Springing Forward

This weekend was likely one of the last "solo" weekends my hubbie and I will have for awhile, and the fun (plus excitement of little girl on the way) laughter was nonstop. One of our destinations (after my first Japanese steakhouse dinner) was the movies & we decided afterwards to jump in the "Fun Photos" booth and strike some poses. 

We could NOT stop laughing at ourselves..and then came the surprise instant replay video of all the goofy moments in between(the 5 seconds to decide on another pose). I would have paid extra to have that memoir as well. My head and belly were so full of laughter I thought I would explode if I laughed anymore. We chose the "BestFriends" vs. the "I Love You" theme (I mean if you're going to be cheesy,go for the gusto right?) 

And..

Of course we took one morning and walked to my favorite trail, Jemison Park in Mt.Brook, and took in the fresh air, shading trees, and birds in the air.

Photo op! I seriously look like I could go into labor at any second and I'm sure every onlooker and passerby was sure that was exactly what we were trying to do. 

Music to my Ears

We visited (baby and I) the Dr. today and received great news, I'm progressing! The anticipation and excitement and crazy forms of "nesting" have begun. Yesterday I raked the yard, cleaned and contemplated painting the bathroom. The leaves were enough to give me a good dose of outdoors and "hey, you may think you have alot of energy..but you're still pregnant!"mode. So today after a fun lunch outing with my bestfriend, home from the mission field in Honduras, I raked some more and bagged the leaves. Tomorrow starts the downhill to 38 weeks, of which I was also informed today I should expect to have her before or at least right up to my due date, no later. Can I just say, I've learned so much about my body, my mind, and how utterly out of control I am of my own life. .in a good way. The Lord has been so close and intimate with me and my hubbie that all we can talk about is how thankful we are for His provision and faithfulness. While thinking about labor/delivery is still overwhelming (maybe it always will be), it's amazing to think we'll be parents, holding a wee little girl in our arms in just a couple weeks. I'll leave you with this from Matthew 21:16

and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read, “‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise’?”

Le Pears

piriforme : Italian for "pear-shaped"

Today I spent a couple hours at City Arts Boutique in the Woodlawn business district. The beautiful thing is I also found several pieces of scrap wood, perfectly cut for the paintings I had in mind. I love old Tuscan paintings as well as French etiquette (well, anything to do with France really) ... one day we'll meet Italy and France, face-to-face. Til' then I'll be cathartically working on paintings here in Alabama.