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!!!!