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As I spoke over today in yesterday's blog, today was going to be wonderful Wednesday, and it was. The only variable that made today different than yesterday-ATTITUDE. I came to grips with what I tried to fight with yesterday and realized that I should be making the most of my time here and continue to seek God about the purpose of this time, other than resting so that Sophia can mature safely, and the other things I could be exploring while I'm here. Truth be told, if I had not been in the situation I am in, I would never have started this blog :) When I say that today was not much different than yesterday, I do literally mean that. Let me explain...

Once again, following my pattern over the past few days, I did not get to sleep until about 2:45 or 3 o'clock this morning. It was almost like I was reliving yesterday when a nurse came in, this time at 5 o'clock, to draw my blood. Oh how I wanted to let her know what was on my mind and fuss about the lack of coordination among the staff--BUT I held my peace. I informed her that I had my blood drawn yesterday and she proceeded to ask me if I knew what it was for. I politely told her that I didn't know, while I kept my head tightly tucked under the covers, eyes shut, and stuck my arm out for the needle. I was determined that once she left, I would go back to sleep peacefully, since I had failed to do so the day before. And I did. After sleeping peacefully for a few hours, I woke up at 9 a.m. to take my morning meds and ate my breakfast which had been waiting for me, this time, at the foot of my bed. I was monitored (check of fetal heartbeat and contractions) earlier today, and afterwards got up and got moving for the day. After I got showered and dressed, I made my way over to my drs office, in my wheelchair of course, with the help of my nurse to pick up some paperwork and then quickly returned back to my room. After settling in and reviewing the paperwork, a handsome visitor walked through the door- it was Clifton! And boy was he fine!

At that moment, my face lit up and I felt like the luckiest woman in the world! For those who don't know, Clifton is a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. As such, every Wednesday they are asked to dress up and he certainly did that today! He looked sooo good ya'll! :) But ok, on with the story... We chatted for a few minutes and I enjoyed hearing about Clifton's day at school and just having my sweetie there with me. Before Clifton left, we talked about a possible maternity photo shoot before Sophia makes her big debut. When I mentioned the idea, Clifton smirked and said, 'Girl, you don't even have a belly!', to which I responded, 'I know, but it would still be nice to capture the belly that I do have. We don't know when she's gonna make her grand appearance and I want to remember this time.' He agreed and we made plans for pictures to be taken as soon as possible. I am very excited about the photo shoot and had already obtained consent from my doctor, so everything is good to go! Now, I have to figure out what we're gonna wear and what to do with my hair, if anything. We are going to take a few shots in my room and then go down to the hospital's serenity garden to finish up the shoot.. I am ecstatic and ready to work it! :p..

Until tomorrow,

Goodnight ;)