Papaya, Monopoly and P90X...Maternity-style

If I could sum up Morgan life right now it would all revolve around change. But the fun kind!

David and I have some house projects we would like to get done before Thanksgiving. I travel the week we get back and then Mom and Amy are going to be here. So our extra bedroom and office are being transformed into a guest room and a nursery and David has a little painting to do. This weekend I cleared out the closet in the guest room, shopped for linens in the basement, laundered them and got busy decorating. David started hauling our masses of "stuff" from the office to the basement, including a number of baby donations from kind friends and some large-item gifts. To put it mildly, the house is in turnover mode. It's not an organized mess. Just a mess. And it's not quite done. This Type A personality will absolutely be excited when we are finished this weekend.

My personal productivity stepped up a notch as recently I've started waking up at 4:00 a.m. due to some back pain. Not sure it was ready for the extra weight, ya know? So I stretch, work on Bible study, read the news, bake, iron, talk to the baby when he kicks and check email until my body feels ready for a cat nap. These extra few awake hours each day will be miraculous in all nesting efforts. Though I have been a smidge grouchy as a result, bless my heart. I don't spring up with the alarm quite like I used to do. But that doesn't usually last much past 7:45 or so. Not bad!

Meanwhile sweet baby Morgan is officially the size of a papaya this week! That means he is just more than one pound in weight and approximately eight inches long. You know...like a papaya. I never eat papaya, so I thought a photo might be helpful.

And I have a 23 week bump pic with Rachel, my co-worker, below. She's 7 weeks behind me. Considering we work on the same team, that means our maternity leaves will likely overlap by 5 weeks. We're in this together...morning sickness, round ligament pain, sweet little heartbeats. I get to work with Rachel and with Nicole - aren't they beauties? They are as sweet as they are gorgeous. I am blessed. I'll be sure to follow up at week 27 with another bump pic. THAT should be interesting as baby Morgan is supposed to double in size.

Oh, I have a new morning workout partner. My husband! He decided to sign up for a rock climbing competition at his gym in February. So now he joins me on the couch around 5:30 or so and drinks his coffee and eats breakfast. Then when 6:30 hits we put in P90X videos and get to it. My version is pretty hilarious as I maneuver the belly and tread extra-carefully while David cranks away at full blast. I love it! And I'd also hurt myself laughing if anyone videotaped this spectacle.

We've also started cutting back a bit on tube time. Last night after dinner David cleared the table and dealt two hands of our new favorite card game - Monopoly Deal. Our pal and game expert Jonathan Casey introduced it to us a few weeks ago. We are hooked. It's like playing real Monopoly in 30 minutes. David beat me the first time, and we had a few laughs at my pitiful draws. But I came back and snagged the second game win. I highly recommend it! So fun. We'll bring it to Arkansas next week.

I need to tend to my black bean lunch concoction and side of grapefruit. My lunch break is coming to a close. I'll try to include some photos of the house next time. Maybe even some before and after pics.

We love you all!
Missy Morgan