33 Weeks! VBS and a Photo throughout my Pregnancy!

This week we are 33 weeks! John Patrick is the size of a honeydew melon. I’ve never had a honeydew melon. Maybe this is a good time to try one. Any thoughts? Good? Bad? Not to try while pregnant? Anyways, he is about 18 inches long and weighs about 4 pounds and 13 ounces! Close to a 5 pounder ya’ll! This week he is getting close to whatever length he is going to be on the big day. We don’t know what that will be exactly. This week he’s working on getting his days and nights straight. His tiny eyes can tell the difference when it’s light outside the womb and night. He’s also working on starting to coordinate breathing with sucking and swallowing. His bones are hardening. That’s amazing to me! It’s still the little things!

He is growing! That’s the point! You can tell my growing bump! Enjoy the pictures!! Remember I promised a transitional pic that shows our growth! No judgement please! I already feel HUGE!

This past week we rested and worked on VBS. We are excited to be a part of this. It’s God working through us that is such a blessing. We are so blessed to have Hebron Baptist Church from Louisiana here to help us with this. Last night we had 76! That’s amazing! There’s still time to come by! Hillcrest Baptist Church’s Journey Off the Map is going on until Friday. We feed the kids at 5:30pm and we dismiss at like 8:30pm. It’s a great time. But most importantly, it’s about God. We are ministering to these kids and planting seeds that will be present their entire lives that will hopefully lead them to a decision whether that decision is salvation, rededication or dedicating their lives of service like becoming a pastor or youth leader! Keep praying for our team and these kids that we are ministering to!

We’ve also been working hard on the nursery. I’ve been washing clothes like crazy!! My son has a bigger wardrobe than Johnathan and I combined! I’ve bought the Medela bags to steam wash the bottles and pacies. I’m fixing to start getting them ready and put them in a plastic tub and plastic bags and label them for the different sizes. I’ve never been so excited to do dishes in my life!

We’ve been packing his diaper bag for the hospital! I’ve got toys and onesies and mittens and diapers and wipes. I’m so excited! Only 6 weeks and 6 days until he makes it here!! Maybe even sooner depending on the doctor and John Patrick. I’m praying for a July baby!

Everyone has been asking us what we need or want or didn’t get much of. Here is a general list:
1. Bottles. We like Dr. Browns or the Medela.
2. Breastpumping Supplies. We have a Medela pump.
3. Swaddlers or Receiving blankets. We have TONS of cute blankets but not swaddlers or receiving blankets.
4. High chair.
5. Play gym for tummy time.
6. Bumbo chair.
7. Humidifier
8. Safety stuff like outlet covers, cabinent holders, toliet seat thing, etc..
9. The safety kit like with the clippers, thermometer, etc…

So, new this week is heartburn. I’ve never had heartburn IN. MY. LIFE. It’s horrible. It’s so bad that I cannot sleep. It doesn’t matter what I eat (except peanut butter), it rears its ugly head. I HATE milk so that’s not an option. I’ve been trying tums. Believe me this is a subject that will be on the docket for the doctor’s appointment on Monday.

Prayer requests for this week is continued prayers for VBS. It’s a great week. I’m already tired and we still have 3 more days to go! Pray that God will continue to move and that kids will continue to come. Keep praying for my legs. They are pretty purple and swollen right now, but I’ve got them up and ready for resting.