Balance (and a new Baby)

This post title may seem a bit of an oxymoron--that is if you have ever had a baby. (Joe and I have been trying for another baby for quite awhile. Doctors, hormones, tests..."It is impossible--you cannot get pregnant right now when your LFH and SFH levels are low and almost the same," we were told by a fertility/hormone specialist at the beginning of August). So, perhaps I overcompensated...At the beginning of this new school year, I am not sure what inspired me to sign up for so much (Back to School Mania?): The Art Start Mom for Hannah and Rebekah's classes, a weekly "Reading Mother"volunteer in Jonathan's class (I thought this was a one time come and read event), room-mother for one holiday per child, per class, etc. At this same time I was asked to speak on Egypt to all the Sixth Grades (Dress ups, alabaster, papyrus, figs/dates/and humus, etc). Shortly after I was asked to speak about serving a mission to Finland to the Achievement Day Girls (Pictures, souvenirs, tastes of the country, etc). I am (was) the first name in our area to answer LLL (breastfeeding calls), sometimes over three hours worth of calls to new parents with "problems" a day, attend leader applicant meetings, teach monthly (free) breastfeeding classes in the community, etc! The morning after Back to School Night, the pregnancy test came back positive. Positive? But it was "impossible" for me to conceive! (Apparently, the word impossible does not mean totally impossible and the Lord works in mysterious ways and has a healthy sense of humor). Then comes that sneaky little cold...which turned into a blazing sinus infection, and then went to my chest! Smoldering fever, hacking coughs, green snot, (you get the picture) for several weeks. Oh, did I mention First Trimester NAUSEA made ten times worse by post nasal drip and thick mucus. Having made it past the first trimester, we want to announce our pregnancy. I am due in April 2010. If any of my odd blogs have thrown you for a loop lately, forgive me. I am nauseated, sleep deprived and try to find--balance.