IT'S A BOY!!!

We are happy to announce Jonathan Brian Thing

Doctor said everything looks good.

 

Photography fun! 17 weeks!

Good news and sad news

let see.... the last thing i talked about was the announcement of our Baby news.

The day after i found out i was pregnant in August, i went looking for a job. i have been unemployed since January and i was getting board at home. So i went to a place i felt i knew id find a job. Subway. For those of you that know, this is a different Subway. (I worked at Subway Restaurant in Glen Burnie for a year and a half and then said goodbye for a lot of reasons. wile i worked there, my boss would call a manager in Pasadena when she was having computer problems and i would stand over his shoulder and learn how to fix the computer.) So i stopped over at his Subway and asked for a job. I was happy to know he remembered me and on the spot i got a job. The job is a lot less stressful compared to the other place, which is good for me.

On Aug 18, i got to meet my new cousin Bryan who married my cousin Jessica on September 22. Bryan is an awesome guy!         

 

Jessica & Bryan

 Brian, Alisha, Jessica, Bryan

 Jessica, Bryan, Aunt Patti, Uncle Chris, Debbie, Kevin, Alisha, Brian

 Bryan's Family (sorry i don't remember names)

In September The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints, that i go to, did a Huge service project.

Go to link >>> http://www.ldsmag.com/article/1/11230

 the turnout was amazing. It was a two weekend project. The whole ward passed out specially made bags to every house in their neighborhoods. then the following weekend picked up the bags. I was asked to photograph the event, it was a lot of fun! I followed the Mueller family around their neighborhood. On the day we turned in the food, the truck we used was filled to the max!

I was told by Brother Yocum, who was in charge of the event informed me that the pictures i submitted have been chosen for a news paper! ( i have yet to see that)

 

On October 10 I'm happy to report that I passed my GED and I have Graduated! 

I got to have my own ceremony along with other graduates.   

I was happy to share this moment with family and friends.

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In all this good news, The Thing family found themselves saying goodbye again to another daughter.

On October 15th Courtney Elizabeth Thing, Sarah's Twin sister, passed away.

COURTNEY ELIZABETH THING, 20, of Glen Burnie passed away on October 15, 2012 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Courtney was born in 1991 in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended the Ruth Parker Eason School in Millersville. Courtney enjoyed art and caring for her baby dolls. She is survived by her parents, Jayne D. and Robert L. Thing, Jr.; two siblings, Rebecca Thing-Miller and Brian Thing and wife Alisha; niece, Jeanne Miller; and grandmother, Annette Thing. Courtney was preceded in death by her twin sister, Sarah A. Thing.

 It wasn't till the viewing that it hit us, that Sarah and Courtney's Death was complete. we all were numb to the whole news up till that point. 

Friday the 19th, The Funeral service was beautiful but all too familiar. Friends of Jayne and Robert gave a talk and Brian gave a remembrance of Courtney. A beautiful musical arrangement of primary songs on the piano was played by a sister in our church and a neighbor played "If you could Hie to Kolob" on the Violin. Then we laid Courtney to rest with Sarah at Meadowridge Park.

 

A fun fact we like to talk about... Sarah was born 3 minuets after Courtney, and Courtney Passed away 3 months after Sarah. Their love and bond for each other could not be taken away from them.

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Friday night after the services, i held a Mother Daughter dinner for my activity girls the theme was "our body is a temple". I didn't want to cancel it because my girls were looking forward to it. They had a great time. They got to make dinner for their moms, after dinner the moms and me and my other leader Sister Jones talked about our experiences in the temple. It was a very uplifting and spiritual experience.

 this is how the room looked.

 our table full of allegiance

 our back drop was our focal point.

 girls holding scriptures as our center piece

  my girls working hard preparing dinner

 My girls and their moms

Me and Sister Jones with our girls

For a Halloween party Brian and I were Captain America and Cat women.

 But Halloween night i wore my renaissance dress, as did Becky and Jeanne was a witch.

November 7th was Courtney and Sarah's Birthday.

Mom Thing and I took balloons and a yellow and pink flower to the cemetery.

I made a cake and we had MacDonald's for Dinner. it was the girls favorite.

!Now for a baby update!

Here you can see my 12 week old baby it was hard to see an outline so i drew it for you :-)
Below my baby belly has started to pop out. I look at my tummy everyday and its cool how i can see a difference from week to week.

 

I am now 17 weeks into my pregnancy. I feel lots of moment from my Turnip sized baby every now and again. It feels like the baby is doing somersaults across by belly. At my last baby appointment i got to hear my baby's heart beat for the first time, it sounded really cool!
Brian and I can't wait for our next apt. in December. i will be 20 weeks pregnant and we will find out if we are having a boy or girl! So start placing your bets!  :-D

WE ARE PREGNANT !!!

On August 14th, I tested positive on my pregnancy test! I saw my doctor on September 11th. I was very anxious waiting in my room, praying that the baby was growing this time And there it was, a fluttering heart beat on the monitor! I started laughing with excitement and crying for joy. I just wanted to sit and watch that heart for the rest of the day. After leaving the office I wanted to call everyone I knew but held off for a little longer.
I had a few really bad days of morning sickness in my 6th week, I still get it now and again but i think its starting to go away. my clothes are getting tighter as I approach my 10th week on the 24th of September. I have a small pudge starting to form but i still don't look pregnant.
My next appointment is on the 9th of October. 

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IT’S A BOY!!!... that is, our new cat Levi. Becky caught him at the beginning of July because my Mother-in-law’s cat, sweetie, she is an escape artist so we placed a cage outside to catch her for the 100^th time. One night Becky saw a black cat eating all the food leaving nothing left to lure in sweetie. So the next time the black cat came around, instead of releasing him she kept him.  Come to find out he LOVES people and welcomes anyone to pet him. Becky had to keep him in the bathroom because of the other 3 cats that are already in the house, 2 cats are Becky’s and 2 are my mother-in-law’s. After Becky got the black cat, which she named Levi, checked him out at the vet. We found out he is perfectly healthy and about a year old. The vet thinks that from his playful and loving nature he had a family, but might have been kicked out once is was grown because he was very skinny. Since I felt bad that Levi was stuck in a tiny bathroom Brian and I took him to our place and now we can’t let him go. 

Brian and I both have our own bikes now and we are trying to get out every night to exercise.

I tested again on the 14th of July for the GED. I Finished the whole social studies test. Hopefully I will know if I passed before August is up. 

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Sarah Annette Thing was Born November 7th, 1991 she passed away July 20, 2012 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center at 20 years old. She attended Ruth Parker Eason School, she enjoyed singing, collecting, caring for her baby dolls, blowing bubbles, cutting and pasting. She is Survived by her parents Robert and Jayne, Oldest sister Rebecca, her brother Brian, Twin sister Courtney, Sister-in-law Alisha, Niece Jeanne, beloved friend Kara and her son Kaleb. 

 God saw you getting tired, and a cure was not to be. So he put his arms around you and whispered "Come with me". With tearful eyes we watched you suffer, and saw you fad away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. -Author Unknown 

There were two viewings Wednesday 25 at Singleton Funeral, one in the morning and one in the evening. Every person that knew Sarah from school, old or new bus drivers, nurses, teachers, helpers came to the morning viewing. I was surprised that everyone of them shared the same trait that they loved about Sarah. Her smile, even with all the pain she was in she was always smiling, laughing or singing. Sarah's school also donated a bunch of food for the luncheon on Thursday.

Brian went with a group of his friends to the evening viewing that wanted to pay their respect. Many Members from our church also attended. I was not there, I was helping my friend Kim.

The Funeral Services was Thursday morning.

we sang "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam" it was Sarah's favorite song. whenever she sang it she would set off her breathing monitor because of how excited she got when she sang it, which made everyone in the house laugh. 

We had a few speakers and Brian got up and talked about Sarah. I along with a few sisters from church sang "I am a Child of God" it was hard to keep my voice steady Because I could hear Becky. 

Then we went on our way to Meadowridge Memorial Park.

After dedicating the grave site family and friends took a coin from the lid of the casket case called a memory ring. On the coin is a cut out of a dove and three words. Remember, Celebrate and Heal.

Above you rests a Healing Tree, with branches to the sky. Its roots planted deeply connecting you and I. Its shape, its trunk, its stature, represents your life. The trials and tribulations, the joys, the tears, the strife. From the Healing Tree I shall take a ring shaped like a dove. A ring to hold precious memories of your unforgotten love.

GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN

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