Due or due not...

Today was my due date. I know that this is only an estimate and that very few women actually have their babies on the actual due date, but I had a weird sense all day that maybe Blessing would come. He's got a little over an hour if he is.

I am still fairly certain he will come in September. Lucky for me, that's only a little over 2 days from now. Then our lives will completely change. I still have a hard time grasping how different our lives will be from these last couple of weeks. Things are slowing down at work for my hubby, since they hired and trained a few extra bodies, we've been unpacked and just able to live in our new home, I feel good since he's dropped and my acid reflux is not as strong, and we've all had time to enjoy life as we knew it before the stressful moving season dropped upon us.

I was actually quite bored last week. I practically begged my hubby to go out of town over the weekend, although I knew venturing too far would be unwise. We eventually settled on a long overnight stay at his parents', just an hour away in a small college town. I was thrilled to be in a new setting, if even for a day! I love our new home, being unpacked, and having all the space, but sitting around (it was still too hot to enjoy being outside and 9 months pregnant--and my boys are having adverse reactions to the multitude of mosquitos this summer) inside without anything to do was driving me crazy. I know that I'll probably spend much more time in these 4 walls once Blessing comes, so I was desperate to go somewhere.

It was nice to be away for a while. The grandparents loved playing with the boys, Craig and I got to go out for dessert Friday evening, and I even got to go shopping! By myself! I had a gift card with a tiny balance left on it, and the store is not one we have close by, so I took advantage of the free baby-sitting and went and found a cute skirt on clearance to wear once this baby bump deflates a little. 

A change in scenery was just what I needed. I came home and today got lots of little things done around the house that I'd been avoiding. At this point, I think it's safe to say that the baby can come whenever he likes, and we will be glad to meet him and ready as well. That's about it for today. I'll leave you with a photo of my hubby playing at Grandma's on Saturday. The boys love wrestling and climbing on him!

Until next time, take care and God bless! Prayers for a healthy delivery and recovery are appreciated.

Today's encouraging verse: "If the LORD delights in a man's ways, He makes his steps firm; though he stumbles, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with His hand." Psalm 37:22-23