Belly pics 8&9 months

I miss my belly!!!

30 weeks

I honestly get bummed when I think about how I only have 10 weeks left!

Treated myself to lunch at my fav lil cafe in town for making into the 30's with smooth sailing :)

Nashville Bound

We'll keep it short and sweet, here is what God has been doing in our lives:

It began about a year and a half ago that God began to put Nashville on our hearts individually. Once we realized this, we knew He had then put it on our hearts as a couple. What it meant however, we had no idea. For months we found ourselves constantly thinking about Nashville, feeling like God was up to something. We didn't quite understand it but we just knew deep down God was putting this city, and a specific church (Cross Point), on our hearts. Feeling this way individually and as a couple, it was undeniable that God was speaking to us.

Over the next few months we found ourselves picturing ourselves out there, picturing making a life out there, doing ministry out there, raising our family there...we even looked online at houses and thought we were crazy for doing so...I mean why were we!? It made no sense...at least at the time. But the feeling that God was trying to tell us something about Nashville never quieted down, for over a year it persisted and in a way, got louder and clearer as the months went on. We consciously listened and prayed for Him to show us what He was trying to do. About a year after God began to put the city and specific church on our hearts, Randy received an opportunity to work there and accepted. It was clear, God had been preparing us for over a year for this, it was clear now why we had a tugging on our hearts about it. God had been working.

The past 4 months have been filled with prayer. And here we are today. We felt for well over a year that God was calling us to Nashville and we have made the decision to follow Him.

This is the hardest thing either of us have ever done. We are leaving our families and all we know, an incredibly amazing job here at Saddleback, but we feel this is where The Lord is calling us. We have spent months in prayer and reflecting on all God has shown and spoke to us and have had many sleepless nights, shed a lot of tears, wrestled with a lot of doubt but in the end we KNOW that this is where God is leading us for this season of our lives. 

In Him,

Randy and Megan

29 weeks!

Had two Dr. appointments this week, one with my OB (monthly) and a cervix check up (bimonthly), both were great check ups! At my cervix ultrasound I had a detailed ultrasound besides my cervix ultrasound, to check on baby's growth, measurements, etc. It was awesome because we got to see her for about 20 minutes and this was the 2nd longest time we've gotten to in 7 months. Usually it's just a super quick peek at her and that's it, so besides my 20 week detailed scan, this one was the most we'd seen her! We saw her opening and closing her mouth (most likely practicing breathing), sucking on her fist, wiggling all around. She wasn't in a good position to show her profile so no pics of that, darn! At one pint her ankles were crossed but then most of the scan she had her leg up over her body and her foot up right by her face...this is the 3rd ultrasound we've seen her do that! She must think it's pretty comfy :) Everything with her looks perfect, good fluid, great heart beat and she weighs 3lbs 3 oz already which I was surprised to hear! From everything I've read, most babies this gestation weigh 1.5 to 2.5 pounds, I just can't believe she's already over 3! So great!
The twins were 4 1/2 each at just 32 weeks, makes me so curious what size full term babies I'd have...can't wait to find out with this bundle :) My cervix is still looking remarkable and is 4.3 cm which is "a mile long" they say, it hasn't shortened at all and is staying strong and holding up perfectly which all Glory to God for that!! They say I can stop coming in now for my 2 weeks check up on it bc everything has gone so well but I am going to keep my bimonthly check ups bc it gives me reassurance and peace of mind. Baby is head down and her head is really low, right on top of my cervix and even with that it's still long and strong. Dr. even pushed down onto my abdomen/cervix during the cervix ultrasound to see if the pressure changed it and it did not. So, so great. Also all along this pregnancy I have had a low lying placenta which just means due to the position of it, if it didn't move up, I wouldn't be able to have a vaginal birth bc it is essentially in the way of the baby to the birth canal. A prayer of this pregnancy is a VBAC so I've been hoping and praying it would move which all along my Dr. has been confident it would, as of 2 weeks ago it was still low lying. At Monday's check up it had moved up! Such great news!! A VBAC is still an option :) So Monday's check up yielded so much good news and seeing our muffin for that long was just icing on the cake.
It's always just remarkable to see the life inside you. Truly an amazing gift from God and something I marvel at constantly. As with the twins, I just LOVE being pregnant. Love everything about it, especially experiencing seeing and feeling the baby grow. I only have like 75 or 74 days left of and that makes me sad! I am just enjoying it so much. I just keep giving glory to God for this sweet, dream come true pregnancy that we prayed for. She is a constant reminder to me of God's faithfulness and goodness! Every time I see my belly or feel her move, I smile. Just like the twins are a constant, daily reminder of God's faithfulness and goodness bc of how he protected them and got them here safely, alive and healthy. Answered prayers, all my babies are. I love it.
God is good!