Wednesday, May 4, 2011

what we're up to these days...



Well.... I guess I've given up on blogging more frequently than every six months or so :)

But we are soon going to have a third kiddo around here and I don't foresee it getting much better then, so I figured I might as well give an update before he arrives!
I am 35 weeks pregnant and feeling wonderful. It has been the happiest of pregnancies, and I actually don't feel rushed for it to be over. I am enjoying Maggie and Caleb so very much these days.... I'm just amazed by their sweetness and the joy that they bring to our family. So while I'm excited to meet the newest little sweetie, I don't feel desperate to get him out yet :) Part of this is because I feel so good physically right now. I am about 20 pounds lighter than during my last pregnancy and that helps so much. I'm still able to exercise as much as I want to. I even got to run the whole Cooper River Bridge run at 30 weeks and felt great!
In December we moved into a new house that we bought at an auction for a fraction of its worth. It has been such a dream! We are truly blessed beyond measure. One wonderful part about this house is that it has a huge jacuzzi bathtub that I have taken full advantage of during this pregnancy. Even on my achiest days I can cure it all with a hot bath :)
We're still busy with the stores, of course, but things have changed in that area as well. We no longer have our Alltel stores and have downsized to just two stores total, both of which are Verizon. I'm starting to slow down a lot with work, since the plan is for me to "retire" in June with the birth of #3.
The new baby's name is Bennett James and he is due on June 11th... we are so excited to have him in our family!