A Lately List

1. Lately, we have been busy getting reading for someone's birthday this weekend!

2. Lately, I have started to feel a little bit more pregnant. Still lovin it though!

3. Lately, the Sasster has been waking up at 5:30  a.m.

4. Lately, the Moose has learned to spit. And he thinks it is the funniest thing in the world.

5. Lately, I have been in Project mode.....getting things ready for the Sasster to invade the Moose's room.

It's going to be epic.

For so many reasons.

Mainly for the amount of glue I am using for a particular project.

And also for the fact that it is the Sasster and Moose who are going to share a room.

Pray for me.

6. Lately, I have been getting really excited about having a Fischer!

7. Lately, Fischer has been very excited that everyone stopped calling him a "her".

8. Lately,  Lucy the cat has been very strategic about when and where she naps because apparently a little Moose loves to interrupt her naps.

9. Speaking of naps, this mama has been needing more and more (see #2 and #3).

10.  Lately, I am halfway to having a baby! My little pregnant, nesting brain is very busy making lists. Lots of lists about lists. It's exhausting (see #9).

It's A........

FISCHER!!!!!!!

We are so excited (and a little surprised!) that our 3rd Wiley Scout will be a boy! YAY! 

Fischer is on schedule to be here July 19!! 

So sorry to all who were anxiously awaiting a phone call or text. Of all days, my phone broke on the way to my appointment and I cannot get it fixed until tomorrow. Please forgive me for having to find out online first!

I don't know that I've ever been more proud of the Sasster. She looked and saw the blue balloons and said "That means it's baby Fischer!!!" She is actually happy about it!!! Thank you Jesus.

Tomorrow's the Big Day!!!

Bold, Sassy Words

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Today, I was once again trying to have the  "just in case" speech with the Sasster, the  "just-in-case, it's a brother" speech. This is how the conversation went:

After she felt the baby move (really neat experience. I don't think she ever felt Shepherd and this time she is the first person other than me to feel this baby move - even before Kyle!) she says:

"Mommy, I really want it to be a sister."

"Well, we will find out on Thursday! And we will love this baby and be so excited whether it is a boy or a girl."

"I just really think it is a sister and I will be the most excited!!"

"Well, who is the only one who gets to decide?"

"God is. But he has already decided it is going to be a girl."

Kyle asked her if she thought that because she just wanted a girl or if God had told her that. She replied, "God told me."

Since that conversation I have been walking a fine line in my parenting mind between encouraging her to hear from the Lord and prepping her with a "just-in-case you didn't really hear from the Lord" speech. As I have thought about it today, I am so convicted at my lack of living and speaking boldly for things I think the Lord speaks to me for fear of being "wrong". While I do think this is where heresy is sometimes birthed, I also think this is where good, safe Christians take a bath in luke-warm water.  I serve a God who speaks to His children through his word and in our hearts through prayer.

I once heard somewhere that "God will never punish you for mis-hearing Him." I think there is some truth to that. When you are wholeheartedly seeking him to the best of your ability, I think He finds so much delight in His children turning their ears and hearts to Him, waiting for even a whisper, and then walking and talking in obedience and boldness to what he he spoken. At the risk of being wrong. At the risk of being embarrassed.

Thankful today for a little girl who continually provides me with opportunities of sanctification, and who the Lord has blessed with a bold, sassy heart! And I'm thankful for the opportunity to learn from her today.

Faith like a WHAT?

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Next Thursday is the big day!!


We are so excited to find out if this little flutter is a girl or boy, a Phoebe or Phoebo, pink or blue....Hannah or Fischer.

As we all know, the Sasster is still pretty dead set on Hannah. Also championing the pink cause is the SBOAM.

Papa still leads the Fischer Team. Joining him are Grammy and Aunt Sassy.

(Read about the big prophesy showdown here at The Lifevesting blog).

If you want to know where I fall, I lean more towards the Sasster's prediction on most days. I generally refer to "her" as a "her" or "she". However this pregnancy is so different from my previous two that I have jokingly said that if there was a third gender, that's what this baby would be. I have thrown up twice - both in the second trimester. I feel like I am carrying low, which the old wives would call a boy. But I feel like the shape of my belly is more oblong watermelon that round basketball, which the wives would call a girl.

My mom asked me a few days ago if I would be disappointed if I was wrong and it was a boy. My answer was that I will never be disappointed about any baby - boy or girl. I am genuinely excited about the possibility of either and cannot wait to find out!

So what do you think?? Take my poll at the top of the sidebar and see what the majority think!!

#3, Week 18

Dear Little #3 Bambino,

You have ears! (in theory at least). There is a good chance they are already bigger than your daddy's (kidding) (kind of). You are about the size of a baked potato (about 5 and half inches long).

Mommy: has not received the burst of energy she was hoping for when she stopped nursing moose. Apparently you are growing and growing and require more from me now. My belly did decide to pop out this week and I have been having some bouts of morning sickness. Yes, morning sickness in my second trimester. Thank you very much. We also sadly switched doctors this week and while we are so sad to not see our old doctor we are very excited about the new one, especially since he is so much closer than Dallas. 

Daddy: is getting really really excited about you. He keeps asking me if I'm excited (I am very much so). He is pretty set on you being a Hannah, so if you are a Fischer he will have some serious making up to do. This week he took me on a very fun Valentine's date and continues to ride the roller coaster of my crazy cravings. He loves us a lot - I can tell.

The Big Sasster: has had quite the week. She loved Valentine's so much that she thinks every day should be "Valentimes". She also has had quite a hard time obeying mommy this week. She is really into Robots these days and will randomly burst out in Robot Language. Never a dull moment - be prepared.

Moose of a Brother: is looooving his sippy cup and is quite content with it instead of nursing. I would be sad but I only get a 5 month break before I start nursing you. He loves to wave keys around in the air and loves to play with zippers. He has been talking more and said "mama" 4 times today and "daddy" once and something that sounded very close to "all done". I'm sure he will have several more words by the time you are here.

In two weeks we get to find out if you are a Hannah or a Fischer. We are so so so excited to know and start planning accordingly. We love you sooo much!

17 weeks

18 weeks

Happy Valentimes

What fun "Valentimes" we have had.

I set up a very special breakfast for my family! Complete with balloons and cards and presents!

Earlier in the week LK and I made very fun Valentines for our favorite SBOAM.

We had heart shaped french toast (and a LOVEly PBJ for lunch with the leftover heart bread).

Sassy Pants loved drinking out of her special V-day glass (YAY for rockin the Dollar Store).

The kids really loved their special valentine's cards from their daddy!

Look how cute my little Valentine Babies Are!

And we got to go to the doctor to check up on #3 and hear her/his little heartbeat :). Very few sounds I enjoy more. 

(almost 18 weeks)