Family and Living the Dream

Well, it has been more than 6 months but I am finally in a position where I have a moment to write! We welcomed our little Margaret Weithman into this world on June 2nd. She is named after the great Grandmother Margaret Weithman who was an amazing lady. She raised a beautiful? family and was filled with God's grace and love for life. She would have loved her baby great grand child!

In preparing for a baby, no one ever could have fully told me how truly amazing and beautiful motherhood and family life would be. I feel so happy and content with what we have been blessed with. Patrick is a perfect daddy and wonderful husband! It is so awesome to watch and learn new things and sides of him I never would have seen otherwise. He and Maggie have a special connection, as soon as he walks into the room, she smiles so big! No doubt, a daddy's girl. I love to see how they interact. Truly special. I love every moment with Patrick and Maggie. When she is in my arms, when she is laughing and smiling. She rocks our world.

A Caring Husband

Pregnancy and Parenthood. Grace and love.

This whole pregnancy has been an amazing adventure, with the baby as well as with Patrick! It is soooo adorable to see him with the baby (and the baby isn't even outside of me yet)! The way he talks to the baby and little moments we have as a family makes me so excited to meet our baby. He is going to be a GREAT dad. He already is. The way he cares for the baby and for myself, making sure we are comfortable, picking up my share of the chores when I am just too tired to do so....it is a life of love and generosity and kindness and patience, all things he has already displayed. We are a family and we are so excited to be together in the Lord, sharing His love to our baby. 

The baby is growing everyday and getting so big. I can feel the baby move, but I can also see it move, which is crazy.....to think that God created this little life inside of me that is moving and breathing. It is mind boggling, if you really think about it. A true miracle of life. 

'A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.'
Martin Fraquhar Tupper

Please keep Patrick, the baby, and myself in your prayers as we continue to prepare. 

God's blessings.

Surprise Baby Shower!

I am blessed with awesome co-workers who are supportive and caring and really set an environment of family....filled with Christian attitude throughout, they are uplifting all the time and it makes for a great work atmosphere! At our weekly staff meetings, this past Wednesday, they surprised me with a beautiful baby shower with all kinds of desserts, adorable party favors, and many gifts and kind words for Patrick and I. Here are some of the gifts they gave, one of them made a onesie and booties for the baby which are so precious! All in all, it was such a great time and I can't wait for them to meet Baby Smith, who by the way, doesn't have that much longer (in comparison to 9 months, anyway). :)

Making baby things....

And the arts and crafts come out....

So, I am getting pretty anxious for this baby to come....and I have to do something with my excitement....so....along with the more frequent house cleaning.....I have taken up arts and crafts for the baby. 

Here is the liner and basket that was made for the baby:

 (this will go on the changing table holding diapers and such...)

And this is a mobile that I made for the baby..... (inspired by one I saw from an artist)

Nesting....

So it is April and Spring is finally here! After a long, yet beautiful, winter, we can finally see the water in our pond and the ducks have come out again; it will be nice to take the dresses sandals out and take the walks in the park that we have been looking forward to! There are lots of parks here and a beautiful riverside path that stretches a few miles...good exercising. I am especially trying to keep healthy and get more exercises in for preparation of this baby.

Speaking of, the baby is getting bigger and bigger. I recently had an ultrasound and found out that it weighs 2 and 1/2 lbs (and growing)! The books I have been reading say that it is more than 15 inches long by now....How exciting! We have been setting some things up, (next to our bed) and I just hope the baby likes the color green. :) Everything looks so cute and everything is so little and tiny. I still can't believe we are having a baby. A little baby Smith.

This baby is probably going to come out loving fruit, because other than the essential foods needed for a balanced diet, as the doctor recommends, I have been eating fruit for dessert and in between meal snacks. Blueberries, oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, grapes, applesauce....these has been the majority of my eating habits. There is nothing better than the taste of fruit....straight from the ground (or tree). :)

And even further along.....

Make way, Baby Smith is coming......

Baby Giraffe, Baby Elephant, Baby Smith

While my cousin Claire and Paul are preparing to have their baby anytime, I am getting more and more excited to meeting our own little one. 

Progressing along in my pregnancy, Patrick continues to take care of me and my every midnight water needs and cravings. We can feel the baby kicking and moving around in my stomach and it truly is amazing the miracle inside of me, like God's little angel and I am so humbled that we as women get to carry these little lives in our stomachs. What a beautiful process. ;)

And I must say, I am not one to cry so easily and often but when I see Patrick with other babies or his nieces, I just know he will just make the best father to our baby. He is always so caring and wonderful, I know he will be there for our baby and myself with loving embraces, and of course, bringing humor and joy to every moment. Today, he drew on my stomach a huge smiley face....

So the baby is doign well and can't wait to see all of our amazing family and friends. Speaking of, we were overwhelmed with love when we visited my parents and they held a huge baby shower for us. They are so great and it will be so wonderful when everyone meets our little baby Smith. 

p.s. I am in love with little miniature everything's that we received for the baby. I love the clothes and shoes and little small diapers and onesie's. It is all so adorable!!

We love you all and come June, I can not wait for us to Patrick and myself to meet our little baby and be apart of our new growing family. God's blessings.

Pregnant in a snow globe!

Pat and I have been enjoying the amazing snow and warm fireplace! Had a great Christmas and looking forward to the next few months as we are gaining a few more family members up here! We are excited to have Jamie come and move up here and we will be visiting Abby at FUS here soon!

I am now further along with my pregnancy. I am showing and people are starting to stare. A doctor where I work looked at me and he asked me how I was feeling. I said, "Fine and how are you feeling?" completely forgetting that I actually look pregnant.

It is so beautiful, being pregnant, and for the first time I felt the baby's arm or leg move in my stomach, it is sooo little. I can't believe I have a life inside of me. Praying that I be a safe haven for this baby these new few months until we have him/her in June. And for all of you who are wondering what it will be, we are waiting until it is born so that I can hear, "It's a boy" or "it's a girl"! I can't wait for that moment! Posting pictures soon of the belly.

Missing all the family and always keeping y'all in my prayers!
The Smith's