From our move.
Trip to the Aquarium with the cousins.

A little apon I made for cousin Sofie...I had to see what it would look like before I sent it! :)

The Girls.

And then there was two...

There are so many things that have happened since I wrote last. We moved into our new place, had a few false alarms with baby girl, and she finally arrived april 29...close to her due date. If you would have told me back at 30 weeks that I would go to term, I would have laughed, and I think I did on occasion when other moms told me their stories. But she arrived after just an hour and a half of intense labor. Looks so much like her sister did. I did some double takes a few times in the hospital because she reminded me so much of Inger. What a jewel though. Inger is getting along so well too. She sometimes just wants to be held at the same time, but she is so sweet to her baby sister. She gives her kisses and everything. It's really fun to see. God is gracious. And I do have to say He was ever so faithful with all the fears I had of labor. I cried out to Him countless times about getting to the hospital in enough time, having time for antibiotics to protect her, the nurses, the midwife, strength to endure all the pain... and He provided and gave me peace through them all. What an amazing God...Jehovah Jireh.

Atalie Mae

April 29, 2010

9lbs 6oz

19in (though I think she was a bit longer since at close to 2 weeks she was 22!)

Idea?!?!

I'm not the only one that wishes for this!!!

Yet again, it's been forever. We have moved to our new house and still have boxes around. It's nice though that we don't have to rush things. We have the essentials up, so that is good. I'm 38 weeks now, and so grateful that God allowed me to go this far. I'm happy to have her anytime now!!! I do know what that means though, and I'm am cherishing every minute that I have with just Inger.

Well, we officially got the house on wednesday! So, we are slowly moving in. It's hard to do during the week with work and such. And I can't help out too much, other than little things and keeping an eye on Inger...and she is all over the place. Now that she is walking, boy oh boy! It's great though. We went over to get the keys on wednesday and the cutest old couple came, introduced themselves and welcomed us to the neighborhood. What sweeties they are! It's nice to know some of the neighbors too. I think tonight we will get everything moved over, and at least get the essentials up so that we can stay there tomorrow night. Yipee!!

Another month has gone by...April will soon be here. We have been so busy this last month that I almost don't remember it! Between buying a house, moving, mom visiting, sister visiting, trips to the hospital because of contractions, and just your average every day craziness, it's been a whirlwind. Today we go and sign our papers for the house! It's pretty exciting! We started talking abou this and looking at houses a while ago, and I just prayed that God would open the doors to what we could afford and that would be a good fit for us. And most importantly that it would be honoring to Him. And it's happening.

Since we moved out of our rental and are waiting to close on the other house, we are staying with Gram and Papa...Inger is having a hayday. It's funny too because we were in a similar situation last year. Last year, not only was I pregnant for part of the time we were living here, but the first months of Inger's life were spent in this house. This year I'm pregnant and instead of having a sleepy (sorta) newborn, Inger walks around, plays with toys, talks and dances whenever she hears a beat. And boy does she love Papa. The other day we even heard her say "papa". It was so cute.

Lord willing, in the next few days we will move into our new house and I will be able to share some pictures.