This is happy hour for our little peanut as well. He/she is currently working on it's kickboxing skills inside my ever growing belly.
What a whirlwind couple of months it has been.
This winter seemed to last forever, as it likely did for every Manitobian out there. We had a rough calving season due to the extreme cold, large calves which caused more c-sections than normal, and a nasty virus that plagued our herd. But even though things didn't turn out the way we planned, God is good, and we know that His plan is perfect.
Needless to say, we are thankful that spring is here!
We are planning to put crop in this year. Though Ben has grown up farming land with his Dad, this will be the first year he has done any of his own... so it will be a new experience!
I haven't taken many pictures of really anything lately, other than phone pictures of course. :)
I'm enjoying this season with just Ben and I while our little munchkin is still safely squished inside my uterus. But I'm trying to get back into the habit of capturing memories.
I just passed the 33 week mark, which means only about 7 weeks to go! The Dr. changed my dates after my first ultrasound, making me a week later than I originally thought. I'm trying not to get my hopes up that the baby will come a week earlier than I first expected, but all expecting mommas out there know that isn't easy to do. Needless to say, I still feel like I have SO much to do before we are ready for our baby to make it's arrival. I just finished getting the baby room ready, and organizing clothes that had been borrowed/given to me. Now I'm working on stocking up on all the things our little bundle will need. I actually just did a bunch of shopping for soothers, baby soap, and things like that today. Makes it that much more real!
I'm also planning to get spring cleaning done, make some meals for the freezer for after baby comes, and put our little garden in. We shall see if I can manage all of that in 7 weeks. :)
The third trimester has hit me harder than I expected (apparently I'm not superwoman ;) with all the aches and pains that come with carrying a child, but we are grateful that the baby is healthy and that there have been no complications thus far.
We did end up finding out whether it was a boy or girl, but only told immediate family... or at least tried to. It has slipped out of few times. :)
I've loved being able to buy gender specific items, and decorate accordingly.
We also have a name picked out, but will not be 100% certain about it until we see his/her little face.
I realize that I am rambling on and on about the baby and pregnancy, but that is kinda my life right now.
I've been struggling with figuring out what direction my blog will take. I've been so used to writing about my journey as a single woman as well as the experiences of living in a large family. It is harder than I thought to make the adjustment of writing about the season that I am in now. I feel hesitant to write about marriage and the lessons I have learned because I am still so new at it. But there have been things that I have felt on my heart to share that will likely make it into a post soon.
Likely the focus of this blog will drift away from single-large family living and on to the things I am learning now that I have become a wife and soon to be mother.
I'm sure I will find my groove yet.
Anyway, it is becoming time to meeting up with Ben again and make our way home.
I'll be back soon. :)
