Pictures of Mommy, so far



15 weeks




16 weeks 2 days




17 weeks 4 days



18 weeks

Pictures of Bliss, so far

This is Bliss at 9 weeks and 5 days.

These 6 pictures are Bliss at 14 weeks and 1 day. Our next ultrasound is in 2 weeks and she will be 21 weeks by then. We love seeing her on the screen and getting to hear her heartbeat.

Bliss

So our bubbly, bouncy little girl is now 19 weeks old. Ok so I have no idea if she is bubbly and/or bouncy, but I can hope. We are almost half way there and the excitement and anticipation is mounting.

Focus

Often times we can get bogged down with day to day worries and stresses. We can let what happens at work dictate what happens at home. We can allow the rhythm of home to be broken if we let strife with others get in the way. Over the past few weeks life has been getting crazy. It's summer and the life of a  children's minister is ramped up and some times can get out of control. For me this is the second most busy time of the year (Upward season being the most), but summer is often the most stressful. Preparing for the fall, all the while doing the day in day out work, and add to it special summer events. Life can get stressful. What I have to do in those times is focus on the eternal. Focus on what is really important. If I am not reflecting the glory of God, if what I am doing is not pleasing to Him, then I am not honoring Him. At the end of the day (and by that I mean life), if I can look back and say and see that what I was doing was honoring and pleasing to God, then these times of distraction and stress don't seem to matter as much.

18 weeks

Today, Bliss is 18 weeks old! She is starting to grow a lot now and showing on Mommy. We can even begin to tell which side of Ashley's belly she is laying.