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Sam is home and what a wonderful thing it is! This weekend I was able to put my feet up and relax while he cooked, cleaned, and took care of Bella alongside me – and I felt like a million dollars by Sunday. Instead of feeling like I was hit by a bus.

It’s nice to have the adult conversation and someone there to snuggle up to at night. I won’t tell you it’s all perfect, there are the times of both of us adjusting right now. He’s lived alone for 7 weeks and I’ve been in complete control for 7 weeks so having him home and wanting to take over some is rather – testing on us both.

But we’ll fall back into a routine soon enough.

Friday after he was home I ended up in L&D with such horrible lower pelvic pain. I knew it could be the cerclage but since I’ve had similar pain with both Bella and the twins, and it wasn’t a great outcome either time, my Dr admitted me right away. I chose the same hospital as my cerclage since they were so kind to me the first time, and once again they went above and beyond for me.

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I really did. When Sam left, all I could think of was passing 7 weeks of Bella and I staring each other down.

77 hours of face time a week. Excluding naps and night. That’s a heck of a lot of time to fill when you don’t get an evening or weekend break for a little while.

But, it’s been the opposite. I’ve been so busy in fact that it’s hard to find the time to fit in a lot of things. Between doctor appointments, therapy appointments, work, playdates, taking the cat and dog to the vet multiple times, and then just life in general – most night I collapse into bed around 9 and pass out.

Thankful that the time has flown, we finally found a sitter, and today leaves us 3 weeks to go without Daddy.

Here’s what else I’ve been working on in the meantime:

• My 9 Favorite Products for Dry Skin During Pregnancy - because we live in the desert. Enough said. 
• What a 12 Week 3D Ultrasound Looks Like – our little one in 3D!
• 14 Questions and Tips for Hiring a Nanny Before the Baby – been there, been hired. It’s a easier process if you know what to ask before hiring someone.
• 12 Weeks Pregnant: Stats, Symptoms, and a Pic – this past week!
• Making the Best of a Duty Station You Didn’t Want – what happens when life gives you El Paso.
• The Grass is Always Greener. And Browner. – how working from home sparks the “You’re so lucky” comments.
• Goodbye First Tri: A Look Back in Pictures – a look into my Instagrammed life over the past 3 months of pregnancy.

It’s been a week since I wrote on here. One of the longest times I haven’t written in a while. It wasn’t a break or anything planned – just nothing really to write on.

I do have some really exciting news – I’m going to be writing for She Reads Truth after their Advent plan ends. I’ve been helping out with some of their emails/organization the last few months. This just happened and I have to say, the invitation made me squeal. I’ve been praying for a while for God to direct me to a place I can write about His Word more. A place that I can be challenged and grow in my faith. SRT has already been such a rock for me this year, I’m so humbled and honored to be joining the women who are behind the words of She Reads Truth.

We are only on Day 3 of our Advent plan, so please come join! It’s never too late, and if you download the YouVersion app on your phone, you can follow along from there as well.

In other news, Babble was down (for us writers) for 2 weeks trying to get their new site design all set, now they’re back up and I love the new look. Take a peek here.

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It’s been a busy few weeks here. My parents came last week, and we had the best time. Really – it was so nice to just relax and talk with them. Bella was all in a tizzy over them being here, and my mom and her did a gingerbread Halloween house and made peanut butter bears.
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That’s work at home mom. Not WHAM.

Anyone who’s read me long enough knows that up until this summer, I did about a post every few months on here wondering if I should blog anymore, what the point was, if I could keep doing this without being paid, etc.

Thankfully I think most of you stayed with me through all of that.

Then I got hired by Babble. Then Military Family. Then Oreck. In the meantime, I’ve written for other places that don’t pay but do encourage me to expand my creativity and stretch my writing skills.

I’m often overwhelmed and flustered trying to navigate a sudden full time freelance job with a daughter, home, and all the other things that come with that. I also absolutely adore and am so thankful for every.single.day of it. Really and truly. Being paid more than I made working out of the house and getting to be at home doing what I love is such an incredible blessing.

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