A New Year and I Can't Wait!

2009 is going to be our year. I can feel it! It's off to a wonderful start. Nothing huge has happened (other than the continuous growth of our baby and my tummy, which I happen to think is huge in itself), I'm just so full of joy I can hardly stand it. At 14 weeks, I'm now into the second trimester of my pregnancy and loving it! Everyday, I am in awe at this little life that is growing in me and all that God is doing in our lives. I'm feeling pretty good nowadays, too. The good days are definitely outnumbering the bad ones. I am seriously thankful for that! According to some reading that I have been doing, the baby is about 3 1/2 inches long right now! Isn't that crazy! It's hard to believe that it'll be here in just 6 months! Last week, I watched the Friends episodes where Rachel has her baby and just cried. I know it's only a tv show, but I couldn't stop thinking about the love that you feel when they put the baby in your arms for the first time. Sweet stuff :) We go back to the doctor on January 28th, so continue to pray that everything goes fine and the baby is developing on schedule. The nerves in between visits is about to kill me. I've thought about renting a fetal doppler so that we can hear the heartbeat at home and have some reassurance. But for now, I'm just trying to have faith that God is in control and He'll take care of us no matter what.
Change seems to be a trend for the year. James is determined to get himself healthy and in shape before the baby gets here, and I must say, I think he's doing a pretty good job with it so far. Of course, the motivation of a visit to the Melting Pot with some of our best friends when they reach their target weight doesn't hurt. It makes me laugh because all these people around me are talking about getting in shape and losing all this weight, and I am putting the pounds on! I am working on eating healthier and I'm planning to join the aerobics class that a friend is starting at church. She promised to help me out with some modifications ;) I'm looking forward to it, though. It's fun to workout when you have fun people to do it with! I got my hair cut over the weekend. Apparently it's not as drastic as it felt like to me, as not many people seemed to notice. Lol! I got about 4 1/2 inches whacked off though! It's the shortest that I've had it in years. I like it!
Christmas was great this year. Busy, but great. I was worn out by the time December 26th rolled around! I was fortunate enough to have almost 2 full weeks off from work though, so that was nice and gave me plenty of time to recover. James got a new Blackberry that he's in love with, I got a breadmaker, a new Vera and some maternity clothes, and we got our backyard fenced in. Good stuff! I hardly took any pictures from Christmas day, though. I regret that.
We spent New Year's Eve with my family and had a great time playing games, eating, and laughing all night. I even managed to stay up and watch the ball drop! It was a good time. Mom played the Wii for the first time and decided she wanted one for their house! :) I just love her!
I've been able to get back into my reading. I've read a couple more Karen Kingsbury books in the last little bit. She's my fave. Currently, I'm reading one of her's called Ever After. It's great so far...a tearjerker for sure.
Okay, I'm done writing for today and I'm sad that I don't have access to my pictures right now! I have some cute ones to share! I'll have to post those later! :) Take care!