Currently Reading Something Borrowed see related

Needless to say it has been a VERY long time since i updated my Xanga.  Well i've been busy.  

On september 19, 2006 my husband and i were blessed with the birth of our son  Matthew Edward Gritters Jr.  He weighed 8' 6" and was 22 inches long.   He is the Joy of my life. 

Today he is 9 months old.  he crawls, has 6 teeth, can say a few words and is an all around boy.

here are some pictues of him from birth until now.

 me and matthew a few minutes after birth

matthew on Halloween

My 2 boys

My little Cubs fan

Matthew at 8 1/2 months

Currently Reading Swapping Lives By Jane Green see related

Oh my i have been a bad girl... It has been WAY to long since i updated this thing. 

Alright here is the update on my boring life.   I'm 31 weeks pregnant... in pregnant speak that means i have 8 weeks to go and I'm like 8 months... you see you are actually pregnant for 10 months but no one tells you that... they just say it's 9 months because you can't count the first month because you really don't know.   or something like that.   So yeah i'm big and fat.

Matt and i have started Child birthing class.  It is the most ridiculous thing ever.  First they make you pretend to have a contraction and "breathe through the pain".  How may i ask are you suppose to act like you are having a contraction if you have never had one before?  I mean i have seen women in movies pretend to do it... but it's not really like that... according to the teacher.    So what this class really is... it's Matt and I falling in to uncontrollable fits of laughter when we are trying so hard to be serious.  it's never going to work.

Recently i have been doing a lot of thinking ... "Be still and know that I am God" (Psalms 46:10).  Right now I am just waiting for the rest of my life to change... how nothing in life will ever be the same... how i will be responsible for another life... How my mother my have been right all those times i knew she was wrong... about how when my parent's say "you'll know when you have kids" actually makes sense to me now.   How can you be still when you have such limited time till everything changes.    Marriage, graduation, buying a house, buying a car, or anything else in life can compare to having a child with someone...  

Baby update!  I'm 17 weeks... and i get my ultrasound on May 2.  Just so you all know it's a baby and that's all you will know until it comes out screaming.  Also what they say about pregnant women and pickles is totally true.    I adore pickles... i might actually take you down if i see you have one.   I can't get enough.    

Our babies room is underway.  We are going with a frog theme... very cute with little frog princes and princesses. so of course the room is being painted green (for those who don't know me... i'm a greenaholic).  but i promised my husband no more green rooms after this.   Once i get furniture i will post pictures. 

Currently Reading What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition By Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Hathaway see related

hey all... I've been SWAMPED.  The simple fact that I need twice as much energy to do simple tasks, and I've been working long hours, make me very very tired at night.  I'm like my grandparents.  I'm sleeping in the chair at 9pm and getting up twice to use the bathroom every night.    It's all for a good cause.   I've been told I make Pregnancy look good.   But I don't think spandex pants and tent like shirts really make anyone look good.

This past weekend I was able to help my dear friends Matt and Amanda get engaged over the weekend.  It's a surreal experience being able to help people start the rest of their lives together.   I mean think about it... They are now starting the journey to marriage, children, mortgages, bills, dinner parties with married friends, anniversaries, and all the little fights that make marriage special.    For instance what the thermostat is set at or laundry wars.   I was able to help them...  I will be part of the story.  Weird.

Hello again... no I haven't fallen off the planet and died... no i haven't slipped into the dark abyss or been abducted by aliens.

I've just been working and doing my thing.  Oh and I'm 14 weeks PREGNANT!  So i'm way tired and i can't function the same anymore.  For those of you who are not aware it is a scientific fact that your brain stops producing brain calls while you are pregnant.   The body shuts off the process and focuses it's energies on  making the baby. It's totally amazing stuff. 

I'm making a person. I'm making a child that will grow into an adult and do great things!  God is way cool.  I still really can't believe it's happening and i have to remind myself every morning when i get up that i'm having a baby in September... but it's awesome.