Almost...37 weeks

For the last 3-4 weeks I have been really uncomfortable. I do not normally like to complain, since pregnancy is something that is a true gift and one of my pet peeves is women who complain throughout their entire 9 months.  But for some reason, near the end of this pregnancy I have felt EVERYTHING.  I feel my body stretching, the baby's each and every move and I just feel bulky.  Sleep has been difficult and I have spent many nights reading, playing Bejeweled on Jay's iPod or praying.  One night I was sitting in front of Jay's laptop and he came downstairs.  He scared me so much that we both just stared at each other and started screaming.  Afterwards I was crying since it really was quite hilarious, once my blood pressure and heart rate subsided. 

So for now I'm playing the waiting game.  I'm already dilated and I'd be surprised if I carry this baby to the full 40 weeks, but we'll see what happens.  It is in God's hands.  For now, I'm enjoying the weather with the boys. We've been enjoying picnic lunches, the parks, going on walks and backyard gardening and playing.  Once baby #3 arrives life will be crazy for a while so I'm grateful for our everyday routines and chances to rest (when I can sleep).

"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves] that we are born to eternal life."

-Prayer of St. Francis