amber- update

well, it's 4:30 in the morning and i can't sleep with lots of thoughts running through my head (and my phone won't let me use capital letters in this post.) here is an update on where we are now...we are moving to an apartment here in knoxville with a 6 month lease on saturday until we decide where to go from here. i don't know if i told you all but i quit work at the school in january. it was a very stressful situation, which i didn't need at this point. jeremy got to move to 2nd shift from 3rd which has already been a huge help and blessing. tomorrow i will be 27 weeks along. i went to the dr. tuesday for a regular checkup and my glucose test. the babies look great weighing in at 2.2 pounds each and are very active. mom's body is not cooperating quite as well. claire is head down really far down. when they checked my cervix it was already thinning. they sent me over to have a couple of steroid shots to help the babies' lungs just in case they come early. the dr. told me to rest and not strain, but not bedrest yet. he will check me on monday and see how i am doing. if things don't look better then he will put a stitch in to keep things closed up. sounds so extremely fun :( anyway, anything to keep the babies in for a few more weeks.

i would appreciate any prayers for me to find the help i need to rest in these busy weeks to come and that the babies will stay in for 9 more weeks would be great, but for awhile longer so they can develop well. my parents are coming with my niece and nephew next week for a quick trip. please pray for safety. ab is noticing all the changes going on already and has been out of sorts this week. pray for peace in her little heart as tons more are about to come our way. also that we will have wisdom on how to help her during all these changes. overall we are doing well in our very eventful first two and a half years of marriage. learning just how much we have to depend on the lord. praying for you all... karlyn, praying for thea to sleep. cindy, praying you are enjoying motherhood and that owen is sleeping. ginny, still praying for a good man in your life and for god to bring new opportunities for service. jen, haven't heard from you in awhile, hope you are doing well. love you all!