Living Life as a Preacher's Wife

Wow, our time is quickly coming to an end as a family of three. It is really starting to hit me how much things are about to change! I know that his addition will be only the best that we could imagine, but at the same time, I am kind of sad that Natalie won't be the only child anymore. I recently had a mini break down just thinking about it one evening (Is that normal? I hope so). She has been ours for 2 years now, and it's been the best 2 years of our lives so far. Sometimes it's hard to fathom how life can get better...but I hear it does! God has blessed us with more than we could have ever dreamed of just by giving us her, and now He is graciously blessing us with another one to love and to raise in our family. Not to mention being blessed with a son now! My heart is so very grateful beyond words and I will be eternally thankful for these two blessings in my life. I've become so use to having just one kid and knowing what she needs, how she feels, how to fix her b...

"How much longer do you have?"  "You're really starting to look pregnant." "How much weight have you gained?" "Are you sure there is just one in there?"  "Oh....that many weeks left....you look ready." Those are just a few of the phrases us pregnant mama's love to hear, right? Being 36 weeks during my second pregnancy, the time has come for those comments.  It doesn't help when your second or third pregnancy starts to show sooner and you grow faster than your first because your body has been through it already and your muscles just relax. Right now  I've had those awkward stares or glances in public (like people have never seen a pregnant woman before). And no matter how nice someone might say something to you, it still ends up sounding rude most of the time. Why is it suddenly "okay" to say what's on your mind to a pregnant woman?  We may never know the answer to that mystery.  After a while, you ...