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I’m a little disappointed that there is a #3 with these updates…definitely wasn’t expecting that!  Today has been frustrating and disheartening, but we’re trying to make the best of it tonight.  I woke up this morning at 4:30 with a good amount of bleeding and some regular contractions.  I took a bath, had a snack, watched some TV and tried to rest.  That went on until about 9:30 a.m. and then everything stopped.  And we’ve had nothing since.  Tonight I feel better than I’ve felt in days…sadly. 🙂  So for the time being we’ve decided to stop the waiting game and get back to living.  Hard to do with no food in the house and no where to go, but thanks to my mom and Steve we have beautiful steaks on the grill, spuds in the oven, and salad.  And my neighbor brought over gingerbread cake.  We played Deal or NO Deal with the kids (Santa brought the electronic board game version) and ate popcorn and Jelly Belly’s.  And for dinner tonight I’ve set the table with our good china and found some Welch’s bubbly in the pantry.  Three days of bleeding and waiting has left us tired and disappointed, but we know eventually this too shall pass and we’ll have a baby out of it.

Two items of reflection…

1.  I remember as a teenager a New Year’s Eve that my mom had us get dressed up and took us to a really nice 5-course restaurant.  Those were the days when we only ate out at Tia’s tex-mex and Wyatt’s cafeteria.  I still remember the green sweater that I wore.  I was probably pretty ticked off about it and difficult that night…that was my typical teenage girl response to family affairs for some reason.  I was always so concerned I would miss out on time with friends.  I don’t remember the party I went to after (although I remember going), but I do remember the dinner and getting dressed up for it.  Thanks mom.

2.  2006 has been a good year for our family of four.  We were hoping to have a baby by its end, but now we’ll have something to look forward to in the new year.  I think the only things we’ll remember from this year are holidays and a pregnant belly and all of the trials and tests that came with it.  But we’ve learned to sacrifice and submit to service and I think we’ve learned to love and appreciate each other more.  And any year that can do that, is a good one.