Ahh November- Baby Month

As I rip the large family October calendar off and turn the page in my planner, all I can see in big letters is "Baby Day." Yes, we are finally to November and have begun the daily countdown. If you have children, you can relate when I say how many times they have asked when the baby would be born, and I would have to page through the calendar as their eyes got  bigger and bigger as the pages went by. Well, no more page turning.

There are of course lots of emotions going through the house, for all of us. Excitement, disbelief, and a little anxiousness. I know it is getting close because I am finally having baby dreams. I can see Shim's beautiful face which of course I am nuzzling, and I can imagine the warmth as we lay skin to skin and just be together. I also can't fall asleep because my mind is going a mile a minute; I have been playing a lot of computer games which is an almost never for me usually, but it helps the time to go faster.

The kids are all doing such a great job getting along and holding down the fort while mom sits on the couch and rests, a lot. In past pregnancies, I have had so much guilt about how little I can do around the house and how inactive I am with the other kids. Thankfully, the guilt is missing this time. I think it is because the oldest three are so helpful and doing such a wonderful job with the three little ones. The girls do all the laundry, general clean up, and make sure lunch gets on the table if I am down for a nap with Cecilia. Pauly has been pitching in with housework and doing an amazing job playing with the kiddos; he has come up with some game they play outside that actually keeps them all busy for hours when the weather is warm enough. We are so proud of them all.

The house is filling up with baby things, and of course Cecilia is trying it all out. This week we will finish getting up the cradle and changing table, and I will do the final shopping trip for all the needed supplies for me and for baby. We will also hopefully, finalize the childcare for the weekend I am in the hospital.

Today, we also honor the Saints that have gone before us and give us such wonderful models for how to love and serve the Lord. Thank you dear Saints for your tireless intercession for our family; we look forward to the day when we can thank you face to face.