IT'S BEEN FOREVER.. I KNOW

So... It's been a long time since I've posted, but things have been so crazy! Jonathan and I had to make a decision about school, and we've just been super busy with work and just trying to keep things together waiting for this little one to come! 

So, let's see where I left off... at the end of April we found out we are having a baby BOY! His name is going to be Lennon Daniel Baker. I hope he loves his name as much as we do! We are so excited!!!

May was a big month between Mother's Day, singing, working, and my good friends Sunny Williams, Susan Odom, Janice Fincher, and Chrystina Fincher through me the best baby shower Jonathan and I could have ever asked for! All of our friends were there!!! It was amazing! Almost 85 people showed! We couldn't believe how many people already loved Lennon!! He and the two of us were blessed with so many wonderful gifts! I can't wait for him to get here so we can start trying on all of the cool clothes and everything!

June.... wow!! Another busy month... there was work of course, Father's Day, and then last weekend was my dad's birthday! Other than that... I've just been working like crazy and preparing to move to LA! That's the other thing... We chose to move to LA for Jonathan to attend school with fully paid tuition at UCLA! My that boy is so smart! We move at the beginning of September right after Lennon joins our family! We can't wait!!! I have been working quite a bit, but I am starting to slow down because of some major back issues. Pregnancy at this stage doesn't seem to mesh too well with two previous back surgeries!

So, for now... I will work until the middle of July it is looking like and then will prepare to meet my little boy and head out to CA!! I am praying for an easy delivery.. well as easy as it can be, and that God will just work everything out for our move! I will try to keep those of you that read this posted about what is going on! Sorry it's been so long! I guess I will get back to cleaning closets and preparing for our little boy and the big move!

DECISIONS... DECISIONS...

So...... Jonathan and I just got back from a trip to Boston for him to visit two of the four schools he got into. He had open house at MIT and Harvard on Thursday and Friday of last week.

Jonathan has been given such huge opportunity, and now we just have to decide where God wants us. He only applied to 4 schools, and got into all 4 with various scholarships offered, and also "advanced placement standing" which is near impossible to do. I could barely even believe I was inside Harvard on Friday, much less to think I would ever stand a chance to get in and with ADVANCED PLACEMENT!! Who does that!!?!?! Haha! I'm so very lucky... Jonathan is very blessed and is so talented! It makes me happy to realize that others notice!

Well, no school has been helping our decision making process.... they have all given great offers, and somehow we can work around the timing of the little one's birth. MIT is the only one with a start date a little too close for comfort! So, we have one week, and have only eliminated one school which is GA Tech. So, all this to say, I know that we are moving to either Boston or Los Angeles. We are deciding between MIT, Harvard, and UCLA. We have to make the right decision for Jonathan and for me and our new little one! This is tough, but God is so big and so great... I know that He already has this mapped out. 

Please pray for wisdom over this next week as we face these tough decisions. Pray that God just gives us a clear view of what we're supposed to do and the school we're supposed to choose! It's going to be a tough transition, but in the end... it will all be worth it for our family! I'm so thankful for my life, and for this smart husband God blessed me with, and also for the little one we are trying very patiently to wait for!

As for the baby.... Tomorrow is the big day! We find out if we're having a boy or a girl! I just can't stand it another second! I'm so overcome with emotion... I'm so thankful and I just can't wait to see what this baby will be! It's so amazing to know that God just works the way He only can. That He is taking this little baby and knitting it together so perfect in my belly. That He can prepare my heart to already love in a way I never knew I could and I haven't even met the little one yet! He is amazing, and I am forever grateful. Thanks for all of our blessings!

JONATHAN ACCEPTED TO HARVARD!!

Long time for me not to post anything, but things have been so crazy for us!

Last night Jonathan heard from his first school!! He was accepted into the advanced placement program at HARVARD to receive his Masters Degree in Architecture!! We are so excited!! This is the #1 school for Architecture in the country and they only accept 30 students!! He is basically a genius!! I couldn't be more proud of him!!

God continues to bless our lives so much!! Our little one is growing away, and the morning sickness is starting to get better after 17 weeks and 11lbs. of weight loss!!! We can't wait until April 9th!! That is when we find out if we are getting ourselves a precious little boy or girl!! We couldn't be more excited for this time in our lives! God is so great and continues to bless us everyday!

CONGRATULATIONS JONATHAN!!! I love you so much, and we have so much to look forward to!!

BABY BAKER HAS A DUE DATE

Well.. Jonathan and I made our first trip to the doctor today. I got an ultrasound a little early because my progesterone level has been a little lower than what they wanted. Things look good, and the progesterone has gotten to where it needed to be! Yay God!! It was hard to make out the little one because it's already a little shy like dad! 

Baby Baker made sure to nestle in really good into the corner so that it would make things difficult! Haha! But, all this to say, everything looked good and the baby was given the big birthday prediction of.... drum roll please..... 9/2/2008!! 

So, we are so excited! Please pray for our little one to keep on growing, and for those of you who have known thank you for prayers! They have meant so much! I will actually get a picture to post of the baby on the 21st of this month! It should be big enough then to really see something good! Although to me today, just seeing a little tiny circle hiding away was the greatest thing I have ever seen in my whole life! Our God is so amazing.... He created each one of us by His own hand, and now He's giving me the blessing of giving another life... WOW! Ok, so I could cry now! Well, I'll keep everyone posted! Happy Monday!

BABY BAKER

I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and New Years! It seems like this year went by so fast!! My first year of marriage has been amazing! I feel so lucky to have married my best friend in the whole world!

Christmas time for us was crazy... splitting time between the two families was quite the challenge, but we managed to do it! Jonathan had some good amount of time off of work which was nice for us to really just enjoy each other. It was our second Christmas together and it couldn't have been better!!

The Saturday before Christmas we got the best present we could have ever asked for! We just found out that we will be having a baby later this summer!! We are beyond thrilled!!! God blessed us with this amazing gift and we can't wait to be parents! I should be due right at the end of August! 

Of course I don't think I realized that as soon as you find out your pregnant you go right into "mommy mode." I've been worried already if I'm eating the right things, doing everything just right.. It is CRAZY. I know my husband loves me so much right now!! I figure it was a good thing I gave up cokes like three months ago, and all caffeine, so I don't have to worry about coming off of that now. Well, we are so excited we can hardly stand it! Please pray for us during this time and pray for our little one who has already accomplished so much in these few short weeks!

God really has blessed us... I mean how lucky am I that I nanny for the best OB-GYN?!?!?! She has been a life saver, and I know that she must really love my phone calls all throughout the day! Haha! But really... she is the best and I am so thankful for her! Pray for a healthy and strong baby and that I don't drive my husband too crazy during this time! I don't want him to forget why he married me!!! 

God is good.... He is really good!