The Countdown

Where has the time gone? My puffy face and swollen feet would like to know. With temperatures settling in the 90's for a good, old-fashioned Memphis summer, it seems I am not going to be able to make it out of this pregnancy without at least a tiny bit of discomfort. But, I digress. With Joseph's due date a mere 29 days away, I can thankfully say, that God has been merciful to us in so many ways over the last 9 months. We are healthy and happy and can deal with a little back pain and swollen feet in light of that!
So in approximately 1 month our little peanut, who is growing exponentially on a daily basis, will make his arrival. I'm finally able to sit back and absorb that. Up until now I feel like I have been running--physically and mentally--in order to prepare and get some last minute socializing in (you people need to quit scaring me with all this, "nothing is ever the same again" business. It's wearing me out and giving me cankles!) and also to distract myself from the impending labor and nervousness that sort of takes over when I think of it too long! Thanks to Billy, I realize that Joseph's arrival is not a deadline..we will still go on being us, knowing how to do the things that we know how to do now. So, if those curtains don't get hung before he arrives, it's OK. Breathe, Marj, breathe. Thanks, B.
Meanwhile, amidst my regular nesting freakouts, we have nearly finished Joseph's sweet little room. We went for simple and are very pleased with the results. We have about 3 more small things to do and then I will post a picture. Thanks to precious friends and family for all your help and generous gifts of love-- we are so grateful and humbled by your generosity. Joseph feels the love and looks forward to giving you snuggle of thanks soon!
I'm at work, so no pictures today. But, the shoes are off, the feet are propped and i'm steadily moving through my mound of work to try and close up shop here. When I started here, I certainly didn't think I'd be experiencing this stage of life behind the same desk....That was T-5 yrs ago and here I am, T-29 days. Weird how the time goes.