whew, a whole year? really?

I just realized I haven't written on here in a whole YEAR!
that means, another baby born, Nathanael, and another pregnancy 5 months in.
this last year has been a whirlwind. i really do not believe it's been a year. we've lived in kc and been in more transition in the last year than i ever expected :)
again, and it seems, September is just a HUGE transition month for Ben and I in general. Since we've been together and then engaged and now married, Septembers have always been crazy months. We are looking for a new house to rent this month. I am DONE moving!! AHHH!!! everytime i'm pregnant, we're moving. that's often!! this little mama would love to just find my own little niche and settle in, paint walls, actually decorate, and get my kids into a house with ::gasp:: a YARD! my poor little 2 year old girl is dying for grass, space to run, etc. and i'm sure my little 10 month old boy will be crying for it soon too!
the Lord has been kind to our family and our hearts are continually being refined and transformed. It's a terribly beautiful process. The good part of it all is we are being transformed slowly into His likeness and at the end of it all we will look just like Him! Thank you God!
Here's a little update picture of our family. Kennedi 2 years old, Nathanael almost 11 months old, and me pregnant about 4 months in this pic.

we've moved

yes, it's true. the b greutmans have moved. we're living back in good ol' KC. it definitely feels different, expectedly so. i mean when i lived here last i was just a little teenage tike running around doing crazy stuff that teenagers do. now, moving back, i am married, have a 15 month old daughter, 8 months pregnant with my son, and have went through 4 years of amazing teaching in leadership, humility, excellence, etc. and have come out joyful, unoffended, not burnt out, and ready for the next part of our family's adventure called "life". we've gotten to meet our beautiful, sweet nephew Jedidiah also! he's such a charmer. ben will be on full-time staff and playing on a worship team and also both of us are going to be involved in Student Ministries here as much as we can. We are very excited to see what the next season brings us and also meeting our baby boy, Nathanael in the next 2 months!
we are currently living with ben's aunt and uncle in KC until we find a house to rent out here. praise the Lord for family! we're getting kennedi settled in as much as we can before we move again into our own house, but she is coming along and enjoying her aunt and uncle and cousins!
thank you for all of you who have been praying for us and sowing into us. you are truly living the Kingdom and Sermon on the Mount lifestyle in the midst of it by doing so. We love you all and we will keep you updated as we know more.

today is Father's Day!

I love my husband. I'm not normally a mushy person when it comes to things like this, or much in general unless it's sympathizing with someone.
I was thinking about how the Lord has given us each of our kids. Kennedi was the redemption of our miscarried child for me and Ben. This baby that's in my womb, the conception of this one was totally a surprise in the one month we thought for sure we weren't going to get pregnant, and then we were. We were actually planning to start trying the following month. The Lord has destined each of our kids and each of the seasons for me as a mother and Ben as their father. Ben has taken each season so well and has been the friend and father to his children in the perfect way in each season as well. I appreciate my husband. He is a humble man who will, even though it's hard to do, point his kids towards the Lord and His guidance above even his own.
The fun thing about this, and different from how we grew up is that we have no set plan for our children. Now, that's not totally true, but all we know is our kids are supposed to be before the Lord all their days, and however that is played out in the Lord's will, is how we want to see them grow up. I know Ben's parents, and my parents, didn't see how we're living our lives coming at all, but it's what the Lord has for us. We know there are things that Kennedi and our many children to come will do that will totally blow our minds, but I am excited to see that happen. I know we will teach them and set them in the House of prayer because it is the place i have seen such growth in my own child and other children in the Lord. Being before the Lord for hours a day has transformed Ben and I and we're even seeing it in Kennedi.
All that to say, Ben has chosen wisely for our family. He has been confident in the Lord's provision as my husband and their Father. He has set himself in a lifestyle of prayer where he spends hours before the Lord daily, and what better way to show yourself as an example of the Father than to set yourself in a place where the Father is rubbing off on you, persay, for hours a day. I am thankful for my husband, and I am thankful for his integrity in my life and my family's life.
Thank you baby. Happy Fathers Day!

my once every couple months post :)

i am thankful.
Jesus is worthy.
I have an amazing husband, little girl, and another precious little gift inside me.
Jesus LIKES me.. I'm convinced He doesn't.
He proves me wrong.
Love is patient, love is kind
Praise Him somebody!

my dearest little girl

today i am overwhelmed on how much this little girl is my gift. i love her so much. she is my joy today.

baby: blueberry

in the words of my little friend Ember, my baby is the size of a BluebLerry. i remember ember used to call the veggie tale that was called madame blueberry, "madame blueblerry". so in honor of her, that is my post today.

also, i love my husband mucho

baby: lentil bean

well, today i found out our baby is the size of a lentil bean!
i have a feeling it's a boy, but we're totally ok with either.

As for the way I'm feeling, i've been nauseous but not nearly as much and as often as when I was pregnant with Kennedi. I get nauseous from 5am til noon and then after 7pm. So, it's really morning sickness... sheesh. i'm just glad it's not making me super pukey or anything. i mostly just want kennedi to get my full attention and love from me and not just be a blob on the ground while she plays.

Kennedi is doing well. She is so chipper, she's very intense! she is crawling, sitting up on her own, and pulling up to kneel and stand a ton even though she's very wobbly. she is really loving her mama and dada. we are starting to teach her sign language for a couple things and she's actually starting to say the syllables for "all done" when i say "all done?" it's a really fun age. i finally put her on a nap schedule, praise Jesus. I don't know if it's her natural schedule, but it will work for me. i just needed consitency.

ben is doing well. he is getting a groove in his new schedule and liking shift leading now that some of his other work load has been lifted from him. he is really leading me well and keeping a joyful heart in hard seasons and good seasons. i love him more and more every day!