Counting down

Boy, I had a weird realization the other day. I'm going to have a baby... REAL soon. I mean, I can count the weeks left on my hands now. Only 8 weeks to go. Now that it's getting closer, I'm not so sure about what I have gotten myself into. I know it'll be fine. It's just intimidating to think of how much needs to be done around my house, but I have absolutely no time or energy to do anything about it. I've been begging God for a day off from school so I can get my house ready, but He keeps saying no. I have no substitute, or aide, and we've had clear weather. I'm physically exhausting myself. I've been fighting off all the illnesses that my students bring on, and I'm not getting much sleep. Lately, it's been hard just to walk. Sorry... now I'm just whining. Oh well, right now, I'm entitled. As soon as I have this baby, no one's going to really care anyhow. They'll just tell me to suck it up.
I have another ultrasound coming up in a couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to it. We're still trying to figure out what this kid is. It's been kind of funny lately. I can sit and watch my tummy and see it move when my baby kicks. It reminds me a lot of the movie "Alien." Such fun.

You get diamonds from pressure.

So... I haven't really written because nothing REAL huge has been going on. I don't have any pictures or amusing stories. We are successfully 30 weeks pregnant (yipee!) and looking forward to meeting this beautiful child. Our birthing classes are going well. I'm enjoying getting to meet a lot of the OB nurses, although I do miss our own CPCC nurse (oh Jen, you are always in our hearts).
The pressure certainly has been laid on lately. Rick and I have been engaging in regular spiritual warfare, and with that comes attacks on both personal lives and family. Clover Pass is starting to see the stirrings of revival, which is awesome! The enemy doesn't like it, so he's on the move. Rick's been fighting for his older brother Robbi; please be in prayer that he gets right with God. School is really starting to get stressful. I love those students very much; I don't care for the attitude that's been popping up lately. I also have so much to think about with preparing for the baby that I am VERY easily overwhelmed these days. My mom has been planning on retiring from DMV for awhile now, and just as an actual date was starting to form-- her co-worker puts in his 6 week notice. That was a couple of weeks ago. There's a hiring freeze on with the state right now, so getting a replacement is going to be difficult. However, I'm proud of Mom in the sense that when she needs to leave, she's going to leave; no nonsense. So, that's just a few of the things that are going on. God is good. He always is. Of course, prayer is valued above all else. We are still living great, adventurous lives; and it's in these hard times that we really grow in character and our spiritual walk. It's hard to thank God for the hard times, but they are necessary.