25 weeks

Well here we are in the final weeks of the 2nd trimester. I can't begin to tell you have fast it has gone! You know, besides the fact that this is our second pregnancy and they always seem to go faster, I think all that waiting we did in the adoption process has taught me patience. We had been on the waiting list for a year when they told us we had another 20 months to wait. Compared to that, 9 months is a piece of cake! And that goes to show there is a lesson to be learned in EVERY circumstance God puts us in....good or bad. God is great!

I feel great! Of course I am starting to have trouble getting around sometimes and there are days I feel as big as a house and that my belly is going to pop open at any moment...all the normal discomforts of pregnancy. And it's only going to get worse in that aspect but every discomfort is well worth the blessing that will come with it. I am so ready to meet our little one!

My last checkup was on Tuesday and everything seems to be fine. The doctor was trying to listen to the baby's heartbeat but he kept moving around and kicking her. Guess we have a feisty one on our hands. (Shane's child, feisty....nah!) I get to do the famous glucose test on the next visit and drink that 'yummy' sugar drink. My next visit is in 3 weeks and then every 2 weeks after that. Wow, I really need to get on the ball with decorating the nursery! We are doing pretty good on the diaper stash. Just hope I didn't buy too many size 1's. I opened a package of them to put them in the diaper stacker. They are so precious....and tiny! I've been watching for all the diaper sales at CVS and also getting $1 rebate for every package of Huggies that I buy. Yep, I have a great bargain teacher....right, Amy? : )

We are also trying to work out our finances to where I will be able to stay home beyond the maternity leave. As it stands the daycare expense for both Jeff and the baby will be more than 1/2 of my monthly take home pay. We have been praying for a job opportunity to come up for Shane and it may have been answered through our gracious neighbor, Kim. The company Kim works for is hiring part-time workers for some kind of accounting job and has offered to recommend Shane for the position. We are hoping that a part-time position could eventually turn to full time. Please keep us in your prayers!

I hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for following!

Misty