"Welcome to the Jungle"

Two things have been on my mind today:  

Firstly, I will never complain about the fact that I am having another baby. I simply CANNOT WAIT to meet this little person. I am so happy to have the blessing of a third child. BUT, being pregnant is SO UNCOMFORTABLE.  Seriously, I can't sleep. I have constant pressure from my belly (like a a giant water balloon stretched to its limits) and sometimes walking -waddling- around is all that I can take and I have to sit down. As a fairly fit 41 year old strong female, this entire thing is killing me. I will try to remember this when I am suffering from sleep deprivation in 8 - 10 short weeks. But right now, I just want to be able to eat past 5 o'clock without 10 hours of heartburn. 

Secondly, little boys are magic. Absolute magic. The house we are currently renting (moving out March 23) has a backyard that basically goes up-hill. The flat part is covered with grass and the up-hill is covered with various plants and bushes. It's beautiful and the larger part of the yard. My boys discovered it today. They've been crawling around finding "hiding places" and "secret trails" all day. I can't get over the fact that it's March 9 and my boys are playing Peter Pan in our yard. They are covered with dirt (and not just on their foreheads for Ash Wednesday). Magic. 

 This last shot is a picture of my niece, SDJ, and her volleyball team. My brother, Superman, sent it and said: "D took the picture and all she said was "Just have fun and be yourself" well this is the pose our daughter chose to make...  I don't know that I've ever seen a better personification of the 2 families she represents." SDJ is the 5th from the left (directly in the middle). Shows what she has going on, for sure.