Thinking of them often...

I feel like I should go back and give my sister credit for pointing out the Scripture verse from Luke 2:19, which I wrote about in my Christmas post.

"All who heard the shepherd's story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often." 

I had read it in "The Greatest Gift," but only really thought about all the things I myself could "think about often" after reading my sister's blog post about it.  See that post here.

So these are the things I am thinking about today:  

Thomas being here.  How thankful and overwhelmed with emotion I feel about this gift.  How much more Mary must have felt to know that she had the Messiah in her arms, that He was God's own Son.

How sweet Jackson and Max are with Thomas.  They both love to hold him, give him kisses, and Max loves to tickle his feet, lol.  

Mike being home and getting to spend extra time with all of us.  He is so calm with Thomas, which we both think is a change from the big boys.  

All the little ways it feels good not to be pregnant anymore.  I always hoped I would love being pregnant.  But I haven't loved it.  I feel sick much of the time and this time, I had the worst heartburn.  In general I just felt tired all the time and I hated sitting on the floor, which really hindered playing with Jackson and Max.  I do love seeing my big belly and feeling the baby move, but there are so many more good things to enjoy once the baby is out.  

About babies:  I have missed having one!  Their sweet smell, their baby breath, how tiny and soft they are.  And Thomas so far seems to be a mixture of Jackson and Max.  I don't want him to grow too fast, but I am curious to see what that will actually look like as he grows.  I missed those moments of being the only one who can sooth a cry.  I miss the moments of quiet feedings in the night.  And I simply missed holding a baby in my arms.