Third trimester

I'm 30 weeks and I've never felt better! The last three weeks (except for yesterday for whatever reason) I've had energy, been able to get back to exercising (T-Tapp and swimming), eating normal, and no weird discomforts! I know it's the calm before the storm, so I'm enjoying every moment of it.

Nesting is going pretty good. Well, I don't know if Mark feels that way. (; Honestly, my entire house needs organizing, so nesting is at a whole new level. Mark hung our mirror above the fireplace on Saturday and we were all sooo happy. Cora asked me to sit with her on the couch with a blanket to look at our new home. Kade said, "Hey! I remember that in our old house." Colette didn't really care and Mark said that it felt more like home. He put together a new table for my sewing machine. It's the first time it's had a home. So, I'm hoping to get to my nesting project and make some curtains for the living room. It's all coming together.

Kade took the last picture so Cora took this one (note the stain on my shirt...Yeah!). I have a midwife appointment tomorrow. Prayers are always welcome!

NC Zoo

We went to the NC Zoo last week and had a great time. The zoo is beautiful. This comes from someone who is not a big fan of zoo's. It was a long day, but everyone hung in there. It's only about a 1 hour drive, so we pulled it off in one day. We saw polar bears, flamingos, giraffes, puffins, gorillas, crocs, chimps, black bears, an American Bald Eagle, all kinds of tropical and desert animals, and much more. There was a new honey bee exhibit that we loved seeing since we've been studying them the past month for science. BTW...they are the NC state insect. (; So, we had a great time and we're glad to fit it in before it gets too hot!

Finished swingset!

Mark finished the kids swingset a few weeks ago and it's wonderful! He had to be creative in building it, since the spot wasn't level. But, he pulled it off and the kids have been on it every day!!! Thank you, daddy!!!

Mark update

I have Marks approval to give an update on him. Oh, he must trust me alot!!! Well, he is doing really well. I had some people mention that he looks like he lost weight. He has. He has lost 30lbs. and is very happy where he's at. He's maintaing well and feels much better. He's working on getting his deputy black belt in TKD with Cora and really enjoys it. They take classes twice a week and that helps him stretch and feel fit. Right now, he's building a new swingset for the kids. It's quite the task, but he enjoys it and it's looking great! (I'll post pictures soon). He's still a Eucharistic Minister at our church and volunteers with other church events when he can. His job with GE is going well. It's been, and still is, quite an adjustment for our family. On one hand, we're thankful during this econamy that he has a job, and a good one. On the other hand, we don't see him much. He struggles with maintaining balance and we struggle not showing how much we miss him. It's a very demanding job, but we're all understanding that and trying to make the best of the time we have. In fact, he's on his way to Georgia today and will be back Thursday evening. We're looking forward to spending time with him this weekend!

So, I hope this gives a fair picture into his life at the moment. He works hard, is a great husband and a caring father. He's the man...or is it the king?! (: