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I have been told by lovely, beautiful, godly, sister-in-law to "seriously update your blog." She is right. So I thought I'd tell you about our life lately....here you go Cammion. :) I love you.



Our power was out last week for two days, so we resided at Mom and Dad Pattersons for those days+thanksgiving+an extra day for Kyle and his dad to work on our brakes (Saturn)= a long, fun week at Nana and Papa's. During the week, Rowen and Gunnar both had viruses and had fevers. Mama went shopping on Black Friday with my usual crew and got all of our Christmas shopping done. :) We also played Rook, watched 2 movies (How to Train Your Dragon and Up), played Super Mario Brothers on the Wii, read Nahum, finished my book, went Christmas Tree shopping, cut down our Christmas tree, missed church because of my sickies, decorated for Christmas, did a craft, and went grocery shopping after most of our food was bad from the power outage. It was a wonderful week and this week will be the same I am sure. God is good to us!



As far as baby goes, baby #3 is a mover. Always feeling kickies in the afternoon and evening and I love it! I am somewhat "fearful" of the action this baby is already getting. I am thinking he/she will not be like Rowen (calm, and the most amazing sleeper in the world). :) But what do I know?! Maybe it just wants to get out and play with brothers....he/she hears them laughing all the time! I love this stage of pregnancy!



Gunnar is ever so cute by engaging us in conversation and telling his Mama that she is beautiful almost every morning. He is quite the reader during his three "reading times"

everyday. He helps me cook, clean, fold towels, and gets Rowen water and snacks. I often hear him telling Rowie that he "needs to calm down because everything is fine" when he cries. Wonder where he got that from! He loves playing outside and is thoroughly enjoying his new snow boots from Grandma! He has quite the imagination and is always "killing" the bad dinosaurs and crocodiles that attack our house and tells them that they are "evil." We laugh a lot.



Rowen is becoming a little charmer and flirt. His two words are: "bisz-sha" and "aba-dah." He is the most darling baby and I find myself chewing his ears and cheeks because they are so cute. He leans to give me kisses a lot and does everything brother does. He loves when Gunny makes him laugh and loves to eat. He eats all the time and when he is not eating, he is sleeping. He is pretty much the easiest baby I have ever met.


Until next time....

Baby #3 Update

So I went to the Doctor's office yesterday and heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time. It was sweet. 173 beats/min. I opted out for going again at 16 weeks because all you hear is the heartbeat again. Not that I don't want to hear it, but appointments usually end up taking half of my day away with dropping off kids and driving and so on and so forth. But the great news is that we will find out what baby is on December 28th!! Can hardly wait! Guess Auntie Noelle will be happy to know she will be the first (besides Kyle) to know what the baby is because she will be there! Yay!

A Couple More....

Sorry I didn't follow through with getting you the rest of these on Thursday. We ended up not having the computer at home. Enjoy!

Here's One...

Here is one of our great pictures done by our friend Kristal. I'll give you the rest tomorrow.

I Declare A Misnomer

I will explain....

Being "with child", I am commonly asked this question: "Are you hoping for that girl?" I answer truthfully and say that surely it would be a great privilege to have a girl added to our little family, but in all actuality, I am more than content to have another boy. I do love raising "Future Men." The next comment is usually made: "As long as it is healthy, right?" And I in somewhat of a whirlwind answer, "Sure." Well, my answer has changed.

I am redefining healthy and declaring a misnomer! A misnomer is a term which suggests an interpretation that is know to be untrue. Why are Americans obsessed with health? I, as a Christian, a slave of Christ Himself, am to joyfully accept all things that come to pass, not because they are always pure and lovely, but because they come from God the Father, who at all times is Good, Righteous, Just, Pure, Lovely, Compassionate, Slow to Anger, and promises to always do good to me His child. I posses love from the Creator of the Universe, that not everyone can claim. Why do you O Christian complain about anything or everything? Why do we humans declare rights to things we own not? (Romans 9:14-30)

A healthy baby, for the Christian should be a misnomer. For the Christian, a healthy baby is not the goal of pregnancy. Yes, I take vitamins and eat healthfully because I want to steward my body, His Temple, in a way in which brings glory to Him. However, the goal of pregnancy is to rest in that, after I have done what He requires of me, He will give me a gift which I do not deserve to care for on this earth. Oh the responsibility of growing a child in the fear and admonition of the Lord !! Whether that child has all 10 fingers and toes, a healthy heart, a functioning liver, or all the chromosomal perfections that we take for granted, is up to the Lord Almighty and knowing Him, allows me to rest in HIS perfection, not mine. Like our fore fathers Job, Joseph, David, and Daniel, I long to and resolve to fix my mind on Thee O Christ!

Whatever the Lord wills, is what I desire. Amen.

"You will keep Him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee." Isaiah 26:3