We stumbled on some older video footage from a couple years back. Its crazy how old you feel like your kids were at the time. Now she looks incredible small and cute! How time flies!
original video source
original video source
We had an absolutely fantastic week with the Wilson family in North Carolina. Here are a few pictures to document the week. Enjoy!
It's time to the world or at least the 56 followers of theWilsonHeart that we will be welcoming our 4 child to the world around March 15th!!!!!!
Today I am exactly 16 weeks pregnant! We are thrilled that God has blessed us with another quick conception and a safe and healthy first trimester. Our excitement for this baby's arrival grows each day as it becomes more and more real. I've experienced some minor morning sickness, haven't really gained any weight (mainly due to a battle with dysentery after my trip to Haiti) but do have a cute little baby bump that people are beginning to notice.
I have been feeling much better emotionally than I expected. Before getting pregnant I was really fearful of how I would emotionally feel this time around, but God has given me peace. This may sound weird, but not necessarily peace that everything will be fine but peace that we are exactly in His will and in His perfect plan. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. That is not to say that I think something will be wrong with this baby or pregnancy either. It's just to say that I am at peace knowing we are in God's will and that He is the author of our Story and our children's story.
Psalm 139:13-16
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
We are thrilled that so many people love and pray for our family regularly and are so excited to be able to share our wonderful news and the progress of our latest journey!
Look what Daylia can do. Kindergarten starts tomorrow!
Emotionally on the other hand, I'm not so sure. Daylia has been nothing but excited about school, she's beyond ready, but as I put her into bed tonight she hugged me and said, "I'm not sure I'm ready for school tomorrow (mind you she too "knew" school was starting Wednesday, so I kind of threw her off too!)" I asked why not and she replied, "I thought tomorrow was going to be my last day to snuggle with you in the morning, now today was the last day." Oh my did I have to choke the tears back. This coming from my not so snuggly child. I held it together enough to tell her that's what Saturdays and Sundays are for! She seemed to be okay with that answer as she was now more interested in looking at her book. So I kissed her goodnight and left it at that.
I think I've finally decided how Daylia is getting to school tomorrow. It's been a tough decision that I've gone back and forth on. Now, for my southern friends, I can hear you saying, "why is there any question how Daylia would get to school, of course you would drive her." To you I say, "It's not that easy." See here in the North we do things a little different. There is no such thing as a car rider line. There is no such thing as a rear view mirror tag with your child's car rider number. The vast majority of kids ride the school bus! Shocking, I know! But it's the way I grew up and while I got very used to the car rider idea in my 9 years in the south, I remember my first year teaching in Bluffton, SC, how shocked I was at having to do car rider duty! I didn't even understand the concept. The car rider thing wore off on me like many other fine southern cultural differences and so thinking this summer about putting my 5year old on the school bus has been difficult. We have decided, however, that Daylia will ride the bus. It just makes sense. We are a one car family and Hazyl doesn't get up that early in the morning and it's nap time during dissmal. So unless Daylia wants to ride in the bike trailer and catch a ride with her Daddy on his way to work (which I'm sure we will do plenty of times before the snow comes) she's going to ride the bus. But what about the first day of school? Three days ago, I was taking her, yesterday she was riding the bus, tonight I'm taking her! We'll see what the morning brings. I think I've convinced Milo to let me take her on the first day for memories sake. Pretty sure I could regret not taking her, but it's doubtful I'll regret taking her. However, she will take the bus home and Hazyl and I will be at the bus stop with huge hugs ready to greet her.
I'm excited for my sweet Daylia to start this new adventure in her life. She will grow and excel in so many ways. She is so ready for this, just not so sure I am!
