Half way there!

I hit an important milestone this week with my pregancy...20 weeks! That means, I am hopefully half way there. I really really really want to try to go into labor with this one, but we'll have to see. Her due date is actually UEA weekend which is a little too convenient to overlook for me with Bryan's schedule, and Aeden was nearly 10 lbs and a week late, and still wouldn't come on his own, so I dunno. My doctor says he won't let me go more than a week over anyway, so it seems kind of pointless in a way to wait the extra week, have Bryan not be able to be home as much, and STILL have to be induced, but I'll see how I feel in a few months.

This pregancy has been very reminicent of Liah's so far, except that I was much sicker in the beginning with this one than I was with any of the others. But I have been very blessed to have a fair amount of energy, and I only look like I'm 7 months pregnant, so not too bad ;) The only downside has been that it already feels like she is camped out deep in my pelvis...yay! ;)

I am really excited for this baby, as I just have had really strong feelings for about 6 months that she is supposed to be in our family right now. I am simultaneously very scared about 5 kids...I have never really allowed myself to think about the "how am I going to"s until after the babies are born, because it freaks me out, and it seems like eventually I figure it out. But this time, I admit, I'm thinking more about that stuff...grocery shopping, laundry, nursing 24-7, no sleep, tending to my older children's needs and wants, playing with Aeden and Asher, making dinner...it all seems a little overwhelming when I try to fit it all in a 24 hour day, but I know on the days I keep my priorities straight, it all seems to come together for the most part.

I have been getting excited thinking about her name. I've told you before, picking out our kids' names has always been a somewhat spiritual experience, and her "name journey" has been no different. I'm not wanting to keep it a huge secret or anything, but we're still a little up in the air about her first name, and we are at a loss for a middle name, so stay tuned. I'll give you a hint, it has something to do with Christmas, Emma Smith, and Spain ;)