unemployed and loving it

today marks my first official day of being a stay-at-home-mom, or at least a house wife until these two little guys arrive.  *sigh*  i'm gonna like this.  such a joy wells up inside of me just thinking about the different tasks there are to do... some light yard work, laundry, preparing meals, cleaning, running errands, exercise, rest, time in the Word... all of which are things that i did before, but in more of a time crunch and with less gusto.  i'm just so happy to be able to give all of my attention to serving my home and my husband - such a privilege, such a blessing.  i hope i never lose sight of that.  i'm putting into practice something i learned from the time i spent in the sinclair home - a time of great growth and rich investments poured into me both intentionally and through just getting to be a part of their family - it's the 15 minute timer rule.  i think this rule may originally come from nancy campbell, but basically it involves setting a timer for 15 minute intervals and when it rings it's a reminder to stop and praise the Lord.  

this morning i had my first non-stress test at the hospital and everything went well.  as easy going as i think i am, i couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed by the methods used - based on the occasional thuds i could hear through the monitor and feel against my innards, my babies clearly didn't care for whatever transmissions were being sent off by the pads they placed on my belly.  i asked the nurse if these pads were basically the same as using a doppler and she said yes.  now if i remember correctly from prior articles i've read, the doppler should be used for very short periods of time.  yet, the least amount of time that a NST can last for is 20 minutes.  so, i don't know.  the results were all good and i don't know that i have any real concerns with the test - should i? 

following the NST i had a regular check up with my doc.  everything looks terrific - my blood pressure, sugar levels, no labor pains, etc.  according to his little tape measure thingy i'm measuring full term, but that didn't come as much of a surprise!  i have my next ultrasound this wednesday and i'll now be having regular check ups on a weekly basis and weekly NST's.  as per request from the specialist in syracuse, they won't let me go past 38 weeks so that means i've got 6 weeks or less before i get to snuggle my boys. how wonderful!!