tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297393562024-03-13T10:57:59.053-04:00Southern Charm - Northern Style and GA PeachesThe always exciting and some times trying lives of Brent {native Texan} and Jenna {native yankee, but Texan by marriage} and FOUR new additions Carter (with Jesus), two babies lost by miscarriage and our miracle Avery Grayce {native Georgian, but Texan by blood}!The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-70327599161595258232013-06-27T23:32:00.000-04:002013-06-27T23:33:52.005-04:00Christopher Parker SpearsHe is finally here and life has been a whirlwind!!! Parker was born after 28 long hours of labor on June 6 at 3:13 am! He was 2 weeks early and weighed 8lbs 10 oz and was 21 inches long! So can you imagine if I had waited for his due date? Avery is so so in love with her "baby Parker" as she calls him. She can't get enough kisses and touches from him! She even called him "bruder" today. So after such a long journey, we have been so blessed with our sweet miracle Avery Grayce and now our sweet laid back baby boy Parker! Isn't God so good???<br />
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3:13 am....we were all crying from exhaustion and joy! </div>
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Welcome sweet baby boy</div>
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Waiting to meet big sister</div>
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For the first time every.... the Spears are leaving the hospital with a baby in their arms all being sent home on the same day, same time, problem free! Overwhelmed for sure!</div>
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The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-88632046173854337232013-05-01T22:42:00.001-04:002013-05-01T22:42:59.631-04:00Its been so long...and the adventure has just begunI can't believe it has been so long since I have had a chance to post! Lot's has changed, especially my baby Avery...who is no longer a baby!<br />
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This was pictures we posted back in November to announce we were pregnant again. These don't even look like Avery anymore! </div>
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We are having a baby boy named Christopher Parker Spears the beginning of June (or the end of May). Avery is getting really excited, as excited as a 1 1/2 yr old can get! I am thrilled because I can't wait to hold Parker and not have him kick me all day and night!! Thrill of pregnancy.</div>
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We were shocked to find out we were pregnant back in October. Brent's dad, Don had been to our house in GA to celebrate Avery's first birthday back in August. A few days after he left, he began to experience some major health issues that eventually led to him being diagnosed with a treatable Leukemia some time after Labor Day weekend. In fact it's the same leukemia that Robin Roberts from Good Morning America is fighting. Unfortunately Brent's dad lost his battle on October 6, 2013, with his children and grand baby girl on his lap. We were excited to learn that only two weeks before he left us, he had come to know the Lord and had been saved! We are excited that we will one day get to spend eternity with him. It was such a tough time for our family, but at the same time, two days after Don went to be with Jesus, we found out we were expecting Parker! What a week of emotions for sure.</div>
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Since then, Brent and I bought in fact built our first home and moved back in February. We have since then been working on moving in and getting ready to go from having one toddler to a toddler and a new born! Such an exciting time and yet time of challenge for sure! </div>
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The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-44329951908463566372012-07-25T13:59:00.000-04:002012-07-25T13:59:17.748-04:00What a difference a year makes, what a difference 4 years makeWhat a difference a year makes. Today I woke up with a 1 year old in my house! It blows my mind and makes my heart a little sad how fast this year has gone. It's crazy for me to think a year ago we were waiting in the hospital with great anticipation of who Avery Grayce would be. What would she look like, how would she act, what possible problems would we face and really would she make it through the delivery? I wasn't even sure I would get to actually hold my sweet girl I had prayed for a carried for the last 9 months. Then to meet her...wow...the Lord exceeded all of my hopes and expectations greater than I could have even dreamed. <br />
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What a difference 4 years makes. Brent and I have been SO excited to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics this weekend. We have been so excited to stay glued to the TV to watch all of the events coming up. But we can't help to remember 4 years ago, during the opening ceremony was when I went into labor with Carter. Of course the Olympics didn't start until Aug, 4 years ago, and this time it is in July...but the feeling is still bittersweet. This time around we will have just put our sweet girl to bed and we find our place on the sofa in order to be in awe of the events that will unfold. It's amazing the storms we walked through, the trails we faced and how God had such an amazing plan using each detail to mold our hearts to be more of what He wanted us to be. It's amazing how still we see storms brewing and begin to have fear as our first response, and have to remind ourselves to plant our feet and remember the past. I still hate storms, but love the fruit that comes from all the rain! Especially today, as I celebrate the sweetest, most juiciest fruit I could have ever fathomed was possible! Avery Grayce, your free spirited, active, sweet, funny, hilarious, smart, extroverted personality is a miracle to us. Being a mom and dad are the hardest more challenging jobs we have ever had and yet I wouldn't change a thing! Happy birthday sweet girl! Looking forward to all that this next chapter brings. <br />
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<br /></div>The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-42005360340257587322012-06-27T20:40:00.000-04:002012-06-27T20:40:47.740-04:00STANDINGAvery doesn't sit still long. She is very very busy! In fact that is normally the comment anyone who babysits her or anyone from the nursery at church says about her..."man Avery is busy". AKA - active child who does not sit still! She is a handful for sure. She is really a sweet, obedient little girl, that listens to Brent and I very well. She is inot everything, but can be stopped often with the word NO. She is determined to get what she wants, but not at the cost of getting in trouble (too often). I think that determination is what got her here in the first place. I was able to catch her recently sitting still watching her favorite show with her daddy...Sportscenter - A daddy's dream come true. <br />
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Rare hug!!!!</div>
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Dadda Dadda and lots of other things she is telling him we can't understand yet!</div>
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AND FOR HER NEWEST TRICK...SHE IS STANDING!! 11 months old this past Monday and she is ready to take off on us. Life keeps getting more active each day for me. She is keeping us young.<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzQ6q8uzu59FfqL_6K-_kMLCMxQGqRTW3__P2RbcZWLkqJu3Jb6gagciOYKBFkdY0WLO3-F88GWJmY' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-9112750880269069482012-06-22T22:29:00.003-04:002012-06-22T22:48:28.000-04:00Growing growing growing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Avery Grayce is growing so quickly I can hardly keep up! She is already talking and trying to walk and her little personality is larger than life. She keeps us laughing for sure. Here are a few pictures and video's of her recently. <br />
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Avery could watch Wrigley run in circles all day long! She cracks up laughing at everything the dog does. It's great!</div>
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We had a friend of ours take some Easter pictures of Avery. She was so sweet to think of everything. She even brought a real bunny! Sweet Avery loved it. <br />
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First time on a swing</div>
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Aunt Sally and Aunt Emmie teaching her to swing</div>
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Avery has been in my arms now for 9 months today. Since she was born at 38 weeks and 6 days, she offically has been in our arms longer than in my womb! She rocks my world and brings a smile to our faces like we never have know before! Happy 9th month Avery Grayce! Your Mommy and Daddy love you soo much! The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-6677198697058082272012-03-11T15:26:00.001-04:002012-03-11T15:39:42.116-04:00No excuses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I am not going to give a bunch of excuses as to why in the world I have not kept up my blog, instead...I will just try to keep it up. So hang on....watch out picture overload!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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These pictures are from 3 months and from seeing Grandparents over her dedication weekend.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Meeting her Granddaddy for the first time </div><br />
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</div>The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-52145344604541852692011-10-16T15:16:00.000-04:002011-10-16T15:16:48.626-04:00Growing too fast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3D2OdrI3XUD1riJYCkHUDt4rNSH8ZXB-6ga9jcidZ1xO9qLgJAhe23moD1ck15z5YpS4ZN_2jMVznaA2hJ1Yo6s44u6drxSb7d1I6gkmQYrXHu01h64XpTsbFD5o5KCT0xnxjdA/s1600/Month+2+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3D2OdrI3XUD1riJYCkHUDt4rNSH8ZXB-6ga9jcidZ1xO9qLgJAhe23moD1ck15z5YpS4ZN_2jMVznaA2hJ1Yo6s44u6drxSb7d1I6gkmQYrXHu01h64XpTsbFD5o5KCT0xnxjdA/s320/Month+2+010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu8MPyZ4XU3igLgKPYm_BgWEetZWB5rbCtekICxbpdkBdySWgPdadMiXcSR-uHGC2r6BfcC3uRcOFERo0OeaWtmyNyMrblYvZ7BCpF76vD3pz4VudOX6iYY7P_EgpsEGfrnvoZg/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu8MPyZ4XU3igLgKPYm_BgWEetZWB5rbCtekICxbpdkBdySWgPdadMiXcSR-uHGC2r6BfcC3uRcOFERo0OeaWtmyNyMrblYvZ7BCpF76vD3pz4VudOX6iYY7P_EgpsEGfrnvoZg/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It feels like the journey for us to have children took so long, almost forever! Pregnancy seemed to move at a turtles pace daily for me. Now that we have Avery here in our arms, I can't seem to keep up with the days. Everything is moving so quickly and some how I have blinked and she is already 2 months old. My heart is breaking at how fast she is growing up. She has already started to sleep for 8 - 9 hour stretches at night allowing me to get a little more sleep. She has already begun to coo and smiles at us all of the time. My heart is overflowing with love for this sweet girl. I just pray my mind is saving the sweet memories in my heart so I don't forget anything. I know I will forget some of the things that she will do, but I pray that my heart will never forget the feeling of what an incredible miracle and gift she is to Brent and I! I love so much and I especially love being her mommy! </div>The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-56830342286720728372011-09-21T09:38:00.000-04:002011-09-21T09:38:23.338-04:00Sweet moments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9D_ZrTl2BNmk1HagzKpWiTj8RHKLnRbwEpqxHR_DJPuQGu5Rsfoh2hJ6wDQ5SbksA1PBzU5pW92DXUNNSwo-1xnpCrHGqZHNJCRWtTuouUsdH9wFPoZsBE9FIqh-MrBuBNIAsNw/s1600/September+2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9D_ZrTl2BNmk1HagzKpWiTj8RHKLnRbwEpqxHR_DJPuQGu5Rsfoh2hJ6wDQ5SbksA1PBzU5pW92DXUNNSwo-1xnpCrHGqZHNJCRWtTuouUsdH9wFPoZsBE9FIqh-MrBuBNIAsNw/s320/September+2011+011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">They look just alike!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAj-m23cOGFM0keNdaqItJKWaw4WQcssflSjwCI6ekwnYOpHS7k_ybWdPb5jwOUU1YcQx-VnxfFEiWIaj9DXBItdTzA8OAXtAXvw8xwxZytgG7PuiPlPrLOshQlIqIGHWC9LIaIw/s1600/September+2011+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAj-m23cOGFM0keNdaqItJKWaw4WQcssflSjwCI6ekwnYOpHS7k_ybWdPb5jwOUU1YcQx-VnxfFEiWIaj9DXBItdTzA8OAXtAXvw8xwxZytgG7PuiPlPrLOshQlIqIGHWC9LIaIw/s320/September+2011+023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Loves her daddy</div><br />
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<div align="center">Standing on God's Word...literally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstn1aHNToHE3kdhg2xEpnPpUTbqSua-QerPUV2CyAIQDx7x1alevE5VRum7-AD7eRwnpIClRw1KAJyN9DEHuDUCnCKfJReg1bnlrx7Kzs8VCS6S1fH7Zv7Mr_-4izI64yJihCNw/s1600/September+2011+040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstn1aHNToHE3kdhg2xEpnPpUTbqSua-QerPUV2CyAIQDx7x1alevE5VRum7-AD7eRwnpIClRw1KAJyN9DEHuDUCnCKfJReg1bnlrx7Kzs8VCS6S1fH7Zv7Mr_-4izI64yJihCNw/s320/September+2011+040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-16479864347546910382011-08-16T20:27:00.000-04:002011-08-16T20:27:55.719-04:00Newborn picturesWe went to have Avery's newborn pictures done the other day. Here is a quick preview! She is so amazing and adorable. (of course I am bias!)<br />
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My prayer is simple: as people hear her story … they understand His story. They catch a clearer glimpse of His Glory, not stopping short of just seeing the miracle and the end result … but seeing Him ultimately.<br />
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What I have come to understand more of …<br />
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• The reality that each of us desperately need Jesus and His grace.<br />
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• The reality that He is in control at ALL times.<br />
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• The reality that regardless of what challenges, difficulties, obstacles we face … He is trustworthy …regardless of the outcome as we would hope for, He is still good and can be trusted.<br />
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• The reality He answers prayers in His timing and in His perfect way.<br />
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• The reality that despite a circumstance looking impossible to man, He chooses to make happen, just because He can and all things are possible with Him.<br />
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No doubt, I have witnessed a miracle first hand and am captured by, but most importantly I have witnessed Him in a deeper sense.<br />
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Just taking it all in …<br />
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The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-85316684198139365512011-08-05T09:22:00.000-04:002011-08-05T09:22:00.294-04:00Pictures<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I would do a quick post of just updated pictures! Avery is doing great. She is really an awesome baby. She sleeps and eats on a schedule. She wakes us up twice to eat during the night. So although we are without sleep, it's not as bad as we had expected. Her daddy is so in love with her! He fights me to do everything. I will MISS HIM SOOOO MUCH when he returns to work on Monday. That's when Mommyhood will really sink in for me. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This was my labor team. Sally, Brent and Julie! I won't have a baby without these two ladies ever! They are both mom's to 5 children and were such amazing coaches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"></div>The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-70401792028077111132011-07-30T20:41:00.000-04:002011-07-30T20:41:44.476-04:00AVERY GRAYCE SPEARS - 100% MIRACLEAvery Grayce is finally here. After 18 hours of labor, she arrived July 25, 2011 at 7:08 pm. She weighed 6lbs 14 oz and was 19 inches long. She was taken right away to the NICU because she has some extra skin on the back of her neck as well as fluid filled feet. Both of these indicated that the Turners Syndrome diagnosis was correct. She spent 4 nights in the NICU so that they could do genetic testing, heart testing, hearing testing, as well as observation. We were surprised that on Thursday night the preliminary results had already come back with the results of her genetic testing. The doctor took Brent and I into the "parent room" to discuss the results. He quickly said (in a South African accent that we just loved) "These test say that your baby is perfect!" NO TURNERS SYNDROME!!! That means that God 100% healed her. We didn't believe the doctor and he had to make a copy of the results for us to see and to keep for ourselves. He said that the extra skin on her neck and the fluid in her feet were just there because of her condition during pregnancy. She will grow into her skin and the fluid in her feet will go down. So funny that we ask and pray for God's healing and then when He does it...we doubt and are shocked by it! He is so good! Brent and I are so overwhelmed with love and joy and excited. We are so grateful for all of you who have joined us in prayer during these months and even during the past three years. We believe that God has such an incredible plan for Avery just as He did for Carter and just as He does for us. We still would never trade the past three years for anything. All we can say is...thank you Jesus! Thank you Jesus! We see your hand and will always trust your heart!<br />
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</div>So today's doctor's appointment went well, and we are officially on track for this baby to be here! We are 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. But as many of you already know, that could mean nothing! We are really praying that Avery will show up even before we are induced, but we at least have an end date in sight. So it's officially 2 weeks from today (14 days) that we will be on our way to bringing home Avery. Can't believe it's almost here. Her room is done and just waiting for her. Below are a few pictures we took this weekend. Keep praying.The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-47798761503001876422011-07-01T18:41:00.000-04:002011-07-01T18:41:54.095-04:00SurveySo I have wanted to do this kind of post this whole time, but was too anxious to say anything because we were so unsure if everything would turn out okay. I was put on bed rest this week because of some slight blood pressure issues. So now Brent has to clean, cook, work and do everything for us. He's amazing. So as I am resting I thought I would be brave and post a survey. So here goes!<br />
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1. How far along? 35 weeks 4 days<br />
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2. Total weight gain - 18 lbs (UGH!)<br />
3. Maternity clothes - Oh you mean they still make non maternity clothes? I feel like I have worn maternity forever!<br />
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4. Stretch marks - No major ones<br />
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5. Sleep - What is that? <br />
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6. Best moment this week - getting my hair done.<br />
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7. Worst moment - Being put on bed rest. It hurts to lay down as much as it hurts to stand up and walk around. <br />
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8. Movement - NON STOP! I thought when I got to this point that she would slow down a little. No way. This week she has been crazy. In fact, we watched her grab her legs and then let them go. A fun game for her maybe, but for me, major uncomfortable and painful at times.<br />
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9. Food Cravings - I have not had anything really consistent in this area. Depends on the day. I can eat ice cream, which when I am not pregnant I can't eat it because of lactose issues. So that could count right?<br />
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10. Gender - Still a GIRL and a good thing since everything is PINK! Avery Grayce<br />
11. Wedding rings on or off - On! I may have blood pressure issues, but no swelling.<br />
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12. Weekly wisdom - I have tried to save all my wisdom for my last two weeks of clients, so the rest of my days are spent sounding less than wise (just ask my hubby!! LOL)<br />
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13. Milestones? - Everything is a milestone at this point! We are three weeks away from really having a baby. Can't believe it.The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-45956101543158783952011-06-20T21:04:00.000-04:002011-06-20T21:04:53.824-04:00Getting closeThe closer we get to Avery coming, the more anxious I become to find out what is going on with her. And begging God to have healed her 100%! I know that no matter what this is a miracle baby. But...the closer we get the more nervous I get that she will indeed have Turners Syndrome or something else. I know I will love her and just be so excited to have this perfect beautiful baby, but my heart is torn and full of anxiety of what is to come. I hate even admitting this, as if this is some kind of admission to a lack of faith. In fact it brings me to tears to give into this fear or "disappointment." You just pray and hope that you will have a healthy baby and never imagine that all the things we went through can happen. Not only was all the trials we walked through to have children not been a dream of mine, but it took me by surprise that I would ever have to walk through anything like this!! I have always seen my life as simple. I remember different people in my family giving me a hard time as we were growing up that I was the child that never had to struggle or suffer with anything. Life had always appeared to be easy for me. Of course we know that, that isn't true. Because what may have looked easy to some, was a trial to me. But, I often bought into the lie and thought that nothing could ever happen bad to me. In fact that if I prayed, or wished for it, in someway I would get it. And normally would get it with ease. I was reading a book the other while waiting for a client talking about how we all have a little bit of that feeling that we are untouchable. We would never be affected by disease, death, pain, suffering, sorrow, or just hard times. It makes you grateful for what we do have.<br />
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So forgive my rawness today. The exhaustion and heat of pregnancy has gotten to me! I have not been able to 100% find a perfect moment to stop working, mostly because I hate stopping a doing nothing right now. I fear I may regret the time I should be resting when I have a little girl that doesn't want to sleep at night within a few weeks! That sounds crazy to say. Brent and I have continued to be hit with the reality that soon our lives will never be the same. The idea that we will be parents to a little girl that comes to live with us in our home and that we are responsible for raising is mind blowing! We both feel like parents already since having Carter, but since we didn't get the honor of bringing him home, the idea of getting to have Avery in our house forever... still catches us off some days! The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-90571056666630579222011-06-01T22:55:00.000-04:002011-06-01T22:55:59.828-04:00Next monthWE ARE HAVING A BABY NEXT MONTH!! I can hardly believe it. Avery's nursery is almost complete. We just need to wash her clothes and hang some paintings on the wall. We have to put the car seat in the car and put the bag that is packed in the back seat and we are ready. We were at a cookout this weekend and someone there was asking all about Avery. It was funny to me that I was telling her information as if the past few months had not even happened. I told Brent when I got home that I sometimes forget that Avery could still have challenges to overcome or even could be born with Turners Syndrome. I just feel like the worry of saving her life is in the past and we are waiting for the normal birth of a normal baby. Isn't cool how the Lord just makes your heart content and refreshes a newness in our spirits? I love it. Right now I don't care and don't even think about bad, I just know that I have this awesome gift that kicks me ALL DAY AND NIGHT LONG and is so ready to come and live with us. The coolest part... GOD PICKED BRENT AND I TO BE HER MOMMY AND DADDY!!!!! After 3 years of pregnancy (really) we are weeks and days away from the arrival of a perfect gift that we have been asked to mold into a Jesus loving, sweet women after God's own heart. Today there are no tears, just a smile I can't get off my face. I can't imagine smelling a baby and rocking a baby and holding and loving and watching a sweet baby. After we lost Carter, the idea of having a baby in our home seemed so untouchable. And even until a few weeks ago the idea of really being able to have her here, seemed foreign. But as each day passes by and we get closer to full term...this DREAM that we have been in is getting more real and exciting. <br />
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We had our baby shower (never imagined that we would get to that) and the amount of gifts and treasures that we have gotten has blown us away! The help friends and family have offered (especially with hand - me - downs.... LOVE IT) has been a treasure for sure. Even our doctors office is amazing and treats us like we are something special and having an extra special girl! To have a child that is special to mom and dad is one thing, but to have a baby that is Light to others....WOW! <br />
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So I look forward to days to come to share pictures and updates as the time gets closer and then when she finally arrives. Please pray that Avery WILL be born with no complications and will be free of any issues after birth. Pray for Brent and I as we make finally steps to prepare. Ultimately pray that as we have waited so long to be parents and that we will treasure each moment with Avery Grayce and WILL raise her in way that is pleasing to the Lord. As much as it is tempting to spoil her that we will choose instead to give her a life that allows her to be a servant and testimony to the goodness of God's grace and perfect will for her life. Pray that we don't get in the way of whatever God wants to do to allow us and Avery to minister to others. <br />
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To be continued..... CAN'T WAIT!!!!!The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-32727659748571282252011-05-09T20:12:00.000-04:002011-05-09T20:12:59.625-04:00Nothing new yetIt seems like forever since I have had a doctors appointment, but unlike in the past when I feared I had something to worry about, that is not the case now. Avery has been waking me up at night as she does her flips and kicks and hits. I love it, but at the same time...miss my sleep. My friends keep saying, welcome to my new life of being kept up late with a newborn. I just thought I wouldn't have to worry about that until she arrived. Nonetheless, it's amazing to feel her as much as I do. We go to the specialist this Friday followed by our regular OB apt. next week. I am in this place of totally excitement to finally get to meet her and the idea that she is REALLY COMING! At the same, I often fight the reminder that we are not out of the woods yet. We still have no idea what challenges we are going to be facing once she arrives. I continue to pray and ask that my faithful few blog friends continue to pray with me for TOTAL healing of this little girl. I am already amazed and overwhelmed at what He has done so far. I am so looking forward to holding her and having her in my arms this summer. I know it will be here faster than I can imagine. It's just after a 3 year wait filled with lots of loss, the waiting period is becoming harder and harder. The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29739356.post-27592415101739614302011-04-29T22:54:00.000-04:002011-04-29T22:54:55.870-04:003D<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6acBE4U3roNOLXtVNIOYWPQkwfdazjiA2rRLGBin3BOGyXBzjP3Evm56EavUyZINpcMHbp_IgCnaJwjP_ifT6kUGol-U2Qz09RZZbDa-kvVBfkbThfdfYqja98QhoqRfG42iJg/s1600/Avery+3D+face.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6acBE4U3roNOLXtVNIOYWPQkwfdazjiA2rRLGBin3BOGyXBzjP3Evm56EavUyZINpcMHbp_IgCnaJwjP_ifT6kUGol-U2Qz09RZZbDa-kvVBfkbThfdfYqja98QhoqRfG42iJg/s320/Avery+3D+face.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(This is her mouth open, tongue half way out and her little arms around her face)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>This was a picture from our last specialist appointment. I kept saying this is my miracle girl and the Lord continues to bless with that each appointment. The specialist said we officially HYDROPS FREE!!!! Then the cardiologist said that the small hole in her heart that he saw, has closed up so we are now VSD FREE!!!!!! As far as we can tell she still has the hygroma on the back of her head, but because she is getting bigger, it is harder for us to see her neck. She is a mover and shaker for sure. Brent was able to feel her move for the first time last week (which he said "is cool and weird!) He has not been patient enough to feel her again, not that he its take much because she loves to kick as soon as I lay down as night! It's so sweet!<br />
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Thanks so very much for continued prayers for total healing! It's been hard for me to not let my heart just expect the total miracle. At the same time I am still guarded that she may have Turners or some other type of chromosome problem. No matter what happens, I know for sure how loved Avery Grayce is for sure! Not just by me, or by our families but by so many people. One of my favorite moments last week was when two sweet kids that I love climbed into my lap and asked to see Avery. I told them both (they are 2 and 3) that she is not here yet. They asked for me to open my mouth so they could see if they could find her! Wish it was that easy.The Spearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155796368509857640noreply@blogger.com1