P.S.- you're hot.
P.P.S.- for your birthday, I'm giving you a baby, but she may not be here on your exact birthday ;)

The Unexpected...

This week we went to the hospital for a baby check up.  Things looked good with baby girl's heart and we had a good appointment, but we found out that we have a WHOLE lot of paperwork to get translated and in order before she gets here!  That is, they finally let us know this, after having been there three times now...

Cue unexpected trip to Vienna.  Thankfully, we were able to get all paperwork translated and fairly quickly (we arrived at 8:30 and had all papers by 2:30).  Definitely a blessing.

And while we were waiting on Emmerich (such a great Austrian name) to work his magic on our docs, we enjoyed some Starbucks (I'm admittedly a sucker for their chai tea latte), studied Slovak for a while, and walked around some.

Want a camera phone's view of Vienna?  Here ya go!

Starbucks, studying, paperwork, walking, and waiting...waiting on this baby to come!

38 weeks!

Whoooaaa nelly! 38 weeks!  That's wildness.  It means that likely within the next 2-3 weeks (hopefully not longer than that!) we should be having a baby girl...crazy.

Nothing major to report here, other than the occasional hip/back pain, tiredness, and sleeplessness...but I think that's all to be expected at this point in the game.  In the meantime we're just waiting and waiting.  And praying and praying.  Anytime now would be fine, little one, anytime :)