the days just seem to be rolling on through lately. i'll look up and it's almost like i missed a whole week. i just realized that the second trimester is more than half way over... by the end of march i'll be entering into the third one - the last one!
as baby has been been growing so have the emotional and spiritual and physical challenges - but the cool part is KNOWING that all of these challenges are working to prepare me for what is to come. praise God for that. without Him and His purpose behind it - this would be madness.
seriously - i never would have thought that gaining weight - especially weight related to growing a baby - would throw me for such a loop. it turns out that the shape of my body is a bigger deal to me than i've ever really recognized. hm. i don't like that it is such a deal - makes me see my selfishness and yuck.
and then there's the funny(ish) challenges like my abs not working like they used to, so i have already adapted a roll technique for getting out of bed. hah. or the needing to not stray too far from a bathroom for too long. i have to pee all the time. gross, i know, but fact.
just the day before yesterday husband and i took the dogs out to a sporting clay and bird dog ranch to let them "hunt" some birds. i was sure to use the bathroom before we left and about 15 minutes into the 30 minute drive i was ready to go again. so we stopped at a little quick shop on the way there. their restrooms were out of order. i even tried letting my stomach out as far as i could when i asked where the nearest on would be. (in my head i was thinking that all 6 of the employees there must had a secret bathroom they use) but, though they noticed my belly, they did not take take pity.... so then i had to ask husband to drive up to the little clubhouse on the ranch, fortunately it was unlocked. whew!
maybe when i'm bigger i'll get employee only bathroom privileges....


only two weeks to go until we wing our way to beautiful hawaii!!!
it promises to be a fantastic trip. can. not. wait.


now, for those two weeks.... i will sub and who knows what else. i'm sure they will fly by like all the other days have been doing lately.
i hope that i can savor them though. ever so often i have the abrupt realization that things are changing, and they are about to change in a big way forever.
i want to enjoy the time until then. and enjoy the process. and enjoy life.....
i'm always open for insight and suggestions on how to do that...