18 Weeks

Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to give a quick update on how Baby Koroknay is doing. Today marks the 18th week of development and we had our 3rd doctor's appointment this past Monday (15th). Everything is great! We heard the heartbeat again and we also heard some movement as well (but I still can't feel anything). The heart rate is 148 which the doctor think it's a girl because it's high but she even admitted that it's an old wives' tale. I'm doing great as far as my health goes. I've been walking and doing minor weight lifting (don't worry....the doctor said I was allowed!) But I feel wonderful and I'm finally starting to show!

January 5th we will be able to find out the sex of the baby! So I will definitely keep you all informed on that visit.

Eric and I have a decision to make in the next month. My insurance is in dispute with BayCare Hospitals (which is practically every birthing hospital around us). This has caused us to explore other birthing options (all natural and water birth). We have a seminar January 6th that will help us decide. Please pray for us (and especially me) as we wisely make our decision. If you'd like more detail, I can explain later.

We hope you have a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year!

Love,
Eric, Brooke & Baby

Marriage Vows

I, Brooke, take you, Eric, to be my lawfully wedded husband.  I recognize and submit to your God-given authority under Christ as the head of our home.  I give myself totally to you and will rest securely in joyful submission to your provision and your protection.  I promise that I will always love you with an unconditional love, always support and encourage you in whatever you do and however you feel.  In our walk through life I will always be at your side as your helper, fellow worker and your best friend.  I will always seek to understand you and to meet the needs in your life which I am able to fulfill by the grace of God.  I will surround you with my love and work with you to make our home one that is filled with beauty, love, joy and the peace of the Lord.  This is my marriage covenant with you.

I, Eric, take you, Brooke, to be my lawfully wedded wife. I take up the authority as the head of our home, which is given to me by God. I promise always to love you with an unconditional, self-giving love, providing for you a place of total security and peace. I will lead and encourage you and do everything in my power to make the full blessings of God accessible to you. I will protect you physically, emotionally and spiritually. I will strive always to build you up and be a strength to you. I accept my responsibility to provide for you in all areas of life, to create an environment in which you are free to grow and develop into all that God wants you to be. I will seek always to understand you, to be gentle with you and appreciate you. I will forever be your best friend. This is my marriage covenant with you.