Two Weeks to Go!

I can't believe Sawyer will be here in only two weeks!  At the same time I am quite ready for the pregnancy to come to an end.  Its hard to explain the feeling of waiting for something to happen and counting the days, but having part of myself wanting it to slow down and not come so quickly.  After all, I am nervous about surgery, and I know that I should enjoy these last two weeks of uninterrupted sleep.  I don't think I felt quite this way the other two times, but after almost 27 (non-consecutive) months of being pregnant, I believe it has finally caught up with me.  Being able to wear clothes that fit is going to feel good, as will standing up for more than five minutes without my leg going numb.  Still, it is bittersweet because I have cherished being pregnant and know what a precious gift it is to carry a baby in my womb.  


Tonight I am lying in bed and I can hear Lance telling the boys goodnight upstairs.  He has been great helping me out in the evenings when my body is too tired to be giving little boys baths and putting on their pyjamas.  I'm looking forward to doing that again without feeling uncomfortable.  Right now my body feels best in bed and I wish I could stay here all the time.  I get so bloated after dinner and my belly sticks out so much that my back aches and I feel as if I am going to explode.  I have recently joked that I might have to secretly put myself on bedrest.  I could have come home from the doctor stating that she ordered me on bedrest for the last few weeks and no one would be the wiser.  Haha!


Tomorrow the boys have school and I will get my hair done so that it looks okay when we have our portraits taken in a few weeks.  I have a semi-final list of to-do's that I will try to attack with some semblance of motivation.  My list includes the last things that I need to wrap up my professional life before it goes into hibernation again for the next few years.  I might even have time to watch the French Open for a few minutes while I complete some tasks like organizing baby clothes and making sure everything is in its place.  Thursday is my birthday and I will celebrate by getting a massage at the pregnancy spa that is down the street.  Oh, that will feel SO amazing!  

Yes, its hard to put into words the feeling of waiting just two more weeks for life to change forever.  I can't fathom having three children but in a mere blink of an eye, I will know it.  I'm a bit nervous about all of that but God has always been faithful in getting me through the challenges of life.  I will lean on Him and there is no way that I can fail.  Bring on the baby!