Happy and Content

I'm sitting in my living room this afternoon with the blinds open so the sunshine can come in. I love being able to turn off all the lights in the house and open the windows while I go about my normal day. It makes me happy and reminds me that it is now Spring. (Well, officially Spring starts on Sunday, but it's close enough!)

Lately, there have been a lot of things going through my mind. I've been trying to make preparations for the arrival of my little boy, Asher. With less than 4 weeks till the due date I'm starting to get that, "there has to be something I'm forgetting to do" feeling. I've also been dealing with pretty much the only bad symptom I've experienced all through this pregnancy, sciatica. That term sounds worse than it is, but basically, it's a pinched nerve in my lower back that hurts quite often. I definitely don't want to complain since everything else is still going great and easily.

Even with these minor worries, anxieties and pains, when I sit down and think about my life, or feel Asher kicking away happily (or maybe crowdidly!), or hang out with Dallas, I am just happy and content. Life isn't perfect, it won't ever be perfect in the literal sense of the word, but it is wonderful!

Thank You, God, for being so good to me and my little family, for an easy pregnancy (and delivery hopefully), and for all the wonderful people You have placed in my life!
Thank you, Dallas, for being supportive, reminding me to have fun, and just being so good to me in general (You're pretty good looking, too, but I guess the thanks for that goes to God!)
Thank you, Ranger, for being a good snuggle dog, making me laugh, and reminding me that I could use some work on my patience!
Thank you, Asher, for letting me sleep every night so far and already being so cute and lovable!
Thank you, family, for calling and asking how I'm doing, worrying about me, praying for me, and telling me I'm a cute pregnant woman.
Thank you, friends, for being excited with me, listening to me talk non-stop about my pregnancy and Asher, and offering help when I need it!

30 Weeks Pregnant

So, I am officially 30 weeks prego! I can't believe I only have 10 short weeks left till our little man is here with us. Being pregnant has been quite an adventure. Actually, in some ways, it has been less of an adventure than I thought it would be. God has really blessed me with an easy pregnancy. I was only a little sick for 2 weeks in the first trimester and since then it's just been fun and exciting.

I LOVE feeling little Asher move around. The bigger he gets, the more fun the feelings are. Now I can tell, for the most part, if I'm feeling his foot, knee, hand, head, or rear and it makes me feel like I'm getting to know and play with him already. Due to my amazing genetics I have LOTS of amniotic fluid so he still has plenty of room to move around and hasn't gotten cramped up into one position yet.

I also have enjoyed watching my wonderful husband relish the process, as well. He always wants to know how Asher is doing and what he is up to. We talk to Asher all the time and spend a lot of time talking about him. Dallas has impressed me with how much he wants to be involved and take care of me and our little one. I always knew he would be a great dad, but he is already exceeding my expectations in so many ways!

There are a lot of other things I've loved about being pregnant and a very few things that I haven't loved about it! (stretch marks, interesting remarks from people, and recently, his foot in my ribs on car trips) Thank you, Jesus, for giving me such a wonderful experience with this pregnancy.

Now for the last 10 weeks! I'm so excited!!!