Friday, March 19, 2010

88 days...

...till Verity Grace is (hopefully) here! I start the third trimester on Tuesday and as baby's due date gets closer, I find myself with mixed emotions. On one hand, I feel like I need a lot more time than I have left to get used to this whole, "being a parent," thing. There are so many things I don't know and I feel so irresponsible about my own life sometimes that I can't imagine being responsible for another human being who completely relies on me. It's overwhelming to think that God would give us the privilege of caring for a little soul. On the other hand, I REALLY am ready for my body to be back to its normal (hopefully thinner) shape! It's depressing to go for a walk and have to tell Joe to slow down after only two minutes of a moderate pace. Of course I am also excited to meet our little girl. I had a 4-day-old patient this last weekend at work and it made me all the more eager to meet little Verity.

In other news, there really isn't anything exciting to report. I applied to do counseling training at our church and am waiting to hear back on whether or not I have been accepted. Joe started his clinicals for 3-D imaging this week. We are thankful that he had the opportunity to do that this semester; not only was it free for him, but it will allow him access to more job opportunities if we ever move out of Louisville, which we hope to do in the next few years. Our hospital system laid off a number of people this week and thankfully our jobs were spared. God continues to provide for all our needs, and I know He would've done so had one or both of us lost a job, but honestly it is nice not to have to worry about it.

Other than that, we are just working, churching, and nesting. :) Over the next few weeks we will spend some time with both sides of the family, which will be nice. I am looking forward to going to Michigan a few times this summer while I am on maternity leave. Joe's schedule allows us to go up for a couple weeks at a time and it will be nice to be able to escape all the heat and humidity in Kentucky for a while.

Until next time...