Series of both fortunate and unfortunate events

Yesterday we had a plan. You see, at my last OB appointment our little baby girl was breech. I was pretty concerned and was doing all the little tricks to encourage her to turn head down.....You haven't seen funny until you see a woman 8 months pregnant trying to hang upside down.
Our doctor said she has had patients have success turning breech babies by doing handstands in a swimming pool...pooka-shell had a friends birthday party at a rec center pool... I was ready to give it a shot. (I tried on my swimsuit... an interesting fashion statement) For good measure I asked hubby if we could stop by the hospital and do a quick ultrasound to see baby's position. Low and behold, that hard bump I had been feeling near my ribs was a bottom not a head!!! She had turned!! My eyes filled with tears. I am so grateful. It is really important to me to have this delivery go the way I wish and a breech birth wasn't it. I have said many thank you prayers.

So it was a great day. I felt energized and planned to wash dry and put away every bit of laundry I had been putting off. Fast forward a few hours and a few loads....the washer started making horrible sounds and stopped spinning. We googled washer repair, asked knowledgeable friends and family, and hubby took a look to see what he could do. We couldn't quite figure out what part was broken, and we can't afford a repairman, let alone a new washer. Normally this would cause a lot of frustration and generally tense feelings around here, but because of the great news about baby turning, we were in pretty good spirits.

We could have called a repair person on Sunday (since it broke on Saturday night) but thought we could use all the blessings possible so decided to keep the Sabbath day holy, and worry about it later. We did however ask around at church to see if anyone knew a lot about repairing washers or by some miracle had a spare....faith.

Here is how the conversation at church went. "A family in the ward just had their washing machine break down and we are looking for anyone who could possibly help repair it or has a washer they are no longer in need of. 'Oh we have and extra one in our basement because the condo we live in supplied us with one', 'Us too..they can just have it.' 'We have one too.' " That is right, 3 people offered us a washer. It felt like a miracle because I was preparing myself to transport tons of dirty clothes to a friends house for the next year and a half, or buy an old fashioned wash board and never see the light of day again... washing for a family of 5 by hand .

We are truly blessed, people are generous and kind. Doing what you know is right brings blessings in many forms. And we will have a working washer tomorrow. Hallelujah!

So close

8 more weeks...that is it. In 8 weeks or less we will go from being a family of 4 to a family of 5. Our little Savanna is due March 7th....My 33rd birthday of all days. There is nothing like children to show the years passing. Our oldest is going to be 7 in a few weeks. Life is good, but I feel rather unprepared for the arrival of baby #3. We still need some vital things, and cash is practically non-existent. Here is the run down. Thankfully Grandma generously gave us a gift card that helped buy a crib...we had gotten rid of the old one we used for the other two kids and all the dropside versions have been recalled, so I felt we should stick with a new one. And we have a carseat and boxes of baby girl clothes (as of yet...unwashed because we have no dresser to put them in.) The dresser. Maybe I am being picky, but what I want is simple. We need a dresser that doubles as a changing table because the nursery is a pretty small room. I would like a black one to match the pretty little crib we got. Here is what I was thinking. This is at Walmart and would do the trick nicely. A place to change baby and a place to put the clothes. I also really want to have somewhere to put a lamp. I guess we could change her on the floor and keep her clothes in boxes...but I don't wanna! I know...pretty selfishI have almost finished crocheting a blanket and I decorated a lamp. I will be painting name letters for her wall soon....but what to do about the dresser?

That aside...I should be mentally preparing myself for labor. I have always wanted to have an un-medicated birth...but the first two didn't turn out that way. I have to find a way to make myself dig deep and do it the way I want. How does one do that? I should pack a hospital bag in the near future, and make sure I have someone to watch our older kids whilst I am laboring.....but all I can think about is finishing the nursery and that darn dresser.