March, March, MARCH!!!!

It's MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARCH!

Excited?  Me?  Well, maybe just a little.

If I were to list the months in order of my "most favorite" to "least favorite" it would look something like this:

May/October
April
September
June
November
July
March
August
December
February/January

You see?  March isn't even close to the top (although, with the exception of my bottom two, I really enjoy most months for several reasons.)  And yet, despite the fact that March, as a singular month, isn't all that cool... I find it one of the most welcomed months of the year.  It's a month of hope.  A month where I can finally announce that it's SPRING and nobody can get mad at me (like they used to when I would declare January 1st Spring.)   It's a month that tells me that I made it through the cold inversion--the gray, bleak months of January and February.  (Okay, I'm starting to sound a little dramatic.  Sorry.)

Of course, this year it also means I made it through the months of "no teaching, no car, and being very pregnant" without going crazy.  This morning I told Tom how proud I was that I didn't kill anyone OR want to hurt myself during the past two months.  In fact, this January and February were not that bad.  Not bad at all. And even though I know we will still get snow (hello, this is UTAH... we get snow in May), and even though I know it will still be cold on many days, I also know that chirping birds, warmer temperatures, and sunny days are on the horizon.  New life is coming.  

This year that statement has new meaning.  New life is really coming.

Here I am... 37 weeks pregnant.  Full term.  I just got back from my midwife appointment.  Everything looks good.  They sent me home with a tub.  I can have this baby safely anytime now.  Anytime!  (Although, I think it will still be a little bit before Baby Konie is ready to make their grand appearance into the world.)   Life will never be the same... but I'm really excited about that fact.

Hello, Spring.  Welcome back.