Aud's Odds

Let me be completely clear...at week 37 of pregnancy, I feel completely DONE with this.  I'm guessing most women do (those who don't, should consider being evaluated by a psychiatrist).  It feels like the last 6.2 miles of a marathon...only much worse.  You're so close, yet so far from the finish line.  The worst part is that the finish line isn't even a known thing...it's just a guess.  It would be equivalent to running a marathon and at mile 26.2, being told that you actually have to keep running, you're not quite there yet. ERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! Maybe you've been there, or maybe you're wondering what it feels like.  Let me sum it up in some meme's.  They say it better than I ever could! First, you're completely exhausted.  Good luck being productive.  Writing To Do Lists is probably a waste of time at this point...unless your wonderful other half is going to take care of that list for you.  And yet...although you are...

Koda and I taking in our surroundings while we stop for coffee on our morning walk  A while back I heard a pastor tell the congregation that we often don't truly notice the things around us. We step outside and don't hear the birds chirping or notice the breeze blowing through the tree tops. We rush through life without seeing God's creation and workings all around us. I remember thinking, "Not me, I always hear the birds and notice the sky." This thought wasn't based on my perception of my perception (see how I did that??? Tricky!) It was based on everyday experience. Every morning Jadon and I take a walk together. No matter how early we have to wake up to make this happen, we make it happen. Before I was pregnant, it was a morning run, but now it's a walk. So every morning I step outside and notice the birds, or lack of birds chirping. Not a morning goes by that I don't notice and mention the beauty of the sky or the stillness of the ...

I know you've always wondered the ONE thing that books and websites on pregnancy never cover..."How can I be more uncomfortable during pregnancy?" I mean, really...thanks for covering the... "How To Throw The Best Party For Your Baby Bump" "10 Things Your Mom Won't Tell You About Pregnancy...But Grandma Will"  "How To Keep Romance Alive While You Have A Bump That Keeps You An Arms Length Away From         Everyone and Everything, Including Your Shoes" and "99 Things To Never Say To A Hormonal Pregnant Woman Unless You Want To Be Punched" ...but could ya step outside the box and answer this ONE looming question??? Well, I'm here to step in and fill this much needed answer void!  It's really simply actually.  There's only 1 step. FALL OUT OF A HAMMOCK   HANGING 4 FEET OFF THE GROUND  It works wonders! You'll instantly be drastically more uncomfortable.  And to make it even better, this discomfort doe...