back in the blog saddle

i suppose i'll start with an update on my big news. it still stands. a dedicated blogger would document the good, the bad and the ugly. but what about the crappy? i don't know. my first trimester was crappy. with my first 2 babies, i was very nauseous all the time and exhausted. this pregnancy has been no exception. so that's where i've been... in bed. or on the couch. bode has met his t.v. watching quota for the year. i've felt really guilty about that when i've been awake. anyway, i'm almost 17 weeks now and feeling lots better. thank you God! 

i mean, i really feel like i missed out on 2 months of my life. i tried to put any energy i had into actually enjoying autumn with my family. it was such a warm, beautiful fall. but i missed a lot of it. last week when the weather was in the 70's, i felt like it was just for me. God said, "hey, i know you missed out on some of this season you love so much, so here's a bonus week for you." when stuff like that happens, it reminds me how much He loves me - pretty cool, huh. so i hope all of you enjoyed my special bonus week gift my heavenly dad gave me. 

i tried to enjoy it as much as possible. went for a run, to the park, just played outside. probably my favorite was last tuesday. mac was out of school for election day, but bode was not. so mac and i went to Cincinnati Nature Center and did some hiking. very fun and nice to have some special time with mac. 

my blog feels a little empty to me as so much has happened in the past few months and little of it is represented. so my plan is for the next several posts to be an update of sorts. that's the plan anyway...