So blessed!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone (well, almost)!

What a blessing it is to...

have careers
to order in pizzas
to have time to hold, cuddle and feed
baby
and watch FSU baseball
on a good television
awaiting a free trial Netflix movie
the day before reading
a cookbook of Irish cuisine
and getting my hands dirty
to prepare a meal
for the nourishment of our bodies
and the mind, sugars and noodles of
baby
so that we can continue
to have careers
and recognize our greatest career
the vocation to love....

Praise God for family!!!

Hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy their blessings tomorrow -
and a good lager brewed in Ireland.

James is back at work, and while Izzy, Sundae and I miss him terribly, his homecoming each nite is considered all the more precious.

I am feeling a little bit stronger each day, physically as a woman and emotionally as a capable mom.
Each night, well, that's another story that only a mother's heart knows.

Premonitions

Starting to have a few more premonitions about the sudden arrival of baby girl. Last week I had 2 dreams in one night that she would be arriving soon. We went to triage yesterday to have a check because Kim thought her water had broken over the weekend. Although no water breakage has occurred, Kim is having minor contractions (nothing to really write home about), but the time is coming very soon. I went into "clean mode" this weekend and although I didn't pull out any bleach, I'm pretty sure you'd be hard pressed to find a messy part of the house. Baby's room is all ready to go and we can't wait to get her in there for real. Anyhoot, just in wait mode at the moment and I'm nervously waiting the call. Thanks for the support everyone! Hopefully the next post will be us telling you baby girl has arrived and you'll finally get to know the name!!

Congratulations!

This is a note of congratulations to all our friends who have recently had children.

Jen and Jimmy Hosler- Samuel "Sammy" James Hosler was born on January 23, 2010 6 lbs 9 oz!
Erin and Greg Monk- Tyler Vincent Monk was born on Jan 28, 2010 8 lbs 14 oz
Julie and Justin Cato- Nathan Grant Cato was born on Jan 31, 2010 7 lbs 12 oz
Melissa and Dave Pratt- Allison Pratt, born on Feb 4 or 5th (still getting details)

Kim and I are hoping our baby will be next, but we are definitely still enjoying our sleep at the moment. Again congrats to all our friends!

oye

Last post was before Thanksgiving. Hard to believe it's been that long. So what's new.. Kim is currently 37 weeks and 3 days, which means baby could come at any moment (although we're hoping that she wants to cook for a few more weeks). Kim is doing great and although she is swollen, she is still the most beautiful woman ever.

Things have been crazy busy, which is just another reason why no posts in several months. Thanksgiving was out at Julie and Justin's. We had a great time and had a phenomenal fried turkey. soooooooo juicy and delicious.

Christmas was spent in Tallahassee with Kim's family and it was an enjoyable day. Kim and I also went over to Jacksonville just after New Year's to see John, Brenna and the kids. We had a blast that day and it was tough to leave after only spending a few hours with the kids. They are so much fun. After that, very little travel has occurred. We just don't want to be far away should our baby girl decide she wants to make her appearance.

Other than that, of course work is work, but still very enjoyable. Lots going on, including making sure everyone knows what I do and how I do it. I will be able to take up to 2 weeks after baby comes to help out in any and every way possible. Anyhoot, things are good.