Goodbye?

I'm the worst blogger in the world. I often times think that my life is too boring to write about. I tend to post mundane details about my life and then I reread them and think "this isn't even interesting to ME." Actually, I'm not sure anyone else even reads it.
Anyway, with a baby on the way, I'm not sure I'm going to keep up this blog. I have a lot of things to do to prepare for a baby and I know once she gets here, I'll be even more busy! I plan to journal my first few months as a mom in a book, rather than here on the internet. Anyway, I don't know whether or not I plan to return to my blog so I guess I'm leaving this as an open ended goodbye...

Mexican Riviera Cruise

Gordon and I got back a week and a half ago from a 7 night cruise to the Mexican Riviera. It was the best week ever. The two of us had so much fun! We had a balcony view from our room and it was so nice to leave the door open all night and feel the warm breeze and listen to the waves crash on the boat. It was so peaceful. On board, there was a ton of stuff to do. We saw shows, ate good food, laid out by the pool, gambled in the casino (and won!), listened to great live music, and danced. In Cabo, we spent the day snorkeling and touring the bay. We saw the famous arches and a sea lion colony. In Mazatlan, we took a water taxi to a place called Stone Island where we spend the afternoon at the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. We ate lunch in the sand and rented ATV's and rode them around the beach. It was so much fun. In Puerto Vallarta, we took a taxi downtown and shopped and walked along the beach and had a delicious lunch. It was such an amazing trip. I am going to put some pictures below, but I don't feel like writing a caption under all of them.... so here you go:

Baby Bump

So my bump has been growing rapidly and baby Corinne now weights 10.5 ounces! Shes getting big and so am I! Here are some growing bump pictures from the last few weeks:

13 Weeks:

16 Weeks:

(almost) 20 Weeks:

I made it to the halfway point in my pregnancy and I know from here on out I will be growing rapidly! I'll post more pictures throughout the next 20 weeks!

S

John Piper on the Properity Gospel

I can't get this video out of my mind lately. It is SO powerful, it drove me to tears, but it is well worth watching:

Vacation...

Three weeks from Sunday, Gordon and I will be embarking on a 7 night cruise to the Mexican Riviera! I am getting so excited! I love vacation so much and since we couldn't afford much of a honeymoon, this will be our first "big" vacation since we have been married. It is also going to be a great time for us to get away alone together before the baby is born (I heard it called a "babymoon," but I don't know how I feel about this term). I know its going to be a nice time for the two of us to relax, not think about work (YAY!), and enjoy each other. I was looking for pictures of where we will be going, and I got even more excited! I thought I'd share:

Cabo San Lucas....


Puerto Vallarta....
Mazatlan....

AHHHHH..... I can practically see myself sitting on the beach with a *virgin* Pina Colada!



Then as soon as we get back, we are switching up the climate and heading up to my parents cabin at Hume Lake for an extra long weekend! I love being at Hume. It definitely is at the top of my list of favorite places to be. It just holds such a special place in my heart. It's where I grew up going with my family, where I decided to give my life to Christ, where I spent my fondest summer camp memories, and where I met the man I married. It's always so romantic for Gordon and I to return to where we met! Every time I go, I'm always flooded with great memories! Now, my favorite time of year at Hume is in the summer... and seriously, who could not want to go here in the summer??

But since I have a few months to go before I can enjoy my favorite summer view, I guess I'll have to settle for this instead:


Oh Vacation... You cannot come fast enough!!!


S

It's a GIRL!

The other day, Gordon and I went in for a 15 week 3D ultrasound with the hopes that we would be able to find out the sex of the baby. When we got in there, the baby would NOT uncross it's legs, but after some poking and prodding, we got a good look and its a GIRL!!
I really didn't care whether it was a boy or a girl, but I am so excited now because this means lots of pink and dresses and girly stuff! I love it. And Gordon is excited too. His favorite part of the ultrasound was watching her wave at us on the screen. It was so precious. Here are some pictures from the visit!
We decided that we are going to name her Corinne Taylor Hendrickson and I cannot wait to meet her!

S