Friday, March 15, 2013

Getting Closer

I've reached 34 weeks! Only 6 more to go! I sure hope it's less than that though. I'm shooting for 4. But we'll see. I'm sure ready to have this little boy here!! Well...kind of. There is still A LOT to be done before I will actually be ready. Right now, his room is full of boxes and bags and random things from our move. We don't have a crib yet - my mom & I are going shopping next weekend for one. {Did I mention how my parents are back from their mission?!?!?!} The bassinet is up at my parents house & needs to be dug out from storage still. I don't have any bedding for the baby. I need a diaper bag. I need bottles, binkies, and other baby supplies... Yeah...I've got a lot I need to do/get in the next few weeks.

I hope the last 6 weeks go by fast though! I'm starting to get a bit uncomfortable as my belly (and the rest of my body) get bigger and bigger. {How come your face, arms, butt, and legs all have to get fat along with your belly? One mystery of pregnancy that I just don't understand.} I always hoped that I'd be one of those lucky women who don't gain weight all over...but I'm not. Oh well. This little dude will be worth it.

My sister had her baby yesterday and we were able to go see her in the hospital! Holding that little girl made me even more excited to hold my little boy!! It's hard to think about anything else. I've been pretty ineffective at work. I'm getting so anxious for him to be here! I really just want to hold and kiss him. I warned Brant last night that he's going to have to pry his son from my arms in order to hold him.

Well...I'll give a quick update on the rest of our lives.

We moved into our new place and though it's small, we like it. It's a nice place and we are happy with it. Though I have to admit that I've recently had a STRONG desire to move back into my house in Woods Cross that we are still renting out. We've been talking about it a lot lately and we're hoping that either by August or next April we can move back there. But who knows. All I know is that I've been dreaming of having a house again so I hope it happens for us sooner rather than later.

My parents got back from their mission last Thursday (March 7). Just in time for Kacee to have her baby girl who came 3 1/2 weeks early! Everyone was very relieved. It's great to have my parents back! It's been so fun meeting up with them and especially having my mom here to help me with the final preparations before my baby comes. I'm so thankful they were able to serve a mission. I know that it blessed many people's lives - including mine! They are such wonderful examples for me. I love them so much!

Brant got a new job! He's working for Salmon Electric where he is going to pursue a career as an electrician. It's a good company to work for and he's liked it for the month he's been there. I'm glad that he's finally chosen a career path! And I think that he'll be happy doing this which I'm also glad about. Brant is such a hard worker, I think he'll make his way up in this company pretty quickly.

I think that pretty much sums up our lives right now. Maybe my next post will be to welcome my new little guy.