32 Weeks and Counting

Wow. This pregnancy has flown by--a good thing all in all, but now we're down to crunch time. And I am to the point (much earlier than with Skyler, I might add) that I no longer want to be pregnant. On a good note, I can still wear closed toed shoes and, in my rebellion caused by the last pregnancy's HUGE swelling of feet, I wear high heels as much as possible! :) I mean, have you ever seen anything like them? Totally GROSS!!! And painful. Praise the Lord, I have not shared this experience this time. Also, I think I've gained less weight than before, and I seem to be a little more organized with my time--probably because I have more of it now that I'm not a full-time teacher.

On the flip side, though, I find myself waking up in the middle of the night frequently thinking of all the things I have to do--organizing closets, throwing out even MORE stuff, painting, carpeting, getting baby books somewhat in order, making out a birthday plan, finishing a birthday project for Skyler, most recently and necessary--finishing our TAXES that I was supposed to have in to my tax guy last Friday!!! The list is never-ending. I so want Chloe Grace to be at peace when she's born. I want to be able to relax and focus on my family, not be stressed out about having no space and a ton of unfinished work. And this whole nesting instinct is hitting me full throttle!!!! What does that mean? Something? Nothing?

So here is my status as of 32 weeks:

* House is clean, yet unorganized

* Closets are in disarray

* Taxes are unfinished

* Clients are still coming--this is the busiest week of the month for me.

* Skyler's project is still in the "thinking" process

My body:

* Cute feet still :)

* Contractions (some painful) daily

* Still throwing up some mornings :(

* Incredibly round tummy

* Back is only uncomfortable if I sit too long

* Starting to feel pressure

Is she coming early? Our sitter's mom said that God told her I'd deliver 2 weeks early--a possibility since Skyler was 9 days early. Let's believe it!!!!!!!! Real due date: May 26th--prophetic due date--May 12th

So if you have any encouraging words or funny stories about your latest pregnancy, fill me in. Let's dialogue and get my mind off of my world!!! :)

My Daughter

So Skyler has done some funny and amazing things the past few weeks and I thought I'd share.

The other day we were taking inventory of her movies. She said,

"Mom, I've got Cinderella, Monster's Inc., PocaKontas, and Sleeping Dooty."

"Sleeping what?"

"Sleeping Dooty. It's a good one, Mom."

Then, one morning we were getting ready to go to my bible study. She said, "Mommy, where are we going?"

"We're going to bible study!!!" I said emphatically.

"BIBLE STUDY!!!! Oh my gosh, Mom!!! That is AMAZING!!!" I'm glad she's a child in hot pursuit of God's Word!

Then tonight I was chatting with her and Loren the sitter between clients. I had a $20 on the desk from a client and she said, "This is just $20. Here you go, Loren. You can have the $20."

How did she know that? She's not even three yet!!! :)