7 Things Sunday

I apologize for not getting this out yesterday....my life has been extremely busy! 

Here we go!

1. Nate graduates in 13 more days!  YEAH!!!  Sorry I keep having this but it is so stinkin' exciting I can't help it!  My husband has worked hard and I think it is very important to cheer him on and encourage him...I feel it's part of my job as a wife to support him!

2. Nate had his interview on Friday for the ER position in Jackson, MI which he thought didn't go as well as he'd like but he has a good chance of getting it still!  Out of 140 applicants it has come down to 25 and only 8-10 get the job!  I know he should definitely be one of the 8-10! 

3. Another cool thing that happened Friday was I met with my old boss and dropped off my resume!  We chatted and then she said well while I have you here do you mind if I ask you some tough questions??!!!  I was so excited to have an impromptu interview!  She did ask some toughies but I felt I did great! Plus I wasn't nervous since I already knew her.  Her name is Amy and she has been the imaging manager since Nov '09.  She use to be my clinical coordinator when I was in x-ray school.  She was also at our wedding..so I felt really comfortable and confident that if Nate gets the job I won't have any trouble getting a job either!  Thank you LORD!!!

4. On a different note, from a job perspective I feel it is my job to put my patient's safety and health first...it was challenged yesterday but I feel I did the right thing and I am praying I have my boss's backing!  I can't go into detail because of HIPPA laws and privacy but I am not willing to do x-rays on someone if I know that it could hurt them worse or possibly even kill them!

5. Today I am going to start working out.  I need to lose 20-30 pounds before the wedding in August (my brother-in-law is getting married) so I decided this last weekend that I need to get serious and I thought I would take it one step at a time in the right direction...first things first...start working out!  Stay tuned to see how well I do!  woo hoo!!!

6. Little miss Nataleigh is quite the little one these days!  She is all over the place rolling around!  She is starting to get on all 4 so I think she will start crawling any time now!  She is FINALLY teething!!!!!!!!  I have been saying this since she was 3 months old....I was bound to be right at some point and that point is now!  Only it doesn't feel good being right because when I nurse her it doesn't feel the best so this is going to be an interesting 3 months!  I am planning on nursing till she is 1 year old!  Also, she is taking steps when you hold her hand and is getting better and better.  Nate & I started her on carrots Saturday and she loves them!  Looking forward to getting her started on more solids.

7.  Yesterday at church the service was awesome!  I really felt like God was speaking directly to me.  Everything was moving and I haven't felt this connected to Him in a long time!  Pastor preached one verse Titus 2:15 but it was his message that I feel opened my eyes.  In order for us to teach our children correctly we need to be in the word and be armed with the word of God.  This will prepare us and open our eyes to deceptions around us.  I feel like I have been deceiving myself in many ways.  I know I can be a better mom and wife with God's help.  Also in Sunday school we talked about maintaining a strong and healthy marriage and it was so refreshing to hear things/ideas to keep our marriage strong.  At one point Nate & I looked at each other no words were spoken but we knew we weren't giving our marriage 100%.    I'm not saying our marriage is bad.  I love Nate with all my heart and he is so good to me, we have just been preoccupied by life and everything that comes with it.  When God created this world the last thing he created was man.  He then created woman and this made the primary relationship.  It was before parents and kids...so that opened our eyes well at least mine because I know I have not been putting Nate first and I need to re-prioritize to make sure I have my relationships in a correct order so that I can experience and even greater joy in this life!  Don't get me wrong Nataleigh is not going to suffer but will be even healthier because she will feel safe and secure knowing her parents have a strong relationship/marriage!

These are a few things that spoke to me yesterday and I thought I would share them with you!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Till next time!

Bridesmaid Dresses

My brother-in-law Jesse is getting married August 14 and his fiancee sent me an email with a list of bridesmaid dresses.  So this morning I went to David's Bridal and tried on the six dresses and took some pictures.  I had a lot of fun doing it and I was even by myself!  The girl that helped me (Amy) was really sweet and took the photos...here is what they looked like:

1.

Not a huge fan of this one..it was a size too big and show a lot of cleavage!

2.

I liked this one...It fit really well!  I didn't mind that it was strapless either!  Her color is clover (the color of the first dress)

3.

This one was okay...Nate thought the material hanging down in the middle front looked like a curtain so he didn't like this one.

4.

My favorite one so far....it fit me so good with my body type!  Plus I like dresses that have a strap to them.

5.

Nate thought this dress looks like something Athena would wear...I don't have her body but maybe by the time this wedding is here I could!

6.

Not my favorite one but it was ok.  Not too sure about the whole one-shouldered look...it's something I don't typically wear.  I feel like I am too broad to wear a dress like this!


When I first got there I picked out one with the size I thought I would be and then Amy helped me with the rest.  I tried on a size 14 and it was too big!  Thank God!  Next size 12...yup she was able to zip her up all the way!!!  Woo hoo!!! I can fit into a size 12!  WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!  I tried on a few more dresses and I got into a size 10!  A 10! WHAT!!!! Yes indeed I did!  YEAH BABY!!  Now back to reality....their dresses run rather big so it might not be my true size but to be able to fit into those numbers made me feel like gold!

So what do you all think?  I would love to hear feedback and then I will let you know which dress my future sister-in-law chooses!  I'm excited to see what she chooses!

Till next time!

Sleeping & Walking

Today was a good day! Nataleigh did better last night than she has all week! Thank God! She has been waking up 2 times a night (midnight and 3 am) which is very unusual for her since she has been sleeping through the night since she was 9 weeks old! I do believe she is teething (for real this time!)...you can see little buds when her gums are not swelled up...it's kinda cute. Another reason I believe she is teething is she is drooling a ton! The final reason is when she is nursing I can feel a difference in how she nurses...she is biting down harder than before but not completely biting. Last night however, she slept till 330 and kind of fussed till 430 which I am trying to let her cry/calm herself down to fall back asleep...it worked for a little while but then Nate told me to get her up and nurse her due to the fact it had been going on a hour since she first woke up. We got on our normal schedule for the day and have done well...I am praying tonight she does even better...I think she is starting to get back on routine! I am soooo excited!

Another update on a post about getting back on track with my weight goal...well I am down to 160.4 so I am down 2 lbs and I went for a walk with Nataleigh this afternoon. It was so nice out I wanted to walk around our apartment complex and let her look around....she is so fascinated by all the noises and new scenery. She just sits back and moves her head from side to side to try and catch every little thing we pass by...it is really cute! I feel really good about how today went and I am hoping that I continue to do good. Wish me luck and say some prayers!