Before you know it...

....life tends to sneak up on you doesn't it? My last blog was in January...and look, we are in the end of March. AMAZING!
The year has flown, much to my mixed emotions, and will continue to do so. Each day takes us closer to our beautiful baby Sarah to arrive, and each day also takes us a day closer to the impending deployment. My, my what a bittersweet year!
Today marks my 32nd week being pregnant, and let me tell you---I am starting to feel it. I am aching in places I didn't even know I had. Eight weeks left til her due date, and if she decides to go late (like MOST first babies) then it will be around 10 weeks.  Interestingly enough, if she is born 2 weeks and 5 days late it will be my birthday...but trust me I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT THAT LONG! lol :)
We are praying that as long as she is healthy that she comes between 37 and 40 weeks. I really want Sam to be able to spend as much time with her as possible, and that will happen if she comes slightly early or right around her due date.
Granted, we know that the Lord knows best and that He knows when the best time to send her out into the world.
I am getting more and more excited about doing a natural homebirth. The more I read and research, the more and more ... empowered (I guess you can say) I feel.  Childbirth is such a natural part of life, and not something that needs to be going into fearful. I know the pain will be excruciating and push me to my limits, but the outcome is going to be amazing.
It did not work out that my mom could come...which makes both of us very sad. She was going to play a large supportive role in the L&D, but the circumstances keeping her in MT are important and understandable.  Sometimes even God's will is hard to understand, but her place is in His will as much as it is mine...so I totally understand.
So, I shall have my wonderful husband (whom I have sworn to maim severely if he passes out :) ), my great midwife, and a doula.
I tease Sam to  no end, but I know in the end he will be there for me as he always is...and wonderful, supporting husband he is :).
My 'nesting' is getting increasingly worse, and it makes it hard to do much the larger I am getting LOL...so I am taking one corner of the house at a time.  No heavy lifting or moving involved :)
the Lord has opened up the door for Sam and I to start attending Hohenfels Baptist Church...and it has been a huge blessing and encouragement. The Lord opened up the door for me to start serving immediately with playing the piano for the services, as well as being over doing the bulletin boards. I am thrilled for the opportunity to serve again.
I will have to go out of commission for a few weeks once Sarah comes, but I will look forward to jumping right back in once I am ready for the hour trip down there.  They are going to be a great support system while Sam is gone....it is such an encouragement to be around other believers after going so long without it!
We do finally have a car! JUST...can't drive yet. There are a lot of details I will spare, but long story short we had to have the C/O sign a paper stating we can get temp tags...so we are just waiting on that to be done...and we will be able to actually drive to get food!  What things we take for granted when we have them so easily...something as simple as going to get toilet paper now takes me a good 30-45 minutes to walk to the store and get what I need and come back. Longer if I am not feeling up to it that day.

I will try to do better and post more often.... until next time :)