Day 96

Hello all! I don't have a lot of time today, but I will come back and regale you all with the full story of my labor and delivery etc. soon, I promise. For now, I just want to check in and say that I'm still here, I'm surviving the first day home alone with the three kiddos, and I am still super thankful and excited to have My little Jadey lady home. Let me tell you, one of the best parts is that I am no longer waddling!!!! I can walk up and down stairs with ease, get off the couch without groaning, and roll over in bed onto my stomach!!! Such freedom! I don't know what to do with myself! And Julia actually has a real lap to sit in! It's amazing what a difference expelling an eight pound baby from your body can make!

It's funny, because I think everyone was a bit surprised by how up and about I was at the hospital, but, seriously, that was the best I had felt in like two months. It's just so nice to have my body back. Don't get me wrong, I loved being pregnant for the first, say, thirty weeks or so, but the end is like the last five miles of a marathon. Yes, you know the finish line is closer than ever, but physically, it is grueling. But then it's done! Yay! And this sweet little one, with the softest sweetest smelling head in the world, is what I have to show for all my hard work. That is much better than any running trophy, believe me!

Anyway, it is now time to create a butterfly display with Joshua, so I must close for now. Thanks for your prayers and cares!!