I am like Cat Woman!

Me, 29 weeks. It is hard to believe I could get much bigger. 11 weeks to go at the time this picture was taken.

So, things are getting stale around here with this pregnancy. I'm too tired to do much and when I do something, I feel like I can only do it halfway. I get exhausted just walking up the stairs and winded by the time I walk back down. I'm so sleepy half the time that I sit down to read and eventually I just have to close my eyes and sleep. I'm blessed that when Ben is working, he is usually at home, so I don't have to take Anny with me to the store cause then I just wouldn't go. I'm also blessed that Anny is such an easy baby, she will just sit and play with her toys or read books next to me while I power nap.

I have noticed one thing about me that I thought was interesting. I'm not usually a "touchy-feely" sort of person. Ben and I are close to the same on that. We don't hold hands anywhere (especially the grocery store), he doesn't put his arm around me very often, we never kiss in front of anyone but our kids (and that is mostly to get a rise out of them). But, I have noticed that with this pregnancy, I am craving for some physical contact. How does that make me Cat Woman? Well, when I was pregnant with Drew, we had a cat, her name was Cowgirl. She did not like to be petted or held. She was very much like us and we liked it that way...except when she was pregnant. Right at the end of her pregnancy, we knew she was getting close because she would sit on my lap and want me to stroke her fur and hold her. I don't really like animals, but this was a nice thing to know that I could do something to make her feel better. I know I like nothing better than a good foot or back rub, someone to just sit and tickle my arm, or just cuddle me and tell me everything was going to be just fine and over with soon enough.

So, my apologies and gratitude to Vance for the hug yesterday after he helped jump start Sis. McDougal's car. I know I held on to you longer than you liked, but I needed that hug. A huge shout out to Skylar, who is opposite of his parents and loves to hug on his family. I need a dose of Skylar love everyday. Thanks to Anny for still being so little and liking to lay on the bed with me just before her nap and give me kisses until I tell her to stop. Thanks to Marly for the great foot rub yesterday and for sitting on my back to take the pressure off. But, most of all, thanks to Ben, who only wanted four children originally and got twice what he asked for. Thanks for putting up with me when I say I'm having a Cowgirl day. Thanks for tickling my feet while you watch t.v. and trying to hug me even though it is getting near impossible to get that close. Thanks for letting me spoon you when my alarm goes off and wakes up the sleeping child inside me who then likes to kick you in the back. And, thanks to all my friends who want to give me a hug but don't, cause you remember I am not a touchy feely person and you are. It's nothing personal.