Always Learning

I often wish that there was a job for me where I would be paid to go take classes, to read and write to my heart's content, to travel and observe...

And although that's probably never going to happen, I do realize that I am learning every day.

- I ought to be grateful that I've had a fairly easy pregnancy for the past ten months
- Just because I haven't been super-emotional during this pregnancy doesn't mean that I'm going to be able to hold it together all the time (I've cried twice this week already)
- It doesn't mean I'm weak because my back HURTS continuously
- That I need to be more cautious, because one slip on the ice last night has made my pelvic region feel like it's been bruised very badly
- Adjusting to having another adult in the house has been extraordinarily difficult for me
- Realizing the prior statement, I need to pray more for grace, patience, and strength for when the baby comes, because that'll make TWO new people in the house for the next month
- I need alone time, and I need just me-and-Nich time, every day
- I have really, really good friends, even if most of them are far away
- I really have enjoyed having this little boy growing inside me. I love feeling him move around in there, and it's one of the things I'm going to miss most about being pregnant.
- I know that being entrusted with this new life is a privilege, and the closer that we get to Baby G being born, the more I'm realizing the significance of that truth
- I really love waking up early and opening the curtains to be greeted with a glorious sunrise
- I'm craving sunshine, warmth, fresh fruit, and the ocean

There are probably a lot of other things I could list, but
1. I'm emotionally a bit exhausted (I know, already)
2. I have laundry to do