27 weeks! What is a rutabaga anyway?

Well here we are at 27 weeks, and baby Lewis is the size of a rutabaga.  (Any ideas on what I can do with this vegetable thing now that we've taken the photo? 

I can't believe how much bigger I look this week than last.  I'm actually not wearing the same shirt (I just happened to pick out 2 different maternity shirts in the same blue, lol).  Anyway, I feel like I am swelling up to twice my size!  Oh wait...

It's been a rough week emotionally for us. The loss of Roxy has been hitting us especially hard lately. If I ever hear someone say, "she's just a dog" ever again.... I just cannot believe how much I am still missing her. I know now that no dog will ever fill this void, but I am hoping that a beautiful baby boy will help it diminish for the next 18 years. 

We've had some struggles lately in figuring out what we are going to do when I go back to work. So far, all of our childcare leads are coming up dry. It's tough not having any family in the area, and most of our friends in the area are either young professionals without kids, or have children who are too old to know any good ideas. I just don't know what I'm going to do.  Most people I am finding don't want to take a baby for 8 weeks, have another 3 month break, and then take it back in again. Most people want a steady income (and I don't blame them...) 

We did have some successes.  The baby's room is looking AWESOME!  It's getting to be exactly what I wanted.  I spent about 3 hours in it over the weekend. We also snagged a brand new glider/ottoman set on Craigslist for only $115.  It's the same set we looked at from Target and Babies R Us which retails at $500!  Awesome! 

I just need to take a breath and remember- this is all part of God's plan, and God will provide.