Needing Help

I am nearing the end of what was definitely the easiest of my 3 pregnancies, however; the end is the most uncomfortable and high risk of them all.  I am on semi-bedrest and in these last few weeks have created a patchwork of caregivers to assist me with the girls.  It eases the lifting, the neediness of Mom and gives me the little bit of extra energy that I need especially at the end of the day.  Tonight, we started with two tweens who live a few doors away.  They are a brother and sister team who will come in the evenings when Matt is not here to help me with dinner, evening entertainment and putting the girls to bed.  What a help!  Rebecca goes to Ellie’s school and is a sweetheart.  She learned how to change a diaper and then sat and read several books on Ellie’s bed.  She was animated and engaged with the girls.  I just hope over the weeks to come Rebecca keeps the upper hand with my girls because when Rebecca took a brief pause in her reading, Ellie was right on her with a very low tone, “Keep reading.”