Kaake Family Blog

I'm ashamed to say I've never read The Power of a Praying Wife till now, written by Stormie Omartian. There is a section in there about the prayer of a mother for her children. What she's seen happen if the mother prayers and what she has seen happens if she doesn't. I LOVE this quote and have now made it my goal to pray this among other things daily for my family. May this also be a charge for you if you don't do so already. If you already do, keep up the good work. I firmly believe prayers are what has and will sustain me and what will sustain our children and our husbands. "I've observed that people who have had actively praying parents seem to find their life's work early. Their careers may not take off immediately, but they have a sense of purpose and destiny that propels them in the right direction. They don't live with the frustration and aimlessness that the others do. While many parents have an agenda for their children, not enoug...

I had my 16 week appointment today which also means in 1 month, I'll be half way there. Yeah!!! They found the heartbeat very quickly this time. Our little bean kicked the doppler 3 times within a minute which was oober cute. Our son did the exact same thing every time they tried to get his heart beat. lol. My uterus has not moved since the last appointment, which if you can remember I was measuring a month further along. It just grew really fast since this is my third. I have not gained one pound since my last month appointment which was nice. I had a little extra to lose but I'm guessing at my next appointment I'll have gained a couple pounds. I'll just keep eating and see what happens. lol. At this point our little bean is about the size of an avocado. How exciting is that? We love our avocado's :) Let's see, what else.....my iron levels were great which was nice. I was also told I can go off my progesterone supplements now. Being a lit...

I found this idea at this site and loved it! What a great way to ease into a Monday after a busy weekend and use up some little bits of food here and there. The kids are totally loving it. Lyshie's Tin has the following: Baked Wheat Crackers Dates and Bananas Refried Beans Carrots Tortilla Chips Celery and Dip Jon's tin is a mini tin so it has duplicates in it: Cottage Cheese Baked Wheat Crackers Swiss Cheese Cubes Carrots Dates Refried Beans Bananas Celery