Long Time, No Hear

Wow, It's been a long time! Over a month since my last post. I warned everyone that I wasn't good at this!! Anyway, we have had a LOT of changes in the past month to keep us really busy. We have moved into a new apartment, which we are loving, so we have been spending a good amount of time getting everything in order (we still have a way to go). It's funny how you can move to a place with more space, but suddenly once baby things start coming it quickly gets filled! When we moved in we made the nursery the dumping ground for all of the things that do not have a place yet. And that was the smart thing to do at the time because we had no baby furniture. Now, we are beginning to acquire more things that actually go in that room, so we are having to sort through everything.

I really can't believe how quickly this pregnancy has gone by. (However, I hear I still have the longest trimester to go, maybe Sterling will make his debut a little early!) There are so many things that I have put off, thinking it was too early, or trying to wait until we moved. But all of a sudden, I realized, I don't have that much time left! I know things are going to be hectic with the holidays coming up and I don't want to be rushing around like a mad woman anymore than I must! So, to that end, I feel like this month has been all about swiping that credit card! I bought a beautiful second hand dresser and have been working for the past week to repaint it. Lucky, the weather has been gorgeous this week, because I have been doing most of it outside for ventilation. It has been an interesting experience as I have never tackled a project quite like this. I have stained furniture and refinished furniture, but this is requiring some creativity and improvising and has been a lot of trial and error. I am really excited about how it is turning out, but I am pretty sure that I do not want to paint furniture for a living (unless I had a large studio with plenty of room and all the right tools!) Anyway, I'll post a picture of the nursery once it is all ready! It may be a while since there are still projects to come. Custom made bedding should be a fun undertaking! That reminds me, the crib should be coming sometime today. Alex will have his own project! (We really need to clean up that room!)

It has been a little overwhelming moving AND getting everything ready for the baby, but the Lord has been gracious to me. It would have been close to impossible aside from the fact that I am only working part time right now. It has been such a blessing to be able to be at home more. And when I come home I am not worn out like I was when I was working all day long! It is amazing to someone who was a teacher, on her feet all day with a classroom of small children, that sitting at a desk all day could make you so tired. Alex has begun working part time as well with the youth and is loving not being "under house-arrest" as he so lovingly referred to his old job.

As you can see we have been living in a whirl-wind since Labor Day. But the Lord continues to be faithful to us and provides for our every need in abundance, and we marvel at the journey.