PKD walk

Here is the link to my page if you would like to donate to the PKD walk

http://sanantoniowalk.kintera.org/pkdcure/carriealbee

Thank you, in advance. 

Owen Parker is 15 weeks old

Hello!!  I've been away for some time.  Been a little busy and loving every minute of it.  Owen Parker was born on April 9, 2012 at 4:18pm.  He weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces.  He is a perfect little boy.  He is now 15 weeks and weighs 15 pounds.  Lot's of changes in our lives.

Bryan got an job offer in Austin that we just couldn't pass up.  We prayed for months prior that God would lead us in the direction he wanted us and we would listen to Him and not US.  Every piece of the job offer down to us finding a place to live and actually getting to Austin fell into place.  It could have been a disaster to uproot our lives with a 6 week old.  We are loving it here and can't wait for the next step in our lives. 

I am registering for a Polycystic Kidney Disease Walk in San Antonio in September in honor of Eden.  I will post a link shortly in case you would like to donate/sponsor me.  More to come on that. 

Thank you for continuing to follow my story.  

32 Weeks

I am 32 weeks pregnant now and everything is going as well as it possibly can up to this point.  We still feel so blessed by the number of people that tell us they are still praying for us.  This journey has been so humbling.  We are at such peace most days.  As the big day gets closer, we have our moments of panic but we are so excited. 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

 ¹ There is a time for everything,
   and a season for every activity under the heavens:  ² a time to be born and a time to die,
   a time to plant and a time to uproot,
 ³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
   a time to tear down and a time to build,
 ⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
   a time to mourn and a time to dance,
 ⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
   a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
 ⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
   a time to keep and a time to throw away,
 ⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
   a time to be silent and a time to speak,
 ⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
   a time for war and a time for peace.

Moving right along

I will be 26 weeks on Saturday.  Things are moving right along.  We went to the doctor yesterday and our little boy weighs about 2 pounds and he measures perfectly.  My fluid is also perfect.  Praise the Lord!  I started really feeling him moving around on December 17.  We could actually see his movement.  My due date is April 14.....we'll see if I make it that long. 

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us faithfully.  God is so good and has been so gracious!

Big News!

I have been a HORRIBLE blogger.....mostly because I had a secret and knew that if I blogged, I'd want to tell.  I will be 19 weeks pregnant on Saturday.  We went to the specialist in Dallas this past Friday and received wonderful news.  We have a healthy baby boy growing right on track.  This has been a fairly simple pregnancy.  I didn't have a lot of sickness other than some nausea when I didn't eat enough and some sciatic nerve pain.  It has been a wonderful example and reminder of how God can work.  There have been moments where I had feelings of being scared but I AM human.  98% of the time both Bryan and I have been completely at peace and have been able to rest in His hands.  We feel very blessed to be at this point in our lives. 

So, we now have "perspective".  It's a wonderful thing because things that used to make me so nervous and things that I tried to control no longer haunt me.  That being said, perspective can be tricky.  I find myself judging others when they get upset about things that really don't matter.  So, it's a constant battle. 

I'll try to be better at updating the blog more frequently now. 

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” (John 8:12 NLT)

I don't really feel like I have anything clever to say today but it's been way too long since I've updated the blog.  Bryan and I had some life changing events occur over the past year, obviously.   It caused us to take a look at our lives and re-evaluate what was important.  We kept hearing, "SIMPLIFY".  We decided last October that we needed to sell our house.  We listed it For Sale By Owner and didn't get a ton of action.  There were at least 9 other homes on our street that were for sale.  That was scary, to say the least.  Some of those homes had been on the market for 2+ years at that point.  We knew the market wasn't good but we also knew that God was leading us down this path and if it was His plan, it was going to sell.  Nothing happened for several months until a realtor called us and asked us if she could talk to us about listing it.  We ended up hiring her and she sold it in 92 days.  That's a miracle in this market if you ask me.  The family that bought the home was looking for our exact home, everything about it was what they wanted. 
We are now living in a townhouse that we love.  We decided not to jump into buying another house, only having 2 weeks to pick one.  We want to take our time and really find the home we are supposed to be in.  Things are falling into place for us.  Bryan enjoys photography and has been offered the opportunity to take photos of houses for a local realtor.  It's been a huge blessing. 
More to come soon!!!!  

Happy Birthday baby boy!

Eden would be 1 year old today.  I can't believe it's been a year.  Bryan and I have learned so much and have become completely different people.  It's amazing how differently we see things.  All because of this special, precious baby.

Happy Birthday!  We love you so much!