Celebrate!

There are many events that will be celebrated in our house over the next few months

April/ May - birth of Hunter Immanuel Woods

May 18th - Daniel's dad's birthday

May 29th - My dad's birthday

June 1st - Our 7 year wedding anniversary

June 21st - My 30th birthday

August 6th - Three's 23rd birthday

August 23 - Addison's 2nd birthday

CELEBRATE!

Super Friendly Addison

Today we went to the park, because it was such a beautiful day. At first Addison was playing her heart out. She was running around and going down the slide and I pushed her in the swing for a long time. But then other children started showing up. After that, all she wanted to do was follow the other children around, continually saying "Hi." She said hi at least a hundred times. At first the other children (who were a little older) would say hi back, but after a while they just started to ignore her. I want her to be friendly, but I don't want her to be annoying.

Stress Level going down, YEAH!

So I have been stressing about getting things done. This past week, I again realized that I have 7 weeks to get everything ready for Hunter. Also, I have been focused on tax returns lately, because those are due before Hunter is due. I had one tax return to finish, but I was having a really hard time getting it done. Not only was the tax return challenging, but I was having a hard time finding time to really sit down and focus on it. So that was one of my prayer requests this week at root group. I actually had two prayer request and both were answered. I wanted to be done with this tax return and I wanted to make significant progress with Hunter's room. It is funny how God answers prayers.

This week Daniel and I were able to move the guest bed from the bonus room into the office, which was a huge task and it helped us get enough room in the bonus room to were we can start to move the desk in their. So we did make significant progress with Hunter's room.

As for the tax return, God answered that prayer, but in a way I was not expecting. I finally got some time to work on it this week and I realized that their 2007 tax return was done incorrectly (or at least it was not done in the best way to save this couple money). Because of the way the 2007 tax return was done, I didn't know how to proceed with the 2008 tax return. I called the CPA I currently work under and explained the situation and asked what I should do. It is very complicated what needs to be done and it was way over my head. I wanted to make sure that this nice couple's tax return was done right and I couldn't do it. So I had to go over to their house and explain the situation and why I could not finish their tax return. I was worried that they would be mad. But they were very grateful that I had found the problem and also grateful that I was being honest with them about the fact that this was over my head. So, that is how God took care of the tax return prayer request.

I really feel like things are going well. We still have a lot of things we want to get done before Hunter arrives, but I feel like it is a reasonable amount of stuff to get done, assuming Hunter doesn't make his appearance early.

So these days my stress level is very low, which is REALLY nice.

The Big Three Zero

In a few more months I am going to be 30. Truthfully I am not quite sure how I feel about this. I would like to be mature and say that it is just a number and I don't really care, but there is a part of me that knows that is not true. Since Daniel and I go to a church that is made up of mostly college students, I have always just felt like one of the college students. Being surrounded by young people somehow makes you feel younger. I am just not sure how I am going to feel about being 30. I know that 30 is by no means "old". But it is different from the age group I was in before. Mentally I still feel like I should be 26 or so.


But one thing is for sure, I can tell physically that I am no longer a 26 year old. Until the past couple of years, I had an incredible metabolism. I could eat anything I wanted, anytime I wanted and never gain an ounce. I usually ate every two to three hours and loved it. After Addison was born, I continued this habit, but I discovered that I started gaining weight. So I started eating just at meal times and one snack during the day (as opposed to eating every two hours) and I stopped gaining weight, but I wasn't losing the weight I had already gained. I had to actually EXERCISE to lose the weight.

Another thing I have noticed is energy. I remember in college there was a time when I worked three jobs (one of which required me to be on my feet the whole time), was taking a full load of classes, was dating Daniel and was president of Accounting Society. I remember staying up late and still getting up at a reasonable hour. I remember going strong all day, sleeping really well and then getting up and doing it all over again, day after day. I don't do nearly as many activities these days, but yet I feel much more tired. Today I don't think I could endure the same schedule that I did in college.

I guess I don't really have any choice in the matter. 30 is coming whether I want it to or not. I still have a few months to get used to the idea. Maybe I will feel differently by the time my birthday rolls around.

Update

Okay, so I am a horrible blogger. I know. But there is just so much stuff I am trying to get done in the next seven weeks (before my due date). Anyway, here is a short update of what has been going on with us.

Addison is still sick. She has been sick for almost three weeks (it will officially be three weeks this Thursday). The doctor prescribed antibiotics for her on Monday. So far they don't seem to be doing much, but the doctor said it would take a few days for her to start to feel better.

My pregnancy is going pretty well. We had a little of a scare with an irregular heartbeat, but the doctor has been monitoring me twice a week for the past three weeks and everything has been good. So starting this week I only have to go to the doctor once a week. So that is all good news.

We still do not have Hunter's room ready, but we are working on it. I am trying to get some tax returns done, which is taking priority over everything else at this point.

We got a brand new mattress today. It is from the Original Mattress Factory. It is wonderful. I can't wait to sleep on it tonight. The mattress we had was at least 15 years old, probably older and it had gotten to the point, no matter where on the mattress you slept you could feel a spring poking you. Neither Daniel or I have been sleeping well for a very long time. I am hoping that this will help.

Well, that is the highlights from what is going on in my life. Thanks for reading.