Hello Third Trimester!

As Davis and I plunge into the third trimester, I'm realizing there's still a LOT to do in order to prepare for Ellis' arrival. For one, the nursery is still a holding zone for all the junk that we cleaned out from other areas of the house. There's no furniture in there except a rocking chair and couch that need to be recovered/refinished at some point in the next couple months.

As Ellis' due date gets closer, I become more and more anxious about being a mom. It gets more real with each day (and my ever expanding belly) that in a very short time he will be here. I'd like to think that my maternal instinct will kick in, but I feel so unprepared.

While I may not be able to predict what's coming, I can prepare food for after Ellis is born. That's my goal for this week - prepare freezer meals. Yesterday was my grocery shopping day, and I bought ingredients for about 12 different meals including some of my favorites - lasagna and broccoli cheddar soup! Each recipe should yield about 6-8 servings which means we'll have plenty of meals plus leftovers. I'll post the recipes and some pictures (hopefully) in the next post.

After I finish these meals up, I plan on going through the many boxes of books that have been sitting in our basement/garage/storage for the last 2+ years. I promised Davis that if/when I got the Pre-K position, I would get rid of any books that I can't use. That being said, if anyone has use for books in the 1st-5th grade age range, let me know. I'm more than happy to pass them on to friends or family members with children in that age range or to an elementary teacher!