Pictures of Sam and Mommy

We have been continuing to pray for our little Sam as he continues to grow into a big boy. We had a 3-D ultrasound yesterday and got some fun pictures that we want to share with everyone.

We also got some new measurements of Sam during the ultrasound...he is already weighing in at a whopping 4 lbs and 10 oz according to the measurements. Please continue to pray for him as he is on the large size. The doctor will continue to watch his size to make sure that all is going well as we progress.

We also took some pictures of Mommy to remember the changes that have been happening this summer. Here I am at 29 weeks.

Prayer for the Sandersons

My heart pours out to God with prayers for my friends, the Sandersons. Their preemie baby Suzie was born 3 months early, and as that is where we now are in our pregnancy it just breaks my heart...yet I rejoice at the same time with the birth of this precious child. If you know them, please check out the link on our site to their blog to see how things are progressing. Even if you don't know them, please pray with us for the precious life of this little one. She continues to grow and progress, but still has far to go before she will be able to go home with her parents. What a blessing a child is!!!

Update on Baby Jones

For those who didn't already know, we have chosen the name of Samuel Jacob for our precious miracle. We get more and more excited each and every day. So far, everything has been doing well with his progress. We went to the doctor on Friday and found that he seemed to be larger than expected, so we are going back on Monday for an ultrasound to see how he is doing. Please pray that all will continue to go well, and that this is just a sign of a healthy boy who is eager to grow and meet his parents. Please pray for the health of Mommy as well as I have been having problems with back pain and swelling. I have been advised by Daddy to spend this weekend as a bed rest weekend and to stay put at home. I have gotten a lot of sleep and the swelling has been going down and I have felt better because of all of the rest. I have learned through this weekend that I simply need to take better care of myself and get more rest.

We are trying to get things ready in our home to be prepared for him, but this had been quite a journey to get ready. We were given a baby bed and much more great stuff for Sam this week, which we are immensely thankful for. Now it is just being ready for the furniture to come in our home (it is staying at Larry and Brenda's until we have a place to put it). Hopefully, we will have a place to put it in the next two weeks.

Baby Jones

Baby boy Jones wanted to make an appearance on our site! We are very excited for his addition to our home. This is going to be a house full of boys for Mommy!!

Floyd's Top Five List

Floyd wanted to share his top five with everyone as well.

Top Five Things Under Five Dollars
1. Boiled Peanuts
2. Shampoo
3. Soap
4. Shaving Cream
5. Deodorant

Top Five Movies
1. Schindler's List
2. Judgment at Nuremburg
3. We Were Soldiers
4. Hunt for Red October
5. Saving Private Ryan

Baby Names I will never use
1. Gertrude
2. Bertha
3. Grizelda
4. Qualandria
5. Helga

Top Baby Names I would use
1. Abigail Grace
2. Samuel Micah
3. Nathaniel Paul
4. Emily Faith
5. Andrew Michael

Top Five Songs
1. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
2. Immortal, Invisible
3. The Dance
4. If Tomorrow Never Comes
5. Day by Day

People Who have Influence Me
1. Jesus
2. Celeste
3. Mom
4. Dad
5. Clint

Five Items in my Pockets
1. Keys
2. Wallet
3. Money
4. Cell Phone

Life Changing Events
1. Salvation
2. Marriage
3. Baby
4. Death of Family members
5. Graduation of College

Top Five Current Obsessions
1. Reading the Bible
2. Loving Celeste
3. Reading about German history
4. Watching Law and Order, Smallville, Band of Brothers, West Wing, ect.
5. Cleaning up the yard and basement of the house

Top five Vacation spots
1. England
2. Germany
3. Australia
4. Washington D.C.
5. California

Tagged...

By simply viewing Tammy's blog I stumbled about this list that I now feel is my turn to complete.

Top 5 Things I can't Live Without Under $5
1. Root beer
2. Mac n Cheese
3. Mousse and gel
4. Water (even though sometimes I wish I could live without so much)
5. Dog toys

5 Favorite Movies
1. The Sound of Music
2. Sense and Sensibility
3. Anne of Green Gables
4. Becoming Jane
5. The Ultimate Gift

5 Baby Names I'll Never Use
1. Helga
2. Anita
3. Bertha
4. Toby
5. Dorothy

Top 5 Baby Names I Would Use
1. Abigail Grace
2. Samuel Micah
3. Nathaniel Paul
4. Emily Faith
5. Andrew Michael

Top 5 Songs I Could Listen to Over and Over Again
1. Amazing Grace - by Chris Tomlin
2. I Could Only Imagine
3. Stealing Cinderella
4. The Wonderful Cross - Chris Tomlin
5.

Top 5 People Who Have Influenced Me in a Positive Way
1. God/Christ/Holy Spirit
2. Floyd
3. Mom
4. Dad
5. Shilo

Top 5 Items in my Purse at All Times
1. Wallet
2. Keys
3. Gum
4. Glasses / Sunglasses
5. Cell phone

Top 5 Events that have Changed my Life Forever
1. Salvation
2. Wedding
3. Finding out we are pregnant
4. Janice's funeral (Floyd's mom)
5. Moving to CA

Top 5 Current Obsessions
1. Sleep
2. Reading
3. Planning for Baby
4. Watching Law and Order or CSI
5.

Top 5 Places I'd Like To Go
1. Hawaii
2. Washington DC
3. New York
4. LA
5. London (Floyd would love for us to go!)

Top 5 People I'd Like To See Their Top 5
1. Shilo
2. Katie
3. Jessica
4. Lola
5. Ticia

Time for an update

I know, no news from the Jones Family lately. Life seems to just seems to stay so busy that we don't have time to keep up any more. I am now about 16 weeks into the pregnancy, and things are going just fine. We are very excited to know that we are getting closer to the next ultra sound. Daddy (Floyd) can't hardly wait to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. The time will be here before we know it, though.

We are both staying busy at work, and enjoying that. Life outside of work seems non existent at times when I come home and am ready to go to bed. I am having to learn how to pace myself more with the things that I commit to, as my body (and the baby!) aren't wanting me to do everything that I want to do.

We do have a new addition to our family to share with everyone. About a month and a half ago we adopted a new puppy, Toby, into our lives. I don't have pictures ready to share right now, but will get some soon. He is a very active puppy, but that activity is great for Jasper. Toby is adorable, and brings us much joy.

My time is running short this morning, so I must get busy with the things that I have planned, for this busy day. More to come later.