friday favs.

it’s Friday. ::woot::

who doesn’t love Friday? the sweet sense of accomplishment as you look back at your massive to-do list that you were able to whip into submission hopefully stress-free week (hey, we got through it, right?), combined with the prospect of a fresh, unspoiled weekend ahead.  ahhh. ::happy sigh::

this weekend is going to be especially sweet as this was our first full, official week of homeschool. granted, we’re only working on pre-school and kindergarten level this year, but with my fresh set of lesson plans and a newly made chore chart it certainly felt official. my typically footloose and fancy free kids have done a phenomenal job of learning to sit still for 5 – 7 minutes at a time (thomas) and are beginning to grasp that the hardest part of learning is realizing that at the ripe old age of 5-almost-6 there are, in fact, a few things you still don’t know (sophia). so what with the full week of school, and the many outings and playdates my friends and family have kindly helped out with while I’m bedrestin’ it, my munchkins are excited about their “saturday show morning” where they get to eat treat cereal – aka any cereal that comes out of a box and isn’t oatmeal or one of mom’s homemade-masonjar-cereals -. apparently my little foodies palate isn’t as cultured as I thought it was; they’ve had no problem adjusting to a different diet + way more take out than they’re used to. not that it hasn’t affected their health and behavior, but that’s a different post altogether…

now as I wish you a Happy Friday and get back to our lazy afternoon of coloring and playing angry birds the board game, I’ll leave you with a few of my friday favs.:

even though the 80+ degree weather might not feel very fall-ish, munching on my latest pregnancy craving, Starbucks’ pumpkin scone definitely helps me pretend fall is in the air. looking forward to trying this yummy copy cat recipe when I can bake again.

speaking of fall, one of my favorite time wasters while confined to the couch is perusing the internet for fun, autumn additions to my closet. currently loving this one.

bed rest has also been helpful in my quest to perfect the DIY manicure – definitely my favorite new hobby

so thankful for the truth expounded in this book. my trust in the Lord has been challenged and forced to grow through these little daily readings.

and lastly… these are definitely two of my favorites:

enjoy the weekend!

T-G-I-W

Wednesday again.

part of me is like “already?” and the other impatient, pregnant, uncomfortable, anxious to get off the couch part of me is like “that’s it?!”

as previously posted, wednesday is the last day of my pregnancy week, so I’m happy to see it come and even happier to see it go. Bring on Thursday and 35 weeks! at this point, we have two weeks to go until full term. I’ve been feeling quite a bit of commotion recently including contractions and strange twinges, pressure and other lovely things that I won’t bother to mention. needless to say, 37 weeks cannot.come.soon.enough. don’t get me wrong, children are a blessing from the Lord and we are thrilled God has chosen to give us Sophia, Thomas and now Charlie to add to our family. we wouldn’t have it any other way. but may I just say that pregnancy is not all it’s cracked up to be?

yes. that’s right. pregnancy sucks.

don’t be fooled by all the propaganda out there, people. yes, the ability to give birth is a miracle, but it sure as heck isn’t beautiful. sure, there are some women out there who may breeze through their 9 months of baby-making bliss, and come out on the other side ready to do it all over again. but I personally take no joy in the nausea, the swelling, the fact that you get to spend more than half the day in the bathroom due to the constant need to go. don’t forget about the sleepless nights, the delightful itchy sensation that comes from your stomach rapidly expanding to the point of (feels like) breaking. then there’s the lovely shifting of your organs as your sweet bambino grows and pushes your stomach into your throat and sits on your lungs…

I love my babies, I do. but can I say again how thankful I am that we’re nearing the home stretch. (can I get an, amen?)

in the meantime, I have these two crazies to help pass the time:

can’t wait to add baby Charlie to the mix.

T-G-I-W

Thank God it’s Wednesday.

typically, Wednesday is not my favorite. midweek, it hits just far enough away from last weekend to be able to effectively excuse laziness as “weekend recoup” and not quite close enough to the coming weekend to get excited about. However, for the past 8 months, Wednesday has held a certain charm…

8 months ago, we found out we were *surprise!* pregnant with baby number 3. don’t get me wrong, we always knew we wanted another one, but since I tend to have difficult, bed rest begins at 18 weeks with numerous specialist visits and includes expensive prescription meds to keep contractions away including painful as heck, weekly progesterone shots in the behind high-maintenance pregnancies, we were hoping to get a little further into the new year than we did. of course, after the initial shock wore off, all four of us were beyond excited.

getting back to Wednesdays; as each week has brought us closer to meeting the newest, tiniest member of our family – not to mention the fact that my poor couch is looking a little more worn than it did 16 weeks ago – time has seemed to move slowly. very slowly. painfully slowly. a so slow-motion that the earth must be rotating backwards, are we there yet kind of slow… the only bright, shimmering spot on the horizon of my ever-lingering pregnancy calendar is that Thursdays mark the beginning of a new pregnancy week.

So today. on Wednesday – most glorious of days – I prepare to bid farewell to 33 weeks and graduate into my 34th week. tomorrow, our little trooper Charles (Baby Charlie, for short) will be 2 weeks and 5 days – but who’s counting, right? – away from being considered full term. from that point on, he can safely come into the world any day. hopefully, he waits a little longer and gives me time to be able to, oh I don’t know, enjoy the luxury of walking around my home. preparing food for my family. maybe even give me time to clean in between my couch cushions – I know, crazy thinking, right?  -.

we’re so close, I can almost taste it… speaking of taste, I could so go from some spicy peanut sauce right now. I wonder if there are any good Thai take out places nearby… ?