MCAT prep thoughts

It's coming up in exactly one week. H's MCAT test. H has been prepping nonstop for the past 4-5 months. I'm so stressed and worried for him but I can't show it. I'm trying to be the strong one between both of us. Trying to make him ignore everything else going on so he can focus. I think he's getting sick due to the stress too which doesn't help. Poor guy. We celebrated his big 30th birthday this week. I wanted to do a big surprise 'get-a-way' but I with the test next week, it wasn't going to happen. I'm looking forward to it being over with but at the same time I wish he had a couple more weeks to prep.

Luckily, he was able to take the whole week prior off from work to study. We agreed he would be absent from BG and myself for that week to get ready. He's even going to his work's library to study instead of staying at the house because he knows he'll get distracted with my 'to-do' list. I do fill bad that I have to through a couple little bill calls his way before he starts... I've done all I can do on my end but need his help to figure out some med bills...

I wish I could find a way to calm his nerves a little. I think I try to do better at prepping lunches and dinners for him too so he feels the love. I tried to take him out last night for a little post bday date night with just him and me since we mostly had family around on his actually bday. I hope that helped but my goal is to make next week stress-free at home so I've accepted being a 'single mom' for a week for him to focus better.  With BG almost at 2 1/5, she's a handful and it doesn't help when I'm 20 weeks pregnant and have no energy to keep up with her!

For his actual bday we found out were having another baby girl!! So that was a fun bday surprise. I thought we were having a boy from 'gut' feelings but that wasn't real... lol. I'm really excited though. I was saying it might be a blessing in disguise since I only wanted 2 kids and mentioned if it's a boy I'm done!! But now... oh my, the pressure is on!! H is really excited though about another girl. He loves the idea of spoiling and being all smothering with them as appose to being 'stern' with a boy. If that makes sense? So it'll be fun. 

With H prepping for the MCAT, a night class, working FT and our crazy home life, I don't know how he keeps sane!! He's not one to show emotion on his stresses usually but with this test coming up next week, I'm seeing signs of anxiety. I know no one reads this but I'm asking for prayers towards my husband during this time. I mentioned that to him the other night that I'll be asking for prayers from family members for him but he responded with, isn't it interesting we only ask for help from God when we need it and ignore 99% of everything else religious in our lives?'

It was hard to hear but he was right. Lately, actually, since we've been married, we haven't been fully invested in our religious duties. Church, tithing, scripture reading, FHE, etc... That made me sad to think and realized we need to do better and this opportunity might be a good chance for us to start back up again to be FT members in our church. I think I'll write a separate post on that topic later on. 

As for family and friends support, we have a good support system. We are definitely blessed to have them around for good vibes and prayers. I think everyone takes advantage of that, having a support system. Makes you think, if people didn't have that, how they go through stresses and life in general.

I want to say after this test is over with we'll take a break but the reality is, the path to Med school has only just begun. May 1st is the open date for filling out the application for 2017. We then have to decide on where to apply, letters a recommendation, essays and figuring out the costs of applications!! Don't even get me started on 'moving' plans... We still need to sell our house next year and have a baby in August... H has 2 classes left for the summer semester and will be done with his prerequisites finally!!

After his last semester this summer we'll have no classes to worry about until he starts med school the following summer/fall semester. I say summer because I hear depending on where you get accepted, you'll have a bunch of orientation classes and possibly your semester starts in summer. So it'll be interesting on what we figure out once we get to that point.