Changes and Baby News

Well as most of you know on January 11th I went into work just like normal and much to our dismay we found out around 3pm that our company was shutting its doors. IMAGINE what was going through my head?? 5 and a half months pregnant whew....scared me to death. I immediately began praying, oddly enough that morning in the shower I was praying that if I was supposed to get laid off that it happen so God could put me where I was supposed to be, well BOY DID HE LISTEN....7 hours later his will for me came through. I spent the next hour packing my things, cleaning out my computer and saying goodbye to the coworkers that I now call friends. On the way home I called Erik Reed our pastor and leaned on him from some prayer needs. Monday night Patrick and I talked it all through took a look at finances and we'd be okay just had to get the unemployment running. Tuesday I spent most of the day mopeing around (might have been drinking if I could have) but Tuesday night I got on facebook and begin to send out networking messages to people I knew. Pretty much I was geared up that I wouldn't get hired full time while pregnant so my plan was to try to do contractor work, cleaning, babysitting whatever I had to do...so I put the word out. About 9 years ago I worked for Executive Title in Mt Juliet - I shared 9/11 with these gals and enjoyed working for them....one of the emails I sent was to the owner, Jackie Heatherly...I let her know I'd do just about anything to provide for my family during my pregnancy. Jackie is a Christian and within a few minutes she emailed me back said she had a job opening and that she'd call me in a few minutes. Well she called, we met up, agreed on the conditions of employment and by Thursday afternoon I had a job!!! 4.6 miles from my home!! PRAISE GOD....not only would I be closer to home but I am working for a Christian AND the ability to be flexible with a new baby and be closer to Aubrey when shes born. So I started Tuesday the 19th :) So everything is back good on the homefront. It really is amazing that God put me right where I needed to be. No doubt that his plan for me is to be right where I am. They needed me here just as much as I needed them.

On a different note, we had our 20 week ultrasound on the 14th and Baby Aubrey is perfect, she weighs 13 ounces is 10 inches long and everything looks outstanding. Of course Dr. Thompson sends everyone to Tennessee Maternal Fetal (high risk) at Baptist for ultrasounds....well I get there scared to death b/c I didn't realize it - theres a pregnant woman crying in the waiting room obviously she'd just gotten bad news and I immediately bust out into tears....I was so worried for Aubrey that she was okay - then of course when everything was okay I cried tears of joy. During the ultrasound Hannah (the sonographer) said that Aubrey was fiesty (Patrick chimed in just like her Mama, pshh...I'm not fiesty LOL) and Aubrey shook her fist at her...we chuckled - she also touched her nose when I said nose and gave a thumbs up when I said thumbs up. While I know its all unintentional at this point...I'm leaning on the fact that she's a genius....she must be right??? Look at her parents! :)

We picked paint colors with the girls this past weekend on Sunday - so we hope to start painting little bits nursery soon....just finishing up the last few "clean ups" and "clean outs" in our nursery.

Here's a picture of me taken 1/25/10 - 22 weeks and 2 days pregnant