Hard to believe it that I’m 6 months pregnant already. The first trimester seemed to creep by but now the time is just flying. I think that Christmas has something to do with that. All of the busyness makes the weeks just go faster and faster and when it is all over and the slower days of January come along I’ll be in my third trimester…wow.

I had my usual midwife appointment this morning and my blood pressure is going up. She told me that along with the contractions that I’ve been experiencing my body is warning me to slow way down. I argued that is easier said than done at this time of the year with 3 children at home all day (and a husband!) but she made her point when she said…well, you can take some control and slow down on your own at home or you will have that taken away and be forced to slow down while you spend several weeks lying in a hospital bed. So, please pray that I will find a way to take life a little easier and keep a proper perspective of my own limits. I don’t want to wind up in the hospital trying to avoid preterm labor or worse yet, have this baby prematurely…especially this prematurely.