Introducing...

Turner Baby #4!!!  We're 5 months pregnant! 
The due date is June 20! 

It's a girl!!!

Join us in praising our Heavenly Father through the Lord Jesus Christ for bringing into the world... KALIA JOY! She was born @ 7:25 am, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz and is 20 inches long. Mommy is doing well and resting, daddy is overjoyed and Christian and Carysse can't wait to see baby sis!

(pics coming soon!)

What I'm Going to Miss...And Not!

Now that I only have one more week left of pregnancy (Lord Willing), I thought I'd write about a few of the things that I'm going to miss about being pregnant. And a few things that I really can't wait to be over.

I will miss...

1) The Special Parking Spaces.

2) Mostly everyone (including strangers) are so friendly to smile & greet me.

3) Total strangers strike up conversations with me.

4) Most people open doors for me and let me go in front of them in line.

5) Feeling the baby move in my tummy (not when I'm trying to go to sleep though:-)


I will NOT miss...

1) The swollen hands & feet. I even have Pregnancy Carpal Tunnel...I never thought there was such a thing!

2) Feeling like a big heavy whale whenever I have to turn over at night.

3) Constantly going to the restroom.

4) Waking up tired in the morning even after sleeping for 8 hrs!

5) Contrary to #3 above, when total strangers strike up a conversation & ask when I'm due and look shocked when I tell them how much longer I have as if I should have already had the baby. Fortunately, I only got the "Are you carrying twins" once!

So, for those of you who've been pregnant before, what do you miss and not miss???

How Sweet It Is...

To be Nine Months Pregnant!!!

This milestone is huge for me! Many of you know that my first pregnancy ended at 25 weeks. However, many of you don't know that ever since then I've been labeled high-risk due to an incompetent cervix so I am monitored very closely during my pregnancies. I first have to get a cerclage surgical procedure between the 12 & 14th week. This is where they stitch your cervix. After that, I have to see the doctor and get an ultrasound every 2 weeks to check to see if my cervix is staying closed (I have enough ultrasound pics to fill a photoalbum :-). Then at 20 weeks, I have to start getting a weekly shot to help strengthen my uterus. Hallejuia...my last shot is this week! I also did this whole routine when I was pregnant with my daughter and the Lord blessed her to come full-term!

Now you know why I'm rejoicing over the Lord sustaining this pregnancy for 9 months! God has been so good! Please pray for me and this baby...energy during the last 3 weeks of pregnancy, safe delivery, c-section recovery, & the early months of family adjustments with this new little one. Unless the Lord has a different birth date planned for Baby Turner, my planned c-section date is Wednesday, July 28!

Nine months & counting...

Then we'll be able to meet this sweet little one...

At 25 Weeks

At 25 weeks of pregnancy, 7 yrs ago…
• I delivered a 1 lb 13 oz baby boy.
• I was told that my baby may not live past 48 hrs.
• I was in a complete state of numbness, disbelief, and extreme sadness.
• My sadness quickly turned into anger, frustration, and bitterness.

At 25 weeks of pregnancy, 3 yrs ago…
• I was full of anxiety.
• Although I was getting all good news about the baby, my worries overshadowed any joy.
• I did not allow myself to enjoy my pregnancy because I didn’t know how long it would last.
• I remember crying in my doctor’s office because I was overwhelmed with fear that at any moment my pregnancy would turn around for the worst. Praise God that my doctor was a believer & able to minister to me.

At 25 weeks of pregnancy, today…
• I feel the best (emotionally & physically) than I’ve ever felt during any pregnancy.
• When I’m not thinking on things that are worthy of praise (Phil. 4:8), my mind wanders to...
- "What if I have this baby early?”
- “What if this baby has special needs?”
- “How I’m I going to handle 3 kids who are all very dependent on me?”
• I must rely on God’s grace to help me to meditate on truth. As Jeremiah did in Lamentations 3:21-25, after he recalled his anguish, he remembered God’s character -

“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.”

• Whatever I must endure, God will ALWAYS shower me with His steadfast love, faithfulness, & goodness. I may not always think God’s plan is good for me, but it is. May God help me to rest in the fact that His thoughts & ways are greater (better) than mine (Isaiah 55:8-9). No matter what I go through, His goodness and mercy will follow me (Psalm 23:6)!

So, that’s where I stand today…

25 weeks, 6 days & counting!

"Mommy, I want to sing to the baby!"

My sweet little girl loves to sing. She sings all day! Random praise songs pop into her head and she starts singing wherever we are. Lately she's been singing to the baby. She's so excited about her new sibling.

This 4D ultrasound image was taken on last Thurs. The baby

is sleeping like a typical Turner - laying on arm with mouth open :-).

From Skinny Jeans to...

Some of you may have been wondering: 1) Why I abruptly stopped writing about my Freedom Journey which ended with the "Skinny Jeans" post and 2) Why I haven't been blogging as much lately.

Well, I have some good and bad news for all my faithful freedom journey buddies.

For the bad news first...
1) That pic in the "skinny jeans" post was one of the last days that I could fit into those jeans.
2) I have been eating a lot more than I was eating on my freedom journey.
3) I have gained about 8 pounds in 2 months.

Okay, before you start thinking that I completely jumped off the wagon and called it quits, let me share the good news.

I traded in my skinny jeans for maternity jeans...I'm almost 5 months pregnant!!!

So, after this baby comes in July (Lord willing), I will DEFINITELY need to work on jumping back onto the saddle...in my skinny jeans...I hope! :-)