20 Week Bump

I'm going to say this in a small, quiet font so I don't jinx myself...I feel smaller right now than I did with my other pregnancies...ssshh...and feel free remind me of that later when I feel huge.
Here is my 20 week bump:Oh and I guess if you want the almost-full-picture, minus part of my head and my legs:I am loving this middle part of my pregnancy. I don't feel huge, I have more energy, and my kids are so excited to find out if this is a Robot Boy or Robot Girl (Jacob's names). We will find out next week, Happy Good Friday to me. I am thinking about taking Bekah and Jacob to the ultrasound...any thoughts on that?
Good things are happening right now. My house is blessedly, blissfully clean. As in pretty much immaculate. Model-home-style. It's a little bit disturbing actually how obsessive Rus and I have become over the last couple weeks. (Rus is worse than me, fyi) We are back on the market and we're confident in the Lord's ability to either get our house sold or find us a good renter - as long as we keep this cozy 3bd, 2 1/2 bath, 2100 sq ft. beauty clean. (Yep, that was a plug. Los Lunas, anyone?) And it will take the Lord's hand because we happen to live in a community where several homes (around 10) have foundation problems. Big huge crack-in-the-wall-I can stick-my-hand-in-my-porch-is-falling-off problems. And though our house is crack free and standing well, you can see how such problems might be a deterrent for a prospective buyer. That's why we're leaving this whole thing up to Heavenly Father. Much less stress on my shoulders.
And now I'm including a picture of Jacob being lavished with attention [and paint] by the ladies. He was in face-paint heaven. I was teaching the girls how to do some basic face painting so they can go with me to the elementary school tonight and help me at a face painting booth. Bekah, Beau, and Jacob were the lab rats and they had an excellent time, as did the girls practicing. Our favorite discovery was making these rainbows: Cool, huh! The trick is to paint the colors first on a sponge.
I was asked to do the face painting, and then asked to find someone else to help me. Since I don't know any other face painters, I drew from the well of talented young women that I have come to know by working in Young Womens at church. They are such fun girls and I love being around them.
Other fun stuff: The dentist.
Not for me (blah).
But my kids LOVE going to the dentist. So we have a date with him (and his cute assistants) today. It has always been a surprisingly fun experience. My kids look forward to their appointments for days and then count down the hours, and swear off candy (for the day) so their teeth look good. Bekah can't wait to show the dentist her two missing teeth.
See? Life is good. Life is exciting. If someone could just teach me how to teach my kids to be happy little peacemakers instead of dour little instigators, all would be well.
:)