Contentment

Happy Friday O.C.!

Now that I'm writing professionally :) about diabetes and pregnancy over at HealthCentral.com. I think I'll use Kelsey's Diabetes Diary as an outlet for my less organized ramblings... things only my faithful O.C. family might appreciate!

I have felt incredible joy lately. I don't know if it's the pregnancy "glow" or what, but life feels very full, productive, and inspiring lately. Of course planning for our child is central to our hopes for the future! My diabetes care and the pregnancy itself are great! I already boasted about my low A1c, but more than that, all of the baby's tests have come back wonderfully, as well as the test on my kidney function. My weight gain has been very modest, while my belly has grown substantially! I'm swimming 4 days a week which feels great and is keeping me quite fit.

Also, we decided to move into a larger place. Initially, I figured we'd be fine in our one bedroom apartment with the baby, for at least 6-9 months. However, we started having some service issues with our current residence, and figured we'd look around for a two bedroom. We only checked into one place, and it turned out to be perfect! 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, in an adorable neighborhood right next to downtown. We hit it off with the condo owners and are set to move in at the end of the month!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE organizing! So, moving right now is really fun! I'm in this major clear clutter mode, which is making me feel very productive. Between my undergrad and grad programs, both in the humanities realm, I've collected hundreds of books. I've been sorting through them and donating some to our local library, while selling some of the textbooks! I'm still keeping a sizable collection, but it's nice to pare down, and make room for some new books!

Part of my clutter clearing craze (whoa, alliteration!) is my new realization that stuff just doesn't matter that much. If something isn't useful, why have it? I loved this line I heard the other day: "If you have to put something in storage, that means you don't use it." Aha! Light bulb moment for me. I really want to establish this kind of mindset toward "stuff" with our children. Spoiled kids drive me crazy! I want to raise kiddos that appreciate their possessions and recognize how darn lucky they are in the whole scheme of things. Donating items so other people can use them just makes me feel great!

Anyway, it's been very fun and productive preparing for this move, the baby, and basically a whole new chapter in the Bonilla family's life. Also, my mom is moving to San Diego in 2 weeks!! It's going to be great to be able to visit with her whenever I want, and to watch her experience this new adventure in her own life. Plus, our little one is going to benefit from having an amazing grandma, while Dennis and I'll get the occasional night out :) It's very exciting!

I guess to sum up, I'm in "nesting" mode... looking within at our life, what we want to create for our children, preparing our home, etc. It's fun, it's fulfilling.

Life is good.