Sweet Days

I have been trying to see these last 2 weeks as bonus gifts before the baby comes to get more settled and have sweet days with Lily before it's no longer just me and her during the day.

Lily has been such a sweet helper in the days since the move.  She is generally so willing and loves to help.  We went back to the old house to clean out the fridge.

We've baked fluffernutters bc she wanted to.  She said she wanted to surprise Pete with them when he came home from school.  And we gave some to Peters bus driver.  I think it's our last week riding the bus.  :(     I mean, how cute in her apron.

She helped me write thank you notes one day by decorating the envelopes.  I am sure she is a little Brenda.  She loves to write notes (I don't).  She loves to clean (I don't).  She loves to cook (I don't).  It must have skipped a generation.  I clearly remember Mom telling me that she wished I would do these things and I just didn't want to.  

One eve Mike had his guys over (thankful for a bigger house to have friends visit!) and I worked on unpacking the nursery.  It did me good to unpack baby clothes and helped it to feel more real that this is really happening.  I couldn't help but be overwhelmed at God's goodness (a theme lately?) to give me that extra time to prepare.  Although sometimes hard to wait til the bitter end for our babies, it's one of the reasons we could move at 38+ weeks.  And to have that eve to just feel Gods goodness and faithfulness to us in the gift of another child after I didn't think we'd get that.  To think of His faithfulness to carry us through two losses and help me to accept and to say He is still good.  And then to give us another.  It felt so palpable that eve.  It feels like a gift to be able to let go of my timing and see the goodness of His timing.  It doesn't come naturally for me.  But He has forced it on me in the last few years and it's been good to learn and rest in.

There is still so much to do in the nursery- but it works for now.

Lily and I have had an every other day sorta schedule.  I work hard and get tasks done but then we sit and hang out the next day, like today.  I can't help but be thankful for and so blessed by l for the JOY. that radiates from her.  She is so pleasant to be with.

Today is 39 weeks 5 days.  No news.  I go to the doctor tomorrow.  Just waiting on baby boy to break out.  ;)