Shopping again!

Who knew this could be SO fun! Shauna, Kelly, Jenna and I went to the North Bend Mall on Sunday. Carter's is my new favorite place! They had such great clearance sales, we couldn't resist. Since we don't know the baby's sex, we bought pink AND blue! We also went to Motherhood Maternity, where we had Shauna try on clothes with the padded belly on. I wish I would have had my camera!
When I was pregnant with Matthew, my mom took me to Frederick and Nelson's and bought me several outfits, so now it was my turn to carry on the tradition. That would make a good scrapbook page. The new thing now is the bellyband. We got one of those in white. I wish they would have had those when I was pregnant. She also found two pairs of pants for her new job, a cute pair of capris for summer and one top. It's a start.
Kelly had fun buying cute little pink outfits for her niece Emma, who will be one in June. And Jenna enjoyed getting new clothes for summer. It was a great girls day out!

Worry

As soon as I became a mom, I learned the meaning of worry. And you never stop worrying about your children, no matter how old they get. Now there is the little bean to worry about too. He or she had its first trip to the ER last night. I am sure it won't be the last one.
But I know that God is always in control and I can turn the worries over to Him. It is not easy, but I keep on working at it, and I am getting better. I know God is holding that tiny babe in the palm of His hand, and He always will. Jesus said, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" (Mtt 6:27) and "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" (Mtt 6:34)
It's that "what if" thinking that gets me in trouble. As soon as I hear that phrase in my head, I just have to remind myself to stop. God can handle it. Let go and Let God. I'm learning.....slowly, but still making progress.

Easter Blessings

It is Easter Morning and there is so much to celebrate! I feel SO blessed. First, I am filled with gratitude to my Father in Heaven for the greatest gift of love that the world has ever known. Hallelujah, He is Risen today! Can't get that song out of my head, but that's okay cause I love it.
It would take me all day to list my blessings, but one of the greatest is having my husband love the Lord and celebrate today with me. And we also get to celebrate our grandchild! I made an Easter basket for our little bean, the first of many, I am sure.
And almost all my kids are coming for brunch (we will miss you Meggie Moo!) Our family is healthy for the mostpart and happy, so I feel that I couldn't ask for more. My heart is overflowing with love and joy. Thank you Lord!
And tonight we will attend the worship service at church with so many wonderful people that God has placed in our lives. I hope that our song and praise will bless God's heart. Blessed be the name of the Lord!

Sharing the Journey

Sharing in this journey to being a grandma is my best friend Julie. Her son and daughter-in-law, Dave and Katie, are expecting their first baby and her first grandchild in about 5 weeks. Julie and I have been friends for 20 years. We met when our sons were in cub scouts together and we lived in the same neighborhood. We have been through a lot together, good and bad. Our lives have been on parallel paths. Our sons graduated the same year and we planned grad parties, then they both got engaged and we planned weddings together. We hoped and dreamed we would get to be grandmas together. She has been on Cloud 9 since she got the news about Dave and Katie's baby and was almost as excited to hear about Shauna and Noah's baby. We are having so much fun planning Grandmahood. Playdates are a must. Sharing this happy journey with your best friend makes it even more special!

Today was Katie's baby shower. What fun! I think Julie was as excited as the parents-to-be! It was so fun to see all those little blue outfits, soft blankets, cute teddy bears, and more. Katie is expecting a boy, so we figure Shauna will have one too, since our lives seem to be almost identical.

Yesterday, as we were preparing for the shower, I was looking through my baby scrapbooking supplies. I found a card from our dear friend Debbie, who died in 1999. She was #3 of our Three Country Friends business and we just loved her. Her battle with cancer was one of the bad things Julie and I went through together. But here was this card Debbie sent me many years ago with baby stickers in it. I had completely forgotten about it, but there it was, in her beautiful handwriting. I showed it to Julie and we both got teary-eyed and knew she was there with us in spirit. She would have loved to have been there.... and how we would have loved to share this with her. The Lord gives and takes away.

Babies R Us

Wow is all I can say. That place is amazing and overwhelming, all at the same time. Megan and Shauna and I went shopping and drooling there today. This was a scouting mission to study what is available. And there is ALOT. I can't wait until we know if the baby is a boy or a girl so we can actually start buying. We are going to do some serious damage to the bank account! But it is going to be SO fun! Being a grandma is going to be expensive. I love it already!

Techno Grandma

I have been dragged, kicking and screaming, into the computer age. If I want to post a comment on Shauna and Noah's Pregnancy Journal, I have to have an account. I didn't know that led to setting up my own blogspot! So here I am. This is kind of like scrapbooking, so it may be fun and addictive too.
I can hardly believe that I am really going to be a grandma! What a wonderful blessing! I find myself giving constant prayers of thanksgiving to God, alternating with prayers asking for Him to be watching over and taking good care of that little being growing within my own baby. Amazing how you can fall in love with someone the size of a dime!
And so the journey begins. And I plan to bask in every joyous moment of it!