Current Gas Price: $3.15 per gallon
Total Cockroach Count: 11
Weeks Pregnant: 38.5 (wow!)
Hello Family! How have y'all been since April? We talked with most of you at some point over the last month but would love to hear more updates soon! I guess we'll be seeing y'all very soon too!
There is honestly not too much to report from the month of May...we honestly just worked and worked and worked. Wes has been working extra because all of the current third year residents are moving away and getting settled in their new practices, leaving more shifts that have to be covered by the current interns and second years. This will continue through June until the new intern class begins in July. Wes also has to work more now so that he can get his time off when Juney arrives...so he's been a busy little bee these days! I was working hard during May to finish up all of my work for the school year so that I could use my 10 sick days and take off the last two weeks of school! Which is what I am currently doing! My last day of work was May 23rd and I have REALLY enjoyed being home this past week (and this current week)! It has been a blessing to be off my feet and to just mentally shut off the "speech therapist work" thoughts! Now I can just think about snuggling with Juney :)
Other than working hard at our actual jobs in May, we spent all of our free time working hard to prepare everything for June. We have been talking lately about how good of a provider our God really is. There seem to be SO MANY things that need to be done and it's been amazing to see how our to-do lists have just disappeared! Haha, not completely but my three page to-do list has 5 items on it now...WOW! God has been so good to us and He has blessed us with so much. We are truly thankful for Him and are reminded of how little June is His child more than she is ours...He's just entrusted her to us!
We are getting more and more excited each day about finally meeting her and seeing her face to face! I have certainly had some fears and reservations about childbirth and taking care of a newborn but, again, God is providing more and more peace for me as trust Him with my cares each day. And suddenly I feel much more excited than I thought I would....and far less anxious! I have an appointment tomorrow and am excited to see how she's progressing. Wes and I are still thinking that she'll come around 40 weeks...possibly even 41, so we'll see! We'll certainly keep you all posted and will send pictures as soon as we can. For now, here are some pictures from the month of May:
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| This was me at 36 weeks...we haven't taken one at 38 weeks yet and I don't like the one of me at 37 :) |
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| The mother-to-be on my first "Mother's Day!" I was really excited to receive texts, cards, and even packages from some of you! Thanks so much for thinking of me...I really appreciate it! |
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| Wesley made it a special day for me too! |
Lastly, I am thinking that this may be my last post on this blog. I currently have two blogs, one for family and one for my close girlfriends, but I am realizing that with June being born there will be more people that may want to see her and it's just going to be too much for me to keep up with two blogs plus emails to our "not as close" but still "somewhat close" friends. Plus, I have been watching the stats on this blog and only about half of you are actually reading it (which I guess I already knew because many of you ask me questions that I specifically answer in these posts...boo!). So all that being said...it just doesn't seem worth it to keep separate blogs going. I'm not sure exactly what I'll do but I may just make a blog for our family (Wes, Me, & June) that I can keep updating even once we're back in Ohio...so without the "Southern Living" title. Stayed tuned for further developments!
We love you all and CAN'T WAIT to see you soon and introduce you to our little bundle of joy! We're so excited! Love you!
