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Optimism

September 5, 2007 by Lisa

As most of you know, I am one of those women that love being pregnant. If it wasn’t for the constant worrying AFTER our little ones enter the world, I’d have like 5 kids. There’s just something about proudly showing off that belly and the miracle of something growing inside of you.

And really, it’s a good thing I love being preggers so much… otherwise I might be tempted to create a third-trimester complaint list that looks something like this:

1. heartburn that somehow results from everything and anything I put in my mouth
2. peeing every three seconds
3. an internal body temperature of 150 degrees
4. the inability to sleep through the night thanks to numbers 1-3 and the fact that someone is winning a gold medal for tumbling in my stomach
5. backaches
6. zero energy
7. sore feet
8. cramping toes and calves
9. the inability to keep up with a very fast and wiggly toddler
10. forgetfulness that is really starting to boarder on insanity
11. hormones that turn me into someone I really don’t like after 5pm (okay more like 3pm…)

Yep, I am very grateful that none of these applies to me and my jolly belly!

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I am a great many things: a "mom in progress" to three beautiful girls; a wife to my favorite person; a daughter of Christ; a writer; a lover of good coffee; a recovering perfectionist; and a hopeful romantic learning to find peace and joy in God alone. This is my story and His story.

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