God is so good!

Well, the holidays are over and life is beginning to settle back into regular mode again.  I can’t believe how fast time is flying by! 

 Evan and I found out just before Christmas that we are going to have a little BOY!  Judah Evan Stout is on the way!  He has started to let me know that he is actually in there and getting stronger everyday.  I didn’t realize how much I would treasure each and every wiggle, kick, or squirm! 

Christmas was amazing.  We were able to go to Kentucky to help Evan’s sister with things while she was sick.  So I was pretty exhausted from playing with three little ones!  Thank the Lord we are only having Judah this time! 

Evan, my family, and I went to Kansas City to the Onething conference.  There are no words to describe how amazing it was to feel God’s love and mercy shower over me and my family! 

 Tiffany’s wedding is getting closer and closer!  She will be Mrs. May in two and a half weeks!  I am excited and ready for all of us to have less stress on our plates at the same time! 

 Well, I am just in amazement at how wonderful the Lord is!  We are so greatful to be near family during this season of our lives! 

Woah!!!

So,  I don’t know where to start.  The Lord is so good! 

 Evan got in optometry school at UAB! 

 Baby is doing well!

Tiffany is getting married!

We found out that Evan got accepted last week or maybe two weeks ago.  This is such a huge blessing!  I can still work for my dad, and I can work from Birmingham while I take care of peanut!   

 Baby Stout is doing well as far as we know.  We had our first ultrasound a few weeks ago, and his or her heartbeat was 173 bpm!  My nausea is finally said goodbye!  Hopefully it won’t miss me too much.  

Tiffany is engaged!  Oh my goodness!  What an answer to prayer! We could not be more excited about the guy she is going to marry!  He is exactly what the Lord wanted for her.  I am just excited to see her fall in love and know how amazing it is to be loved unconditionally by someone else. 

 Okay… So things are great.  I just pray that everyone will be safe and will draw closer to the Lord because of His faithfulness!

Nervous and Excited

Well, this has been a crazy season!  We are just now realizing how much the Lord has blessed us. 

Evan has an interview tomorrow (Tuesday) at the UAB Optometry School.  We really want to be in Birmingham.  I love Birmingham and have missed it since we moved, even though Hattiesburg has been exactly where we needed to be. 

We had our first prenatal appointment last Thursday.  It went okay.  Everything seems to be fine.  I despise giving blood.  The nurse made me cry.   So, that sums up how my first visit went.   We were a little disappointed with the visit, because we thought we were going to have an ultrasound done as well.  But that will be next Thursday (October 11).  So I am counting the days until then. 

 I am feeling okay.  Today is a good day though. I have not been tired or sick today!  We are 7 and a half weeks along right now, so we will be 9 weeks exactly for Peanut’s first show! 

 I think nervous and excited will be my mood for the next few weeks or maybe month or two.  We will see.  I know that I can trust in God, because His love has never failed us.  He has paved the way throughout our marriage and in our lives completely. 

We’re Pregnant

Well, I am so excited to say that Evan and I are pregnant.  I am five weeks today.  What an amazing gift!  I feel a lot better than I thought I would at this point.  I am just getting geared up for the next few weeks when it really settles in.  Evan and I both have a peace about everything.  We are trusting the Lord, and we know everything will work out according to his plan.  So, my estimated due date is May 8th of next year.  I am so glad that it will not be too hot when I am about to pop.  Praise the Lord!

11 months and 2 days

Wow!  Time goes by so fast these days.  I wake up and realize that I have had no time to reflect on this past year that has gone by.  Then I remembered about my blog.  My blog is where I can reflect and write about anything that is on my heart and feel as if it does not matter who reads it.  How is it so easy to vent on this page?  More later, but I do think this needs to become more of a habit for me.

A first time for everything…

Well, this is my first post or blog. I decided to start my own blog because of my sister, Tiffany. She has one for accountability purposes. While reading her recent posts, I realized that I needed a little more accountability in my life. I live away from my sisters who are my best friends, so I think this will make them more in touch with what is going on in my life. I think blogs are a good thing. They keep you in check with what is going on in your life, how you are living you life, and if it is how God want’s one’s life to be. Self Examination is an amazing thing. One day you wake up and you realize that the life you are living is not the one that God intended for one to live. He desires for us to be happy, healthy, and to be ambassadors for Him. I want this blog to keep me in check with how I am living for Christ, because he has blessed me more than I deserve.