Big Mama at 19 weeks

I woke up one morning last week and looked down and said "Whoa!" My belly was already starting to pudge...but it had POPPED out! I am HUGE!! I am almost 5 months and I feel like I am 8. It's amazing how fast your body changes. I am feeling Baby moving all the time now and already feeling stretched, bloated, and plain out uncomfortable. I couldn't even button my pants today that I fit in last week. Praise God for the person who invented the Bella Band!!!! As much as it disturbs me to put this "Moose" Picture up here..it's all part of the beautiful process of giving life..so here I am in all my belly glory. Of course I am pregnant and barefoot!

My first Baby Purchase!!

I always thought that when I found out I was pregnant I would be susceptible to spending too much money picking up cute baby things here and there from the time the test read positive until the birth. However, I have not bought a single baby thing...at least until now. Hey 4 1/2 months without buying even a bib...pretty good.

I went to register at Babies R Us over the weekend and spotted one of those outfits that just shouted out "You must buy me." Now my husband has trained me quite well to be very careful with our finances (praise God for him), so I rarely buy things on a whim..but I just had to. There was a Saint Patrick's Day display with baby clothes and my 1st buy was beckoning me over. With the last name of McGinty it is obvious our baby is part Irish. Well I spotted this onsie and bib and thought it was meant for our child:


I figured a boy or girl could wear it and it does not have to be only for St. Patrick's Day because they will be Irish all year round. Plus it is like McGinty just McCutie. Now do you see why I had to buy it? Besides my Maw Maw bought the onsie..and I bought the bib, so it wasn't a lot.

Then we spotted the sale rack. It was divided into girls and boys...no good for me since we have no idea nor will we what this bambino is. But I decided to browse just for fun and ran across the overalls and shirt below. Then my mom found the matching bib. Granted, it is for a boy since it reads "Little Cowboy" but if Evan has a boy, he had to have this outfit. I couldn't pass up those adorable blue jean overalls. Since they were on sale, my mom was convinced she had to get them...just in case.


With that said, I have been feeling for the past week that we are having a boy...but who knows. People always say they just know, but really, you have a 50/50 shot at getting it right. I think things just start to influence your mind here and there. Maybe these boy clothes did it for me. When I run across a cute girl outfit that I can't live without...I might think it's a girl. Either way this baby will be loved and will hopefully be a McCutie!!!!!

Baby Buffalo (Van Jackson Collins)

I never got to post a picture of Van (Baby Buffalo). Here is one of him from last week and one with Soryn loving on him. She always says "Baby...Hold" and then proceeds to give him tight hugs and squish his face with her head..but it's sweet. She's been a great Big sister.

18 week Ultrasound

Here are some of the latest ultrasound pics. They are not that great because I do not have access to a scanner at school. I had to take a picture of a picture. It gets more and more fun every time we go. To see the baby moving so much and opening it's mouth and rubbing it's eyes....SO PRECIOUS!!!!

This is the scary skeleton/alien picture. It is showing the lens on the eye..but look how sweet the hands are positioned under the chin. My mom claimed she could see Evan in this one....I thought that was hysterical!

You can see the spine and a foot in the top right corner.

This one is my favorite..the baby is rubbing it's eye!! SO SWEET!

I think this one looks like it has a bear or little porpoise face

Apple Pie Aprons

Thanks to everyone who voted on the Apron Business name. Although Angie's Aprons won by the most votes....I still decided to go with Apple Pie Aprons. It has a nice ring to it and I like all the a's and p's. I'm weird! Anyway, I am working on getting some new funky aprons made. I went crazy at Hobby Lobby buying material and I am anxious to put the fabrics together in fun ways. My goal is to start selling them in the Farmer's Market in the Fall (POST BABY), and hopefully I will have enough aprons made to have a nice selection. Until then, I have started a new blog: Apple Pie Aprons. There is a link under Blogs and my favorite sites. I will be posting each apron that I make and the price I am asking for each. There are no aprons posted yet, because I have to find time to sit down with good ol' Mr. Singer and get busy. But, you can go and check out the delicious blog and let me know what you think. I will make sure to let you know when the first apron is posted.

Wilderness man comes home

EVAN IS COMING HOME TONIGHT!!!! He shortened his trip by 2 days because they hiked really hard and reached their mileage and were glad to get out before the REAL cold hits. Although when they woke up this morning it was -5 degrees. Talk about cold! Although today it is like 27 degrees and with 11 mile an hour winds here in Covington. So, he's coming home to cold, but a warm house and bed and a loving wife. I AM SO EXCITED to see him. It has felt like a year although it has been 9 days.

The Word is ALIVE

On Sunday my pastor preached on The Bible (The Word). He made an excellent point in stating that so many people consider the Bible to be the most important book and Holy, yet so many of us don't open it up and read it. How is it that this book that reveals God's plan for eternity is not indulged in more often? I know that I am guilty of not taking advantage of this amazing tool that God has given us to learn from. Like Asah said, I will usually go to it to find an answer or prove a point, but I struggle to make it a part of my daily routine to drink in this goodness that God has given us. Some times I am better at it than others, but if this is the LIVING word, meaning it has relevance today and God speaks to us TODAY through it, why is it only sometimes that I find myself opening it. How sad!

I got the new Casting Crowns CD and heard a song that just reiterated what Asah had preached about on Sunday and it really struck home with me. Music always seems to get me. I wanted you to be able to hear it and think about how often you actually spend time in the WORD. Is it just something you do when you can squeeze it into your busy day? Or is it PRIORITY and what gets you through your busy day? I am challenging myself to be in the WORD daily. Now, I have taken this challenge many times, but praise God, He is full of grace, and although I have failed time and time again, His Word never does and it is still there.

Below is a link to the Casting Crowns song "The Word is Alive." I really wanted to share this song, especially if music speaks to you also. The only way that I could get it on here for free was to embed this video (which is kinda cheesy), but don't focus on the video, just the words.