Monthly Archives May 2011

Did you come on here thinking I was announcing the birth of our sweet daughter?

Yeah, no.  Still here.  Still ridiculously pregnant.  In fact, yesterday, while talking to Nathaniel, I just burst into tears.  I had actually started to feel depressed, not anxious or nervous or impatient – depressed – that I’m still pregnant.  Every little pain and twinge for the last 2 weeks has made me sit up straight and think, “is this it??” And every time I lift Jeremiah or something heavy I wonder, “is this gonna break my water!?”  And I’ve tried most of those tricks you can google to start labor – most of them.  Nothing is working.  Yesterday just started off rough.  It was supposed to be beautiful outside, so I thought about taking J swimming...

Well, if she’s anything like her parents, I have a feeling that this baby is going to arrive right on time, and not a minute sooner.  After all, that’s how we roll with pretty much everything in life, so why would she be any different?  I’m really trying not to go crazy and to enjoy this time.  I do love being pregnant, but I’m so ready to meet her.  Also, I’d like to be able to get out of bed without looking like a flailing fish.  And not have to flail get out of bed 5 times a night to use the bathroom.  So, I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been doing to pass the time for these last few weeks.  Please try not to be overly impressed.

1.  Sitting.  Everything I do requires a sitting break afterwards.  Do you know how exhausting getting dressed can be?

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This week has been full – and kind of overwhelming to say the least.  Some of it was good, some was not good at all, some was a really big deal, and some was just small but added to the intensity of it all.

Last week started with Easter.  Jeremiah had gotten some kind of stomach bug a few days before, so we were still dealing with the more minor but still messy aftermath of the flu.  We kept him out of the nursery and tried to have him with us during the service, but that didn’t work out so well.  He’s little, so we forgave him.  After church, we (Aaron, Nathaniel’s parents, sister, and Kelly) headed down to my grandma’s house where she had a wonderful meal waiting for us...