Growing our fruits of Love, Joy & Patience!

WILL WE EVER MOVE??? Oh how we hope and pray to be in our house by Thanksgiving, which sounds far away until you look at the calendar and realize that we're suppose to be eating turkey and dressing one week from today. With the timing of our move, a Thanksgiving with the entire family just isn't going to happen, but when we see them at Christmas, it's going to be even more special this year! So a combination of random things set back our move-in date and we are cutting it close to be in next Wednesday. The alternative? Oh, possibly take-out served on Chinet instead of China, and a cardboard box re-purposed for our Thanksgiving Day table. Ok, I'm exaggerating a little, we'd certainly make Thanksgiving Day Brunch reservations somewhere, but seriously the past month we have been eating our dinners on paper plates and using cardboard boxes for tables. We've been practicing lots of patience lately!

Well, we may not be moving right now, but baby Landon sure is!!! Matt felt him for the first time on Tuesday, October 30. Matt described it as a very gentle or faint movement when he had his hand on my belly....but just several nights later, on Thursday, November 1, Matt once again was trying to feel Landon and felt a strong kick!! Since then, he's felt stronger and more rapid movements. It's just such a blessing to share that with Baby's Daddy! The common word that Matt routinely uses to describe Landon moving when he has his hand on my belly: a loud, joyful, "WHOA!!!"

And as you've just read, we picked a name...Landon Garrett Hutchins...Landon is just a name we happen to love. We felt it was strong and masculine, and certainly not a name that's overused.  I only know of 2 other Landons. We feel there are so many baby names that sound "cute" when they're little, but we tried to pick a name that our little guy will love once he's a grown gentleman! And looking at the top 25 baby boy names, we love soooo many of them, but we don't want Landon to be like the name Brandy was when we were growing up. I remember in 5th grade having 4 Brandys in my homeroom class, and many more in my grade. Matt's middle name is Garrett. So there you have it...Landon Garrett Hutchins. Perfect!

I've been trying to put the style of his room together. I'd describe my style as clean lines and transistional. So, for Landon's room, it's really no different. The walls are light gray above a white railing and dark gray below. Linens are robins egg blue and white, solid patterns. The crib...I've picked 2 and they both haven't worked out (either of stock or discontinued when ordered). But I can tell you it will be a very dark cherry or an espresso. The rocker is going to be a neutral color armchair-like rocker with beautiful sleigh rockers on the bottom. Either will go with the the Pottery Barn Wingback or Charleston....or a similar look from somewhere else. His dresser... I haven't quite figured it out yet. I doubt it will be the same color as the crib. I want them to compliment each other, but not be all matchy-match. We'll see how that goes. I'm probably leaning toward a white distressed look. I ran across some wire storage bins at a local store that look just like the ones at Restoration Hardware Child. So I plan to stuff them with plush animals, storybooks and anything else pretty and baby-like!

Yesterday was my 24 week appointment with the doctor. I got to drink the sugar water for glucose testing. I chose the fruit punch and typically I enjoy juice but that stuff burns going down the throat! As long as I don't get a call in the next week, we're ok, and my next appointment will be at 28 weeks. Doc did a belly check, listened to the heartbeat and answered some questions I had for him. Also, Matt and I each got vaccinated with the tdap shot. I'm surprised that's not a vaccine more regularly discussed during pregnancy. It's super important for pregnant women.

This last weekend we traveled to Austin. Here's a picture we took in the photobooth at Nikki and Adam's gorgeous wedding. It pretty much sums up our life right now....full of love, and full of crazy!!! No matter what may be making our lives crazy or weighing us down, it's never as important as our faith, family and our health. We pray God will bless us and our family with these, and help heal loved ones surrounding us who need healing whether it's spiritually, emotionally or physically!

Our life right now: full of love, and full of crazy!!!

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 
Philippians 4:6-7