Wow…it’s so hard to believe that it was six years ago today that Brian and I packed up a U-Haul, stepped out on faith, and moved to Louisville for Brian to follow God’s call to attend seminary. Neither one of us had a job, we had very little money, and we only knew two other people in this big ol’ city. There were a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in those days and plenty of time pouring over a map because we didn’t know where anything was or how to get there.

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…you are RIGHT!!!! We were so thrilled to find out today that we are having a boy! I don’t have a way right now of scanning in any ultrasound pics because I’m out of town but there’s no doubt about it that it’s a boy!

I’ve thought all along that it was a boy, one reason being that I have felt so differently in this pregnancy than I did with Lillie Kate. Brian, Lillie Kate, and I all started out wanting a girl. Lillie Kate even going so far as praying that God would give her a sister. But over the past several weeks, each of us at different times changed our minds and we all started really wanting it to be a boy. LK even told us that she changed her mind and that she wanted a baby brother instead of a sister. When I reminded her that God decides whether it’s a boy or girl baby in mommy’s tummy, she stopped, covered her eyes with her hands and said, “Dear God, please give me a baby brother. Amen.” I mentioned to Brian a couple of weeks ago that I thought God had been turning our hearts towards wanting a boy because He knew that’s what it was. And, sure enough…

Our sweet baby boy is going to be named William Talmage Trapp and we’ll call him Talmage. Brian’s dad’s name was William Timothy Trapp and we wanted to name him after him. Talmage was my great uncle (my dad’s uncle) and I have always loved that name. So we decided to use Talmage instead of Timothy and he would still have the William from Bill’s name and have his same initials.

We couldn’t be more excited and now we can’t wait until December when we can finally meet him!

We hope to know on Friday!

Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what the he has done for me. Psalms 66:16

Brian and I found out that I was pregnant at the beginning of April. A few days after the big news, I called my ob-gyn to go ahead and schedule my first appointment which I knew would be several weeks down the road. The next day a lady from the insurance department of my ob-gyn called me and left a message saying that she needed to discuss my benefits with me. Not knowing what this might mean, I called her back immediately. She was very sweet and said that after making my appointment they checked with my insurance company and the insurance company told them that the plan I was on did not include maternity coverage. PANIC. We had this particular insurance for 2 and 1/2 years with the understanding that it did include maternity.

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My string bean, Lillie Kate, is tall and thin as a rail which presents challenges when trying to find clothes that fit her, pants especially. I can’t tell you how many pairs of shorts she has this summer that I have to roll down the waist so they don’t fall down. I have tried some of the adjustable waist pants that Gap sells and they work great but I’ve been needing a cute belt of some sort to wear with some of her other pants. Well, the other day I was flipping through a magazine and I saw an ad for Myself Belts. They are super, super cute and made so that kids can fasten them independently. You can order them online or if you live here in Louisville, they sell them at Honey Beez or Toe Jamz. Toe Jamz just happens to be my favorite kids shoe store here in Louisville and where I get all of LK’s bows. So I think I’ll have to swing by there next week and see what belts they have. Hopefully, we’ll be able to say bye-bye to Lillie Kate’s plumber pants once and for all!

My friend, Britton, and I took our kiddos to Huber’s yesterday to pick strawberries. I had a blast picking them. It so made me wish I had my own garden. Lillie Kate enjoyed picking the strawberries for about three minutes and then I heard continuous complaints of her being hot, dirty, or having to potty. Apparently, my pretty princess is just not cut out for the farm. After picking strawberries, we had a fun picnic by a pond. The pond had several swans and tons of coi fish who all enjoyed a lunch of leftover Cheetos, bread, and peanut butter Ritz while dodging large rocks thrown into the water by toddlers.

When we got home, I wanted to make something special with all of the deliciously ripe strawberries we had picked. I looked through some of my cookbooks and came upon a recipe for Easy Strawberry Pie. It’s a no-bake recipe and it is oh so simple but tastes heavenly. As a matter of fact, I just had a piece for a snack a few minutes ago. Sounds healthy, I know, but what can I say-I’m pregnant.

Easy Strawberry Pie

12 oz. whipped topping

1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced

1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cup lemon juice

1 (9 in.) graham cracker pie shell

Combine the whipped topping, strawberries, condensed milk, and lemon juice in a large bowl and mix well. Pour into pie shell. Chill for 1 hour or longer. Yield: 6 servings.

Brian’s mom was at Tom Sawyer State Park walking her dogs this morning and called to tell me that the Kentucky Humane Society was having a huge event there and she thought maybe Lillie Kate and I would like to go. So we met Mimi at the park and had a great time. Lillie Kate’s favorite part was the dog agility course. She was mesmerized by the dogs going over, through, and around all the obstacles. After watching them for awhile she excitedly exclaimed, “I can learn how to do that!” And she was not talking about being the handler…

Lillie Kate’s been tagged by her cousin, Landon, over at her Aunt Charity’s blog. So here’s 7 random things about Lillie Kate:

1. Her middle name should be “bookworm”. For two and a half years old, this child’s love of books & reading is unbelievable. She would happily choose to sit and look at books over playing with any toy.
2. She’s starting to sing a lot on her own which is too cute. Whether it’s ABC’s or nursery rhyme songs, I love to hear her sweet voice singing without a care in the world.
3. Lillie Kate has big ears, and I don’t mean the kind like Dumbo. She listens to everything you are saying when you are talking to someone else and will often ask what you’re talking about or ask what a word means that she’s heard and doesn’t understand. This has led Brian and I to S-P-E-L-L a lot when we are talking to each other.
4. She’s starting to realize that there are things that are scary to her. We had to put a 101 Dalmatians book up in the top of her closet because Cruella de Vil was scary, along with a Finding Nemo book because it had scary sharks in it.
5. For a little over a month, LK has been taking a mom & tots gymnastics class at Louisville Gymnastics. She has a blast and loves to walk across the balance beam and jump on the trampoline.
6. She’s obsessed with names. She’s always asking what someone’s name is or having us name all the kids in her Sunday School or gymnastics class.
7. She loves watching movies trailers with her daddy. Brian downloads movies trailers on his XBox and they watch them together. Her current favorites are Alvin and the Chipmunks, WALL-E, Prince Caspian, and of all things, Iron Man.

Several months ago, I mentioned that some of my friends and I were learning to crochet. A few weeks ago we finished our class, along with our first project- the “skinny scarf”. While I am proud of making the scarf, don’t think that you’ll see me wearing it next winter. Lillie Kate was shopping with me when I bought the yarn, hence the pink and lime green colors. Plus it was the cheapest yarn I could find. So maybe I can find another pattern and select better quality and color yarn my next go around.

We had such a wonderful time and all of us agree that we want to try to keep it up and find another crochet project to work on. This group of girls is absolutely precious. We’ve already decided that our next adventure will be learning how to make a quilt and then later we all want to take cake decorating classes together. We’re either trying to become domestic divas or preparing for our days in the nursing home…I’ll let you decide which!