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Today, my friends, is a Beautiful day! I captured some pictures this morning before I left the house. The hubster's clematis plant is out of control. The plan is to build a wooden trellis IF we don't move.

The longer we have our house up for sale, the more I fall in love with our house. We have a beautiful spacious back yard, a garden inspired front porch that just continues to improve and blossom, and a cozy floor plan. I guess to me cozy is a synonym for cramped. We just need a little more space. If we had this exact same house but with a basement I could see us staying for many more years. For now.... we wait for an offer. But with Baby T on the way in August we are only waiting another week or so and then we will have to decline anything. To us it just wouldn't be enough, comfortable time to find and get settled somewhere else. We can always try and put the house on the market again next year.

We are 28 weeks today! And I am looking every bit of it. And I know this because the ever so polite comments just don't stop. "Are you sure you are not having twins?" "Any day now, right?" and my new favorite when someone asks what the gender of the baby is.... "You mean, you DON'T WANT to know?!" My response... "That is correct, I want nothing to do with my child." I figure rudeness deserves absurdness.

Here is Baby T and I.... and apparently I am carrying siblings for Baby T in my arm and chin/neck.
3 in 1!

Yesterday I came home to a porch full of deliveries. I got very excited knowing that my 31st Birthday is Saturday. Low and behold they were not birthday gifts, but instead baby gifts. Which, actually was even more exciting. Grandma T and Mawmaw and Pawpaw D sent a galore of gifts from our registry.. with the most exciting being our highchair and STROLLER Traveling set. I am so excited about this freakin stroller. If Kyle would let me I would take it out of the box and push it around the neighborhood a couple of laps with nothing in it. But since we have had house showings and space issues, the stroller is to stay in the garage in its box until D day gets closer.

Another exciting thing happening right now is the everyday changing security of my job. I was just recently informed that funding for my position is currently unavailable for next year. I will know for sure next week if it has been eliminated. If it has, my position would end June 30th. One may wonder, "How will all this play out with your health insurance and maternity leave, Jacque?" Funny you should ask. I am wondering the same thing. For the past three days I have tried to find answers and reassurance but have been unsuccessful. But Monday is a new day. So I will try again then. And speaking of next week.... In case you were wondering, I have decided to push my official "Birthday Week" to be this Saturday thru next Friday.... versus my original plan of my "Birthday Week" being this past week. It just didn't feel very "birthdayish" with all the work related chaos. So I will try again next week.
One thing is certain..... my 31st is certainly much different than my 21st. I described my 21st to the hubster this morning... and he seems to think even though I am pregnant I could still have a very similar 31st.... I could still watch my dad get drunk with the boys and I could still throw up on my mom... except this time it would be because I am pregnant, not drunk.

So here is to a Happy Birthday Weekend, and not growing anymore siblings for Baby T just yet.

Here I am 5 years ago, on May 21st, 2006. I was turning 26. It is also the day before I went on my first date with my future husband. Thank GOD I met him. He is my rock and rational guide through all the crazy chaos as of lately. I can't imagine loving someone as much as I do him. I hear I may learn that soon though :)