I'm Ready!

I never thought I would make it this far in this pregnancy. My first one was born 10 days early so I truly anticipated the same for this one. I even went as far as to buy him a "baby's first Christmas outfit" just in case (which I still need to return to the store). But, this little one has decided he likes the coziness and warmth of my belly. I have cleaned and reorganized everything in this house (sometimes even twice) in the hopes that all the movement will bring on labor. There's nothing left for me to clean out excpet Pat's stuff and I don't think he'd like that too much. Maybe this is a good sign that Gavin will have a calm and laidback personality (very different from big brother Wyatt). I only have 1 1/2 days left until my due date and am really hoping that my sweet baby boy decides to arrive during one of these days (the tax break would be nice).

Come Monday if he's not here I will set up an induction date with the doctor. I'm actually very nervous about this and would like to have this baby naturally. I've even read up on how to induce labor naturally and nothing I've tried has worked. I know that I need to enjoy this time of having him all to myself and getting more than 2 hours of sleep at a time (right now I sleep about 4 hours before waking up) but I've never been a patient person. Maybe God is trying to use this as a time to teach me a lesson and to let go of my plans. Of course if you have any tried and true labor inducing ideas, please feel free to share. I'm willing to try almost anything (except for maybe the castor oil route).

Counting my Blessings

This is something I wrote in November of 2009 and posted in my notes on Facebook. It still sums up my feelings, so instead of trying to write something new I thought I would just post this instead.

I'm counting my blessings tonight. This upcoming Thanksgiving will be the first since my dad passed away back in April. It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Thanksgiving 2008. It was probably one of my favorite Thanksgivings to date. I remember how everyone from both sides of the family came together to celebrate with us. After eating I sat at the kitchen table where I could see the kitchen and family room and watch everyone mingle together and I remember my dad going from family member to family member and just visiting. I'm so thankful that God provided us that time together and provided me with the opportunity to sit back and just take it all in, as He knew what the future held.

With Thanksgiving just a little over a week, I'm having many different emotions and feelings. I try to put on that happy face for the world, but at times it's difficult as I think about how different this year is going to be. However, I know my dad is going to have the best Thanksgiving Celebration of all of us and an even better Christmas. And, I do find some comfort in knowing I will see my daddy again and will celebrate Thanksgiving with him one day. So, tonight I'm counting my blessings, which are many!

I have a devoted husband who does what it takes to provide for us. I have a loving son who is my little comedian. He is always providing me with a good laugh when I need it the most. I have a loving and supportive family who is always there for me. I have the greatest friends who I can depend on for anything, especially a girls night when I need it the most. I have the best neighbors that are more like family to us. While I'd rather be home with my son every day, I'm thankful that I have a job that provides for us to pay our bills and provides me with more time with Wyatt than many other jobs would. I may complain at times about having to clean my messy house, but at least I have a house and the mess means I have a beautiful family that has spent time playing together. I may complain about being tired and having no free time to myself anymore, but at least I have my life and health and a precious child that keeps me busy. I may complain that I don't have the money for the things I want in this life, but at least I have the money for the things that I need.

God has truly blessed my life and as I go through these days, I will take this time to be thankful for everything. I pray that this Thanksgiving season and beyond you will find the time to be thankful for all you have. This life is just a breathe that passes so quickly. I will choose to be thankful and choose to live to the fullest.
Psalm 107:1 "Give thanks to the Lord for He is Good! For His mercy endures forever"

Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

The faith of a child

W has a major obsession with trash trucks. Today is trash day and he lives for the moment he gets to see the trash truck in the morning and the recycle truck in the afternoon. It started raining this afternoon so we had to come inside from our usual afternoon outside time. As the rains came down even harder, he looked at me and told me to ask God to stop the rain so he could see out his window better. I told W since he was the one who wanted to watch the recycle truck he needed to pray and ask God to do that. So, with the faith that only a child has, he prayed to God and asked Him to please stop the rain so he could see out the window and watch the recycle truck when it comes. Not 5 minutes later the rain slowed down! If only we all had that kind of faith to not be afraid and turn to God with every thing in our life because He does care about it all. It's not just the big things that are important, it's the little things that matter too.

Holiday Time

Now that it's November 1, I can officially start getting ready for all the upcoming holidays. I love Thanksgiving and Christmas (the reason I already have a Christmas design on here). I love the meaning behind these holidays. I want to try and make Thanksgiving more meaningful to my little boy this year. I always all the festivities but I want to focus on what it really means. My goal is to impress upon his heart a season of being thankful to God for all that we have. While we may not have near as much as everyone else, we are blessed in many many ways. I want him (and really me and hubby) to slow down, look around, and see all that we have and to turn to God and give the thanks and glory to Him. Just not completely sure how to go about doing that.

Some things I'm thankful for today~
* One week from today we will officially be on vacation for 8 days! It's our first family vacation in a year and a half. It'll also be our last one as a family of 3.  I hope to use some of that time to prepare for G's arrival and to do some fun family things.

* I was also excited this morning when I realized I'm only working 2 weeks this month. Because I only work 3 days a week, I'm off all of next week (due to the vacation) and then the week of Thanksgiving (because our days off fall on my typical work days).

* My brother and his family coming to visit the week of Thanksgiving. I can't wait to see my nephew and niece and love on them. W and my nephew A had a lot of fun playing together last weekend when my brother came to town so I know the boys are going to have a blast together.

* Only 8 weeks and 5 days until my due date. I'm so thankful for this little life. He's something I prayed for for a long time and I thought would never happen. I'm anxious to meet him and make our family more complete (I'm also very nervous at the thought of having two little ones to care for!)

* Hubby and I having more time as a family as I've gone to work part time this year. We don't always have a traditional weekend, but we've been blessed with at least one of his off days always falling on one of the days I'm home so we just treat that day like a Saturday. We may not have as much money or as many nice things, but we get to be a family more which is much more rewarding.

What are you thankful for today?

Newbie

I have loved reading blogs over the last few years and always wanted to try one myself. So, we'll see if I can stick with it. I am a wife to a fun loving husband. We're parents to an energetic little boy (W) who is almost 5 years old and expecting another boy (G) in less than 2 months. I'm a working mom who has been blessed with the opportunity to work part time this school year. It's been a challenge being a working mom these past few years, but God has truly blessed me with this opportunity. I've been enjoying my time with W and can't wait to spend time with both of my boys.