Out With the Old, In With the New!

I absolutely LOVE being pregnant. I feel great 90% of the time. Sure, some things are getting a little tougher to do, like trying to stand up from sitting on the ground. Or trying to roll out of bed. Since I was a little girl, I always climbed up on the counter in the bathroom and sat on the edge of counter with my feet in the sink while I put my make-up on. At age 34, I still do the same thing every single morning. However, it is getting near impossible. Phil has suggested getting me a step stool so I can climb up and down. Yes, a 34 year old grown woman still sits in the sink to apply make-up.

Phil and I have started receiving unexpected gifts. We got our first baby gift in the mail a couple of weeks ago from Ally and Chris (see picture above). It is so fun to come home from work and have boxes sitting on the door step. My friend Svetlana and Crystal gave me a pregnancy "survival" kit with odds and ends. And my friend Christina walked into my classroom last week with a garbage bag FULL of baby boy clothes.

Phil and I are clearing out and getting ready for a garage sale in May. We cleaned out the baby closet today and sorted everything into keep, garage sale, and toss piles. And those of you who know me, know that the "keep pile" was very small. The closet is now cleaned out and ready for baby Nolan to start accumulating his massive amounts of "stuff" needed for that first year of life. The next step is buying some baby hangers so I can start hanging his clothes that so anxiously await him.

Phil has been the most wonderful husband during this pregnancy. Here are some reasons I love being pregnant:
1. I have a 9 month pass on cleaning the bathrooms (and Phil actually cleans them regularly).
2. Though I love to cook, it isn't expected right now.
3. Since I gave up that "evil" diet Mtn. Dew, I don't feel guilty about drinking a Coke.
4. I love when Phil rubs my belly and easily identifies where the baby is-I tell him it is my uterus, but he is convinced it is the baby.
5. I love how Phil prays every morning and every night that baby Nolan will be healthy and grow until full-term, and that I will have an "easy" pregnancy.
6. I love watching my belly grow, and sadly, my maternity wardrobe is much nicer than my regular wardrobe.
7. I have a new love for my couch. It is just so comfortable.
8. I love going to the doctor and seeing my baby on the ultrasound screen.
9. I love that I can get away with "unlady like" actions and blame it on being pregnant.
10. And most of all, I love that God has entrusted Phil and me to be parents to our soon to be newborn son.

I think we are starting the bi-weekly photo sessions of the growing belly. Here is the latest pregnancy picture: