I went to the doctor on Tuesday and everything looks good so far! Dr. Long was trying to get a heartbeat and Mav was being very active and wouldn't stay still for very long! That's my boy...
I go back on January 4th, then I think I start going every 2 weeks! Wow...the time has sure flown by. I cannot believe I am 6 months pregnant. March is so close I can smell it! I did have a scare the other night. I was in a good sleep when I was awakened by a sharp pain in my lower stomach/side/lower back. It was so painful, but only lasted for 2-3 seconds. However, it kept coming back every 30-45 seconds. All I could think was, it is way too early for contractions! It lasted for about an hour and I haven't felt it since. I am thinking it was probably Braxton Hicks, but who knows. Just glad it stopped!
Our house buying experience is moving right along as well. We should **hopefully** close next week! I can't wait to start decorating little man's room. Other than that, nothing has been going on around here!
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Oops!
I have totally been a slacker in the blogging area, and I am so sorry!
Maverick is now 14 oz...almost a whole pound! He is moving all the time and I am loving it. I cannot wait to hold my precious baby boy. I am over 1/2 there now!!! That is so hard to believe though. This first 1/2 flew by. It seems like I literally just found out we were going to be parents.
Lots has happened around the Stiles residence since last post. We put in an offer on a house and it was accepted! So we have been singing a million papers, and gathering our life history. We are now just waiting to hear back on when we can start inspections. It's such an exciting time in our lives right now! God is so good and I am seeing more and more every day that His timing is perfect. In the last 6 months, we found out I am pregnant, Brian was blessed with a job, and now we are almost homeowners. Everything we have prayed for and all in the perfect order from God.
We also have a cruise planned for the end of this month! We leave a week from Saturday and couldn't be more ready! It was a huge fiasco at first, but it all worked out. Carnival has a dumb rule that expectant mothers cannot be more than 24 completed weeks in their pregnancy, the day they get OFF the ship. We would have been getting off the 11th, which was the very day I turned 25 weeks. Carnival would not accept that, so we had to spend more money, move the cruise, get a letter from my dr saying I am fit for travel, and then we were good to go. I was so upset but it all ended up working out and we will be gone for my bday so that's exciting!!! We need this time as we close in on our last days as just Brian and Jamie. Come March, we will be Brian, Jamie, and Maverick! Don't get me wrong, we cannot wait. We just want to cherish this time together because we will never be at this point in our lives again.
Can't wait to meet our sweet Maverick Paul!!!
Maverick is now 14 oz...almost a whole pound! He is moving all the time and I am loving it. I cannot wait to hold my precious baby boy. I am over 1/2 there now!!! That is so hard to believe though. This first 1/2 flew by. It seems like I literally just found out we were going to be parents.
Lots has happened around the Stiles residence since last post. We put in an offer on a house and it was accepted! So we have been singing a million papers, and gathering our life history. We are now just waiting to hear back on when we can start inspections. It's such an exciting time in our lives right now! God is so good and I am seeing more and more every day that His timing is perfect. In the last 6 months, we found out I am pregnant, Brian was blessed with a job, and now we are almost homeowners. Everything we have prayed for and all in the perfect order from God.
We also have a cruise planned for the end of this month! We leave a week from Saturday and couldn't be more ready! It was a huge fiasco at first, but it all worked out. Carnival has a dumb rule that expectant mothers cannot be more than 24 completed weeks in their pregnancy, the day they get OFF the ship. We would have been getting off the 11th, which was the very day I turned 25 weeks. Carnival would not accept that, so we had to spend more money, move the cruise, get a letter from my dr saying I am fit for travel, and then we were good to go. I was so upset but it all ended up working out and we will be gone for my bday so that's exciting!!! We need this time as we close in on our last days as just Brian and Jamie. Come March, we will be Brian, Jamie, and Maverick! Don't get me wrong, we cannot wait. We just want to cherish this time together because we will never be at this point in our lives again.
Can't wait to meet our sweet Maverick Paul!!!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Here lately...
Yeah, I know...it's been a month since I posted. I am seriously going to start posting weekly...seriously. Anyway, a lot has been going on lately so I will just give you the 411 of our lives right now, short version.
For starters, Brian still has not been hired as a teacher. He has had 3 interviews with different schools, and got his first rejection letter yesterday. We haven't heard anything from the other 2 as of yet. I know in my heart that God will provide for us and will never leave or forsake us, because He told us so in His word. But telling my head that is a totally different story. Or maybe it's the other way around. Either way, I am getting very nervous. We kind of thought he would have a job more quickly, so we are definitely trying not to get discouraged. The good news is he found out Tuesday that he got a summer job as a server at the Plantation. This is so awesome and we are thankful for this opportunity He has given Brian.
Another part of our lives has revolved around something that I have wanted so badly since I was old enough to realize the concept; to be a mommy. We have been praying about God's plan for us in this area, and I have a peace that He will bless us in His timing. I have some medical issues that will only get better once we have a child, so that is why we came off of birth control...almost a year ago. That being said, it worries me that somethink more may be wrong. However, I know that God's timing is everything. And being that B doesn't have a steady job, and we don't have a house yet, I know that His timing is not now. Once again, my head knows. But my heart hurts and longs for a sweet baby of our own. I continue to pray daily for God's peace and strength and patience as we wait this out.
We recently found out that one of our closest mentors is leaving to pursue God's will. Our pastor, friend, mentor, leader, and brother in Christ has been with us for 4 years now and we have really come to love him and his sweet family. He counseled us before marriage, and has been there for our family in huge ways. We will forever be grateful to God for letting us borrow him for this long, and pray that He uses Bro. Mark as he moves on to his next mission. We don't know the road ahead for GGBC, but we do know that God knows, and has the next man of God lined up for our church. I pray that we stick together and support each other and continue to pray for our new pastor, as well as our friend who is leaving.
Our latest concern is a house. Obviously Brian needs a job first, so that is our first prayer. However, our trailer is very very old and starting to really go. Every day something else happens. We will definitely look back at our newlywed time and laugh someday, but not today. :) We have been so blessed to have a place to stay with no rent, and are forever thankful to Granny for that. But, we need a new place now. So, we may rent an apartment for about 6 months (once he has a job) so that we can find a house. Or we may try to fix the trailer and tough it out, just depends on which would cost more.
So that's all the catching up I had to do! I think this is my longest post yet, but don't get used to it. :)
For starters, Brian still has not been hired as a teacher. He has had 3 interviews with different schools, and got his first rejection letter yesterday. We haven't heard anything from the other 2 as of yet. I know in my heart that God will provide for us and will never leave or forsake us, because He told us so in His word. But telling my head that is a totally different story. Or maybe it's the other way around. Either way, I am getting very nervous. We kind of thought he would have a job more quickly, so we are definitely trying not to get discouraged. The good news is he found out Tuesday that he got a summer job as a server at the Plantation. This is so awesome and we are thankful for this opportunity He has given Brian.
Another part of our lives has revolved around something that I have wanted so badly since I was old enough to realize the concept; to be a mommy. We have been praying about God's plan for us in this area, and I have a peace that He will bless us in His timing. I have some medical issues that will only get better once we have a child, so that is why we came off of birth control...almost a year ago. That being said, it worries me that somethink more may be wrong. However, I know that God's timing is everything. And being that B doesn't have a steady job, and we don't have a house yet, I know that His timing is not now. Once again, my head knows. But my heart hurts and longs for a sweet baby of our own. I continue to pray daily for God's peace and strength and patience as we wait this out.
We recently found out that one of our closest mentors is leaving to pursue God's will. Our pastor, friend, mentor, leader, and brother in Christ has been with us for 4 years now and we have really come to love him and his sweet family. He counseled us before marriage, and has been there for our family in huge ways. We will forever be grateful to God for letting us borrow him for this long, and pray that He uses Bro. Mark as he moves on to his next mission. We don't know the road ahead for GGBC, but we do know that God knows, and has the next man of God lined up for our church. I pray that we stick together and support each other and continue to pray for our new pastor, as well as our friend who is leaving.
Our latest concern is a house. Obviously Brian needs a job first, so that is our first prayer. However, our trailer is very very old and starting to really go. Every day something else happens. We will definitely look back at our newlywed time and laugh someday, but not today. :) We have been so blessed to have a place to stay with no rent, and are forever thankful to Granny for that. But, we need a new place now. So, we may rent an apartment for about 6 months (once he has a job) so that we can find a house. Or we may try to fix the trailer and tough it out, just depends on which would cost more.
So that's all the catching up I had to do! I think this is my longest post yet, but don't get used to it. :)
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