A Life God Has Given Us

The one thing that I like about the holiday season is that we make the most to get reconnected with family and friends weather that be our spouse or a dear friend that you just haven't talked with for a while.  We are given so many opportunities wether it be the cookie bakes, touring the x-mas lights, and of course the holiday parties to get together with everyone and let them know we are thankful for who they are. 

My favorite activity ever since I was young was sitting by the tree all lit up in the den or staring out the big picture windows at the lake feeling like you're trapped in a snow globe, with no desire to want to escape beng in awe and wonder on how majestic this world is that God has created for us. I know we are not to get caught up in this world because God has set a side a heavenly world to be with him. But I love to enjoy what he has given us and what journey he allows our life to take. I'm sitting in our victorian living room with the trees glazed with frosting and snow floating down and a hot cup of cider and of course Christmas music in the background. Our house is bare for the first time of anything xmas but the smell of cider and gingerbread (*people) cookies, with the fur babies (aka: Bella & Gabe) by my side makes if feel like Christmas. It doesn't have your sparkling tree and it's not your snowglobe, it's our home with our family.  

 We are trying to keep things simple this year with baby on the way that we have so patiently wanted and a possible move to Duluth or in a different house.  Even though we have fallen in love with our friends and church family and continue to make new wonderful friendships (oh, and we really do love our jobs and would be sad to say goodbye) we would like to be closer to our families with our little one and in high hopes of many more littles to come. Dylan came across a job opportunity near Duluth and has his second interview this Friday at one of the Universities in the area. We ask that everyone to be in prayer that God makes a clear path as to what will come our way. This does put a hold on house hunting for us in Fargo however we would like to continue the search be it in Fargo or Duluth once we have a better idea on where we're en route to. This last years adventures and many new changes have kept us very busy and a little distracted but with Gods help He will keep us focused. 

Dylan and I are at the point in our journey where the roads are many to choose from wether we stay in Fargo or move to Duluth I am thankful that God has blessed me with a content heart. Yes, I still voice my worries and have fears but I trust God to not let myself to become heavily burdened with those, otherwise I do fear that my heart and eyes would be clouded to see what truly matters.  Time does go by very fast, as new life comes into this world and death of a body takes place, time takes hold of us and blinds us. It's not where you live or what you end up doing with your life, these 'things' that don't matter but its who has your heart that does matter in ones life. As you have that quiet time to yourself during the day weather it be the holiday season or Christmas that puts that spark back, take that time to allow God to quiet the heart and become content with the love of Christ that he has given to you as a gift with nothing in exchange. Now is the time to enjoy being in that snow globe, enjoying the cider and the festivities with family and friends. It's important that we show everyone who has our heart in His hands and that as much as God love us for who we are that we love them the same for who they are. 

 As I sit enjoying my favorite Christmas past time that spark is rekindled on how amazing it is to be a living creation in a world that God created with love and for love and all the amazing people in our lives. Even though I don't reach out to everyone that I love so very much as frequently as I would like, my love is spilling over in abundance for them. I want to send my love to all of you and wish you safe travels during this winter and may God bless you with open heart and gratitude for the world and life that he has given.

Amy

Is it a Boy? Is it a Girl? Shoot! We didn't find out!

Everyone has been waiting to know what is going on in Amy's belly and what in the world has this  baby been up to?  We had our ultrasound and it was a pretty amazing experience.  It's a miracle how God enables us to create new life into this world that he has created for his children.  Our little baby was very patient and still through the start of the ultra sound and as we progressed Baby Pforr started to give us a little more of a show, but still very shy. It was reassuring that when Baby moved we could see it on the monitor at the same time Amy felt Baby move in the little oven. Baby is all healthy and they took really good pictures of the heart and spine. Baby Pforr has a steady heart rate at 150 and the tech approximated that Baby is due closer to April 30.  Dr. Fiebiger just wanted to move the date to April 27 and was a bit puzzled that it's out a little later than expected. We guess from the first appointment when we heard the heart beat it shouldn't have been as strong for such a young fetus at that time (first thought to be 11 1/2 -12 when really only 10 weeks old.)  However, the first due date (April 20) was counting on a regular 28 cycle.  What do we know? We're not doctors. Maybe this means we may get another ultrasound? :) More pictures the better!


*Pictures soon to come of Baby Pforr.

Appointment #3 almost here!

 Appointment #2 Done! We had our second appointment November 1st. Dr. Fiebiger was not available this time so we saw Dr. Bexell-Gierke. She was a lovely doctor and very kind. So far I have been fortunate to have great experience with all the staff at Essentia Health (Innovis Health) but i have heard only good comments about the staff at that hospital. Dr. BG made the appointment very quick and I even got to keep my clothes on! I don't think I will have that good of luck on the next one. On with news that everyone really cares about. Baby Pforr is growing strong with a heartbeat of 150 and Dr. BG said that Baby is at the right size for the stage that it is at which would be about the size of an orange. Which is unbelievable that you can have something that size let alone a human inside of you. And yes I am well aware that is going to continue to engulf my entire abdomen.  : )

On December 1 we have appointment #3 and our ultrasound.  We are super excited to see our little baby again and learn more about our little Pforr. Does anybody have a guess on what sex the Baby might be?

Happy Halloween!

Swenson's Annual Pumpkin Carving Party

Friday

From Left: Elise Johnson and Husband, Kelly and Ryan Watson, Monte and Kathryn Roemmich, Us, Tiffany and Jeremy Swenson, Not pictured: Justin Hoey

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Dylan did a great job on our initials. Amy carved the baby? pumpkin which tied for third place. The runner up was Ryan with his skull pumpkin. The Winner was...Monte who took first place with his Vikings pumpkin.

(It's amazing how fast the belly grows) ; )

The rest of the festivities included an apple cha-cha with a partner and to see which team could tango the longest without dropping their apple. Thankfully I don't think we have video of that. Of course we took first place but lost horribly to the the candy corn toss.

Another game we played was candy corn toss. We apparently still need to work on our pitching and catching. : ) 

We also played the game where you pick up the paper bag without your hands using only your mouth and after each round the bag is cut down until only the bottom remains. Dylan tied first with Tiffany, Ryan and Kathryn. 

Wednesday's Pumpkin Carving

Dylan shows off his crazy pumpkin carving skills!

Kevin carved the Mario and scary face while Jelsa carved the TMNT pumpkin.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls....it's BABY PFORR!!!!!

We had our first doctors appointment on Wednesday and met with Dr. Fiebiger for the first time and we were very impressed with her. She is a very kind hearted women with a lot of knowledge. 

Dr.  Fiebiger thought I was carrying a little high, so she considered doing an ultrasound, thinking that it may be twins........

  

....ah NO. It's only one little Pforr! 

It's not like we need two sets of twins running around. 

That is what happens with twins, and that was just the beginning of the mess.

Think what our place would like like if we had twins and the two dogs!

The little bean already needs a closet!

After Calling all the newly expecting Grandparents and after getting teary eyed and giggling with excitement, Nana and Papa (Formerly known as Dylan's parents) have permanently changed their names. They didn't waste any time to be the first ones to give Baby Pforr its first mommy and daddy loves me pajamas. I really hope the little bean doesn't fill them out right away!

Thank you Nana & Papa!

It's not the sun that's making us glow!

We're excited to announce that the Pforr family is growing! Our new addition is expected on April 20th. We're thrilled, even though two certain little fur balls will not be the babies anymore....

Yup, Amy's got a bun in her oven. And we couldn't be more elated to share the news with everyone!

Welcome to a sunny day!!!

Welcome to the Pforr family blog where it’s always sunny in the Red Valley. Here you can dig into the lives of Dylan and Amy and our growing family. We live in the depths of the Red River Valley of Fargo, ND, where we try to keep the sun shining even on those windy rainy days.  

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