Moving Day(s) slide show

Here are some pictures that my friend Kristin took of us moving. Friday night we interrupted our neighbors' Open House (church friends) and everyone from church came over and moved us in! :)

http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b34/eoster58/moving day/?albumview=slideshow&direction=reverse

Quick Update

Hey all,

I don't have internet yet, but I'm checking in at my parents :)

We are pretty much all settled in the new house and LOVING it. Thank you to all who helped us move and get the house ready: Mom and Dad and Uncle Bob, Small group, friends from church, Mom and Dad Vedra, etc.  We couldn't have done it without you.
I hope to get the pictures up soon, but need my own computer to do that.

We have been spending this week in prayer for our unborn baby. The next ultrasound has been rescheduled for Thursday at 8 am. Please pray for normal results. We can not stress enough how much we need prayer for a healthy baby.

Hugs,

The Vedras

Moving and Baby Update

We closed on our new house yesterday! We have had the keys since Wednesday (generous sellers) and have started painting and moving some things in. Today we hope to get a lot of painting done, and then tomorrow morning is the BIG MOVE!

We love our new house already. The outdoors is just so beautiful. There are so many shade trees, green grass, flowers, and the boys have already been exploring our "woods." They even found a toad! We are all just ecstatic about this house and it is such a blessing.

The ultrasound yesterday was not as reassuring as we had hoped. My amniotic fluid measured on the "high side of normal." Having extra fluid was really the only big sign that there might have been something wrong with Ellie's pregnancy, and I think repeating that would be the hardest thing to ever go through. Of course, this could just be another "anomaly" or my normal, but there is just no way to know! We go back on next Friday for another ultrasound to keep an eye on the situation.

Please join us in fervent prayer for a healthy baby. We will make our request known to God for he is the one who is in control. We know he will do what is best in his loving providence, but we must also express our deepest desires for a healthy baby. We are praying that next Friday the fluid levels will be absolutely normal and that baby will have a full tummy of fluid.

I am not sure when we will have internet set up at the new house, but I plan to update and post pictures after the move when I can.

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers,
The Vedras

Prayers for this week

Big week this week for the Vedra Family. We would sure appreciate some prayers.

We are supposed to close on both houses this evening. We found out late last week that there are delays in the bank appraisal on our new house so we might not be able to close today. That could cause delays in moving, when we've already ordered the truck, made plans etc. Please pray that we hear soon that we WILL be able to close tonight!

Ellie is really sick with a fever and diarrhea. She has been lethargic since Friday (pretty much sleeping since then). I was hoping she would wake up better this morning, but she is still really warm and weak and out of it.

Thursday I have a high risk ultrasound. It was around this time in my pregnancy with Ellie that I started to measure large and carry extra fluid. We are going to check fluid levels on Thursday, which could be a clue to the health of this baby.

We are supposed to move on Friday and Saturday. Please pray we get to and that it goes smoothly!

Thanks for your support! I will keep you updated on the status of these things :)

Family gathering

A couple weeks ago we had the opportunity to get together with my brother Jeff and his family. We had not seen them for several weeks while they adjusted to life as a family of six and the new kids from Ethiopia had a chance to adjust. It was a gorgeous day and the kids had so much fun playing outside!

Meijer Gardens

Here are the boys with their friend Gabe at Frederik Meijer Gardens on a recent trip. Check out all the turtles in the water!

New House

Whenever we thought about finding a new house that would work for Ellie and our family, my dreams always involved elaborate schemes, like Extreme Home Makeover or winning the sweepstakes. Instead, God often answers our prayers through normal means, like low interest rates, generous family members, and just the right house at the right time.

With thanksgiving to God, we wanted to tell you that we found a house! We signed the agreement late last week and hope to move the first week of June. The house is really great for us: good location, a ranch with open design, 4 bedrooms, finished basement, a nice big backyard, an extra garage, large bathrooms. We really think this house will work for our family for a long time.

Everything has just gone so smoothly: selling our house quickly, finding a new house, and plans to close on the same day and move directly from our house to the new one. All to be completed before the new baby comes!

Thank you for your prayers. We will keep you updated as moving plans are solidified.

Praise God for his blessings and goodness to us!