baby update

I dont think ive written about the baby in a while and now seems as good a time as any.
We had a checkup this last monday and we found out that the baby is still sitting breech but because of jordans uterus (which is bicornate, meaning its heart shape with a wall down the middle, giving the baby half the room it needs) the doctors dont think he will have enough room to turn himself right. Also her amniotic fluid levels are low and so the doctor scheduled another checkup and sonogram for next week (tuesday) and if the levels arent up at all then they will possibly have to schedule an emergency C-Section. So i could possibly be a dad in 4 days, scary.

Anyway Jordan is consistently more sore than she has been at any other point in her pregnancy. Shes really ok with the idea of a C-section, the doctor told us from day one that with her condition it was a strong possibility. So anyway if everyone could pray for that, that everything would go smoothly and according to Gods will.

Im really tired today, had a long frustrating day yesterday but im ok now. We bought a used saturn from a local dealership, low miles, good mpg all that, so thats good. Now i have a car payment for the first time in my life. Crazy. So i should probably go back to work. Il talk to yall later.

quote from last nights bible study
"Trials and hardships are never fun or easy but they ALWAYS increase our trust in God" i liked that

woah slow down there

So yesterday Jordan had her 33 week checkup. For those of you who dotn know, 37 weeks is considered "full term" and so were getting down to the wire. We found out that Mac is still sitting breech and he has about ZERO room to move around in there. Because of this the doctor told jordan to drink as much water as she could (to increase the fluid in the womb thus giving mac more space) and to come back in this coming tuesday so we can take another look. If, however, the water level hasnt changed and Mac still has no room to turn himself upside down then the doctor said we will have to schedule a C-Section. She figured it would probably be April 16-17 but if the situation looks really bad then we may even have it sooner. Jordan talked to a woman at our work who was int hat same situation and when she went in for her checkup a week later they had to do the C-section then!!! So i could feasibly be a dad next week, crazy.

Anyway pray for us and the baby and im sure everything will be fine.

In other news I watched reign over me last night (with adam sandler and Don Cheadle), flippin amazing movie!! highly reccomend it

holy crow

so how good is our God, I just checked ourt bank balance and we just now got in our tax refund right when we most desperately needed it. And also it was for 400 dollars more than what it was supposed to be for!!!!


Amazingness

new post below btw

just one of those weeks

Hello family and friends. Its about 10:30 on monday morning and ive been awake for about 4 hrs or so. Jordan and I's schedule at the center has changed from five 8 hr days to four 10 hr days so we now have every monday off. I gotta say so far im liking it alot, having monday off makes sunday so much calmer and more fun.

So jordan and I have been in our new house for a few weeks now and its going really well so far. The house is awesome and everything seems to be going pretty good. We had our baby showers last weekend and got enough clothes and toys for a house full of children so we are pretty thankful and overwhelmed by everyones generosity. My mom was in town for the weekend and it was alot of fun getting to see her. We didnt get to do as much as I would have liked to do because of the showers but thats ok.

Last week I worked 2 days with my pastor because he runs his own business on the side and needed some help (odds and ends jobs). Anyway that was alot of fun, he builds storage sheds and such for private contractors and it was nice working outside and getting dirty as awkward and cliche as that sounds. The job search continues for the moment although im not having any luck. I like working with jordan everyday but not having any other male coworkers, combined with the small amount of pay is starting to ware on me.

So last week our Buick died and we had to take it in. A situation like this is never exciting but it was even less so at this time as I had just taken it in the week before and payed 170 to get the electrical system fixed and a new battery. Anyway we found out the transmission is shot and it will cost 1700 to fix it. So pretty bad news but we stil have to jeep so not gonna kill us right? Well yesterday I took the jeep in to get the breaks fixed (which promised to be at least 150) and the guy called me this morning and said that our brake knuckles (whatever those are) need to be replaced and that will run us around 1500. So haha i had to just laugh because its true when they say that "when it rains it pours". Now normally Id be really upset and all "woe is me" right now but i cant help but look at all that ways God has blessed Jordan and I and how silly it would be to complain you know? We have an awesome house, a wonderful marriage, a son on the way, jobs, food, clothes a great dog, 2 loving families, awesome friends and a great homechurch. I really cant see anything in there that would imply that we have something to complain about. So anyway i guess I just want to say that im greatful to God for helping me to keep my eyes on him when I in the past never would have in such a situation.

Anyway today Jordan has a checkup, shes only about a month away from her due date, and so were both getting excited. We had our lamaze class this last weekend, two 8 hr sessions instead of the normal 6 week course. Dang-o I learned and saw alot of things I could have quite happily done without. But nonetheless we both feel more prepared and more excited than ever. We finally finished Macs room so we will have to post some pics of that soon.

Anyway I guess thats about all I have for right now, Jordan and I were considering getting the internet at our house but probably wont now for a bit at least until we get our car situation under control. So anywho have a good one guys.

Hey everyone! :-) This is Jordan, I'm updating today for Nick. These are some pictures of our new house, enjoy!

Kitchen

Dining Room

Island thing that is really a penninsula

I helped!

Nick did most of it

From the Dining Room into the Kitchen

Daisy sitting at the table

Dining room Curtains

Clean side of the downstairs Livingroom

1st Floor Full Bath

"Foyer"

Tiny Half-bath

Going Upstairs

2nd Floor Bathroom

Looking at 2nd floor from the stairs

Looking into T.V. Room

T.V. Room

T.V. Room

Mac's Room (pre-furniture, post-paint)

Stairs to the 3rd Floor

Our Room!!!

hoo doggie

soooo lots of stuff going on right now. working full time, trying to figure out all of our insurance stuff, looking for a new pad, looking for a new job and trying to keep my increasingly hormonal wife happy. Were meeting with a real estate guy and a bank representative tonight to see what our options would be to buy/rent a apartment/townhouse/house in the next year or so. So lots to think abotu with all of that. Other than that things are pretty same. Il keep ya all updated.....probably

new year

Sooo havent updated in a while.
New Years Eve
Jordan and I went to Sandy cove with Matt ad Katie and her sister and brother in law and also another couple, Mike and Kristie who worked with us this last summer. Anyway we had fondue which was really good and then we basically just played games and talked all night. Ironically-or should i say sadly- enough 3 of the four dudes there all lived in their mother in laws houses. So ya that was kinda sad. Anyway though, we had a pretty awesome time.

Work
Work is going pretty good right now. I got a raise to 9 an hr and am full time now which is nice. Makes for a long week however especially this last one. One of our teachers was in Florida for her daughters wedding so I helped take over her class for this week. It was alot of fun of course but the class is made up of 3's and 4's and they were all ridiculously energetic and some of them were pretty stubborn so that definitely made it a long week. As of right now im looking for another, better paying, job so we can save as much as we can for when we move out. So far im having very little luck and I could use prayer for guidance with all of that.

School
Just got my grades back, got 2 A's and 2 B+'s. Im taking this semester off and will begin at Harford in the fall. Im in the middle of applying there and Jordan and I are trying to get all of our financial things worked out.

Baby
Jordan is doing awesome. The baby is supposed to be like 14 inches long now and you would have no problem believing it as jordan looks like she has a watermelon in her shirt. Im not sure if I wrote about it but a few weeks ago jordan woke up and Mac was all the way on one side of her belly and I started talking to the other side and he slowly moved over to where I was talking, so that was pretty cool. Also 2 days ago I felt him kick for the first time which was awesome, were both getting very excited.

Wii
Jordan was going to get me a Wii for christmas but she had trouble finding one so instead I got a coupon for a wii once we could find one. Well that search finally came to an end this last saturday when I camped outside of the local wal mart for 7 hrs and was the first of 45 people in line, only 3 of which got a wii. So i was pretty stoked to say the least. Jordan and I have been playing it nonstop since we got it and it is so much fun.

Super Bowl
For the super bowl this year Jordan and I are going to get together with 2 of the 3 couples we hung with for New Years and we are all going to go down to the trailer at the beach for that weekend. Jordan and I will be there from thursday til sunday and everyone else will hopefully be there from friday til sunday. We will have the wii down there and play that and play games and cards and go shopping and hang out and all that and so it should be a really good time.

Church
Jordan and I have started going to another church pastored by the fathers of one of the young girls that comes to our after school program at work. The church is a small congrgation, maybe 50 or so, and they meet in a school gym. It is a very on fire contemporary church and so far we are loving it. The pastor, Wade, and his wife, Dawn, came to our house for dinner not to long ago and they are both pretty awesome people. There both in there early 30's and appear to have alot in common with us. We have plans to do something with them later this week.

So anyway tomorrow night im headed back up to Sandy Cove for a guys night of poker and cigars. None of the guys im playing with know anything about poker so thatll be some easy money hopefully.
Other than that we have a doctors appointment on tuesday and we are currently looking at townhouses about 20 minutes from here with the hopes of moving in in mid to late february. We decided itd be easier to mvoe before the pregnancy for many reasons and also were both just getting ancey and need our own place again.

Anyway here are some pics before I go.


Heres Jordan testing out the new baby carrier thing we recieved. Yes that is a stuffed lion in it.


Heres Daisy and me spooning on the couch. Yes she seriously did this on her own, this is her new favorite way to take a nap, she curls up behind me, puts both paws over me and then proceeds to snore in my ear for an hour or so. And yes she really does snore, loudly, comparable to dad almost.




Heres daisy in bed with jordan, shes grown a bit since you all have last seen her. Her last appointment a few weeks ago she was 62 lbs.



And here are a few pics of Jordans exploding belly. Its getting huge and im so freaking excited. Which reminds me, we (jordan) finished our registry thingf ro baby stuff at target and there are some AMAZING Chicago Bears baby stuff on there (Cough Bri Cough Dad Cough) Just a thought






Well thats all I got, have a god one everyone.