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As of today 1-08-09 I am 37 weeks along. When I went to see my doctor yesterday for my weekly appointment, I told him that I have had some spotting and I was concerned and wanted him to go ahead and check me, to make sure everything was ok. Come to find out I have already started to dilate. I am at 2cm. I know most of you are thinking..."you can be at 2cm for a long time." After the doctor said that, he followed it by, you could go tonight or you could go next week. You will definatly not make it to your due date. I think on the inside I had a very small panic attack! I really needed the 3 weeks that were left to get everything in order. He also said he thought that my water would break, because he could tell how tight the bag was and could feel little Noahs Head. He told me he would be surprised if I made it until next week. Im excited, but Im also scared. I guess we are now playing the waiting game. I am having some back pain and some minor contractions that are irregular, so I dont think its happening yet. But I guess we never know. I am sure it will happen as soon as I dont get up and wash my hair and get ready for the day... thats when it will happen. Please be praying for us, I pray little Noah is heathly and everything goes smoothly. I will keep you guys updated...

Happy 2009!

Keith and I went to our church last night for a wonderful church service. The church decided to have a worship service instead of normal Wednesday night activities. The music was awesome, and God was obviously there. Pastor Bradly led everyone to reflect on what they wanted to see happen in 2009 and ask for forgiveness for everything in 2008, which really made me think:
We all know in 2009 that Noah is coming. That was the big thing that popped in my head. I want to be a wonderful mother to my child, but after thinking on this awhile, the only way I am going to be a wonderful mother to Noah is if I strengthen my faith and relationship with God. When we took communion last night at the service and Bradley asked Keith and I what we wanted to see happen, I should have said, my faith, my relationship, and my trust for God. God has truly blessed Keith and I. Every morning I wake up, I am amazed with everything that God is doing in our lives and in our friends and families lives. I am very thankful for all those things, without God, this perfect, sinless little baby inside of me would not be about to arrive. The closer the time comes for Noah to make his appearence, I begin to worry alot that Im not going to be a good mother, that I will not show him the christian life, that he will not love God and then I will fail. Keith reassures me all the time that I will be a wonderful mother, and all the reasons I will be a wonderful mother is all the reasons he loves me and the reasons he fell in love with me, but in this time, I guess im becoming nervous about 2009. Noah should be here in 27 days... if not sooner or later, and it absoultely scares me. I just want the world for Noah, I want him to follow his heart wherever that might lead him, to have passion and go after his dreams, to be like his father and love. Love God, his wife, and his family. As Keith and I enter this new chapter in our lives, please pray for us, and pray for baby Noah. Hes not here yet, but I love him more than I ever thought I could love. We cant wait to see all of you in 2009, and for you to be with us in this new phase of our lives.
~Carrie