So yesterday, as I was being poked and prodded by the phlebotomist at the doctor's office for my glucose test, I looked at the calendar. I can't believe it's already October! Life is going pretty well for us. We're just spending a lot of time together as a family and preparing for this new little one to come into the world. As far as how I'm feeling, that depends on the day. Most days, I do okay, but I'm definitely having to take it easier than I used to. I have to stop myself from over doing it. I have just over six weeks until my due date and, although I'm ready to be done being pregnant, I know she's not ready yet to come out and we're not ready yet for her to come out. It seems like there is so much to do.
Another realization hit me yesterday. I'm going to be a mother of TWO! How crazy is that! My mom and I went shopping for some baby items and, of course, Ethan was with us. As we were walking out to the car, I suddenly realized that I won't have the convenience of carting just one kid around for much longer. I wonder how that is going to go. We'll see I guess.
As far as Ethan goes, he is LOVING preschool. He loves his teacher and he loves going. In fact, a couple of weeks ago, we had to keep him home because he was sick. He asked about going to school every half hour because he was "better now" until 8:00 p.m. that night! I'm glad he loves school. We're working with him on the parts he struggles with, mostly not getting too overwhelmed by being around that many kids. It's a totally new experience for him, but he's showing improvement every day.
Also, I think...knock wood...that Ethan is finally potty trained. I'm sure we'll still have accidents, most kids do, but so far so good. I ran out of Pull-Ups last Thursday and by the time we got home from the circus it was too late to go get some. He slept in underwear that night and hasn't looked back. I'm so happy for him. He's starting to get more confidence in himself. I credit that largely to school. It really has helped him be more independent and come out of his shell. He has had to rely on himself more and not wait for mommy and daddy to help him with everything. He hasn't had an accident for at least 5 days...not one. Pretty amazing stuff. I'm SO excited. I was not looking forward to the possibility of cleaning baby poop and cleaning Ethan poop at the same time.
My life is a simple life. I get up, take care of my home, take care of my family, work, and love my family and friends. I may not have an exciting life, and to be honest most times I prefer it that way, but I really do love my life. We don't have fancy cars or lots of money, but we get by. We have what we need and a lot of what we want. I'm really grateful for that. I'm glad I have the life I have.
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