"The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace." Psalm 29:11

This is the scripture Stephanie made for us for Christmas. I love that it gives the name Olivia(offer of peace) a whole new meaning to me!

Olivia's meaning is olive tree or olive branch. An olive tree is a symbol of beauty, fruitfulness, and dignity. An olive branch signifies an offer of peace.

Rylan's ultrasound

Rylan is a GIRL!!! Rylan Olivia Carroll is her name. I really like this name because the initials spell ROC. What an awesome reminder that Jesus is our rock. He saw us thru a difficult year and what an amazing new understanding we have of Him. Everything in the ultrasound is NORMAL! I will put a pic on soon. The ultrasound was so cool! We could see her tongue moving!!! She was sucking her thumb! It was incredible!!!

Crazy Dreams Again!

Well, this time Rylan was a boy. He weighed 12lb 1oz!!! And he had brown eyes!

Anyway, I will update tomorrow after the ultrasound. Hopefully, we will know if Rylan is a girl or boy.

Cameron's 1st soccer practice

Well, I made us miss most of it...I thought it started at 6:30, but it actually ended at 6:30. He did get a few minutes with the team. His coach called him a "little firecracker". He was so excited. He kicked the ball into the goal and ran around tons in his few minutes! I was worried that he would not actually play at all, but he did. His first game is Sat., June 28th.

Jadyn's first practice with this team is tomorrow. We will try to be on time! Her first game is also on Sat., June 28.

Our next appointment is next week! I am very excited!

This week is VBS. It is tons of fun, but very tiring. Cameron has his first soccer practice on Friday night! It ought to be fun to watch 3 yr olds running around trying to play soccer! Jadyn has her first practice with her summer soccer team on Saturday morning. They are both very excited to play soccer.

Crazy Dreams

Last night I had a dream that Rylan was a girl. That is the second time I have dreamed baby was a girl. She was a preemie weighing 4lbs and was 9 inches long. HAHA! We named her Rylan Olivia. I guess we will see in a couple of weeks! The first dream I had Rylan was a girl, but she was BIG! And Jeremy missed the delivery. Pregnancy brings crazy dreams!

Today's Doctor Visit

God is so good. My doctor appointment was very encouraging. Everything looks perfect! I will start going every two weeks now. My next appointment is June 26, I will have an ultrasound, see the doctor, and do the glucose screen. At 28 weeks, I will start having weekly ultrasounds only because of what happened with Carsyn not because there is anything "wrong" this time.

When I got in the car to leave the doctor's office, the song Blessed Be Your Name was on the radio. It is an incredible song. My favorite part of it is when it says, "You give and take away. My heart will CHOOSE to say, Lord Blessed be your Name!". No matter the outcome of this pregnancy is, our hearts will choose to say, Lord Blessed be your Name!

Baby Rylan

Well, Ali finally convinced me to do this!

As you all know, baby Rylan is on the way. My estimated due date is 10/12/08.

At the ultrasound, Rylan chose to keep his OR her legs closed and feet crossed.

I'll start by saying, do not be concerned just prayerful.

This past Tuesday, I made a trip to the doctor's office. I was checked for pre-term labor. Praise the Lord, I do NOT have it!!! I did not think I did, but because of the pressure I was having they checked. I am not having regular or unusual contractions. Other tests were run, and all were negative. Rylan's heartbeat is great! Rylan's movement is great! I do have to do the BRAT diet, Bread Rice And Tea, for a few days. Wednesday, I felt really good like nothing bothered me the day before. I feel great today too! My regular appointment is today. Hopefully, I'll find out when the next ultrasound is!

Remeber to thank God today for someone you love!