ramblings from room 209

When I was pregnant with the girls I did a good job of taking weekly pregnant belly pics up until I was put in the hospital. So with Canon I did a great job of weekly shots from 18 weeks until he was born. People always say that each baby gets less and less "special" things or attention. And I am finding that to be true. There has been so much life to live that I haven't even thought about taking a picture of my belly this time. I finally did on New Years at the very exciting wedding we went to (more on that later). So here I am at 23 weeks. I'll be 25 on Friday and honestly I don't think I've gotten any bigger! You would think that lying in a hospital bed, eating hospital food, that I would blow up. But really, the food isn't very good, and if I"m all by myself sometimes eating just isn't that fun. They do weekly weight checks here and they weigh you in your bed! Phillip joked that I was like produce, and I said just call me a banana:) I will try to take more pics while I am pregnant, I don't want Champ to feel left out.
Sweet little baby is hanging in there, doing great. My cervix is the same, which is good that it's not getting worse. I"m just praying it gets better!
Phillip was here for 5 days, helping take care of the kids, and spending the nights with me at the hospital. He is such a good daddy, trying to fill in the gaps while I"m gone. The kids loved having him here and we are all ready for him to come back in a week and a half. My parents are doing good with the kids and settling into a routine. They come up every day to see me. They are so sweet when they come, but a hospital room is no place for 3 kids, 3 and under. It gets a little crazy :) Today my sister Angie was here with her two girls and my kids were here as well. They had a paper towel party and it looked like it was snowing in my room. I'm sure my neighbors were loving me at that point :) Atley says to me everyday, "mommy, you be sad when we leave?" The first day I cried and cried when they were leaving and obviously she hasn't forgotten that...
I've been reading, watching HGTV, browsing the internet for stuff for our new house, and talking with all my visitors. I've even had 3 different people from Gateway come and pray for healing for me. The Lord has been good to me, providing for all my needs, and continuing to hold me in His peace.