Free Time- ha ha ha ha!!!

You know- I thought that I would have so much more time to blog, and that I would have the time to keep a very updated slew of pictures of this little boy of mine, but alas that is not the case. He prefers to have all my daytime hours spent cuddling him- (now I'm more than willing to do it as he is so stinking cute and cuddly) which of course is how I am able to get all the 200+ pictures of him that I currently have (lol) but at this point I am the only one who will really get to see them since this leaves little time for anything else including blogging, cleaning, cooking, and yes sometimes bathing. But I absolutely love being a mom- I love my little boy, and since we have compromised, meaning I currently have him snuggled up to me in the snugli carrier- I have two hands free to put in a few updates!!!! yay- I am really excited to show him off some more!

First of all... August 7 I got one of the greatest birthday gifts- to have my worthy priesthood holding husband bless my newborn baby boy....so here's some pics. of that beautiful day!

had to zoom on that one- look at that face!!!

Hegstroms

Heiner clan

he is absolutely a doll!!!

The cutest little boy EVER!!! Yes I am biased...but that doesn't mean I'm not right!

I should have had those up sooner, but we moved right after and then went to the Oregon coast and now we are just barely getting settled in here in Boise...Ethan already looks so different from these pictures and he is 2 pounds and 2 inches bigger as well!!!

Ethans contribution to the move...it only lasted about an hour!!! lol

Our little family

David's crab pot full 'o crabs (I think they're called pots)

we love our little boy- so fun to take him on his first trip with the family

The Trouble With Little Boys

     The trouble with little boys is they grow up to be big boys. They come into your life and suddenly you want to spend every waking moment with them. You can’t imagine what your life would be like without them and you can’t remember what you ever did before they became a part of it. You drink in their smell, you live off the sound of their voice as they tell you they love you and then steal your heart making you theirs for eternity. Then they turn around and give you a little boy… and suddenly you realize you’ve been trapped yet again in the same snare, but you wouldn’t have it any other way. You’ve never felt so complete before you became so completely dependent on the love you have come to know from these little boys.
     I never in a million years could have imagined how beautiful and complete life could be before I had my sweet husband and now my perfect little boy. I used to feel like I had to wait so long for some of the things that everyone else seemed to get so quickly. Once I found the person I wanted to spend forever with, I had to wait for him in the service of the Lord, I didn’t know he’d be mine yet, but I sure did like him. Then I had to wait to see if he’d still love me after I returned. Turns out we had a similar idea in mind and though it didn’t all happen overnight, I decided I wouldn’t have had it any other way.
We had to wait a little longer than we really wanted to start a family together, but we had more time to grow closer to one another. We became the best of friends and learned and laughed with each other every day and now we have this beautiful little boy and I think we’ve both realized we wouldn’t have had this any other way as well. Our time together, just the two of us, helped prepare us not for a better or stronger love, but a more complete one. A love that I am already seeing is binding us in another beautiful way. I am so thankful for this wonderful new addition to our family and I sure hope that the Lord blesses me with the ability to care for my two boys in the best way possible so that they never doubt my love and devotion to them. Welcome to our little family Ethan David- you are loved more than you could possibly know…at least more than you could possibly know just yet.

     

The Waiting Game

38 1/2 weeks- no need to see my chubby face!

Now no matter how much they tell you not to get your hopes up that you will go into labor a week or two before 40 weeks, I think that it's impossible not to. I have tried to convince myself over and over that there is no point in thinking that it could possibly happen any sooner than 40+ weeks so as to not be hopeful but there is an extremely strong optimist in me that just won't let it go. So here I am at 38 1/2 weeks along hoping that any moment could be the moment- not that I am really having any strong signs- but still- if I laugh/cough/sneeze/etc. too hard I may just have an accident- so it seems that it would only be fair to put an end to this right?! lol

I have also decided that this waiting and the unknown are taking a toll on David!!! The other evening as I was sitting on my pregnant woman's throne (i.e. toilet) I was yet again attacked by a bug, this time a big brown spider which was threatening my pleasant experience. Naturally since I didn't have shoes on and am definitely not coordinated enough to kill one from that position anyway, I hollered out for David to come to the bathroom- next thing I know he comes flying to me all frantic asking what happened and what he can do- thinking that I've gone into labor. I hadn't even thought of that scenario and it seemed perfectly natural to yell for him to come kill the spider- anyway he said that I can't just go around yelling for him like that ;) I guess I'll try not to give him too many false alarms!!!

 It is strange but there is also that side of me now that is thinking, wait a minute, maybe I'm not ready to be taking care of a baby- I like being just 'Dave and I' I am going to miss it- but at the same time, as David pointed out the other day it does kind of feel like this little boy already has a personality and a place in our lives. I want him to have a great home with security in knowing he is loved and that his parents love each other and will provide him with the things that he needs. I also don't know really at what point they are actually aware of anything in the womb- but I like to think that if he is aware of himself right now that he knows what family he is coming to and that he is excited about it. Although anything outside of the cramped space he's in now probably seems delightful. Whenever I get the lovely BH contractions I feel like he is being shrink-wrapped inside me- I feel bad because I think, "well what if he got himself into a really uncomfortable position and then I contract and he is just frozen like that" Maybe I'm strange for thinking things like that but I do it all out of love for this little guy! Anyway I would love any little well wishes from anyone who would like to send happy thoughts our way to encourage this little man child to come on time because we are moving to Boise the 11th of August and it would be quite difficult if he and I are only a couple days out of the hospital and trying to move!

On that same note we have found an apartment- as long as we pass the screening process- I think we have clean histories when it comes to criminal backgrounds and previous rentals so hopefully we're good in that area- the apartment is beautiful and I am hoping it can be a great place for us to plant our feet for at least a year- I am really wanting to make another apartment more like a home rather than just a place we stay for a few months- it seems like we haven't really been anywhere long enough to make this happen yet.



On another last note- we decided to go trade in a couple of our Wii games that we don't play for a couple of new ones...this may or may not have been a bad idea as David is the ultimate comics nerd and we came home with "Marvel Ultimate Alliance"...the following pictures may give you the full idea of the impact this is going to have on my life...

Looks like a serious game doesn't it? Well apparently it is!

Now to direct this drive and focus to Grad School homework...lol

Still alive and still breathing (well most of the time)

There is a light at the end of the tunnel- or a baby at the end of pregnancy- I mean, statistics show that's what happens in most cases, but for me right now it seems like when the pregnancy is over- it'll just be over and we'll go back to being normal David and Daisy- it seems a little unreal to me that I will have a real, live human child!!!! A half of me and Dave-I feel right now like this little boy is only some being that lives inside me- I don't know if that makes any sense to anyone else, but it still seems so surreal that David and I will be parents! Who would've thought that we'd be trusted with a sweet little innocent child!? OK I hope a few of you could have at least let that thought cross your mind, although I understand that it could be fairly questionable ;) So here I am beginning to explode at 8 months along! Yeah I feel huge, hot & sweaty all the time- and a little like my lungs are deflating- maybe a little like a beached whale- so I hope that this little guy isn't getting too comfortable inside there and will come on time!

I'm HUGE!!!! 8 months along now! So much belly weight I can't hardly stand straight can you tell?!

So I have also been working on a few projects...mostly for the baby's room...I didn't want to get everything for the room that matched my crib set- but I did want a few more coordinating colors- so I made covers for my blue and white rocking chair and made two throw pillows as well. They come close to matching- I'm sure no one is looking too excruciatingly close! We are also currently sanding down our dresser/changing table so that we can re-stain it to be a similar color to the crib- I doubt that we'll get a 100 percent perfect match, but I think we can come decently close! I'll post picts once we complete it- hopefully by this weekend!

My rocker- I made the slipcovers and pillow to coordinate with my bedding

My crib (my son's crib) the quilt is being washed currently! And my mobile has no hook yet to put on the crib!

I sometimes think that David feels as though the whole baby thing is only for me and the baby...so this is what happens when he feels as though something should be his...

He just couldn't help himself- I guess he deserves to open a baby gift too- the child is half his!!! :)

Needless to say, everything is gearing up in ready mode for this baby- I am not getting my hopes up to go at 38 weeks or anything like that- I mean it would be nice, but we are in the process of getting our go-bag ready and having all the basic necessities just in case. I have a terrible fear that if we didn't have everything ready and David winds up having to make a trip to the store (while I'm in the hospital) he'll do a little bit of what we call "freaking" and either buy absolutely nothing useful, or he'll buy one of everything- then he'll proceed to get upset with the cashier if he/she takes too long which will lead to him being overcharged, which will then lead to another disaster... well you all know how it goes- one bad thing leads to another- so the moral of the story is ..."If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear!!!" (Or at least not tremble in fear right, I think it's ok to still be nervous!!)

As for our plans- well we will be here in Twin Falls until about mid-August (another reason the little guy needs to arrive in a timely manner) and then we will be off to school- most likely in Boise. Wish us luck cuz we're gonna need it! And if anyone has any heads-up on good, cheap places to live in Boise, let us know- we're on the hunt for housing yet again! It'll be apartment #6 in less than 3 years So I know consider myself a professional in the art of moving!!!! BRING IT ON!!!

32 weeks and counting!!!!

Ok so I am just thrilled to be in the single digit countdown...8 weeks to go, not that I dislike sharing my abdominal space with my future son, or that I particularly hate getting so cozy with the bathroom, but lets be honest, I do miss my old me and I do really just want to have my little boy out where I can see him. Although there is something sweet about me and hubby curled up together watching my tummy ripple in response to our sons movement- or David's hand on my belly and seeing the smile he gets when he feels the baby move- these are definitely irreplaceable moments in life.

I am pretty sure that he is going to be an athlete because as of late I believe that the protrusion that I frequently see on the right side of my tummy bump, is a knee, or possibly a foot, and at the rate that it -connects with it's surrounding enclosure and then resumes its hideout deep within, I am positive he is doing high knees in prep for a big game or something. Also at my last two appointments he has been head down- which is a good thing, except that it means his feet are in my ribcage when they aren't performing high knees- now I also think he may be part monkey because if I didn't know any better I would say that he is at other times keeping his toes wrapped around my bottom rib and swinging upside-down, then with his little hands down there somewhere by his head I am positive he is tickling me...maybe I am reading into this a little too much, but really that's about what it feels like- he must know that I am making his room jungle theme and he is just getting into the swing of things!

Well on another note- I am now working part time- funny thing, I thought that now would be the time that I would be considering dropping a job to get prepped for the baby, but since I couldn't find one any sooner, I figured well, at least it may make the time go by faster plus we could use the extra income, however, I am finding that working afternoons in a hot office out in the middle of nowhere also known as Jerome with a bunch of guys, can make a day seem like, well, a lot more than a day. But the money is definitely helpful- who knows maybe someday David and I will own a car with less than sixteen years and 200,00+ miles on it- although I do think I look rather hott driving the "terminator" with the windows rolled down and my large pregnant belly! Who says a car should be all the same color anyway?!

At this point we are figuring that we will be either in Pocatello or Boise by the end of August which means we'll be here for at least a few weeks with the new little baby- so I have begun to set up my baby room- I have a dresser in there, a glider rocker, and my carseat and stroller- I can't really set anything else  up yet as I don't have a crib yet....but I also arranged all the baby clothes I just inherited, according to size, in the dresser- and you know it is making the whole thing seem a little more real. Some days I am still wishing we were in Rexburg as I absolutely loved our apartments and our neighbors and would loved to have been able to share the preggo experience with other females my age, but I am growing quite fond of the 2 AM domestic disputes our underage, unmarried parents next door have- it's all the marriage counseling I could ever need as I now know that...

1-beginning the solution to a problem with yelling doesn't mean that you will ever solve the problem, it just means that you will be slightly hoarse for tomorrow night when you decide to fight about the same thing again
2- slamming cabinet doors is not an effective way to prove a point- only leads to more yelling at a higher volume
3- going outside in hopes of leaving the offending party behind is also ineffective- the other person typically follows and the yelling resumes in a more open setting so now instead of just the neighbors through the wall hearing you, everyone in the complex can.
4-you should never have children with someone you don't even like- thank you David for being my best friend- I think we might make it as parents together- if I ever doubted it before,  I certainly know for sure that we are in love after I've heard the way our neighbors treat each other.
5-the rest of the world is not like Rexburg- enough said-

So to all of you who made Rexburg such a safe haven for us- we love you and miss you!

Twin Falls is a great place and we are loving being close to family- we were able to spend the holiday weekend with both of our families which was great and we are looking forward to having our little boy in the newly finished hospital here. Hope you all don't fall asleep reading this

32 1/2 weeks along!!

Now on another, and last note... I've been thinking a lot about the last 2.5 years of marital bliss that I've experienced, I am terribly excited to start our own little family together, but I am at the same time remembering all of the fun times we've had alone together, and realizing that we're starting a whole new chapter and I am going to miss just the two of us. I am so grateful for our time we've had and love my sweet husband more than I could ever explain in words, so the last picture is just in remembrance of the greatest times of my life so far!

TRUE LOVE!!!!

I can't say that I have too much to say in the way of exciting news or even really new news- maybe I don't even have news at all...I am now 1 day short of 29 weeks along, so getting a nice start into the 3rd and final trimester thank goodness and so here is the attempt at trying to get a belly picture. Not the best but oh well!

28 weeks

Well what can I say for trying to take it yourself?

I also though that since I don't have the joy of showing off my few cute clothes to all of my girlfriends- that I would post my entire collection so far-please feel free to squeal with delight if you so feel the need- I know that I do every time that I look at them- I can just picture a chubby little face and red hair with big green eyes- ok in all honesty I pretty much picture a mini David and who knows maybe this little boy will look more like me, or just a random mix of the two of us, but somehow i just see him as a mini Dave. Anyway I am so excited to meet him!!!

I absolutely love the tiny shoes!!!

We really haven't done anything exciting lately other than just work, keep plugging on Grad school applications, take GMAT (well David did I just went along for the ride) and pretty much just live day to day, but every once in a while we have an evening of letting ourselves loose and well the following pictures show the result!...

Who would've though that David would be the king of Just Dance? This is him breaking it down with a five-year-old, I will say even though his score beat hers, she definitely had some sweet little tyke hip action going on!

Needless to say, life moves on one day at a time and we are getting more and more anxious to find out where we'll be for the fall. I am proud of myself that this post isn't a gazillion paragraphs long like usual, just sweet and simple and to the point.

The Latest...well kind of

First some old news... David turned a quarter of a century on April 2nd! Happy Birthday sweetie!!

David w/his "Frankenfish" cake for his 25th birthday!

24 week baby belly

Now the newer news.....
     Today is officially a holiday April 18, 2011...anyone have any guesses as to what holiday? IT'S THE LAST DAY OF TAX SEASON!!!!! Yay! I am definitely going to enjoy having my husband home just a little earlier most days but I am so proud of him for his hard work, and now he is officially done with his bachelors degree!! All we need now is the masters, then no more school if at all possible! Tonight we plan to stay up as late as we want, which probably means 10:30, and then just play our hearts out tomorrow for his day off, I mean there's only so much more time we have just the two of us so we intend to make the most of it.

I am not really purchasing much in the way of baby clothes at this point, in all honesty I am not sure what to get. What if this little boy is extremely chubby and I buy a bunch of one size and he hulks out of it, or what if he's scrawny and I don't get anything small enough. How's a person to know? All I do know is that it sure will seem strange to have him go from this thriving, kicking, twisting, energy-pumped little tyke, to the sleepy baby that it seems they become once they have made their entrance into the real world. I am finding that he really likes to move and in all honesty I just can't seem to figure out what is so exciting in my womb that just keeps him entertained- although I'd really enjoy moving around that much too if I was suspended in liquid I suppose- I am really starting to feel the pressure of the added weight and the ever loosening joints. I am thoroughly glad however, that I don't have to worry at this point about him being healthy and active. It is an ever reassuring feeling that he is doing just fine and that's how we want it to stay.

Well, on Saturday we went to Shoshone Falls and the falls were super full and beautiful and when the sun snuck out we could see a full rainbow. It was breathtakingly beautiful- perfect day for a light hike and picnic, so that's what we did. We finished off the night with corn-on-the-cob and a movie. It felt like summer truly might reach us in the near future and although we'll never have another summer of freedom and playtime like we've had the last couple of years being at school, David reminded me that every year is just going to get better and better, and he's absolutely right! I am looking forward to the adventure of having our own little family together!

This is the fullest I've seen the falls for quite some time!

Aren't the falls beautiful?!

First  fire of the year!!! Created around 4:00-lasted until 9 or later, even after it had been raining a while!! Yes my husband can build a mighty good fire!!!