Catching up

All is going pretty good in the Ibarra household. I am 35 weeks pregnant, and while I don't feel awesome, I actually feel better this week than I have in the past few weeks. I woke up before dawn today, and that was after a night of tossing and turning, this belly refuses to let me get comfortable...but this past week I have managed to get a couple of decent nights sleep, which is SUCH a blessing. I had a checkup Monday, and everything looks good. Doc says this baby will probably be a bit bigger than our other 3 were...but since they were all in the 6 pound range, that doesn't mean a whole lot to me. I am getting really ready to meet this little man, we think his name is going to be Blake. The thing is, with my other pregnancies (and I think most women at this time?) you are busy, busy, busy, nesting and trying to prepare...but I have hardly any energy to do that. The house seems to get further behind, and it seems like I am just letting everything go. In the end it will all be fine, I'm sure, but for now I struggle between feeling bad about not accomplishing enough in a day to overdoing it and feeling yuck.

It seems all I talk about these days is pregnancy...of course, that is kind of my life! But, I have three other beautiful blessings...who will be starting back to school the first week of September. I can't believe it...and 8th grader, a 4th grader, and a Kindergartner...wow, how time flies! They are all doing really well and just enjoying the rest of their Summer break. We didn't get a vacation this Summer, which Lord knows there are more important things, but it was hard on us because we just really enjoy that time to get away from reality and have some super sweet family time. But, with David's job situation, we had to pass this year. Times are tough, but we are just trying to remain hopeful and faithful, knowing God's plan is sufficient, more than sufficient for us. Thank you, Lord, for your promises to take care of us! I am so ready to have this sweet baby boy and get a "somewhat" normal body back. Plus, I have been super moody and naggy this go-round, and my poor family has put up with enough!

So, in 5 weeks or less we should have a bouncing baby boy to add to the mix. We are looking forward to it, and I can't wait to see what else God has in store for our family in the upcoming months :-)