Last Family Trip as a Family of Three

We went on what will likely be our last family trip as a family of three over the weekend. We went to Chicago and had an absolute BLAST!!! Faith did an amazing job through both legs of the five hour car trip and was just so good the entire trip. We stayed with one of my best friends, Mary, who we affectionately call "Turtle". Faith loved being there and we packed a lot in including Millenium Park, the Children's Museum, some shopping, some great meals, and her first ride on a train (the El). We enjoyed every minute of it and really took the time to enjoy her as our little girl. The time is going fast, hard to believe that I am already 25 weeks pregnant!! If all goes according to plan that means that my scheduled C-section is only 14 weeks away. Agh!!

I am really busy with work right now, but that's an excellent thing. The hubby is now into his third week on the new job and really enjoying it. We feel so grateful and I pray that this positive feeling keeps up for awhile. It was a rough time, but I feel that we are stronger because of it. I pray that we can keep this momentum going, that he can keep going well with his job, that I can keep my work going, and that all is well with our family. My plan at this point is to work as long as I can and then to take a couple of months off when the baby arrives.

So much to do and so much to think about before baby boy arrives. I try to take it one piece at a time or I will get totally overwhelmed. I am just doing my best to enjoy every minute and to look at this summer as hopefully my opportunity to enjoy some bonding time with Faith before her baby brother arrives.

More to come on the developments and daily accountings of this crazy but blessed life!

Adjusting to Good Things

So it's official--the hubby started his new job yesterday! Yay!! After ten long months, we are relieved and grateful! I must say though that it is a huge adjustment for all of us. When you go from having somebody around all the time to only having them there for dinner, it is a bit weird at first. Faith seems to be handling it okay though I know that she misses daddy! I cried like a baby when he left for work yesterday morning, but I think a lot of that has to do with the pregnancy hormones.

So we are hopeful that this means that we truly have good things ahead and we truly hope to be able to relax and breathe a sigh of relief a bit. Here's hoping! I am coming along with the pregnancy, already at week 23 which is crazy! Faith has been talking a lot about her "baby brother" and how she's going to feed him and sing to him and be a good big sister. Though I know it will be another big adjustment to good things, I have no doubt that she will be as loving and sweet to him as she is to all of us.

I'm still working away though I must admit that I've slowed a bit. We really enjoyed some family fun time before Jeff started his job and now it's hard to get back into it. I've been really lucky to have my repeat clients keeping me busy and hoping that continues. My plan is to take a couple of months off after the baby comes, but I'm hoping to head back into it after we settle down a bit. Oh how I hope that's how things go!!

So good things right now and hoping that the momentum continues!! In the meantime, my plan and hope is to enjoy some great mommy daughter time with Faith before baby boy arrives!!