7 months and Family Photo Session

6 months

Wow, 6 months already. I thought it would take forever to reach this point in my pregnancy. I absolutely love being pregnant and feeling her move more and more. It is such an amazing feeling, even though it sometimes keeps me up at night. God is blessing us beyond what we every imagined and we continue to look forward to see where He takes us. Luke is getting more excited about having a sister and I'm getting used to having a little pink and purple around. Not my favorite colors, but I know I can't avoid them. HAHA!

My last day of work will be here before I know, so at this time I have a lot of work to do to plan the last seven weeks of lesson plans. I still have my yearbook coming in after the birth, so I will find myself back on campus to do the last of my Yearbook requirements. I will miss all my
"other kids" here on campus, but excited for the time off.

Christmas 2011

Christmas this year was not as eventful as lasts, we were going to have a repeat of it by returning to our favorite national parks since my pass was still valid. Since I'm pregnant and needing to go to the restroom every half hour we thought hiking through these park would not be the best :(
So we had a nice, quiet, just the three of us Christmas. It was also the 15th anniversary of when Matt proposed to me...wow 15 years already! As I reflect back on 2011 God has truly blessed our family! Never did I think I would ever get pregnant again and that miracle there continues to prove that God is listening and will answer in His time. We have grown closer as a family and have a deeper understanding of who God's love for us and who He really is in our lives. I definitely want to know Him more this 2012.
There are so many things to look forward to this new year. Baby Z will be with us in April and Matt and I hope to purchase our first home.
Thank you Lord for the the trials and the blessings in our life.

5 months

It's a Girl!

After waiting a week after my ultrasound we now we know you're a girl.
We had the technician put either boy or girl on a card and I gave the card to the baker who made the cake to be pink or blue. Not even Matt and I knew. The following week on 11/11 we cut into the cake in the presence of a few of our closest friends and to our surprise it's a GIRL!
Can't wait to see you Zhanna Grace Cutler

16 weeks

12 weeks

It's pretty amazing watching my once little belly grow. Just shows how awesome God is and what He continues to create. I am so grateful that God chose Matt and I to have another child and to raise this one to love and worship our creator.

We can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl which should be around early December.

Little Mexican Jumping Bean

Well, here you are! We finally get to see little you! You are another answer to prayer and we are so excited to meet you in about seven months. You have a big brother and he can't wait to hold you. We prayed for you for so long and we are so full of joy over the news of you coming into our lives.

Still in Shock!

Two months

After eight years waiting on the Lord, not always patiently, I am finally PREGNANT!
Saturday, August 20th I took a test and I was standing there shacking when I FINALLY saw two lines. I still didn't believe it so I took another one and another one the following morning. I just couldn't believe it, after all these years! I look forward to seeing how God will continue to show off in our lives, for He chose this particular season in our life to have this baby.
We feel so humbled at the fact that we have had so many people pray for us regarding having a baby. When we made my pregnancy public we had quite a few people just start crying over the happy news and hearing then tell us that they have been praying.
What's funny is that I had been waiting to start my cycle so we can start the artificial insemination process, and we didn't have to! WOW! Still in awe over all this!

Still Waiting...

I sure hope this is the month.

Bring it on!

I AM READY!!!
For some reason this new year has some significance for me. 2010 has been a year of sadness and loneliness for me ( not the whole year), but so many of the walls I built around myself came tumbling down. I am entering this year so free and hopeful! I am learning to let go and let God have His way in my life and in my family's.
Romans 12:12 is the verse I am claiming..."Rejoice in Hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer".

Matt and I have a couple big decisions to make this year...actually in the next few months,
I have been waiting and waiting to add to our family, but waiting on Lord has been rough...at this point He is the only one to intervene.

I am hopeful and excited to see what the Lord has for us this year!

The Most Amazing, Beautiful Trip

Christmas came early for me! It was a National Parks tour annual pass from my hubby. I have always wanted to take this tour for the longest time and I always thought we would do this during the summer, but we went during Christmas and it was so fun and absolutely breathtaking. Only our God could create something so magnificent and we are so fortunate to be able to enjoy His handiwork.

Our first two days we hiked Zion National Park. We climbed Angels Landing and hiked Emerald Pools, both involved going behind and under numerous waterfalls. We were soaked through and through but enjoyed every minute of it. So we hiked 7.5 miles the 1.5 days we were there.

Next we went to Bryce National Park. This is when it got really fun...it started snowing! We were at a higher elevation looking at the Hoodoos and the snow was quite heavy. Then we walked to lower elevation and no snow, just lots of mud. We decided to hike down to the canyon and look up at the Hoodoos! I'm so glad we did that, it was so much fun! We only hiked two miles that day.

Then we went to Arches National Park. My dream was to hike up to the famous Delicate Arch and we got to do that, plus three other arches. We hiked 6.6 miles that day.

We then spent the next two days in Moab, my favorite place, just enjoying the city and a little off-roading.

Next we drove to the Grand Canyon. We've gone a couple times during the summer, so going during the winter was a new experience and it was so pretty to see the snow.

We made it home on Christmas Eve and we drove 1,685 miles and hiked 15.6 miles. My little man was such a trooper. He is such a great traveler, always has been. Never complained in the car, kind of hard to when you're the only one in the back seat :) He loves to hike and just seemed to really enjoy getting wet and making snow balls.

He is here

God has, is and will exceed anything I could have ever though up for myself and with that reminder I can lay down beside the still water and find peace.
God is such a tender Father as He restores, leads and shows forth all of His marvelous acts in my life.