The lazy days of summer =)

Well, here we are in the lazy days of summer. It is starting to get hot hot in Kansas. We are on the countdown here in the Holcomb home. Only 6 weeks left. I think Jeremiah would agree that we are both riding a roller coaster of emotions. However, his roller coaster has significantly less hills than mine. We are getting anxious and excited to meet Leatus, but then we are also a little scared of the changes that are coming and we still have a lot of things to get done. But, we are very excited.
I have been on the search for the perfect diaper bag and I was getting quite frustrated. But, I finally found "The bag" yesterday. We have been so blessed and this baby hasn't even gotten here yet. My cousin has given us a lot of hand me downs and others have blessed us with gifts. We are thankful to the way that God provides for us. Sometimes, it gets a little overwhelming, but we have faith that God will continue to richly bless us. Jeremiah and I are prayerfully looking for a family that is needing childcare. It is our hope that I would find a child to baby sit during the day to help enable me to be able to stay home. Please join us in praying for God to provide the right opportunity for our family and that we would have wisdom as we make decisions for our future.
We are missing our family and friends that are spread across the country. Please drop us a note and let us know how you are doing.

What a fabulous day!

Things around here have been pretty uneventful. Leatus has been much more cooperative at my last few NSTs. Baby is getting stronger and stronger. It is pretty cool to sit there and watch the heart rate increase as the baby moves. I will have another ultrasound tomorrow.

Jeremiah left today for CIY. They are traveling to Tennesee. He will be gone until next Saturday. This is just about the longest time we have been apart since we have been married. I'll miss him, but I'll be glad when he's back and we're both home for the rest of the summer until the baby arrives. I'm a little sad that he'll miss out on the ultrasound tomorrow, but soon we won't need one of those we will be holding that baby in our arms.

Yesteday I had a shower with my family here in Kansas City. It was a beautiful shower. My aunt and cousin did a fabulous job. I got a lof of great stuff as we are getting closer to our Leatus' arrival. The attached pictures are from yesterday's shower. We only have 7 1/2 weeks left. Can you believe how times flies? Pretty soon we'll be meeting our precious baby. And on July 4th, the newest Holcomb was born, our niece Ella.

We have one stubborn little baby!

Yesterday I had my first Non Stress Test(NST). This is a pretty simple test where they hook up a heart monitor and another monitor to see if I am having any contractions. Well, yesterday they were having a hard time getting the baby to stay put so they could monitor the heart rate. What they want to see is the baby's heart rate go up when it moves, unfortunately every time it would move they could not hear the heartbeat anymore. It was there, the baby was just moving away from the monitor. So, after 50 minutes, they sent me to do a biophysical profile which is an ultrasound that makes sure the baby is not under any stress. The baby is doing fine and was moving a lot and doing everything it should be doing. When they did the ultrasound the baby had moved to the head down position which is good and they could see a little bit of hair growing on the baby's head. Isn't technology amazing? So, I go in again tomorrow for another NST. Hopefully Leatus will be more cooperative.

Everything else is going well. We are just getting more ready for Leatus' arrival. Jeremiah came home from camp with a bug. He's been running a fever since Sunday and we're ready to be done with that. Last week I was in Arizona and I had a great time with my family and seeing my friend Chelsea. It was hot, but it was a great time. I have posted a picture of mine and Chelsea's bellies. We'll keep you updated as things change. We would love to hear from you.