I wondered how well of a job I would do at blogging....I think about posting all the time but I just never feel like I have anything of substance to say! So, this will just be an update on things. Nothing serious, just random thoughts and things.

I'm now just about 28 weeks pregnant. I can't believe how fast this is going. I can't believe we will be welcoming a new family member soon. Some days it feels like the weight of the world on my shoulders but most days I feel like I don't even know how to accept such a blessing.

I've been taking birthing classes with a dear friend of mine who asked me to go with her. She's due in about 4 weeks and her boyfriend wasn't really interested in doing the classes and she didn't want to go alone. It's been hysterical....Everyone in the class is on their first pregnancy and scared out of their minds. I am the "pro" and I don't have alot to offer because I'm scared out of my mind too....silly huh? Noone in their right mind looks forward to the pains of childbirth. Yes, I know how to cope with it and I feel very confident in all that...but it's not fun. However, I am going to be taking a hypno-birthing class which I'm very excited about. My last 2 births were all natural and I felt in control of the pain and stuff but like I told my mom the other night...I had my moments where I was having some very unholy thoughts crossing my mind and not to mention some very unholy words.....SO, after viewing many births that were done with this hypno thing, I'm going to go for it and see what it's all about. My friend wants to do it so I'm sorta going to help her but I'm personally really looking forward to it. Don't worry, I won't be one of those people that puts my birth on YouTube or anything....I can't see myself blogging about it either so if you are interested in how it goes, ask me after I give birth!

We are starting back into homeschooling very soon....second week of September. That is when all the homeschool programs that Lily is involved in start back up so we have really been milking every moment of free time that we can....we probably should have started but I just received the last of her books in the mail today so I still need to review some of them to figure out what we are doing! I have had some die hard homeschooling moms look at me like I had 3 heads when they see me with a 2 year old, a 1 year old and pregnant and they hear me talking about wanting to homeschool my 8 year old. I guess I have my work cut out for me but I'm just taking it one day at a time. I know I'm called to do it, by God, and therefore I trust that He is going to be the one empowering me, not my good planning or preparation.

Hurricane season is upon us. It seems the rain will never end. I didn't realize how much flooding our area had from Tropical Storm Fay until today and that was over a week ago! I was driving up north just a few miles today to Bonita Springs and saw so many houses that were vacant due to flooding. Lily and I just looked in shock at the devastation so close to us. Now as there are several other areas forming, we just continue to pray that they would divert out to sea....

There is no new news in the job department for Doug. He is applying for a couple jobs so maybe something will come of those but in the meantime there is still peace in our home concerning this situation....a continual miracle.

Holly and Sage....what delights they are. Sage is walking and in many ways seems older than Holly. She is ready to take on the world. Holly is so laid back and cautious and just a sweet spirit and takes any chance to crawl up in my lap for me to read to her. Sage wants to tear up the place. She wants to dive in the pool with noone holding her. She wants to go down the slides head first...and she does. Ooops. She will probably be ready to potty train before Holly even cares that she's sitting in her own mess. It's funny to see how different they are. They laugh together and play together and squeal together for an hour or so after they are put to bed. There is never a dull moment in our house when they are both awake.
Lily makes comments about "all I ever do ALL day long is take care of babies..SIGH!!!" and I just laugh. She says she "ONLY gets 3 hours of free time per day...SIGH" In case you wondered, she's full of bologna but it's funny because about an hour into nap time for Holly and Sage, Lily is saying "Mom, can I go wake them up????". So, for all her whining, she really loves being with them. I'm looking forward to some of her homeschooling programs starting up so she can be around kids her age, but I am so thankful that she is the best big sister to those two.