Tender Mercies

I knelt beside my bed this past weekend, talking with my husband, when all of a sudden I felt a gentle "poke, poke" inside of me. Could it really be? I had been anticipating feeling the baby's first movements for the past week or so. I just knew it would be soon, but I didn't want to get my hopes up since many pregnancy websites say that first time moms may not feel movement until close to 25 weeks. I was 16 weeks and 4 days. Well, sure enough, the next day I felt some additional small waves of movement. It wasn't just gas or digestion, for when I listened to the heartbeat with my Doppler, I was able to associate the movement I heard from the speaker with the poking sensation.  I think I will enjoy these gentle proddings right now before they begin to be larger and more uncomfortable. As I approach the halfway mark of this pregnancy, I am filled with excitement and the ever deepening realization that I am actually pregnant and have a huge responsi...

Life is busy.  2 weeks into school and you start to feel the weight of how the semester is really going to be. No, I'm not in school myself, but supporting my husband who is studying full time, working, and teaching early-morning seminary, is a big responsibility for me.  I think we are good team-players though.    Driving out to Grinter's Sunflower field was the perfect way to celebrate the ending of a school week and catch some fresh air, pleasant breeze, and get some sunshine--in more ways than one.  Running across the field before the camera's timer clicked wasn't always so successful... ...and sometimes it is!