Oden Adventures

Our photos from this era are a bit scant, since the first half of May was spent preparing for the road trip to Oregon, and the rest of June was spent a) recovering from said road trip, b) Patrick getting (what we think was) salmonella, and c) mostly staying at home while Patrick suffered and V & I juggled playing and cleaning/projects constantly dictated to me by this crazy taskmaster called Nesting.  As June drew to a close, Patrick still wasn't quite himself, the house showed very minor signs of improvement, Vianne was much happier when we left the house during the day, and Mama was trying not to just want to fast forward all of July.  None of this is easily (or desirably) photographed.

It is hard not to dwell in anxiousness about the unknowns that lie ahead, with the timing and details of the birth of Baby O., and the present setbacks that don't allow me to feel as ready as I'd like.  But it's all a constant reminder that these things are out of my control anyway and they are securely in the hands of the One who goes before us and who'll never leave or forsake us.  So I'm prayerful even if terribly imperfect in my trust, and trying to refocus each moment on just that - the moment - these last cherished ones with just the three of us, all the beauty and joy and life that Vianne brings to every day when her old folks are tired out, the lessons that even the trials hold for me, and the wonder that is carrying a child, despite the many discomforts of the third trimester.