23 weeks & quick updates

Here is a new picture as requested! I'm 23 weeks and feeling really great! Our appt is next week so I'll have to put up an update then. Baby Cad has been changing times of activity, switching from days to nights which has been interesting, but the kicking is definately getting stronger which has been alot of fun for Kit to be able to feel!

Today Kit had to run to the John Deere store for a part on our mower and picked up a pair of these adorable socks for the baby!! Thanks Honey :) They are so stinkin' cute with the farm animals and tractors on them...

The dogs are still enjoying their big yard. It will sure be an adventure and the dogs are always up to something new! I still can't get over how similar their coats are to one another....
We fly out this weekend to GA and we'll be back in time for the Memorial Day weekend. Hopefully we will find a house this weekend!....

Fabulous News!

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope".

Jeremiah 29:11

Well, we are thrilled to add to this blog that we have accepted an offer on our house and are looking to close September 19th! Last Monday we met with the realtor and the sign went in the yard that night. By wednesday the house had an MLS # and was up on the internet with pictures. This Wednesday our realtor pulled in our driveway with an offer! We are absolute delighted and can't get over God's goodness and provision for us! We should have the inspection within 10 days and are confident things should go well since we just had it done a year and a half ago!

Since we were a little shocked with the speediness of our house, we weren't prepared to go to GA for a couple more weeks but we have already bought tickets for next weekend and are praying to find that perfect house to make our home in Georgia!

We can't tell you enough how much we appreciate all of your prayers.

This morning while having my quiet time I fell in love with this statement...

No life is more secure than a life surrendered to God.

Be Blessed!

Too Much Editing Fun!

Thanks Kenlyn for the website...you are right, it is quite addicting!

A Man and His Dog

Kit and Gisele
Kit hiding from the picture

Poor Gisele. I really do feel horrible for her. She developed a staph infection around June and I don't think she was on the antibiotics long enough so she just recently went back to the vet for a quick culture and sensitivity to discover she will continue on antibiotics for a few more weeks. We have also been giving her benadryl to help with the itching. Well, she was running low and we thought we would look for a more "economy" size. We found it but in capsules and I didn't think it would matter much since her antibiotics are capsules. Well, poor thing was allergic to them and this morning her poor little eyes were all swollen :(. Kit had her all curled up in a ball laying on his chest since her ears were cold and her nose was all dry. She spent the day at the Vet's office and is doing better. This is a big thing to be on the couch was papa but who can say no to that sweet face when all you have to do is look at her and know she doesn't feel well!

4 Years Ago Today...

We said "I DO!"

We are Georgia bound

Next Stop! :)

This post has been a long time coming....

Let's go back to December 2006. Kit had logged several hours pouring himself into his major and finally he was finished. Graduated. What next? Without alot of offers and pretty much no leads Kit was given an offer here in the CAT plant working through a contract company. It was a decent job but not the job Kit dreamed of. We agreed that this job would do for now and would continue to look for new opportunities. Kit and I decided we would settle in and buy a house, afterall living in a one bedroom apartment for two and a half years while it met all our needs wasn't all peaches and cream... Next thing you know we found that great 3 bedroom, 2 bath house on large lot...just what we had been looking for. It was nice to be able to work with our hands and do things to our own house. But we had to ask ourselves, was this really home?!

July 2007. We were thrilled with having a house of our own, living in a town we have only known and content with life itself....well, maybe not ;). Starting at the beginning of the year the word children became a topic for us and the excitement of a new chapter in life. After praying for several months we thought we would take the plunge and start trying.

December 2007. Kit was starting to pursue that desire for a full time job thinking of that promise for a baby that would be in the near future.... And there we have it. Kit interviewed and interviewed and interviewed some more. So much that I became quite versed in the "It's ok honey, God has a job out there for you somewhere." You can only say that so many times when finally we asked ourselves, if we really truly believed that or not. Is a full time job something we really, really wanted to see God provide for us or not?! Yes, in fact, we felt that it became such a priority for our family that we wanted to see a change. We began aggressively seeking and praying for God's will in this area and for results.

May 2008. Kit was turned down for every possible job in the lafayette area that he could find to interview for. There were so many times we were over the process. However, God had only begun to slowly reveal his plans for us. Kit was asked if he would be willing to interview outside of this CAT facility and at first turned the though of it down. I still remember the day he called me wanting to know if I would be open to moving and felt that he should at least be willing if this was a job God had for us. Of course, before you know it the interview went well and the ball started rolling. Before you know it, Kit was given an offer and we have flown to GA to take a look around the area.

August 2008. I can't describe to you every emotion that we have felt along the way. When given the offer our first line of thought was prayer and how suddenly this opportunity could be the answer God had for us. Is it what we were thinking?! Absolutely not. But, we have had to ask ourselves would be go in faith trusting that God will work out every detail according to his purpose?! Yes. Kit could not go back to sleep last Wednesday morning and the verse Jeremiah 29 :11 came to him which says, "For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope".

We are of course sad and will miss friends and family here like crazy but we are so excited for the new adventures we have ahead of us in Georgia. We can't wait to explore new things and of course....we are going to be PaReNtS!!! How crazy is that?! There are moments (yes, plural!) that I think to myself, how on earth can we sell a house, pack up a house, find a house in GA, unpack and have a baby all by the end of the year? That is the great thing...God can do it! God is so awesome and has had a plan from the very beginning. He is the same God who knew our due date would be Christmas, the same awesome God who has placed us in this new job, new state and the same God who knows every detail and will provide us with an excellent OB/GYN, new house and the list goes on!

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you be strong and courageous? Do not be terrified, Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go!

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all of your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

Romans 8: 31, 37-39
What, then, shall we say in reponse to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? In all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers. Neither heighth nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.


We are so thankful for the many friends and family who are praying for us and all your love and support! You have no idea how comforting it is.

Everything in GA is well landscaped :)

Driving Golf Carts is the most common transportation in PeachTree City, GA

This was in Senoia, GA

They even have golf cart overpasses!

20 weeks

We had our 20 week ultrasound yesterday! I'm so glad that I am this far along already...time has really flown by. We had our ultrasound first and then the appt with Dr. Wickert. We told the tech before the monitor was turned on that we didn't want to know so as to not have any slip up on what the sex is. The tech was able to see everything clearly and all looked right on target which is such a relief. We are right on target with the due date...the tech put us at December 25th with the baby weighing about 12 ounces and approx 6 inches long. The heart rate was 145 bpm and if you click on the picture above it should enlarge showing you that the baby was laying low with the head tilted back. All four chambers of the heart were well defined along with kidneys, bladder, cerebellum and the 3 vessel cord. The baby was waving and the tech remarked what long fingers the baby has!


It was so much fun to see Baby Cad (or as my dad has nicknamed, Baby Roy!) haha on the big screen and it only seemed like only a second before the ultrasound was already over.


Dr. Wickert was quite please with my weight, BP of 116/60 and the fact I haven't had any swelling. We got to hear the heartbeat again with him in the room and that is so much fun.

We are so blessed and praising God for his goodness and faithfulness. This is such an exciting time in our lives and I am so thankful to have Kit right with me to share it with!

A couple of weeks ago I went and looked at fabric with my mom and Granny. This is what I have picked and so the material with be used to make the bumper, curtains, bed skirt, quilt and maybe even throw in a few pillows. Thankfully they are quite talented to be able to make them as I struggle to sew on a button!