Splish, Splash

We are so excited for summer! Picture overload, but I couldn't help but show her off! Her joy in these pictures just make my day

Easter Morning!

I love Easter!!! It was an absolutely beautiful day here in Georgia...just as it should be! We slept in Sunday morning after a late 1 am night on Saturday. And we woke up to the Easter Bunny's goodies for Ms. Zoe.

The minute she saw her basket she was screaming..."Minnie!" She was so excited!

Zoe got some new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVDs, a Mickey and Minnie doll, and some Kid Praise music (all my favorite songs...sung by kids....best of both worlds!)
They were inseparable!
For breakfast, we headed to Grammy and Papa's. It was so good and Zoe had a blast rocking in the chairs and playing with bunny bubbles. And of course, we watching Minnie. Once we got home, we relaxed, watched Despicable Me and took naps. Then...off to play outside!
I hope you all had a wonderful and blessed Easter as well! He is RISEN!

24 Weeks

How Far Along: 24 Weeks...6 months!!!!

Size of Baby: Baby #3 is about the size of a ear of corn...gaining about 4 ounces in the last week. Its body is filling out proportionately and going to be plumping up soon! Its lungs continue to grow and its skin will soon not be translucent!

Total Weight Gain: +12 lbs...I got the 2 I lost last week back...they missed me.

Maternity Clothes: I got a great dress for Easter that I will be able to wear once Baby #3 arrives. NY&Company had some great dresses too! I think dresses will be my thing...next paycheck...yay! And I am starting to look for a maternity bathing suit top. I have bottoms but want a new top...the weather is getting warm and the pool is calling me and Zoe's names!

Gender: August 14th is coming quickly...we are already 6 months along. I can't believe it! We can't wait to meet this little one and see who the newest member of our family is! Names are the same...the week!

Movement: This kid moves ALL.THE.TIME! Much more intense jabs and kicks, still some waves across my tummy. I even saw my stomach move with kicks this week. Very cool! The movements are almost predictable...once it gets started...you know you have about 5-6 more kicks to follow. Zach is loving this! He feels the Baby all the time now!

Sleep: Still surrounded by pillows. I have been sleeping more upright this week. I can't sleep on my left side because it is not comfy at all and my hip hurts some if I always sleep on my right. So upright it is!

Symptoms: I am still having the burning sensation in my skin. It is now right around my panty line and only half of my body....only the left side. Still so weird! I feel like my tummy really popped this week!

Best Moment of the Week: Watching my stomach move was pretty cool! But Saturday took over the whole week of bests. Watching so many get baptized makes me so excited for this little one's Baptism..and all the other beautiful Sacraments that will be taking place in our children's lives. So much to look forward to!

And I got to meet Ms. Brooke!

I have my check up on Tuesday!

Christ has Risen from the Dead!

I can't even really describe how wonderful, beautiful, spiritual, life-changing, moving.....last night was. I feel so blessed to have married Zach, for God to have brought us together in such low times in our spiritual lives, and to have sent His Holy Spirit to fill our lives the way He has. Last night was one of those times that you will NEVER forget....it ranks up there with the birth of our children, day of our marriage....if not higher. Last night, our family became a family in CHRIST! And there are really no words....The Easter Vigil Mass was so beautiful. I have never attended one before last night and I can guarentee it won't be my last. It was AWESOME...long...but AWESOME!
Zach woke up yesterday morning just giddy. You could tell he was so excited for everything that would be taking place soon. He is such a joy to me. Last night, Zach received the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation! What made the night that much more special was that our great friends, Nick and Katie, and Matt were also receiving Sacraments! We were surrounded by amazing family and friends, too. After the ceremony, you could just feel a change in Zach....he was on fire for Christ! Something I will never forget and hopefully he will never forget either!
But aside from the excitement in our lives....we celebrated the Resurrection of our Lord! I mean that in itself makes the day perfect. We, as Christians, are eternally grateful for our God, for sending us His Son to forgive our sins by His death and Resurrection. THANK YOU!

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More Preparation!

Here are more of the great videos from Matt Maher!

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Tomorrow is a very exciting day for our family...one we have looked forward to for awhile! I ask you to keep my hubby and all other RCIAers in your prayers!

Preparing our hearts...

So...I love Matt Maher. Well because I love music and the music he makes is just beautiful to me! But more than music....he is a good and Holy man! I discovered these videos today and I wanted to share them with you.

We are now in the most Holy Week of the calendar, the week leading to our Lord's death and Resurrection! The week is jam packed with crucial events in our Christian Faith. Matt Maher has done a series of videos to help prepare our hearts and our minds for the events happening throughout this week! I missed the first one for Palm Sunday, so I am going to post it now and the one for today. I hope ou like them, too.