The other day, David was able to call our co-workers in T-land. It was so nice being able to hear directly from them. Thank-you to all of you who have been keeping them in your thoughts! They are doing very well, and even say that they are now used to the very cold temperatures! (It’s getting around -38 degrees Celsius now!) It was so encouraging to hear how he has been providing for and taking care of them.
This past week, the girls have been fighting the sniffles and a nasty cough, but besides that, they are doing very well. David and I are amazed at the progress Aria has been making in speaking German since being here. When I am alone at the apartment with the girls, Aria just talks in English. Yet, as soon as David comes home, she begins chattering away in German! It’s also been so exciting to hear her speaking full sentences in German. She will come to me in the kitchen and say something to me in English, and then run to David in the next room and say the exact same thing to him in German! It makes David and I so excited! Naturally, her vocabulary in English is a lot broader, but it definitely seems like German is becoming easier to her. Nina is our little parrot, and pretty much repeats everything she hears, so she is definitely learning too!
David is doing well, besides having a sore lower back. He’s not quite sure what he did to it, but his back has been bothering him the past couple of days. Perhaps he did something to it the other day when he was helping with the renovation work in the building that we are living in? Who knows… but we hope it gets better soon.
I am doing well, except that I can’t sleep! Don’t get me wrong, I am quite exhausted, but instead of quickly drifting off to sleep, I will lay in bed for hours at a time until I finally enter dream land. I wasn’t able to sleep very well when I was pregnant with Aria and Nina either, so I know that it is just something that will pass. When I was pregnant with the girls, people would tell me to enjoy my sleep while I could before I had to get up at nights with a baby. I would just tell them that I’m looking forward to sleeping when the baby comes! Even though I’ll have to get up during the night with our baby, I know that as soon as my head hits the pillow again, I’ll be sleeping.
Boy or girl??? Some of David’s family are sure that this baby is a boy, while others are convinced that we will be having our third little girl. Either way, it doesn’t really matter to us. We think either one would be wonderful! We are just so excited to be having a baby, another child! (And believe me, after some of the crazy dreams I’ve been having lately, I’m VERY excited we are having a baby! One night, I dreamed that I gave birth to a calf… don’t ask me how, but in dreams everything is possible, I guess. The next time, I dreamed I gave birth to a cat! Disgusting… I am definitely NOT a cat lover! I was so relieved to wake-up and be reminded that there is a baby in my belly, nothing else!)
After my doctor’s appointment this past week, the doctor is convinced that our baby is going to be on the bigger side. (Maybe that explains why I feel... and look...so huge???) Aria was 4,080 grams/ around 9 lbs. at birth, and it seems like this baby will be at least as big, if not bigger. (One word comes to my mind… HELP!) I guess we’ll see if the doctor is right.
Honestly though, lately I’ve been feeling a little down. I find myself getting so impatient with the girls, and having very little desire (if any) to cook meals. I find myself so distracted in my thoughts, that focusing on the daily activities of life is quite a challenge for me. I was encouraged as I read from Isaiah 40 this morning about how “he gently leads those who are with young”. It was great to be reminded that he understands and will provide the strength I need daily to be the wife and mother he wants me to be.
I'm not that thrilled about putting a picture of me looking so big on the internet, but I know that some of you would really like to see evidence of me being pregnant. (Just about a month to go!) Please don't laugh too much... well, I'm not there to hear it, so go ahead. :D
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