Sunday Update

No baby yet.

Jessica is going to visit Brookside Baptist this morning with her grandma M. I'm off to church because the first Membership meeting in over a year is this morning! I'm excited about it because it will give us another chance to connect and touch the people who are interested in being part of Fox River.

Pastor Don Mingo is preaching this weekend and Jess and I enjoyed listening to his message on How to be a Hero. I'll post it to the church website later today. (Here)
-eric

Well...

The baby hasn't arrived yet. I just want to let you know that I'm not going to post much more until baby does come. I'm sure you are feeling the disappointment of checking this blog and seeing that there is still no baby just like I am. Ok, maybe not as much. :)

Eric and I are doing our best to enjoy our time together without the added resposibility of a baby. We are sleeping in, playing games, going for walks, doing chores, and visiting friends.

We will definitely let you know when the baby comes. God has the birthdate picked out and we are waiting to find out what day it is. :)

Please continue to pray for us. I'm going to be trying not to eat too much sugar in the coming days because I think it will just make the baby gain more weight. Please pray that I can control sugary desires. Thanks. :)

Blessings!

What's that baby doing?

Jess and I ate some steaks w/ some friends at Nashotah House while we wondered 'What's that baby doing?' We think it must have had wireless internet installed and is now finishing up watching reruns of 'Heroes' and is planning on coming when the new episodes start airing.

oh well.
-eric

Another new day!

I praise the Lord for another day. This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. I have discovered that I need to be busy in order for my days not to drag so today I'm headed to Elkhorn to visit my friend Amy. It's about a 1/2 hour drive so I'm thinking that maybe the labor will begin because I am not so close to the hopsital. :) Isn't that how life happens sometimes.

Baby Wentz has been very quiet during the days, but he/she makes up for it right around bed time. Last night, I thought I had a break dancer in my belly. I even thought that it was moving enough we could catch it on video, but we already had the lights out so no video.

Please continue to pray for Baby as we wait. Please pray for his/her health, safe birth, and that this little one would grow up to love Jesus.

Thanks for reading my blog and writing encouraging comments. It has been fun keeping you all updated. It's very cool to know that someone is reading this. :)

The due date

Well, it has come and almost gone with no Baby Wentz to hold. I have gone on two walks today and tried to stay active. We will let you know if anything happens.

Intersting info: After talking to my mom today, she said that she had no prelabor. She went to the doctor and he told her to go to the hospital. After intense contractions, Mom had me about 3 hours later. Maybe this will be the same with us. I'm glad the hospital is only 10 minutes away. :)

The day is here, but Baby Wentz doesn't have a calendar. :)

Well, we are still at home waiting. I've been going to the gym with Eric in the morning hoping that exercise will help. Yesterday, I went went on two walks and the day before three, but still nothing. However, the baby is moving, so I'm assuming all is well. This little one is in the hands of our Lord. His timing will be perfect.

Nothing

I thought you might like an update. Nothing is happening. I though yesterday we were going to have the baby because I was so uncomfortable and was feeling some contractions, but it didn't happen. Please continue to pray for my patience as I wait for God's perfect day to bring His precious one into the world.

Appointment: Week 39

The appointment went well. I am measuring at 31 cm. The baby's heart rate was 136. I am 80% effaced and 1-2 cm dialated. The doctor said this is good. If she were to give me a empire score it would be about a 9 out of 14. She said it is a good score if it is over 6. As of right now, I'm pretty uncomfortable. My back is hurting quite a bit, but I'm hanging in there. Thanks for your prayers!

God is Good!

Early last week, Eric informed me that he would need to go to Chicago to start his final class at Trinity on Wednesday, August 27th. As you can probably imagine, I was a little worried, but trying to trust that God has everything under control, and my due date isn't until Thursday. Well, today, Eric checked his schedule and the class doesn't start until October! Praise the Lord! He did work it out. Not really as I would have expected, but He is continuing and will continue to take care of us.

Trust. I'm learning that I need to trust in the Lord at ALL times. He has a good plan for me. He loves this baby more than Eric and I do. It's not easy to trust, but God is trustworthy. He has proven Himself over and over. He is God!

No Baby Yet

Well, we are waiting patiently. Eric has put the car seat in his car and I started to pack my bag. I have all the food ready that we are taking to the hospital.

This weekend we have been busy. I went to my uncle's birthday party yesterday with my family, and today Eric and I went to another birthday party for a friend's daughter. We had a good time.

We also visited my dad today. He is doing better although he gets tired really quickly. We are praising the Lord that he is experiencing little pain.

Tomorrow we go to the doctor and she will check to see if I am dialated. I will let you know what we find out.

Thanks for all of your prayers.

Only 6 days left (maybe)

This has been a unique week. Eric hasn't been feeling well and my tummy feels like I have a bowling ball in my lap. I've been feeling the baby move quite a bit. Sometimes the baby is low and sometimes there is a foot or hip in my ribs. I am really looking foward to meeting Baby Wentz. I pray that the Lord continues to give me patience as I wait.

Last week

On Thursday, Eric and I went to visit our friends in Racine. While we were there, Eric helped with the cement on their house. Because Marsi is also pregnant, we were not much help. She is due with twins in December. We really enjoy hanging out together.

My Dad

Thank you for your prayers! I just wanted to update you all. My dad is doing pretty well. He will be released from the hospital tomorrow afternoon. The surgery went well according to the doctors and dad is learning how to use his whole body in order to move and look one way or the other instead of just his head. May the Lord receive the glory for his quick healing.

Please pray

I just wanted to let you know that my Dad went in for neck surgery today. As of now, I don't know how he is doing. Please pray for his recovery and God's grace in his life. Thank you!

Monday Update

We went to the doctor today. All looks good. The baby's heart beat was 152 beats per minute. I gained about 3 pounds since last week and I'm measuring around 34 cm. Next week she will check to see if I am dialated. I'm feeling pretty good although it is difficult to get out of Eric's car and roll over in bed, but over all, God has been good.

Thank you for your prayers. Baby will be here in less than two weeks, Lord willing. :)

Updated picture

I was looking at pictures from several weeks ago and realized that my stomach has enlarged. :) Here is a new look. :)

The Bedroom

Baptism!

Every year our chuch has a picnic at Phantom Lake Camp and people are baptized in the lake. This year Eric had the privilege of baptizing several of the people along with Pastor Guy and Pastor Rob. There were 52 baptized! Praise the Lord! God has been doing great things in the lives of people at Fox River. I am so thankful that Eric can be apart of it.

The baby has dropped!

Eric and I went to the doctor Monday. She said that I was measuring 31 cm and I measured 35 cm the week before. The baby has dropped 4 cm. Dr. Davis doesn't think that the baby will drop any more. It's almost time!

I've been feeling good lately. However, I'm a bit sore in my hips and back, but God's grace has been evident. I slept fairly well last night even with getting up alot.

I've also been excited about drinking coffee. I've had three coffee drinks in the last week. If you don't know, I lost my taste for coffee in the first month of pregnancy. It was sad that I didn't enjoy it anymore, but the taste is coming back!

Only 17 days!

We have been doing well this last week. It's amazing how busy life can be even when you are not working full time. We have been to the church picnic/baptism, (52 people were baptized. It was awesome to see.) a baby shower, a going away party, a welcome home party, and tonight we are headed to a Cedarville reunion.

The baby seems to be doing fine. We are now going to the doctor every Monday. The heart rate last week was 132 beats per min. The doctor, Joi Davis, hasn't estimated on the weight, but I think I will ask her today. Has the baby been moving? YES! I have a hip or something that continues to be in my ribs. I think they might even be bruised. :) Sleeping has also been a challenge. I am up about every 1.5 hours. That makes for a pretty long night. Thankfully, Eric can sleep through all of my moving. I went to the gym this morning with Eric and walked for 25 minutes. I should have been doing this all summer, but I think the summer has disappeared.

We are praying for this baby to arrive in God's timing. Eric and I (along with many others) are looking forward to meeting Baby Wentz soon!

Eric's comments about the crib

This is our first video. We hope to improve over time. :)

More baby shower pictures!

Grandma and Pam were enjoying themselves. Thank you for coming!
My Mom, Ginny, is going to have so much fun reading to the new little one. :)

Kathy is about to write in my encouragement book. All of the ladies wrote some advice or encouragement for me in the same book that they wrote wedding advice. It was great! Thank you!
My Aunt Dar and her girls bought the bedding for the baby's room. Thank you so much! We put it all together on Saturday. Pictures will come soon. :)

Baby Shower on Wednesday!

Abby, my brother Drew's girlfriend, was my gift writer. Thank you so much!
This is the new glider that I will have the privilege of rocking my baby in. Thank you Mom and Grandma!
Kylee, my photographer, took all of these great pictures! Awesome job Kylee!
A lady at my mom's work made the cake. It was excellent! Vanilla & chocolate with fudge in between. :)
These are some of the ladies who came to celebrate the coming of the Wentz baby.

These are newborn outfits. If we have a boy, I will dress him in the red one that says, "Dad's Team." If it is a girl, I might use the yellow one with a duck. I haven't decided yet.

I want to thank all of the ladies who came to the shower. I had a fabulous time! Aunt Dar hosted and prepared the food. Thank you so much! You all have been a blessing.

Traci

Today I went to school, WSCA, and helped my friend Traci in her classroom. She and I developed a special friendship during school this last year. Part of that is due to the fact that we are both expecting babies. Traci's due date is five days after mine. It was great to have her at school this year experiencing many of the same things I did during the first several months of pregnancy. God has blessed me with a friend in Traci.