Waiting on Lily Faith to BLOOM!!

Full Term

Well, I've officially reached and passed my due date of May 14, 2016!  That's a first for us, but we trust in God's perfect timing!  We know His ways are higher than ours, so we wait and trust!!

I wanted to share a few pictures of what we've been doing while we wait.  Gregg is officially on "baby leave," which is an answered prayer for him.  He asked God to allow her to be born while he was not working so he wouldn't have to rush home from a shift or have the extra stress of trying to find someone to fill in for him!

Zeke, my little photographer, caught me walking away!

I was having regular contractions last Saturday, the 7th, so the Cherians came and took the kids with them to our friend, Michelle's, birthday party.  The kids had a BLAST riding the all terrain vehicle below, playing Frisbee, and Zeke eating vanilla ice cream!!

They spent the night that night, but contractions stopped, so we had a quiet Mother's Day at our house as a family of 4 (and a half!).  We watched a livestream of church and just waited.  We realized she wasn't going to come, so we have continued to carry on!

Gifts

Our neighbor, Mrs. Farnsworth, made Lily Faith a gorgeous quilt.  She also brought Zeke and Adalynn gifts (bubbles, coloring books, Legos, etc.).  It was so incredibly thoughtful!!

Aunt Debbie sent some wonderful goodies to Zeke and Adalynn too!  She sent Zeke a handmade camo bag with all kinds of items she'd collected over the years in creeks.  There were sharks teeth, an arrowhead, beads, and more.  She sent Adalynn a beautiful baby doll with a handmade bag, blanket, and pillow.  They have been having such a great time with these thoughtful gifts!

Checkers

Zeke bought a Checker's game with his own money and we've really enjoyed playing.  I have to admit I had to look it up online to remember how to play!

Lunches Out

We've enjoyed several trips downtown for lunch.  I've been trying to remain busy and we really enjoy eating lunch together.  I realize I won't be able to do this for a while after Lily Faith arrives, so it has been a special treat!

Ready to head out for lunch

Silly smiles!

Downtown Americus

Shopping downtown (she's calling it "her pink piano!")

Lunch at The Bistro

All dressed and ready!

Heading out on another day

Butterflies

My mom gifted the kids with a Butterfly garden.  It came with a voucher to order caterpillars.  We ordered them and began the process of watching the life cycle of a butterfly.  The caterpillars turned into crysallides, then we placed them into the butterfly garden and waited for them to emerge as beautiful pink lady butterflies.  They finally did and it was very exciting for us all.  We thought they might not emerge before Lily Faith was born, but they did!!

Kite Flying

We bought a kite at Walmart (only $4 and works great!).  Zeke chose a butterfly since we were waiting on our butterflies at the time.  We've had such a fun time flying it!

Swimming

We did get to swim once, but then a part in our pool malfunctioned and we've been trying to get it back in balance since.  Hopefully it will be back in running order by tomorrow.  I can't remember if I already posted this, so here it is again if I did!

In Closing

I'll close with a few pictures from this morning before church.  The next time I post, it will be of our newborn Lily Faith!  We truly appreciate your continued prayers for a smooth, quick, healthy delivery!