I'm Just SO Tired All The Time

I cannot believe what a difference more children and a few years make when having another child!

I have always had easy pregnancies, and this one is no exception, but...I'm always tired! I fell asleep on the couch around 6 last night and two hours after I got up this morning I couldn't keep my eyes open.

I've been tired the other times I was pregnant but I didn't have four children to take care of nor was I 29. Friends of mine that had babies before and after turning 30 have told me how much of a difference their age made in the way they felt but I never understood...until now.

I cannot keep up with the house. The laundry is a mess. If I get it washed, that's if here people, then maybe I'll get it folded, but even if it's folded, it probably won't be put away. The dishes, whoa, they are something else. I NEVER get them done the same night and wake to a full load in the sink in the morning. Grrrr! Clutter, clutter everywhere.

I did move the kids' toys to their bedroom. They were all in our living room (we have a tiny house and it had seemed like the best place for them at the time) but after moving things around the kids' room (one room for all four, can we say cramped) it's opened up my living room some. I still have all flat surfaces covered with papers, crafts and odds and ends, but I just don't know how to tackle them.

Even with all this, I'm loving this pregnancy. Every little kick and movement, every thought of holding this precious bundle in the future, anticipating the bonding between baby and daddy (always special for me to watch)...I love it all and cannot wait.

Just 1-2 months left. I figure my due date is around July 26th but I've always gone two weeks late so I'm planning on August. If I'm early or "on time" it'll be a lovely surprise and if I'm late, not disappointment. I figure it's win/win.

Everybody is hoping for a girl except me. I'd love one and wouldn't complain if I had another little girl, but there is something so very special about having just Abigail and I be the only girls in the family. Girls can be more sedate than boys which would make things easier around here in the early years, but adding in another rambunctious boy could mean an easier time of teen life. ;) So we'll see.

If we have a little girl she'll be Zoe Zipporah and a little boy would be David Jeremiah. Tim picked the girls name so I got to pick the boys. It will be interesting to see who God blesses us with!