The Hamricks' Tale
Now we’re 3! Sarah and I are so thankful to the Lord for creating Joshua, growing him for 9 months in his momma and then giving him to us at 10:51pm, December 22nd, 2009. What a wonderful beautiful baby boy! He is 11 days old today and doing great. He loves to eat, sleep and dirty diapers.
It has been quite a year in the Hamrick household. It is here near the end of 2009 that we finally provide an update of sorts as to our comings and goings this past year. Here is a year in review for 2009, as best I can remember:
April:
April was a big month. We bought a house, found out we were pregnant, and got a new dog. Yeah. Told you it was big. In fact, those 3 events pretty much set the rest of the year for us. So, maybe this is a month in review, with the rest of the year being a response to that month.
A New Dog-
We got a Golden Retriever puppy and named him Sutton. As of today, he is a few days shy of 10 months. He is definitely a puppy, and we have had the joys of house breaking, training, and chewing things that ought not to be chewed. All in all he is a sweet, good dog. He just needs to do a little growing up, and continued training. 
His favorite activities are playing ball, chewing his blanket, and bothering his “big [little] brother, our Bichon Frise, Jasper. It has been an adjustment having a big dog in the house, especially one that sheds so readily. I have never seen such furry dust bunnies as the ones that develop every other day in the corners of our house.
Tiny Puppy Sutton
Sutton, when he joined our Family
Sutton now
A New House-
We bought a house and 5 acres outside of Fayetteville. The house is an older home that required a LOT of remodeling before we could move in, and we are still ‘finishing up’ projects [and probably will be for years to come ].
After the cast iron tub was torn out
putting in a new tub and floor
A new floor
a new kitchen
A New Life-
We were overjoyed to find out this year we are expecting our first child. It has made for a very full year for us as we have been planning and preparing for his arrival. We are expecting a son in just a few short days from now. We are so ready for him.
We took a 12 week course on the Bradley method of husband coached childbirth, and are planning on a natural, drug free birth. We really like the hospital and midwife we have chosen. We hope for a successful natural birth, and have worked hard to prepare for such. David has been wonderful these past months. He has taken such great care of me. He will be a wonderful father.
Mostly, we are ready to hold our son in our arms. We plan on naming him Joshua. He is a wonderful gift from the hand of our Merciful God, and we are thankful everyday to Him for expanding our family.
34 weeks
All in all, it has been a very full, very wonderful year. We are overwhelmed by God’s blessings. He is good.
In my bible reading plan this morning, I came to Amos 5:
21 “I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
24But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”
It is good to be reminded that God is not pleased by the singing of our songs or the playing of our instruments if justice and righteousness are absent. In fact, not only is He not pleased but He won’t listen to them.
We all should be challenged by this.
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We celebrated our 1st anniversary yesterday. It’s so hard to believe that it has already been one year! Here are some pictures from our evening at P.F. Chang’s last night. They treated us so well. When they asked what the occasion was, they insisted (after us telling them it was our anniversary) on comping us a huge piece of chocolate cake and a bottle of champagne. It was a very special evening, indeed.
Watching Lord of the Rings has become a tradition in our family each Fall and Winter. It’s so fun to grab a blanket and wrap up in each other’s arms and watch those films together. We watched The Fellowship of the Ring last week and loved it. It’s funny how the films have influenced us. They’ll be a part of our lives forever I’m sure. We even have hopes for Sarah to run a small bakery in the future with a theme and decor loosely based on Middle Earth. I won’t share the name we’ve come up with because we don’t want anyone to steal it.
This weekend, Sarah and I will be apart from each for four whole days! I’ll be heading off to the Buffalo River area to Castle Bluff for the church Men’s Retreat and just about as soon as I get back from that on Sunday Sarah will head off to Bartlesville, OK for a quick business trip. Parting is such sweet sorrow..
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