A million bucks...

That pretty much sums up how I felt today -- like the proverbial million bucks. Actually, I woke up feeling better today than I've felt in ages. The kids went to bed like a dream last night, and both slept until 8:20 or so. I woke up feeling well rested and as "normal" as it gets the day before I'm due. Evidently we even had a huge thunderstorm too, but I slept right through that as well. It was amazing!

I actually felt so great today that I contemplated taking the kids to the apple orchard this morning and totally would have if everything wasn't soaking wet and the kids would have been able to enjoy spending the day outside.

Instead we went down to the Science Center with my mom and Morgan and the Hodapp's (Andrea and the boys) and were downtown until shortly after 2:30. It didn't really matter what we were doing. It was just so great to have Katherine with us and be able to spend the day with her again, doing exactly what we wanted. We had a wonderful day and I'm anxiously looking forward to the next day that she has off. It can't come soon enough!

Tomorrow our new cleaning lady comes for the first time and I really don't want to be hanging around here with Caleb, so after gymnastics, I'm hoping to get his haircut and then heading over to Launderville's house (his little buddy Caden) to have lunch and spend the afternoon. He'll have a great time, and can play with his little friend for the afternoon. I must confess -- I'm looking forward to hanging out with Michelle tomorrow too. There's nothing better for the soul than hanging out with a good girlfriend!! I'm incredibly blessed to have wonderful friends in my life.

Speaking of wonderful friends ......

I am overwhelmed and humbled by how many calls I have gotten from family, friends, and neighbors wondering how everything was with the pregnancy, offering to help in countless ways, wondering how I was feeling, and how the baby was doing. All of the calls, cards, emails, and packages I've received lately makes me truly realize how blessed we are to have such wonderful people in our lives. I'm so thankful for each and every one of them, and for all they've done. It's such an incredible feeling to know that not only do we have such amazing people in our lives, but that this little guy will be brought into the world surrounded by so much love. He is truly blessed; we all are.