Joys at Week 38

• The fact that it is week 38 ^_^

• On the odd chance I should catch sight of my feet I ignore my enormous ankles and admire my hubby's pedicurist skills... oh yes... he's amazing!

• A kick and a punch (though small can be slightly painful at times) let me know my little man is doing well.

• An enormous box of wildly colorful and delightful flowers from my mum!

• Packages full of goodies from all over the country... (I AM getting totally spoiled by the way ^_~)

• Sitting down/resting any time at all and not feeling a bit guilty.

• Little (and big) reminders of two lives soon changed by another i.e. a crib, a carseat (in MY car, peoples!!), an [already] orphan sock that fits nicely on Michael's big toe, those kicks and punches i mentioned earlier (imagine them aimed at YOUR bladder, ribs, or already bruised/loved tummy... *little sniffle of self pity*), a full set of drawers all his own (also such a reminder of how blessed we are, since we have bought very little and been given much!!), my own closet of lovely clothes has been narrowed down to a small drawers worth of things I can actually wear... etc, etc..

• My sister (the first of our March visitors) arrives in exactly a week! (color me ecstatic!!)

• The fact that our little man has a first name!... I'm sure you'd like to know and I'd like to tell you, but take comfort... you'll know it after he does! *grin*

• In my already narrowed closet, the clothes i can wear are narrowed even more because of the fact that although I have aprons and love to wear them, pregnancy makes them slip my mind and [almost] all my maternity shirts have stains at exactly counter/belly button level. Pretty classy folks... let me tell ya! (This counts as a joy, because I laugh about it!)

• The fact that my man puts my shoes on for me. (God gives grace.. I like to be so self sufficient, that absolutely not being able to do these things is very humbling and gives me more chances to appreciate and praise my wonderful wonderful husband who is so willing to serve!)

• My Michael. Who spells joy (and love, and blessing, and encouragement and everything) to me every day.

• Lotion! (Enough said.)

• The fact that although my body is a little more sluggish (I actually remind myself rather a lot of a beached whale... Michael doesn't like this comparison, but I think it fits!), my mind is as crazy as ever and I revel in it's pregnant absurdity through dreams, thoughts, doodles, plans, etc, etc..


Thought: etcetera comes in handy *grin*

Drink: water

Sound: rain pouring from the eaves outside my window

Feeling: pressure in an interesting area of my insides... and a growing pain in my lower back the longer i sit here... hair as it twirls between my fingers... hungry

A banana covered in peanut butter to the rescue!

Good Morning, World!

Abi

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