integrating our blog & facebook

just seeing if this works. if it does, this post should appear on facebook as well.

waiting...patiently

Nothing yet. Waiting is what we're doing these days. Going on with each day as normal but in the back of out minds is this BABY, being a mother and father, what it will be like to change diapers, what it will be like to wake up in the middle of the night to feed a sweet baby boy (I must be weird, but I am honestly looking forward to this. I think I will miss Griffin when he is asleep and when he wakes up and i get to be the one that gets to feed him I will be happy to spend time with him no matter the hour of the night- I will emphasis that I said "I THINK" I will) :) So, we are eager, yes, but patient as well.
My friends and some students in our youth group continue to text me: "baby yet?" "contractions??" "How are you feeling?" etc... and I cannot wait till the day comes when I can reply back: "yes contractions" "yes Griffin is here" "I feel painful contractions!"

It's comforting to know that God has Griffin in His strong hands and He will bring him in His timing which is the best. And that he will come eventually, no matter how long we must wait- he can't stay in this belly of mine forever.
The Lord is good and is sovereign. Thank you, Lord. And thank you for Griffin.

Being a celebrity...

Lately, it seems that I can't get anywhere if I'm with Haley. It's crazy! Every time we go anywhere, any time we see anyone, it's like we have some celebrity status or something. Now that I think of it, being pregnant seems to be a lot like being a celebrity (minus the photos and autographs). Any time Haley walks into a room, it's instant smiles from across the room. Everyone is pointing. They are talking and whispering to one another and pointing at us.

If we get close to anyone it's the usual: "Oh you're so cute! What are you having? Oh a boy! Congratulations! When are you due? Good luck!" ...things of this nature.

Now don't get me wrong. I love Haley. I love Griffin. I'm super excited and I think that the whole world should be too. It's just that last night it seemed like we couldn't even get out of iHop. The hostess wants to know everything. The waiter. The cashier. Then we went to the mall to Bath and Body Works... bad idea. I bet we were in there for at least 30 minutes hearing every baby story from every woman in that joint. And that's another thing... I couldn't tell you how many times I've walked up to Haley as she's talking to some strange lady at, say, the grocery store, wal-mart, or whatever, and I hear these words, "Well, when I was pregnant..." It's pretty much amazing. I suppose it's like men who served in the same war and they all have a story. And today? Wow. I thought we would never get out of church. Now, I am used to being in the ministry and people needing to talk to you and getting out of church late, etc. But this pregnant wife thing takes it to a whole new level! I bet we had 10 conversations in the worship center, another 10 in the lobby, and then while trying to make a B-line down the hall to the parking lot at least another 5 pregnancy talks.

All that to say, lately I'm realizing just how tough it is being married to a celebrity.

MMA

Well it's Sat. and Tyler is about to head to his hobby of choice these days-Mix Martial Arts practice. I'm sure everyone knows his obsession with UFC, but now, for the past oh...2 months I reckon he has been attending this MMA class. HE LOVES IT! It's so funny. He goes every Sat. morning from 10 am- 12 pm. Actually, he doesn't get home until around 12:30 or so because he says he stays talking to all the guys or doing some extra practicing. Anyways, he'll get home and talk about what happened and who he tapped out, who tapped out him, how many bruises he has, and what new move he learned that day. Then I get to see all the newly fresh bruises on top of the old ones from last week that have yet to go away. He does not mind these blueish black marks upon his legs, arms, and hip area. However, his wife does! I told him I don't understand why those guys have to kick him so hard if they're just practicing. He says it just happens.
So he's leaving to go get beat up.
He says "You've got to get beat up to learn anything"
I guess he has a point. I just know Griffin is going to end up being this MMA fighter or wrestler fighting champion... haha. maybe not....

Lots of updates

OK, a lot has happened since the last post. This week I went to work like normal on Monday morning and felt fine. Then Tues night at 3:34 pm I started having strong pains down low. I got up and walked around some, ate a banana, and read some in my pregnancy book. I then tried to go back to sleep but had a hard time sleeping. So I called Bovina and stayed home Tuesday. The cramps were still there on and off all day and so I went to the doc and got examined. It ended up being just a days worth of Braxton Hicks contractions I think and I hadn't dilated any. (Bummer) I didn't sleep well Tues night so stayed home again from work on Wed. I then felt like it was just time for me to go into my maternity leave from work. So I called principal and she agreed. So I am officially not working now! My students love the sub they have and my principal and I both felt like they would do fine next week on their last TAKS test with him being there instead of me, so hopefully they will do well! I have already taught them everything they need and I am not worried.
It has been a bit hard these last couple days, realizing I won't go back to Bovina ever again to teach. I will miss my students and the people I worked with, but I am SO relieved that I don't have to get up at the crack of dawn anymore and drive over there every day. I realize I will be getting up a lot real soon with Griffin, however, but I am excited about that! We can just stay home and not go anywhere if we don't feel like it.
So all that to say, we are just waiting now again for some contractions to start or for the water to break. Please keep up us in your prayers, that we will be strong through the labor and delivery and depend upon the Lord. And that Griffin and I will be fine and healthy and also that he will be a good eater from the get go and will want to eat! :) Thanks so much everyone. We will keep updating our blog periodically and Tyler will most likely bring his laptop to the hosp to keep updates going on here. We think it will be the easiest way for everyone to stay updated. It's hard texting so many people all at once.

We are so excited to see Griffin soon!

Maternity pics

OK- if you want to see some rockin awesome prego pics with Tyler included then check out my good friend Cristy's blog at:

http://cristycrossphotography.blogspot.com/

Her link is also on our bloglist.

We had such a fun time taking these pics and she is a VERY talented and gifted photographer. We felt honored to get to be in her photos!
If you need a photographer for your wedding, engagement pics, senior pics, or some pics just for fun then I would totally recommend this gal. She has flown to California before to do a wedding so she's willing to come to you!
Hope y'all enjoy her pics of me, Tyler, and Griffin. :)

Wild week

It's been a wild week it seems this week. Just busy, having something every night this week it seems. But good things we had. Tues. after work my friend Jan took some pregnant pics of me and then some of Tyler and me together. It was a lot of fun and hopefully I'll get to post some of those soon.
Wed.-church
Thurs- doc appt. and then hosp visit with Tyler to see a friend.
Today- small group time with friends and then another photo session with my good friend Cristy Cross. I am eager to see these pics as well.

I have found that Friday's are funny. You look forward to it all week, but at school with 21 third graders (especially during the springtime) Friday's are the worst day! My kids just wore me out today, or maybe by Fri. I am so worn out that it just seems like the most tiring day.

That all to say, I thought I'd end the week by posting a pic of Tyler when he was a baby and of me when I was a baby. I don't have any newborn pics of us, have to get a hold of some somehow.
I hope Griffin looks like his daddy :)