This blog has been sitting open on my desktop for the past four days. I hadn't really felt inspired to write anything worth noting, that was until my very special husband made a comment in the car last night that made my brain click on the lightbulb. I was telling Nate for the millionth time about the car seat (click "car seat" for the link) we needed to get for the baby and how funny it was that this was the only thing we actually needed this time. I kept going on and on about how when I was pregnant with Charly we had a list of "things we HAD to have" in order to successfully raise this child. We certainly would never be able to have a baby without a stroller, crip, swing etc. So this is the point in the conversation when Nate blurts out..."Now we are out of the system". I love him for that! I love that we know better now than to think we need "things" to have another child when all we really need is my warm body to make milk, his loving hugs and perhaps some diapers to catch the poo from W's butt. LOL, but even then, there is always elimination communication....which I may indeed be too lazy to do, I haven't decided yet.
With the prospect of my house transformation almost being done I get to now focus my efforts and energy on the birth. I have to prepare my mind for another journey before I run out of time, I only have 14 weeks left! Crazy how fast this pregnancy has gone by. A couple of my really great birthing books are on loan to another pregnant gal in our ward, but she is due at the end of October so I should be able to seek their wisdom before my time comes. In the meantime I ordered a book called "Spiritual Midwifery" written by one of my favorite midwives, Ina May Gaskin. She has a way of writing that reminds me of the wonderful midwife we had with Piper, everything she says is so calming and normal. I should be getting that in the mail today!
The girls are doing great, enjoying school, bickering one minute and loving each other the next. Charly is changing so much and Piper is still practicing stunts. This week it was window jumping (She is OK) and reminding Nate and I how grateful we are to have spent the $12,000(paid off) on new windows to replace the 130 year old ones that we had prior. Piper surely by now would have fallen out the old windows and really hurt herself.
I think we are all just getting inpatient with the hot weather we are having but I can smell fall on the doorsteps, I can't wait! This summer has most surely put me into an almost constant bad mood. I can't wait to feel the breeze again! Only a couple more weeks. Right?
Anyone, right?
*Crickets chirping*
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