It's Been a Long TIme! Summary

Wow, I'm a terrible blogger!  So much has happened since 2010, when I last posted.

Hailey is 8 1/2, Leah is 7, and Alice is now almost 2 1/2.  In addition to that we are expecting another baby in March.

Lets see if I can summarize.  Mac has changed jobs a few times.  The girls, Hailey and Leah that is, went to a Montessori school for a year 2011-2012, and now they are attending local schools here in Jefferson county.  Hailey was baptized last February by her Daddy, and we have made lots of new friends.  Hailey and Leah both did dance in 2011-2012 and participated in the dance recital.  This year they have both opted to do horseback riding, instead of dance.  Alice is eagerly awaiting when she can start, next May, when she turns 3.  In the mean time, she gets to do gymnastics, which she loves.

Pregnancy

With my due/guess date fast approaching, I reflect on this pregnancy.

This pregnancy has past so quickly. The first trimester, we didn't want to tell anyone our news. It dragged on and on. I got the swine flu really bad at 10 weeks and didn't know how the baby would fair. When I was over that, and we still found a heart beat, I felt much better.

For a long time I didn't know who my care provider would be. We knew that we wanted a homebirth, but not what midwife we would use. We have since found a wonderful midwife who we are extremely happy with. We are so excited to have her at our birth.

It seems like I have caught every bug out there this pregnancy. My immune system must have been weakened significantly by the flu at the beginning of my pregnancy. I have had cold after cold and really bad allergies, and then I think that I got 5th disease too. Miserable!!!

With about 2 weeks remaining, I hope that the baby and I can stay healthy. My birth supplies have been ready for weeks, and now the house is just waiting for the finishing touches to make sure that it is a clean environment for our birth. Is it ever going to be perfect? No, of course not. We do live here, and I have 2 little mess makers already. Some days it is really hard to keep up with them.

Ah well, we will see when this sweet little baby decides to make her entrance. We wait with open arms and hearts.