It’s surreal that in 19 days (give or take…but hopefully take…whichever means earlier!) all of our planning and talking and wondering will come to fulfillment. “What will he look like?” “Which outfit should I dress him in? (we have so many to choose from!) “Will Pippin like the baby?” And on and on it goes.

Luckily I feel like I’ve had plenty of time to prepare and rest. The nursery is just waiting on a baby…and so are we! This weekend we’re going out to some fun places together. An art museum, a french restaurant that has live jazz music, the beach. People tell us that we should do everything now, but call me naive, is it really that hard to still be together, alone, once kids come? I’m kind of bothered by this fatalistic attitude of “go on dates now because they’ll be your last”. Certainly there will be a period of time where things will feel on hold, but why do people act as if this baby will be a wedge between us?

The Lord spoke to me through someone the other day. “Have you ever thought that this baby might actually draw you and Ben CLOSER? You will share some sweet times with each other because of this baby, he will be a blessing and not a curse to your marriage.” I rest in those words from our sweet Lord and breathe a sigh of relief that there are good things coming. Different, but good.