Pregnancy - Day 162

Today is day 162 of my pregnancy (23 wks, 1day).

Here's what I found online about

Stella this week:

Your baby is positively HUGE during pregnancy

at 23 weeks, a whopping 1.1 pound

(or almost at least!). That is quite an

accomplishment for someone that used to

weigh less than one ounce. Your baby at 23

weeks is now the size of a small baby doll you

might purchase for a little girl.

That's pretty impressive considering your baby

could fit in the palm of your hand just a few

short weeks ago. Your newborn baby is also

about 11 inches long by pregnancy week 23!

I have felt many of Stella's changes this week also.

**I am feeling a little less graceful 23 weeks pregnant as my

belly continues to expand!

**Stella's kicks are becoming stronger and stronger and

I'm hoping the girls and Joe will be able to feel them soon.

**My mood swings have been horrible this week...the

family is not sure if they should hide or seek me LOL

**Migraine this week..could be weather or hormones...not sure

**Went to the chiropractor...and feel 10x's better

**Braxton hicks contractions every other day or so

**Weight is starting to come on this week...I think the scale

at home says I've gained 2-3lbs.

All in all I'm enjoying this pregnancy and the miracle God

has given to me :) I can't wait till the day I get to see

Stella's beautiful face...if she will have brown eyes/brown hair

like mommy or blue eyes/blonde hair like daddy...or her own

combination like her sister Alli Jo :) However she looks I know

she will be beautiful like her sisters and look like an angel!

--On a side note...my Aunt Rosetta passed away this week.

If you can please keep my mom and our family in your prayer :)

Till the next time........

Five Easy Steps to Wreck Your Life

One of my favorite bookmarks on my computer is

the site for LifeChurch.tv

If you have never been on the site...

bookmark it today!!

Recently they started a series of videos titled

Five Easy Steps to Wreck Your Life

Well I started watching it, and thought

this is a perfect series for Joe and I to watch

together!! Even if you're not married yet....still

great information!!

There are 5 different weeks, I think they've done 2 so far

so if you and your spouse can find about 30 minutes a week

to watch them....come on that's not that much time...

if I can do it you can do it :)

Nobody plans for it to happen, but life can get pretty messy.

Trouble with our relationships…harmful habits…

feeling far from God…we look back and wonder,

“How did I end up here?”

Starting down that path is easier than you might think,

unless you know what to look for. Join us for our next series,

5 Easy Steps to Wreck Your Life.

http://www.lifechurch.tv/message-archive/watch/five-easy-steps/1

Pregnancy - Day 155

Today I am 155 days pregnant (22 weeks 1day).

I missed posting last week, it's just been a little crazy

in the Robinson house lately. With Alli Jo starting

preschool/daycare and Hunter starting up her activities

added to my full-time and part-time jobs....

mommy is going a little nuts :)

On September 11th I had my diagnostic OB appt. They
did a detailed ultrasound to make sure baby is

developing normally. And thank God everything looks great!

She checked Stella's spine, head, heart, blood flow to heart,
her stomach, hands, feet, and much more!
My placenta is behind Stella and her head is down....both
great to hear! Her heartbeat was right around 140 again :)

She weighs around 14oz!

And of course I had to ask..........

So it looks like Stella it will be :)

We will keep her middle name a secret, in case this is our

last baby...we have something a surprise!!

So what's going on with Stella this week????

At 11 inches and almost 1 pound, baby is starting

to look like a miniature newborn. Her lips, eyelids, and

eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and she's even

developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums. Her eyes

have formed, but her irises (the colored part of the eye)

still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb,

you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers
her body and the deep wrinkles on her skin, which she'll

sport until she adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside

her belly, her pancreas — essential for the production of

some important hormones — is developing steadily.

I don't feel much different this week, besides the steady

kicks Stella gives me durning the day and night :)

Best feeling in the world!

The nausea is still there in the mornings...but very

manageable now!

I think last appointment I had gained 3lbs.

We did get Stella's room painted.....well Joe did :)

Here are a few pictures from my cell phone

Joe painting over Alli Jo's old room (pink)

Daddy's big helper!

Painting the brown wall...looks like a turkey LOL

Hard to see colors....sage green & brown

Stella's crib & bedding

Changing table

Someone trying to blend in with her camo...didn't work :)

The Speed of Hope

I found this video online. And even if you haven't gone

through the situation of "Adultery" I think you can apply

their advice to ANY arguments you & your spouse get

in. It's all about forgiveness. When you want to give Him

the glory and do what He wants, you must do that, full-hearted

and TRUST that it's what He's wanting you to do and learn

from what has happened! Sometimes we want to take the easy

way out and just leave.....pull that divorce card. But if BOTH

spouses TRULY believe they can work it out with God's

help I think it's possible! Joe and I had a rough first

year of marriage...could be that I got pregnant with Alli Jo

a couple month after our marriage LOL But it was hard!

I prayed and prayed about the trials we were going through....

and just like in this video....I thought I loved Joe then......

we've come so far in the past 4 years of marriage...it's

unbelievable how much I love him NOW!!

Here's the video and then I put the lyrics up to

Brad Paisley's song "Then". Over to the right on my sidebar

is the music if you want to hear the song :)




Then lyrics
I remember, trying not to stare the night that I first met you
You had me mezmorized
And three weeks later, in the front porch light
taking forty-five minutes to kiss goodnight
I hadn't told you yet
but I thought I loved you then

Chorus

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

And i remember, taking you back to right where I first met you,
You were so surprised
There were people around, but I didn't care
Got down on one knee right there once again,
I thought I loved you then

Chorus

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

I could just see you, with a baby on the way
And I could just see you, when your hair is turning gray
What I can't see is how I'm ever gonna love you more
But I've said that before

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
We'll look back someday, at this moment that we're in
And I'll look at you and say
And I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then

Tune in to News25 ABC - tonight!

I just got done getting interviewed by News25 ABC

out of E-ville about the baby monitor ordeal!

I had emailed them about the story so that they could

research it and get the story out. The lady called me

today and interviewed me at our house!!! So tune

in tonight to ABC news Evansville. 5&7 o'clock

news (6 & 8pm our time).

WINTER baby girl clothes (newborn 0-3mos)

Baby Stella (yep that's her name) will be her in January

and I'm in need of baby girl clothes in the winter season.

Both my girls are summer sweeties, so all my newborn

clothes are summer season. If you or anyone you know

may be selling/getting rid of some please let me know :)

Thanks!!

First Senior Session: Leah Robinson Photography

I have to admit Senior Portrait Sessions have been very

intimidating for me.....right up there with weddings LOL

But when you get a young man like Josh.....

who is so laid back....you can't go wrong!

Josh reminded me of Joe, 10 years ago ha ha!

A country boy with no worries...just having fun!

Josh did some tricks on his 4wheeler, and I just had

to thank God for giving us another girl....

b/c I think my heart was in my throat!!

Here's a little sneak peek: