"Let's just open one..."

As most of you know, because Aubri is due to arrive any day, this year we are celebrating Christmas in Fort Worth, i.e., not at "home." Well, surprise-surprise, yesterday we received a box in the mail from mama Peggy. Inside the box we found several Christmas presents for Jen, Aubri, and me... our first Christmas presents of the year!! After much pleading from Jen, I agreed (at 10:00pm, same day) that we would both open 1 present. We agreed that we would open two of Aubri's gifts. The gifts were great, a sweet little oufit and a beautiful white cardigan sweater (both pictured above). Well, as you've already noticed, there are more gifts pictured than just the two of Aubri's. That's right, we couldn't stop! In classic Jenny and Wes fashion, we ended up opening ALL the gifts last night. We had such a good time!! A few gifts are pictured above, but as you know, pictures can only capture so much. Thanks, Mamaw, for the gifts. We look forward to seeing you soon. merry Christmas!

Last Prenatal Appointment?

We had (hopefully!) our last a doctor's appointment today. Aubri seems to be doing well with a very strong heart beat - 160 beats per minute! She usually runs around 145 beats per minute so she must be getting excited about her debut into the world! Our doctor is pleased with the way both, Aubri and I are progressing, but unfortunately there is still no dilation! We may be seeing a small glimpse of her personality as she makes us wait for her to arrive! Praise the Lord that our faith in this, as in all things, is in Him, the One in control!

BIG O' BELLY!

My 2 Sweethearts, next to the tree! Talk about the perfect Christmas giftS...
At this point, Aubri seems to be like her mom... not big on change, especially moving. So, I'm not too surprised that she's staying in momma's belly as long as she possibly can! ;)

Our Christmas Tree!

"It's the lights... It's the lit Christmas lights that finally make it feel like Christmas!"

Aubri's Room

Aubri's room is ready for her arrival! And now we wait...hopefully not too long!

All moved in!

Saturday, we spent the day moving into our new apartment! We were blessed with lots of help from our church friends and my parents came down from Arkansas to help us set up home. Thankfully, mom was able to stay for a few more days to really help me "nest"! She was on her hands and knees bleaching our bathroom floors, vacuuming, sewing, greasing my toes to help get my toe rings off my swollen feet, and the list could go on and on! SHE IS AMAZING! We really couldn't have done it without her wonderful servant's heart!

Alright, Alright...

Ok, so I know that I said we are back and business and then nothing...no post for several months. But, we are now about ready to have our baby and so, it is time to get this thing going again.

Aubri's estimated time of arrival is December 23. So we have about 2 1/2 weeks to get ready for our little one's debut! We have read the books, taken the classes and now we are waiting! We can't hardly wait to meet our little girl face to face!
However, we have lots going on in the meantime. We are moving to a new apartment, Lord willing, next weekend. This is a large feat for a full-time student/full-time career employee and his 9 month pregnant wife, so we are bringing in reinforcements! With the help of our church and family we should be relaxing in our new apartment and taking on the new commitment of being dorm parents, this time next week.
I have just finished up my last week as a full-time seminary employee and will be moving to part-time this next week! The Lord has opened many doors for us, and after Aubri is born, I will officially be a stay at home mom! YEA!
Wes is finishing up his first semester as a PhD student and will have a few weeks off to get accustomed to his new role as DAD before next semester starts! He has recently started his new job as the manger of financial aid for the seminary. We are very excited that the Lord is teaching him something new everyday through the on taking of this large department and we are trusting Him to continue to show Wes the appropriate steps to take as he develops this program.

Well, that should catch you up! We will try to be better bloggers in the future! HA!