How Lucky I Am

After graduating in December with my Degree in Dietetics I was able to occupy my unemployed self with Holiday shopping and activities. Now that the Season is over and Holiday decorations are put away, I have very few things to do before the baby arrives. Most of my days are very easy going with household chores, errands, decorating the nursery, and assembling, washing, and putting away baby equipment. I never have been one to do well with boredom, so I have always been one to look for what can be done, what needs to be done, etc.... Well now that I am 37 weeks pregnant, I just can't do as much. This means finding new ways of keeping busy. Everyone tells me to not "keep busy" but to just enjoy my last few weeks in relaxation and appreciation of silence since I won't have that opportunity again for a very long time. Well after about 2 hours of that I feel lazy and start to go crazy.

How lucky I am!! I am so blessed that this really is my only 'problem' right now! I have such an amazing husband, who goes to work every day to support us. He fills my life with love and has made my life more extraordinary than I can believe. We met four years ago Monday and he brought me flowers to remind me of that. It feels like forever and such a short time simultaneously. Both of our families are loving and full of happiness and excitement for our coming family addition. My pregnancy has gone just about perfectly, with only the minor aches and pains, I've had awesome prenatal care, and my husband is being so cooperative learning to be a coach for a natural, unmedicated birth. We are blessed in so many ways.

So boredom I can handle. Each day, as I get bigger and more tired, the task of relaxing becomes easier for me to do and to appreciate. Reading has become enjoyable again, and the Australian Open is one in the afternoons and evenings. But I have one way to pass time I am really enjoying lately. By now everyone and their mom who has an iPhone is playing Words With Friends. I have a pretty great record. As Erik likes to point out, I also have a lot of time to dedicate to the game. Nonetheless, I keep beating him, and I just keep telling him it's just one more thing that proves I'm so lucky!!

Worry Wart

I am pregnant with our first child, due February 12, 2010, which is just under 4 weeks away. I am so excited to meet the little guy (it's a boy! no, we do not have a name yet) but I am equally nervous about becoming a Mom. It is incredibly surreal to me that I will be a mom, and that Erik will be a dad, and that we will be a family of three in just a few weeks.

I have been trying to get into all of the expectant mom stuff, like decorating, buying clothes, and cleaning house. And to some extent I have succeeded in that category. But I still have this worry that overwhelms me from time to time, and I am ready for it to go away. Anyone who knows me is aware I worry a lot - and usually for no reason. I, too, have come to understand this, and that is making it a little easier for me to ignore.

The nursery is painted with our Noah's Ark themed mural, the furniture arrived today and I put away all his clothing and blankets, the arrival of the curtains and glider are just around the corner, I re-learned how to use our cam-corder, and we just ordered our new, safer car which should be in Tulsa in a couple weeks. All the superficial things are done, so now it is time for me to focus inward and prepare myself as well as I can emotionally and mentally.

This is exciting! I must remember that or I can spoil it all with the useless worry. The most mentioned command in the Bible is "Fear Not" which to me directly translates to "Worry Not." Everything will be just as God wants it to be! I can't wait to see exactly how that is, and to share it with everyone. This blog will (among other things) hopefully be a great medium for sharing my experience as a mom and the journey of our little boy as he grows up!

From Thoughts to Actions

I have been thinking about blogging for a long, long time. I even made a blog once, but never submitted any entries. Now that I have finished school and am unemployed, I decided I have no excuses to postpone my idea of blogging. It will now be a reality. I hope to share special moments of my life, updates about our family, and anything else that may be on my mind. Bear with me as I play and try to turn this experiment into a long-lasting habit!