It’s so strange to think about the baby coming – it seems like a long way off. Yet at the same time it seems like it will come far too fast! I have so much to do!
We’ve officially started our homeschooling year which means the last two weeks have been busy, and we’ll be busy right up until we take a two week break for the baby to come (and I’ll still be pretty busy then!!) I’m really enjoying schooling the children and this year I’m enjoying having a “grader schooler” and the challenges that brings.
And I’m still working to get my baby prep in. I’ve completely finished organizing the house (yay!) We have a couple more pieces of furniture to buy, eventually (my desk and something for our almost-never-used-tv to go on so it can continue collecting dust). But the “organizing” is done. Now I’m working on doing a thorough deep clean. It’s taking me time because I can only do it bit by bit each day while I fit everything else in. But it gives me a lot of satisfaction to see things getting really nice and clean.
I’ve been working on the kitchen this week and though it has gone slow, I really like seeing clean counters and cabinets and shiny silver and bright whites. The kitchen is, unfortunately, still pretty ugly – but at least it’s a clean ugly!
Yesterday I spent some time going through a few baby things. I’ve really enjoyed getting a little basket of things by my bed ready. It has things for the baby’s birth in it, and things I’ll want or want for the baby after the birth. It gives me a lot of joy to see it, and to think of our baby.
My belly feels so huge right now (I can’t figure out how he’s going to fit in there for several more weeks!) but really I love it. I like when we take our afternoon quiet time, and I can lie there and just think about my baby. I like to feel him moving under my hands, and I like figuring out what position he’s in. I like to imagine what he’ll look like. I wonder if he’ll have hair, and what color hair he’ll have. I like to imagine holding him and nursing him.
I’ve also been doing a lot of birth preparation – the Pink Kit work, as I’ve been blogging about. I’ve also been listening to a CD of pregnancy affirmations. And I typed out my own affirmations that I’ll print out and read as I get ready for the birth.
I’m really starting to look forward to the baby coming. Our birth kit arrived yesterday! I haven’t opened it to make sure everything is there yet; I’ll probably do that this weekend. But just having it in the bedroom is so exciting to me.
And people keep asking me about doing this and doing that, and what are my plans for this weekend or that weekend – and it’s crazy to see just how much we have going on! I’m getting a couple of baby showers I think, and a Blessingway (shocking for a fourth baby!!!!), getting ready to start stocking the freezer….
Have I mentioned so much is going on? I still have so much to do yet I’m so excited and can’t wait. Ah the joys of those last weeks of pregnancy. Such a small, small thing though, compared to what the joy of holding my little one will be. I’m very happy 
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I have a very strong feeling his hair will be red.