Hard to believe that there are only a few weeks left in this year, it's one of those years that has gone by so slowly and yet so quickly at the same time.  As of today I am 35 weeks along. :o)  A few weeks ago, we seriously thought this little one was going to come early but he's hanging in there.  Hard to believe that by December 6 this little family of ours will have five members instead of four.  Are we ready?  Not really! LOL  Over the last couple of months, I have accumulated a lot of baby clothes and other items that we will need but the nursery is not even close to ready!  I'm not worried though, for the first little while I'm going to have baby in a bassinet beside our bed so we'll have a bit more time to get the room painted and everything organized.
A few weeks ago we moved Grace back into Zander's room by putting the bunk beds up.  I have to admit, I was very worried about how this would work out. I considered putting Grace to bed at 7 by herself and then putting Zander to bed at 8 but that's now how it's worked out.  We start the routine at 7:15 and hopefully by 8 both kids are in their beds.  They both have flashlights so that they can look at a book for a bit.  Grace ALWAYS asks "can we talk?" and we give them about 15 minutes where they can talk and giggle and then we tell them it's time for quiet.  Some nights we have to tell them a dozen times and other nights, they get one reminder and then we don't hear another peep.  With DST this past weekend, the kids were up earlier than usual, with Grace actually crawling into bed with me this morning and going back to sleep. That may not seem like a big deal, but it's HUGE to me!  Grace is our least cuddly child.  Even when she is sick, she prefers to be in her own bed. Zander on the other hand, will use just about any excuse to crawl into bed with us, and he has done this a few times in the last month.  The kids have also recently started to have a major fit if I dare leave the house without giving them a kiss and a hug. And Grace actually had a major meltdown last night because Grandpa left our house without giving her a kiss and hug.  Daddy had to carry her out to their car in her jammies so she could get her kiss and hug... she also insists that Zander give her a kiss and hug before he leaves her on the playground at school.  It's very cute and Zander accommodates her, but I wonder how long that is going to last. 
I'm wondering how the kids are going to react to Mommy being away for a few days when the baby is born.  They manage quite well when they go to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a sleep over, but it's been well over a year since I have been away for a weekend. I usually go to an annual ladies retreat for a weekend but didn't go this year.  Thankfully, the hospital is right around the corner from house and from the sounds of it, I'll be going in on a Thursday for a scheduled section and will likely be home by Monday.  They don't keep you for long these days!  I've been praying for an uneventful delivery and speedy healing, I hope others will pray the same for me. :)
Today I stumbled across a video of a family on God Vine and it made me realize how very blessed I am to have two healthy, happy children and our baby is healthy and developing as expected with no problems. I could complain about how difficult this pregnancy has seemed, but all in all, I'm healthy and very blessed. God is so good. Constantly I am reminded that He is the creator of all things, that He is in control, that He is always with me and that He has a plan for my life.  He is my peace in time of trouble, my comforter in times of sorrow and pain.