36 1/2 Weeks

"A baby is God's way of saying the world should go on."

Today is the day some say the world is supposed to end.

I personally believe what the Bible says, that none of us know when that time will be.

36 1/2 Weeks!

Some weeks and some days went by slowly, but the whole 9 months flew by.

I am still amazed that we are having another baby.

I don't think it is truly going to be a reality until I am holding this little one.

I went in for an NST this week. Baby wiggled around and cooperated, but the machine did not cooperate. It didn't record anything.

So we set up an ultrasound.

Tom couldn't get away from work, so I went alone.

I picked up our teenage son from school a couple hours early and let him babysit his siblings.

Ultrasound went well. Baby measured about 5 days "bigger" and the weight was estimated at 6 lbs 9 oz. I thought that sounded big, but the tech said it was average. Our babies have ranged from 4 lbs to 9 lbs, so I have no idea what to expect with this one.

I did get some exciting news from our 3 year old yesterday.

She has no interest in using the potty. She likes wearing diapers.

We have tried everything! Even agreeing to buy a toy while at the store if she would just try the potty. She always takes the toy out of the cart while we are checking out and says she decided she doesn't really want it.

But yesterday she told me that she is going to wear big girl pants when our new baby is born. I hope so. I don't want 3 in diapers.

Today is our nephew's Confirmation. Tom is his sponsor.

I am looking forward to spending the day with family.

Then Tom is taking all next week off to help me get our home in order and ready for another family member to join us.

There will be a lot of cleaning, organizing, and donating.

I'd do a garage sale to help raise money for our 3 sons to go to Tourettes Camp and for our 1 son's Church Mission Trip, but I just don't have the energy.

I do like that with donating our children learn to give to others.

And may my Uncle rest in peace. He passed away this week.

I am thankful that my father got to visit his brother and spend time with him a few days before.