Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Great news and Big news...
The great news is that our little one is right on target (on average) of all the vitals. a kidney, a gall blader, two kidneys, a 4 chamber heart, 2 (very active) arms, 2 legs, 2 eyes, and boy parts. Yes, that is right. our little one is a little boy. all good things.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
this is for beth...
Here are 7 things that people may not know about me.
1) I love musicals. I have seen several live, including 7 in London, 2 on Broadway, and 2 in Jackson Hole. I also enjoy a good play, but I think that musicals get me a little more excited than plays. I even grew up acting at church and really loving it. If I wasnt such a great athlete, maybe it would have been something I would have pursued.
2) I love efficiencies. My goal in life is to be efficient as possible. To the point that I will do as many things as possible while I am brushing my teeth (get Ella her food, get my shoes and belt out of the closet, lock the door, make up or turn down the bed, etc.). This may be why I am dumbfounded when I see sara walk around the house in socks (or "stocking feet" as she calls it). It wears them out too quickly, its not what they were made for. Barefoot or shoes. Just makes sense to me. This also leads me to leave things out and not put them away under the thought of, "I am going to need it again at some point, why put it away if I am just going to get it out again?". Just makes sense to me. I could go on for a while because this is something that gets me going, but I will stop.
3) I cant stand watching baseball on tv, much less live. If I get the chance to see a game in a stadium that I haven't been to before, I am all over it, but to watch baseball on tv? Maybe if it was 2000 and pedro was throwing I would, but nowadays it is tough for me. Maybe it is because the dvr skip button doesn't line up perfectly with the action like it does for football. But I find it really boring. I love talking about it, but I cant stand to watch it. Yes, I played it professionally.
4) I hate fiction books. OK, let me back off of that a little, I realy don't like to read fiction books. The Chronicles of Narnia was good, Catch-22 was super good, This Present Darkness is one of my favs; but that is about it. This may tie into the efficiency rant, but I don't see the point in reading something that I know is not real. If I am going to invest time, it will be learn something. To make myself better somehow. I can barely stand to read books about the present. The whole time I am reading I am thinking, "You know, I bet there is more up to date information/statistics/opinions/theories on the internet right now and I am here reading an out of date book." Now books about past theories I love. For example, The Origin of Wealth is a great book about a study of how wealth is created. That study is stagnant, the experiments were completed and the author gave his theories. Done. No new information from that author about that study will come out. I am ok reading that book. Or the book Bowling Alone. Great book, once again it is about a study that was complete. Now a book about what the next 5 years is going to hold will be diminished and slightly out of date by the time the first book rolls off the press. And that is why I cant read those types of books or fiction books.
5) I am not a huge fan of the beach. Too much laying around. Cant stand it. Now if it is a beach that also has a cliff or has caves, I will explore all day. But going to Florida and hang by the beach? I'm out. Unless of course if there are kayaks, jet skis, etc. then I am in. But if it is a vacation that is geared towards laying around I'm out. I'm double out if the laying around is accompanied by reading fiction books.
6) I can make up a fact and you will believe me. If you are reading this chances are I have done it to you. For whatever reason I am able to say a fact and make up support for the made up fact very quickly and I say it with enough conviction that people usually believe me. Of course this has made my wife very skeptical of me when I state facts. And rightly so.
7) I hate social norms. I don't like doing things that are expected of me. I don't like hearing, "that's just not how you are supposed to do that." Drives me up a wall. I wont go into what social norms bug me the most because my wife would not be happy with that. Suffice it to say, if my ex officios aren't dirty after one day of use, I should be able to rock them again the next day and the next day and the next day…
Yeah, ex officios are that good.
8) I can't count.
1) I love musicals. I have seen several live, including 7 in London, 2 on Broadway, and 2 in Jackson Hole. I also enjoy a good play, but I think that musicals get me a little more excited than plays. I even grew up acting at church and really loving it. If I wasnt such a great athlete, maybe it would have been something I would have pursued.
2) I love efficiencies. My goal in life is to be efficient as possible. To the point that I will do as many things as possible while I am brushing my teeth (get Ella her food, get my shoes and belt out of the closet, lock the door, make up or turn down the bed, etc.). This may be why I am dumbfounded when I see sara walk around the house in socks (or "stocking feet" as she calls it). It wears them out too quickly, its not what they were made for. Barefoot or shoes. Just makes sense to me. This also leads me to leave things out and not put them away under the thought of, "I am going to need it again at some point, why put it away if I am just going to get it out again?". Just makes sense to me. I could go on for a while because this is something that gets me going, but I will stop.
3) I cant stand watching baseball on tv, much less live. If I get the chance to see a game in a stadium that I haven't been to before, I am all over it, but to watch baseball on tv? Maybe if it was 2000 and pedro was throwing I would, but nowadays it is tough for me. Maybe it is because the dvr skip button doesn't line up perfectly with the action like it does for football. But I find it really boring. I love talking about it, but I cant stand to watch it. Yes, I played it professionally.
4) I hate fiction books. OK, let me back off of that a little, I realy don't like to read fiction books. The Chronicles of Narnia was good, Catch-22 was super good, This Present Darkness is one of my favs; but that is about it. This may tie into the efficiency rant, but I don't see the point in reading something that I know is not real. If I am going to invest time, it will be learn something. To make myself better somehow. I can barely stand to read books about the present. The whole time I am reading I am thinking, "You know, I bet there is more up to date information/statistics/opinions/theories on the internet right now and I am here reading an out of date book." Now books about past theories I love. For example, The Origin of Wealth is a great book about a study of how wealth is created. That study is stagnant, the experiments were completed and the author gave his theories. Done. No new information from that author about that study will come out. I am ok reading that book. Or the book Bowling Alone. Great book, once again it is about a study that was complete. Now a book about what the next 5 years is going to hold will be diminished and slightly out of date by the time the first book rolls off the press. And that is why I cant read those types of books or fiction books.
5) I am not a huge fan of the beach. Too much laying around. Cant stand it. Now if it is a beach that also has a cliff or has caves, I will explore all day. But going to Florida and hang by the beach? I'm out. Unless of course if there are kayaks, jet skis, etc. then I am in. But if it is a vacation that is geared towards laying around I'm out. I'm double out if the laying around is accompanied by reading fiction books.
6) I can make up a fact and you will believe me. If you are reading this chances are I have done it to you. For whatever reason I am able to say a fact and make up support for the made up fact very quickly and I say it with enough conviction that people usually believe me. Of course this has made my wife very skeptical of me when I state facts. And rightly so.
7) I hate social norms. I don't like doing things that are expected of me. I don't like hearing, "that's just not how you are supposed to do that." Drives me up a wall. I wont go into what social norms bug me the most because my wife would not be happy with that. Suffice it to say, if my ex officios aren't dirty after one day of use, I should be able to rock them again the next day and the next day and the next day…
Yeah, ex officios are that good.
8) I can't count.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Greene Girls Reunion
This should have been posted a couple weekends ago...
On October 20th our dear friend, Megan, was able to say that Cooper Lee Bates was officially part of her forever family. We were able to celebrate with Megan, Cooper and the rest of the Greene Girls (Sara's roommates from TCU) for a quick reunion. The time was short...but so SWEET as we all celebrated how God has blessed both Megan and Cooper and how He has used them to bless so many friends and family!
Our Little One
Well...we are almost to the half way mark...there seems to be a little discrepancy over which week we are currently in...19 0r 20...but all that to say almost half way done...it's incredible, we can't hardly believe it, the spring will be here before we know it.
We are over the hurdle of warm Texas summer weather, the first trimester nausea, concealing my growing bump at school, breaking the news to my students and their families...it has been quite a whirl-wind...but God's grace and provision has prevailed, and to that we are both so grateful and humble. Sorry, no "baby bump" photos yet, it still isn't that obvious...more awkward than anything where maternity clothes fit like living room drapes and "normal" clothes are growing quite snug.
I (Sara) have been recently humbled by our little one and have been convicted to pray specifically for the little miracles that are happening each week, as the anticipation continues to grow.
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for another day, thank you simply for life and for the little life growing inside of me. Father, I want to pray specifically for our little one's finger nails and toenails, please continue to bless their growth this week and prepare those little hands and feet for great things, things that will glorify You.
Father, I pray for the bones that are growing and strengthening in our little one's body this week, please bless their growth, allow them to be strong. Father, I lift up all the intricate movements happening within our little one's body from the connections that are being made in its brain to muscles and other nerves. Father thank you for the little kicks I am beginning to feel, what a gift...reminding me (and Chad) of this precious little miracle within.
At the same time, please bless the development of our little ones' facial features as they are delicate but becoming more recognizable. Father, prepare his or her little mouth to smile and allow his or her smile to be contagious.
Father, as our little one is now able to decipher light from dark, please bless the development of his or her eyes, please prepare them to desire to seek after Your light.
Father, as our little one is gaining the ability to hear, I pray that he or she may be able to recognize our voices- I pray that he or she would hear our voices speaking to each other in love, that he or she would be able to see a reflection of you through our words to one another- but more importantly Father, develop a desire in his or her heart to decipher and seek after Your voice in his or her life.
Father, it is such a miracle! Please continue to bless every intricate detail of development that will happen this next week. Father, thank you for this gift of life.
We are over the hurdle of warm Texas summer weather, the first trimester nausea, concealing my growing bump at school, breaking the news to my students and their families...it has been quite a whirl-wind...but God's grace and provision has prevailed, and to that we are both so grateful and humble. Sorry, no "baby bump" photos yet, it still isn't that obvious...more awkward than anything where maternity clothes fit like living room drapes and "normal" clothes are growing quite snug.
I (Sara) have been recently humbled by our little one and have been convicted to pray specifically for the little miracles that are happening each week, as the anticipation continues to grow.
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for another day, thank you simply for life and for the little life growing inside of me. Father, I want to pray specifically for our little one's finger nails and toenails, please continue to bless their growth this week and prepare those little hands and feet for great things, things that will glorify You.
Father, I pray for the bones that are growing and strengthening in our little one's body this week, please bless their growth, allow them to be strong. Father, I lift up all the intricate movements happening within our little one's body from the connections that are being made in its brain to muscles and other nerves. Father thank you for the little kicks I am beginning to feel, what a gift...reminding me (and Chad) of this precious little miracle within.
At the same time, please bless the development of our little ones' facial features as they are delicate but becoming more recognizable. Father, prepare his or her little mouth to smile and allow his or her smile to be contagious.
Father, as our little one is now able to decipher light from dark, please bless the development of his or her eyes, please prepare them to desire to seek after Your light.
Father, as our little one is gaining the ability to hear, I pray that he or she may be able to recognize our voices- I pray that he or she would hear our voices speaking to each other in love, that he or she would be able to see a reflection of you through our words to one another- but more importantly Father, develop a desire in his or her heart to decipher and seek after Your voice in his or her life.
Father, it is such a miracle! Please continue to bless every intricate detail of development that will happen this next week. Father, thank you for this gift of life.
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