Whoo Hoo!

I was waiting to get some cool pictures, but that's not going to happen.
Anyway, I am now officially over 24 weeks pregnant! Hurray! This is indeed a very momumental thing for Rick and me. This is the longest I have ever been pregnant. What a great thing to be able to share this with my church family. I know there are so many prayers coming our way, and we are truly truly blessed.
We just had an OB appointment on Friday, and everything is great. Baby's heartbeat is strong and beautiful. I haven't had any pains at all and daily I feel the little karate kid kicking me. It's fantastic! And let me tell you, I have some of the best friends in the whole wide world. Knowing that this milestone was a big one for me, Krista, Stephanie Hemminger, my mom, and Anna Scott took me out to lunch and we had a 24 week party. They got me some baby gifts. It was pretty awesome. I am so incredible blessed!!!
I will keep everyone updated. We have another ultrasound in early January (they're keeping a eye on that previa), so maybe we'll be able to find out what we're having.
Toodles!

God is good!

Praise be to God from whom all blessing flow!
So far, crisis has been averted. I am so incredibly thankful for God's family and the prayers of His saints. My appointment went well today. No rupture, and baby is okay. I do have a small bladder infection, which means that my arch nemesis, dehydration, is back but I will overcome (*sigh* I hate water). Everyone who I consulted today was a woman, which made me feel more comfortable. The problem with being pregnant is that your private parts suddenly become public domain. But everybody was every encouraging and assuring me that I had made the right choice of coming in. Actually, it was my mother and Krista who made the right choice in forcing me to come in, but that's another blessing from God. Tomorrow is 22 weeks. God is good, and this baby was prophecied over. In my head I know that this baby is going to be okay; I just wish the rest of me would catch up. I find myself envying those women who just seem to pump out babies as if their some kind of factory. If only they knew what kind of gift they had.
Thank you, everybody! My joy has been restored to me, and my heart is so blessed by your love. God bless you all, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! :D

Please Pray!

I know already lots of you out there are praying for us. And believe me, I covet your prayers more than anything. This is an exceptionally worrisome and stressful time for us. I am almost to the 22 week mark in my pregnancy, which is good. Things have been going great, and I rejoice at feeling my little one jumping around inside me. But there are some matters going on.
I've been diagnosed with marginal placenta previa, which apparently is common in a lot of pregnancies, but it can cause infection and make it so I would have to get a C-section. Please pray that it goes away. Also, this morning I had a bit of a scare. I'm going to get it checked out tomorrow, but I'm afraid I might be leaking amniotic fluid. This was something that happened when Azalea was born. So please, pray for us. I've been carrying a mountain of worry around all day, and my heart is crying out to God for His mercy. He is welcome to do whatever He wants, and he also knows that my heart's desire. Krista is claiming in the name of Jesus Christ that we are going to get to 24 weeks; then after that we're claiming 34 weeks, but one step at a time.
Please pray that worry and fear stay out. I went into this pregnancy handing my worry over to God, and now the enemy keeps bringing it back upon me. Pray that God will give me the stregth to put it down and keep it away.
Thank you all. I am very blessed by this family that God has given me.