10 weeks....

This guy was asleep and we thought it was funny! This picture is for you, Papa!

What a week! I'm not for sure what else to say, except that. I ended up having another sinus issue last week, which was not fun. I've been drinking more orange juice, though, thanks to Raun's mom's suggestion. It seems to be working because it's getting better!

We went to Altanta to see my brother and Molly this weekend. It was a lot of fun. We went to two of our favorite stores, BrandsMart and Ikea (I really wanted my Swedish chocolate and bought Heather's wedding presents). We also went to the Coke Museum, which was pretty neat. We got to see coke being made and filled into glass bottles. At the end of the tour, you get to taste coke products from all around the world. The machines were divided into all the different areas within the country. We liked a lot of African products (but not the north African products) and some Asian. Latin America was pretty good, as well! However, at the end, we had nothing but American coke. Everyone was flocking to that machine to get out the bad taste in their mouths from certain countries! After that, we went to Atlantic Station. It was so neat. It was basically a city within a city. They had stores everywhere and it was so incredibly beautiful. I have never seen anything like it. We ate at the FOX Sports Grill. It was pretty good. We even got a $5 certificate to go back. We topped the night off by going to Cold Stone Creamery. I think that our next trip to Atlanta is going to include the aquarium. It's supposed to be one of the largest in the world. It's huge! I love John living in Atlanta because there's so much to see and do!

Work is going good. God never ceases to amaze me! I had been praying about whether to take on any more clients since I wasn't for sure how long I could work with them when the baby comes, so I haven't called anywhere. However, I had specifically been praying about working with dementia/geriatric patients, but never did anything towards that goal. One morning I checked my email and I had an email from an Alzheimer's facility about 15 miles from our house (still in Chattanooga!) about working with their patients. I was thrilled! So, I'm taking it on because I absolutely love anything dealing with the brain and the neurological part. Alzheimer's is so fascinating to me because music therapy gives them so many times of lucidity and opportunities for their families to share in those moments with them. It's so incredibly rewarding! As long as you get out of the way of the purses they like to swing at you!

My autistic kids are doing well. They are really improving and speaking voluntarily now. They aren't saying huge responses, but I can ask "how are you" in our hello song and they respond with "fine" or "good." It's just awesome experiences to watch them progress so much in such a short time. I am working with a summer camp that is tailored specifically to children with special needs at our gym. I am currently working there with a group now and get a free membership (which is well worth the deal).

We woke up this morning to some really bad storms. We have a lot of limbs down and a nice stream flowing at the bottom of the woods, but nothing bad. It was so sad to see the houses in Memphis and Jackson and to see Union's dorms. Several of my friends had gone there and Ness and I had actually stayed there for some of our Spring Break one year. It was weird to look at all of the damage because tornados always remind me of the tornado that hit Aunt Patricia and Uncle Ray's house. It broke my heart to heart to hear of all the deaths from this storm. I definitely don't take tornados lightly after seeing one and then seeing the damage that comes from it. They're crazy looking! Anyway, enough of that!

The nausea seems to be lessening some. It's still hard to stand up for a long time and I get light-headed quiet a bit when I do stand up for more than 5 minutes without moving. It was hard to stand in line to vote, but I knew I had to do it! Only 2 more weeks until we hear the baby's heartbeat. Time is flying by! It's weird how monthly doctor appointments makes your month disappear so quickly. I kinda want time to slow down a bit so we can get everything done. Our baby's almost developed. All that's left if the details and weight gain! One of our friends have been so great and is taking me to some consignment sales to get more maternity clothes and some of the baby items. I'm excited! We bought our crib a few weeks ago because they only had 5 left. It's a 3-1 bed that grows with them until they are ready for a full-size bed. It's beautiful and I'll post pictures when we actually get it put up, which won't be until the basement is finished out!

Well, gotta get back to work. Have a great day!