Message Received

God truly is awesome. He is constantly leaving clues and sending messages to let us know what to do or expect. He sent me one a long time ago and I just got it yesterday.

About 8 or 9 years ago, long before hubby and I were even discussing marriage, I had a really vivid dream.

In the dream I was leaving a grocery store and, as I was walking out, someone I knew from the old days was walking in. In the dream it was about 15 years into the future so it had been quite a long time since we'd seen each other. The acquaintance said, wow, it's been so long! I can't believe it's you. How are you?! I didn't even get to reply because right at that moment a young man walked up just behind me and stood there. My acquaintance then realized we were together and apologized. She said, I'm sorry, I don't mean to keep you. I turned to my companion and asked him to go wait in the car. When he left, my acquaintance said what happened to R? You loved that guy. What's going on? I told her I didn't understand her question. She replied, well, you're with this new guy now. My response was no, I'm still with R. That's our son, Noah.

Back to the present.

Hubby and I went back and forth about what we were going to name the lil chip when he gets here. I wanted something different and unique for our son. It didn't have to be made up but I didn't want him to be in a roomful of kids with the same name either. Hubby was pushing for another, more common name - 'Austin'.

I fought this name hard. I said, it's a strong name but it's not my child's name. My child's name is going to make a statement. It's going to mean something. I don't know what it is yet, but I'll know it when I hear it.

I eventually gave in though because Austin is hubby's dad's middle name and I realized it meant a lot to him to be able to do this in honor of his father. I wasn't happy about it, but I went with it for hubby. We opted for 'Rob' as a middle name and our last name is 'K______'.

Well, I was at work yesterday when all of sudden, the details of my dream came flooding into my head. 'Noah' was my dream-son's name. But why was I thinking of this now? 'Noah' wasn't even a consideration for my real son's name. It wasn't on any lists. It never came up in any conversations. It didn't make the cut.

Or did it?

My son's name will be 'Austin Rob K______'.

A.R.K.

I said I'd know his name when I heard it.

I hear you, Lord, and you're right.

")

31 Weeks

I've been a very bad blogger.

My apologies to all who follow this path with me. I have no excuse other than that I've been nesting, both at home and at work, just trying to get everything in order before the real adventure begins.

I guess I should give you all a status report.

I am 31 weeks and 1 day today. I weigh more than I care to ever admit but the doctor seems to think I'm just fine. No pre-e or gd but my knees are still gone. Yeah, the swelling's out of control. The funny thing is that I get up in the morning and it's not so bad, but 10 minutes on my feet and the swelling's back. Crazy!

I'm still strugglin' with the 'flux so I've taken to sleeping on the couch most nights. I find it's easier for me to stay propped up the whole night and I don't end up having to move around as much. It seems to be working. At least I'm getting more than an hour or two of sleep.

I have barely any appetite. I pretty much hate food right now. I eat, of course. But even the thought of eating sends me into an emotional tailspin. I've had very few cravings over the course of my pregnancy so not wanting anything in particular is not new. I do like ice though. And the orange Hi-C drinks from McDonald's, which, by the way, I usually never drink. I think the heartburn and acid reflux have just done a number on me. Oh well. Maybe it's a good thing. I've gained as much as I should gain anyway.

Let's see, what else? Hmmm... Oh, I've developed a ridiculous case of restless leg syndrome and it's driving me CRAZY!!

AARRGGHH!

I hate it. It's honestly more than I can stand and I hope and pray it goes away once the baby comes.

Other than that, it looks like everything's on track. I have a few baby showers coming up so I'll post about them when the time comes, and my mom has finalized her plans for a visit once the baby gets here. Actually she and my aunt are both coming and I'm really looking forward to it.

So that's where I'm at. I'm working on another post about all the nesting I've been doing, etc. I'll try to get that posted as soon as it's finished.

I hope all my bloggie-friends are doing well. Please know I've been following along, even though I haven't posted much at all.

Take care & talk soon.

m