bed rest
...lisa took my boys to mcdonald's to eat & play so i am breaking all the rules and came upstairs to blog. my dr put me on "bed rest & boredom" on tuesday because my blood pressure is too high. this isn't my first time with bed rest and this time will only be 2 1/2 weeks at the most but it is much harder this time around because i have 2 young boys that need me. clay is so sensitive and worried about me, he said he just thinks that i am going to die :( and damon just wants to snuggle more. lisa has been so wonderful the last two days-she has spent every minute she has had off work here with me and the boys. she is such a great friend, i don't even have to ask for help. she has cleaned, cooked, organized the nursery, done laundry, even argued with andy--falling right into my place in the family! most importantly she has been there for my boys in ways i can not, wrestling, giving them jobs to do, taking them places and in her way making them feel very special. i have to waddle back to the couch now and pretend to be sleeping before she comes home (she is pretty strick on this bed rest thing!). i will miss reading everyone's blogs for awhile and will let andy do the updates on the rest of my pregnancy! if you have a moment, please say a prayer for my health and of our baby girl.
raw humor and food
...last night we went to five dollar funny and it was definitely worth the $6 we paid! tommy is a damn good actor (crying scenes really take more talent than the average person might think even if you cheat and cause yourself physical pain to come up with tears) and doug is hysterical! last night gene guilted me and my family into going to his favorite sushi restaurant (we prefer cooked food!) because he was leaving for phoenix the following day, today i realized that he will be back every other weekend and i still fell for it!! the food was fine but it was a real sacrifice i made for my good friend gene because my sense of smell is working overtime and raw "whatever" didn't sit well with my stomach.
3 weeks to go!!
...my c-section is scheduled for september 15th bright and early in the morning at summerlin hospital-and although i like the thought of being able to "plan" ahead by taking a bath and going to bed early, i will not be one of those girls who does her make-up to go have major surgery! we are all so excited to meet the newest harshman, but me most of all! her daddy and big brothers shaved their hair very short, i believe this is in honor of their daughter/sister coming into this world with little to no hair!
life and death
...today my friend natalie had a healthy baby girl (she is soo cute!)--there is something so pure and miraculous about a baby coming into this world! yesterday someone who's story i only read about but could relate to as a wife and mother, jennifer palmer, died--there is something so mysterious about a soul leaving this world we know! so yesterday i was sad and wanting to spend every minute with andy and our boys and today i am joyful with the birth of a baby and reflective on God's ultimate plan for us here on earth. i am convinced that i waste so much time; worrying, planning, fighting, etc. when all that matters in the end is love. i desire to love my family more passionately instead of letting all the things of this earth get in my way. i desire to love my neighbors (nate, tasha, alex & mike) in such ways that they can't help but see Christ and His kingdom here on earth but instead i have been too tired, too busy, too selfish to do that. the palmers story has inspired me to live my life every day to further the kingdom, anything else is worthless!
"life is pain, anybody who tells you different is trying to sell something!" -- "The Princess Bride"
our garden
...the boys, grandma & i planted a garden in our backyard early last year. we have fresh basil that grows faster than we can use it, if anybody wants some to cook with please feel free to come by and get some! and as andy would say we have some good lookin' melons out there too (these are not ready to consume yet)!
