We're trying to figure out how this new season in life is going to work for us. I am still having contractions each day so am having to rest and take it easy as much as possible. Shane is taking over the house and won't hardly let me do anything. Today he did at least 4 loads of laundry, mowed the yard, and did meals with Silas, along with cleaning up the kitchen. It was such a gift for him to have the day off and us get to all be home together.
But Shane doesn't get to be home everyday so we're praying through the changes we need to make. Anything to keep me from having to go on bedrest! Today I got all teary as I watched Silas play happily while I rested. This isn't exactly how I imagined my last few weeks with him before the babies come. I am already looking forward to all the things we'll do when I am not so huge!
I was supposed to have an ultrasound yesterday but we changed it to next week. My doctors want me back in next week anyway so we all decided it was just as well to switch the ultrasound.
Little Simeon and Lieren don't seem to know that anything is different. They still move and play like crazy. When I'm having contractions it is reassuring to see and feel them move and know that with each day they are getting bigger and more ready to come into the world. The days really can't go fast enough for me right now!
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Hi Brittany,
Know that our prayers are with you. I made a checklist for each week of my pregnancy, so when I made it though another week, I could check it off (it really helped me stay focused toward the end). I know it's hard to rest, especially when there are so many things you want to do, but enjoy the peaceful, quiet moments now. I'm glad that your doctor is caring and reassuring. My doctor was the same way, and because of that, I really trusted him. Know that I'm here if you want to talk or you just need someone to listen. I had to lean on family and friends when I was pregnant with the girls, and looking back, their support is what got me through it. I hope the next 3 weeks go by quickly.
Marsha Maroney
(417-773-2621)
Hey Brittany - Friend of Shane's from high school (found your blog through Susan or maybe FB I don't know)
Anyway - I am pregnant as well with our third and SO know the feelings you are feeling - to many videos and to much Subway (sigh sigh) Feeling badly that my sweet husband - who doesn't complain a bit - - is yet again putting away dishes and doing laundry :) :)
It can sometimes get overwhelming - I just wanted to encourage you that you are not alone in your feelings and that you will make it. My sweet husband encourages me with just telling me when I feel so badly that in the morning that our 2 year old is snuggled in bed with me watching videos while I run to the bathroom in between to be "sick" - and feel guilty that instead of being at the park we are in bed b/c that is all I can do for the morning - he just says, "Mandy - you will NEVER get these days back - you will never have 1 or 2 hours in the morning where you are just snuggled up together - even if it is watching Diego or Elmo" :) :) That has encouraged my heart so many times!!!
So just remember - in the midst of sitting and watching sweet Silas play or just having to watch an extra video together - that those to are memory making times and special times - and God has you in this season - and that is truly what it is - a season.
Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night "sick" I have been praying for you - I wanted you to know that!!!
Much love and prayers. Mandy Chapman (MacKay)
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