It's been a long time!

I can understand completely if I have lost all of any followers I had for this poor neglected blog!  I started this with high hopes, but it seemed to go the way of many many journals I have started and not finished over my lifetime.  So sorry!!  Since learning I'm pregnant, my mind seems to be filled with a million other things and I've kind of gotten discouraged with the whole photography thing.  I had hoped to be taking a little correspondence course starting this winter, but that's definitely not going to be happening now.  I've gone through the feelings of frustration, complacency, and just being stagnant, but I'm starting to snap out of it now I think.  Hormones can do a real number on you, let me tell you.  And combined with the terribly humid summer we've been having, my thoughts have been anything BUT creative!

Only 8 weeks left now, and things are starting to come together.  We have the baby's new crib all set up in our room, and we're starting to collect things to prepare for our new little bundle.  I guess,until recently, this has all seemed kind of surreal, we've been so busy, and with my precious ACTIVE little girl to keep me constantly guessing, I haven't focused much on the after the labour part yet!  We still haven't nailed down names yet.  My husband keeps reassuring me that no baby has ever been nameless.  I just want to make sure that in my post-partum exhaustion it's not something ridiculous like "Blanket".

I'm sincerely looking forward to the crispness of fall, it's my absolute favorite time of the year, and especially being so very pregnant it will come as a huge relief to be able to breathe a little freer.  I'm very fortunate that the one little secular job I do still have has air conditioning, so while I'm cleaning and preparing the house for the next guest I can enjoy a small respite from the draining heat outside.  I'm also very grateful that I won't be still pregnant when the real cold starts, like the last time.  I won't have to wear thigh highs that roll down my legs after 5 minutes of wear because I'm too cheap to buy maternity tights..now that's a real victory!

So, this blog has morphed into something a little different than I originally had purposed it for, but I think a creative outlet is something that we all need to have, no matter what its form.  I have wonderfully talented friends and family who knit, crochet, make jewelry, paint, and quilt, and I've never been inclined or found myself with the natural talent for any of those things.  But I've always enjoyed creative writing, both in school and just for myself, so even if this blog sees no eyes but my own, it may just be a good outlet for me.  And later, when I'm less distracted, maybe it can be something more. 

Until then, thanks for reading.