6 weeks remaining

Well, we are on the downhill slope of this pregnancy, and are excited and anxious for it to be done (or at least I am!). Baby is still pretty active, although she sinks lower and lower each day, preparing for her entrance into this world. We had a "preterm labor scare" just over a week ago, but after about 9 hours of regular contractions, we got the the hospital and of course, they stopped! However, our nurse, was very nice, and we are excited for another great experience at Olathe Medical Center's "The Birth Place". My very good friend just started working there, and today is her first day with patients, so we are hopeful that she will be there with us! I had another episode of spotty vision followed by numbness in my arm and a headache this morning, but thankfully it didn't last long, so we are feeling healthy again.

There are still lots of projects to complete before baby arrives: getting the girls' sleeping room painted and put together. We have the paint, Grandpa R dropped off the bunk beds we received from Freecycle on Monday evening, and after the painting is done, we are trading our neighbor for a matching set of dressers (she insists that our blue and yellow dresser is a fair trade for her three pieces - I am thanking God for this provision!). The cubby we pulled from our dumpster has been primed and is waiting for paint. I also need to finish organizing the play room. Grandpa and Daddy built shelving into the closet, and it's wonderful, and the girls are already enjoying being able to see the toys we've "homed" on the shelves. The girls and I need to paint the pegs/hooks for their play clothes, and I need to buy another tub for the dress-up accessories. It's fun to do these things, when the energy is there. We are also trying to get all of our laundry caught up (our regular laundry is fairly under control, but the out of season/too small/rarely wear piles were out of control, so I think I am down to about 5 loads to get us done. Grandma R has come over to help me sort clothes, clean the basement, and other big jobs. What a blessing! This weekend is supposed to be our big project weekend, but things at work are a little uncertain for David taking off Friday and/or Monday, so we'll see what we can accomplish! The other big project to complete soon is finding a name for this new addition to our family. We can't seem to come up with one that we all like. Erin is pulling for Alice ... we were strongly considering Eva/Ava, but with Avery, our friend pointed out that those two names were very similar and could get confusing ... so suggestions are welcome at this point!

Have a great day!