Third Trimester Already?

The last week has been a blur:

• The guys got the new (to us) shed put up, but there is still some finishing work to get done before we can use it because it is not quite watertight just yet.
• We've gotten Kiddo's shots and he is still doing well...even with having been spending a lot of time outdoors lately as he helped his Dad and his PaPa.
• I've cooked more at home - though I am still struggling with that area. I've also decided that eating at home might not be the best decision anyway - I cannot believe the number of dishes that we go through when we eat at home! I barely have the energy to cook the food and eat it, much less clean up afterward! (I do have a wonderful family that helps, but really, people...I only have so much energy! :)
• We made it to another payday...and subsequently are ready for the next one. :\
• I had another doctor's appointment and have gained 4 pounds this month...technically I'm up one pound throughout the entire pregnancy. My doc is okay with this, but I really don't want to gain any more. Every pound I gain just zaps more energy from my already lethargic body. I'm trying to fake more energy - it's not going well so far. :) Partially the issue is that I'm gaining weight, partially the baby using more calories for her fat stores - which we like...use 'em up baby girl! ;) - and partially the fact that I just haven't been able to recoup from having a nasty head cold that lasted for about 7-10 days and then the cough that I had for another few weeks.

Really though, friends...life is good. Lil' Princess is doing very well and in a few weeks we will get to see more pictures of her. Kiddo has decided that he wants to go this time to see her moving in real life. Then the week after that I have another appointment and from that point forward my appointments will go from every 4 weeks to every 2 weeks and then shortly after that, to every week. Wow! I cannot believe it is getting so close! Just typing that is causing me some major anxiety - breathe, just breathe...

We've really been struggling with Kiddo's schooling. He is getting older and is struggling in several areas that we should be able to receive assistance from the public schools with, but they refuse to help unless he is enrolled...we're just not yet willing to go back that route. We're looking for ways to help him ourselves, but it seems the best way to do that might be to keep him back a grade. All in all this might not sound like a huge burden, but he's just so smart that it is frustrating to see him struggling so much. This one particular area - a "pragmatic language deficit" - just affects so much of the rest of his academics. It's amazing to see how when just one area of development suffers, it really does affect every aspect of a child's life. Everything fits together like a puzzle and when one piece is out of place, the whole picture is unfinished. It will be solely God's grace and guidance (even through other people) that allows us to improve this area. We are prayerful that God is showing us a new option for Kiddo's schooling that will be much more computer-based (an area that he loves and where he excels in his learning...he can retain so much when he sees it on the screen!) and will also allow me to be able to care for the baby when she comes this fall. I will still have to assign and will be able to help and there will still be much for me to do, but this is online so we can use it anywhere that we can take a computer - Kiddo can log-in at his grandparents' houses, if we are to go on vacation - if we use a laptop or have any computer access, or at home when I am with the baby. In fact, I'd love your prayers over this matter: that God would show us His plan for Kiddo's schooling and make it an easy choice and financially do-able; and that it will guide Kiddo over these challenges that he's facing so that he can possibly even get caught up. God knows exactly where He wants Kiddo and what he can do - and I pray that God will give us the knowledge and the wisdom to help guide him to his potential. I know He has grand plans for my little man...and while it's scary to let go and let God do His thing, I know that as Kiddo's mother, that is what I am called to do. Thank You, Lord, for Your faithfulness and Your grace!

Well, I need to jump off for now and get some cleaning done...be well and be blessed!

Father God, please give me the energy...multiply my meager efforts to bless this messy home with cleanliness and freshness that will bless my family! Amen!

Update: I forgot to tell you that I had to do that lovely glucose test yesterday at the doctor's office and I was afraid that I had blown it! I got hungry before my appointment and I ate a cheese stick and a banana...ugh! Once I asked about the glucose test, they took me back so that I could drink that yummy drink - apparently fruit punch is better than lime, that's what I had with Kiddo ten years ago! - and then they let me wait in the lobby for an hour until they needed to draw my blood. I got pretty nauseated, but it went okay and the draw went off without a hitch. My doctor said that the results would likely be in today so I called just a bit ago, and I do not have gestational diabetes! My iron is a little low - which is likely not helping my energy level at all - so I'll add an iron supplement into my regular vitamin/supplement regime. Praise the Lord, I am so excited! Another big hurdle is crossed...onward to a healthy remainder of my pregnancy and an easy delivery! (Oh, please Lord, let it be easy...amen! :)