This quote says it all...

I won't write too much about this. It came from a mom's blog that I keep up with. Her name is Emily. It touched me to the core and couldn't say how I feel more perfectly.

"That's who I am. That's the most important job I will ever have. The work of being a mother is my life's work. No matter how I search or what I find to fill my time and temporarily divert my attention from my life's problems, I will never find anything more suited for me than the job I do of mothering the children God has given to me. This is what I was meant for."

34 Week Appointment

Yesterday we had our 34 week Apt. with Dr. Nett. Everything looks good and I'm 1 1/2 cem. dilated. That really doesn't mean much, just that my body is preparing and remembering what to do. It didn't surprise me too much because she is so low and I have all kinds of pressure all the time. But when you get to the end it is always fun to hear about some kind of progress or change at the Dr. So yay that she looks good and yay that maybe my body will remember what happened last time and this next labor will be quicker. Although, even though my last one was 31 hours, I have great memories of it. So I just pray that it will be the same this time. :)
Henry slept until 7 this morning, so Yay for Henry too!!

Getting excited!

Time is flying by. And I have to say I am getting really excited to meet miss Lily. We almost have her room all finished (I will post pics as soon as we are done) and that makes me happy. And I just am ready. As guilty as I feel about not being able to really just sit back and enjoy this pregnancy, I can't wait to see her little face and kiss and hug her. I really can't wait to find out what kind of little person God has created. Her personality, her likes, dislikes, and what color hair and eyes she will have. Will she be really intense like Henry with a little temper or will she be shy and quiet. I think that is the best part about having children. Watching them grow and celebrating who they are. Even days like this when I've been up since 5:30am because #1 I couldn't go back to sleep for anything this morning because #2 Henry has been up since then. No I didn't go and get him until 6:15 but he was awake. He has just started waking up that early and crying or talking until we get him up. But I refuse to get him up that early so hopefully this is just a stage and he will go back to sleeping until seven (late for him) I really hope so!!
Lily is getting big, I can tell. Now her movements are big and rolling because I'm sure she is cramped in there. I have my 34 week apt on Monday. We are starting internal exams and I just can't believe it. That makes is feel very real that it wont be too long before we have another baby in our lives. I also get my strep b test so please pray it comes back negative. I know it's no big deal if it were positive. But the way I like to be in labor being hooked up to IVs is a real pain and I would really like to not have to deal with that.
Well I guess I will go empty out the dish washer while Henry is napping because he is obsessed with it. I can't even open it for a second without him making a b-line for it to try to take the dishes out or see how far in he can climb before I make him get out. So I have to take these opportunities to get things done:) Hope everyone is great and not out in this nasty icy weather.

I love this!

Position: Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy

Job Description: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment.

Candidates must possess excellent communication and organization skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evening and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.

Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.

Responsibilities: The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5.
Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the scrams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and suck zippers.
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have the ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.

Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

Possibility for Advancement and Promotion: Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

Previous Experience: None required unfortunately. One the job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

Wages and Compensations: Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them be financially independent.

When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

Benefits: While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement. no pail holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and fee hugs for life.

:) So cute, Moms rock!

Hello out there...

Hey! Well the computer should be fixed and I should be back on for good. Let's hope so!! Well what is new? I am getting to the end of the pregnancy and should state that I am ready to not be pregnant for a while. I am officially in the no sleep period and I really really hate that. It's either having to pee every hour (literally) , sore belly, Lily moving around like a crazy baby, or horrible heart burn. I'm sure there is more I can't think of right now. So my "easy" pregnancy is still a pregnancy and I can't wait to have her. We had our 32 week apt. yesterday and everything is good to go. She is still measuring right on so there is still hope that maybe she is not going to be huge baby like Henry was. (even though it would be ok if she was) And she is head down which is good news because like I had said before my one fear out of all this is having a c-section. It always has been but now with a baby already at home I can't imagine having to go though all that. So keep that in your prayers for me, please. So head down is just another worry I don't have to think about. We also had a 3d done a couple weeks ago. I will try to scan a few of the pictures, but we didn't get any really good ones. You can see her pretty lips but thats about it because she was hiding behind my placenta the whole time. But we did get to see her stick out her tong, yawn a alot, suck on her thumb, and rub her little eyes. She was really sleepy. No wonder she was curled up, using my placenta as a pillow. :)
Henry is good. He had been a little sick and just kinda out of sorts. Also, he has really begun to start to pitch fits if he doesn't get what he wants. I mean the boy has a little temper and it really has just began to rear it's little head just this past week-end. Oh my, he wears me out:)
Did I mention that I really don't want to be pregnant anymore.? Just checking.
Well I guess that's all for now. I hope everyone is enjoying the snow day and is safe inside their homes!