All Things Supercinski

It doesn’t so much look like I am shoplifting anything under that shirt except a growing belly… It has been an exciting past few weeks in the world of our pregnancy. The morning sickness has lessened and my mornings consist of only one run to the toilet, which is quite a blessing. The baby has been active and I have been able to feel it move for the past two weeks. Baby Super especially loves to kick, punch and do flips when I lay down to go to sleep, and then never seems to stop. Much to Thomas’s dismay, “the little booger won’t move for old dad” and Baby Super stops when he puts his hand on my stomach (Baby is not big enough for anyone else to feel yet anyway). Now that I can feel movement, I am getting more and more excited about meeting and knowing Baby Super, and finding that he or she is not like the very strange babies I keep dreaming about.

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By the way, since you couldn’t tell, this is the description for the Holy Word of God (NKJV) in the latest CBD Bible Catalog.

Ridiculous.

Continuing the activity we started on the date we were engaged, instead of hip furniture, this time we dove for a much needed vacuum cleaner. Our immediate neighbors (college students) in duplex land recently moved out and left quite a pile of ‘trash’ on the curb, including a presumed dead vacuum cleaner. After hauling it inside our side of the dupe, I tested it, only to find it didn’t seem to suck, which, well, sucked. The electric motor was fine, and after examining the innards further, I found a small portion of the tube was clogged considerably. After a good cleaning and unclogging, the vacuum, I am proud to say, works like a champ. The little devil.
Time spent: 1 hour
Money spent: $0
Retail price of said vacuum: ~$55

If the quality and variety of gifts we have already received for ‘baby super’ are an indication of the liveliness he/she will have, we are in for a wild and crazy ride. Gifts so far have been:

• climbing pants for newborn to three month olds (watch out Chris Sharma and D.O.) - thanks Jeremy&Annie
• Diaper Champ - can you say olfactory? - Elijah, thanks for forgetting to give this to your cousin and then giving it to us.
• 2-in-1 Harness Buddy - Thanks Aunt Flo!

These are real quotes from the 2-in-1 Harness Buddy:

Animal fun for kids on the run

Makes harnessing more friendly

Remove tether strap and it’s a backpack

Real (at least probable) quotes from our child years down the road:

I can’t get this monkey off my back!

I was given a sewing machine for graduation and had attempted a few projects, but none were really successful. I guess that’s because I don’t really know what I am doing. But I finished the first project that I think is actually worth giving someone! It’s a baby blanket for some friends who are having a little girl. It is so fun and girly with some nice soft satin she can touch and learn about textures. Not even close to perfect, but it will get the job done, and I learned a lot while making it.

Al Mohler at Southern takes a look at trends in modern wedding vows, By Their Vows You Shall Know Them. We attended a wedding this past weekend in which the couple used the vows we wrote for our own ceremony, in fact, requesting them by our name. We were flattered, honored, and again challenged to depend on Him to help us keep them. Thanks Sander and Whitney. For the record, here are our vows.

I, Thomas, receive you Rachel as my wife
before God who brought us together.
Above all, I promise to follow our LORD, Jesus Christ.
I promise to be faithful to you and to never divorce you.
To honor you as a fellow heir of the grace of life
to love and cherish you
as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her.
I promise to lead you as I am lead by the Holy Spirit,
to share all of life’s experiences with you
as we follow God through them
until He takes me home.
That by His grace
we may grow in the likeness of Christ
and that our family may please and glorify Him.

I, Rachel, receive you Thomas as my husband
before God who brought us together.
Above all, I promise to follow our LORD, Jesus Christ.
I promise to be faithful to you and to never divorce you.
To honor you as a fellow heir of the grace of life
I promise to submit to you as I submit to the LORD,
to share all of life’s experiences with you
as we follow God through them
until He takes me home.
That by His grace
we may grow in the likeness of Christ
and that our family may please and glorify Him.

I ran across this a couple of months ago - I knew all this was possible, but for several reasons, the video almost made me teary. Coding without Seeing the Screen