The Count Down

We are sick this week, and as luck would have it, Will is working late three nights this week too.  So, to get through being sick and single parenting it, I am counting down to happy things.

I am counting down till this weekend when I can get some solid naps in and hopefully kick this cold to the curb.

I am counting down to Thanksgiving, when Will has a five day weekend with us and we put up our Christmas Tree.
 
I am counting down till tomorrow when a piece of artwork that I have had in the works since this summer through a studio in Ohio will finally arrive at my doorstep.  Please pull through FedEx!

But most of all, I am counting down until May, when the newest addition of our family will be here!

Yup, Baby Timmerman FOUR is due this coming May and we are all very excited about the newest member of our family!  Will our new baby be a boy or a girl?  Will our new baby be healthy?  Will our new baby like to sleep?  Either way, our baby is here now, growing warm and cozy in my belly and we are already including this little one in our family traditions.  I am very excited that by Christmas time we should know the gender and will be able to add another stocking to our line up as well as get a Christmas ornament with the baby's name on it.  

There is just one glitch to count downs however, and if I'm not careful, I could miss being present in the moment while I am busy counting down.  This is a challenge for me every pregnancy since I lost Luke, and I wish I could say that it has gotten easier with each healthy pregnancy.  Unfortunately, it has not, and no matter what my brain tells me, my heart just doesn't breathe easy until my baby is out of my belly and breathing safely in my arms.  So, here's to count downs, a healthy Baby T Four, and my continual journey of learning to enjoy more present moments!