A Busy Month Ahead

I was talking to my sister-in-law a couple nights ago, and she asked how many weeks I am.

After discussing it for a minute (how long it has been since the ultrasound and how many weeks I was then), we came up with 22. I’m 22 weeks pregnant. So she commented that Micah came “10 weeks from now.”

And it really got me thinking, ‘Wow, it’s not that much longer!’

Although we’re hoping Little Boo is not a preemie (and we’re doing all we can to prevent that), even if she doesn’t come early, I know my body is going to start slowing down again and if I go full-term . . . ?? Wow, those last couple months are going to seem like eternity, compared to last time! (No regrets, if I go full-term though!)

So all this thinking is propelling me into action . . . Hopefully this isn’t “nesting.” Hopefully, this is just the logical response to higher energy levels during the second trimester and the realization of the busy-ness of the next couple months and the fatigue & lack of energy that set in during the last couple of months.

These thoughts are scrambled in my head. I need to. . .

• Complete 40 credit hours of CPE to retain my CPA license before December 15th.
• Re-organize both kids’ rooms and figure out where Little Boo is going to be. 🙂
• Go through Mara’s baby clothes and see what will work for this little girl; wash the clothes; organize them; etc.
• Schedule a family portrait as soon as possible, preferably before water retention sets in. (Initially I was going to do this in October, but weekends in October completely filled up.)
• Write a family update letter, update mailing list, and send.  (Wow, I sent out Christmas/New Year’s letters with much more regularity before I even got married! Daniel and I have talked about doing this since we got married–and I listed “send Thanksgiving letter” as one of my 2009 Goals.)
• Preferably clean the basement. . . it’s horrific. . . and I won’t go into detail.
• Plan meals for several weeks of my family staying with us from November 19 – December 8. (Woo-HOO! We haven’t seen my parents or brother & sister-in-law in over a year. And we are so glad my sister will be here too!)
• Christmas shopping (We have started, but have a lonnng way to go.)
• Plan Christmas baking.

All that to say . . . I will be posting here and there, as time permits for a change of pace and a little relaxation, but for the next few weeks, my posts are going to be less consistent than they have been the past few months.

That said, I have several posts in mind right now . . . can’t wait to get time for them!