I know I have been blogging a lot, but just bear with me, as I guess I feel like I have a lot to say! Today as I was doing the dishes, I was thinking about how we are all in different places in our journey with God.  I can think back and look at the different places I have been.  Here are some that stand out. First, the judgmental everyone is going to hell stage.  Yes, I really did think that at a point.  I remember being VERY concerned that my sister was ruining her chance to tell some close family members about Jesus because she had a glass of wine with them.  Oh yeah, I really thought that.  I think I even may have cried!!!  During that time, I remember feeling so strongly that it was from God.  Weird, huh?  Another stage is when Justin was working at…

We had a fun day today.  I bought my first baby thing.  It is a cute little sleeping bag type thing that all the babies sleep in here.  We have to bring three with us to the hospital when I deliver, so I bought my first today!  Below is a picture of the little sleeping bag thing! When we got home from this shopping spree we found that our neighbors had taken our name off our mailbox because it was not printed on metal, but typed on a white piece of paper.  It felt so wrong for someone to do this without warning us and letting us know we need to change it.  We have almost had enough of this place.  Today I told Justin that I am ok with putting in our three month notice.  Scary not knowing where we would live, but it is so obvious that our…

1. I feel like there is an alien living in my belly.  The kicks are starting to be strange to me as they happen in the same place every few hours.  I can already tell the sleep pattern of this baby!   And is it normal to kick ONLY on the right side??? 2. Justin felt it kick!  I can no longer say I am the only one to feel it.  (Yes mom, IT!) 3. I am going to call my baby an it, not on purpose, but "it" comes out of my mouth without thinking about it.  Sorry mom.  "IT" is my it and I love it. 4. I ate some really great Mexican food tonight.  Thought I’d let you know, because I love Mexican food. 5. Had a WONDERFUL date with my amazingly precious husband.  We had a blast walking by the river and catching up on some much…

At our ultrasound about two weeks ago (sixteen weeks pregnant) the tech was very surprised at how the baby wouldn’t stop moving!  We could see it kicking, waving, and turning.  I was so surprised to see this since I hadn’t felt it one little bit yet!  It was really a miracle to see! About a week after the ultrasound, I felt the baby kick for the first time in Rome!  It was so exciting!  Rome was exciting as well, but the baby!  WOW!  This really is amazing having a little person growing inside me!  I love it!  Since it first kicked, I have felt it a lot more.  In the last couple days I’ve been feeling it very often.  I think I skipped the whole "fluttering" feeling and went straight to feeling kicks.  This doesn’t surprise me that our baby is so active, even so early.  I am only 18…

Funk.  It is weird when you are in a total and complete funk and don’t even realize it.  I think I have been in a funk for the last year.  Seriously.  A WHOLE YEAR!  Maybe I am still in it and just don’t realize it yet.   But I do feel like I am happy again. I was talking with my friend Danielle the other day and said, "I finally feel back to normal."  Her response was something like, "Jen, I have heard you say that so many times."  WHAT?!?!  It is true.  I just feel like this year has been so up and down.  A lot of down, but definitely some ups.  Last summer was way up, well until the bad haircut experience.  I am so thankful for grace.  I know I am sounding like Justin now, but seriously, I have been given so much grace this year.  Grace by…