Adalynn Update!

Tom, Adalynn and I just got back from our Level 2 utrasound--with UAMS Little Rock looking in... Adalynn is REALLY growing! She is now 1 lb. 1 oz. and still tracking for the August 5th due date! I think the reason that we are seeing the doctor so much, and that they are doing quite a few ultrasounds, is to track the baby's size and ensure that her growth isn't slowing. So far so good! They are very pleased with how she is doing. Thank you for all the prayers that you lift up for her and myself! They are working! God is COMPLETELY hand feeding baby Adalynn! We are grateful!

Here are a couple of ultrasound pics:

Here is her profile. Tom figured that her head has a six inch circumference... that's like taking a dollar bill and putting it in a circle. Wow! She's getting big!

















This picture is Adalynn's "upside down catcher's stance"--as Tom calls it. Her foot is in the top right, her knee is in the middle left and her booty is the bottom right. Looks like the pitcher is going to pitch "low and inside"!

















Tom, myself, Adalynn and family are VERY GRATEFUL for all the prayer support and constant encouragement from all of you! Thank you for your intentionality! And thank you for being our WARRIORS in and through this journey! We know Who gets the glory in the end!

Next appointment: April 7th
Next Level 2 ultrasound: May 19th
MRI: @32 weeks (not sure on date--probably middle of June)

More Spring Break Pics

A few more pictures of our "low-key" Spring Break week!

Third Day / Brandon Heath Concert! This is a picture of Mac Powell (lead singer) beginning "God of Wonders" (I think). Soon Brandon Heath and the lead singer for Revive will come out to join him. This was REALLY a good concert...very worshipful! My favorite part was when Mac was praying. He prayed for our generation to "step up" and break the cultural norm for addictions, divorces, etc. It was very powerful. We stood a lot (caused LOTS of soreness the next day), but it was SO worth it! I'm just so thankful for the opportunity to witness this talent and to worship with my family (Cindy and Amberle Morgan, (Amberle's friend) Denton, Tom, Dane and Ty)!



Dane, (cousin) Chelsea Morgan and (her friend) Corey at a very cold and rainy Razorback baseball game. We were winning 10-3 in the 5th inning when the rain chased us all away!















Ty and Daddy on the front row at Razorback baseball... Thanks Robert for the awesome seats! We only got scared by one foul ball that came our way.














Just to pass along (and something to pray for), Adalynn absolutely LOVED the Hog Call! Everytime she heard that Woo Pig Sooie...she was just flipping around in my belly! Yikes! Is there another cheerleader in our future? :)

Spring Break!

Here's a few pictures of the Olsen crew on Break. I've been "grounded" by my doctor, so we didn't go anywhere. But Crist got to head out on a special, memory-making adventure with his grandparents! (Their goal is to take each grandchild on a special trip when they turn 13) They went to Baltimore and then into DC. Within the first 24 hours, they went to the ESPN zone, a White House tour, the Smithsonian and the capitol! Later that week they were visiting museums, memorials and the Naval Academy, where my dad went to college. He really had a lot of fun! Thanks Memaw and Grandpa!

Between projects around the house, our house getting struck by lightning and killing our TV and dog electric fence (and having to get new ones), a few hours for fishing, Third Day/Brandon Heath Concert, Razorback Baseball AND Crist's Amazing DC adventures... we had a great week!


Ty fishing - apparently they couldn't leave the house until they found his hat!




The Big D (Dane) stops for a photo opp!




Is this Ty or Gilligan?


In Tom's words..."Dad can still catch 'em!"


Crist in Abe's shadow at the Smithsonian

Hopefully more pictures to come!!!

Would you like a glass of tea?

You know when something changes in your life that causes EVERYTHING to shift... it causes you to sit back and evaluate... to slow down... to Be Still and Know...?

It seems like everything has bigger and deeper meaning since we heard about Adalynn. I guess I've had slam-on-your-brakes-whoa-nelly moments... It's like you are seeing things for the very first time. Things take on a new perspective when your eyes actually rise above the dashboard and look out onto the horizon. It's like you take your foot off the accelerator and start to coast ... noticing the world around you ... very cool place to be.

I also finished reading Same Kind of Different As Me a couple of weeks ago--which I highly recommend. Wow, did that bring some great perspective! It made me realize that God truly has purpose in and through everything He puts in our lives. That it's about our response to Him and His call that can cause His Kingdom to thrive. It's about widening our horizons and thinking outside of our comfortable, manmade and tiny "box." It's about making lemonade when life gives you lemons. It's feeling a genuine peace that God has you right where He wants you to be--and you have the wisdom to know the difference.

Another great "perspective" came across my path in form of a heartfelt card that my parents gave to me for my birthday with this great saying:

"Some people view their water glass as half empty,
Some people view the same glass as half full...
And some people take the glass, add a tea bag, crushed ice, sugar, lemon, a sprig of mint
and say, 'Here, would you like a glass of tea?'"

Along with that it had this comment and verse:
...I pray the blessings you've given are multiplied back to you in lots of fun and surprising ways. (I would say that Adalynn is definitely fun and surprising. Thank you God!)

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
(Luke 6:38)

I guess my desire is to be a be-still-and-know-eyes-above-the-dashboard-same-kind-of-different-here-would-you-like-a-glass-of-tea person. And I pray with all my heart that my family, friends and sweet Adalynn can say that about me some day... because I know that He has given me lots of "good measure." And it's time to make some sweet tea!

Thank you again for continuing to pray for our baby girl! Our next appointment is on Tuesday, March 31st.

It's a Miracle!

Just have to share... A dear friend gave me some verses that just touched my heart. As you know, we are planning for the baby's middle name to be "miracle" in Danish, which is Mirakel. So Kathy took it upon herself to look up all the verses in the Bible with the word "miracle" in them and printed off a selection. What a heartfelt and meaningful gift! Wow, am I grateful to see how God used this special word in His Word!

Hope you enjoy! (I believe these are from the Message)

We'll never comprehend all the great things he does; his miracle-surprises can't be counted. (Job 9:10)

What a miracle of skin and bone, muscle and brain! (Job 10:11) - this one is very cool! :)

How he piles up the cumulus clouds--all these miracle-wonders of a perfect Mind... (Job 37:16)

So thank God for His marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children He loves. (Psalm 107:8, 15, 21, 31)

Oh God, my Lord, step in; work a miracle for me--you can do it! (Psalm 109:21)

Open my eyes so I can see what you show me of your miracle-wonders. (Psalm 119:18) LOVE this!

Help me understand these things inside and out so I can ponder your miracle-wonders. (Psalm 119:27) This is my prayer!

Thank the miracle-working God, His love never quits. (Psalm 136:4) Amen!

God you are my God. I celebrate you. I praise you. You've done your share of miracle-wonders, well-thought-out plans, solid and sure. (Isaiah 25:1)

Later a few religion scholars and Pharisees got on him. "Teacher, we want to see your credentials. Give us some hard evidence that God is in this. How about a miracle?" :)

These are just so REAL! I love the meaning behind all of them, I love how He works His miracles today JUST as much as He did when He walked the earth... and I love how dear friends speak to me as the Holy Spirit spoke to them. Thank you, Kathy, for the continued reminder that God's hand is completely in this "Mirakel" of life! Amen!

The Olsen world

Just thought you'd like to see the "world" that Adalynn will be coming into... NOW you know how to pray! :)

There are times that we grow our hair out so that we can look like a famous person... Ty was dressed up for the 3rd grade program at his school--"What I want to be when I grow up." Ty obviously would like to be a professional basketball player--afro and all!


A new puppy has entered our lives (...not by choice). Snickers has grown fond of us...and we kinda like him too!


There is a common "orange" theme around the home... Poor girl, she'll probably have to have an orange outfit to come home from the hospital!

Thank you all for continuing to pray for our sweet Miracle. We are grateful for your continued prayers.



Have a wonderful first day of spring!!

Great image

Just thought I would share this with you. I have a friend that pointed me to some great images of a baby during pregnancy... very cool.

This is a picture of a baby at 20 weeks and how "old" Adalynn is right now... this isn't an actual picture of her, but a great representation of how she might look!

Isn't it amazing to see how someone so precious is being "knit in their mother's womb"?

What an awesome thought. A true miracle of life!

More facts that came with this picture:
By the fifth month: Babies born prematurely at 21 weeks regularly survive but are prone to certain physical setbacks. As science and medicine advance, the age of viability moves closer to conception and the ability of neonatal specialists to address preemies health complications are improving.
(I can see that God is moving...)