31 Weeks

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

9 weeks more or less! Holy cow! I can't believe it! It's going to be so awesome! I've read it's common to have crazy dreams but I haven't really. My friend says that she dreams her baby is born with a hair lip all the time. I haven't had any dreams like that but last night I had a bad dream about Avery. Thankfully I woke up.

Well, that's all.

Busy Day

Today I've been straightening up the house since we some how managed to destroy it this weekend. I've got bills to pay, cards to send out and movies to take back. I've got phone calls to make and laundry to wash.

David and I both have been wanting to go back to school for a long long time. I am thisclose to being done. It's crazy how life gets past you! I could have been done so long ago...but can't dwell on that, right? So, the problem is where we live, we are close to Utah State University but we will have to pay non-resident tuition. Um, that's expensive. We can move to Logan but we'll still have to live there for a year (?) to gain residency. Also, we have thought about moving back to OK and going to UCO in hopes that we could qualify for residency since we still own a home there. However, UCO says you can have to residences but your domicile home has to be the one in OK and you have to have lived there for 12 consecutive months. BUT I may have found a way to get us in :0) There is a legacy waiver (you have to have a parent or grandparent that graduated from UCO...thanks mom and I think grandma and grandpa!) I can apply for that will grant me resident status. AND UCO says that if one spouse holds OK resident status, the other spouse may qualify (woot woot for David!). So, I will check more into that and see what happens.

We visited David's work buddy yesterday and he's doing well. Attitude has improved and he's speeding through his therapy and will be getting to go home this Wednesday. 4 weeks early, good for him. He still can't feel his legs but his bowel sensation is coming back. Yay! So glad to hear that!! His wife is having a welcome home party on Saturday.

One of my boxes came in today that I sent from OK...where's the other one?

I still think I'm trying to pass a kidney stone. No fun. The pain went from my back and now it hurts in front. I think that kidney stone has worked it's way from my kidney and is on it's way out. :( Not looking forward to this. I don't really know if it's a kidney stone but I recognized the kidney pain, that's why I think that's what it is. Blech

I think fall has arrived in Idaho. What's going on??

About 2 months until someone's arrival :) Can't wait. I start my childbirth classes on the 8th! So excited!

Well, I better get back to work!! I just had a cat walk in my front door haha!

No Motivation

Today has been a wonderfully lazy Saturday. It's rained and thundered most of the morning and looks like it might be clearing up now.

A friend of mine who is having her baby here in 3 weeks or so has put up pictures on facebook of her nursery. And now I'm feeling behind! I know I've still got time but also getting the shower gifts hasn't helped my stress either because now I have no where to put all of Avery's things.

Her room had been a storage unit of all things baby. So last night I decided to organize. I got her clothes hung up. The rest is folded by size and sitting in the closet until they have a more permanent home. More needs to be done though. Going through all of Avery's clothes again made me excited even more for her to get here...I can't wait to dress her up!

I'm also a little stressed about coming out to OK in November. I looked at plane tickets for David and I and it's so expensive. Driving will be a lot cheaper but it will take up so much time. Time and money, we can't afford to waste either so I don't know what we're going to do. Decisions, decisions.

Well, time for me to eat some food :0)

I Loved You Before I Met You

Running errands and talking on the phone,

I am pleasantly reminded that I am not alone.

Little tiny hands and a precious rounded knee,

pushing and twisting that no one can see.

Oh, sweet child kicking up your heels,

it's our little secret that only I can feel.

I look forward to your birth,

when I can kiss your skin,

but for now I will just smile,

as I feel you play within.

Finally Home

Well, it's good to be home I guess. More like, it's good to be with David :0)

My living room floor is covered in baby stuff. I have no where to put it. I don't think the whole nesting thing has hit me. Avery still has no crib, dresser or changing table. Hopefully that'll be changing here soon. So I've got to get every thing washed and at least put in her room so we can walk through the living room again.

My oven came in today for our house in Edmond. Hopefully this will be the last expense on that house for a while but I won't hold my breath. The delivery people stressed me out today. Not cool but the oven finally made it with no dents or anything.

Yesterday was a pretty eventful day for David. He has become the safety patrol for work since his friend got hurt. However, he wasn't assigned this position. He knew he was getting on people's nerves for pretty much pointing out how they do alot of things wrong and showing them the crappy equipment they use. Well, yesterday David noticed that someone was using a chain to lift these huge things that weigh probably 23,000 lbs with a homemade chain! This chain was supposed to be in the boss' office out of comission. Apparently though, the boss let this guy use it under the conditions that he stay out from underneath the equipment while using it so if it falls it won't land on him. David sees the kid stand under it, walk under it, etc and tells the kid to get the heck out from underneath it. Well, to make a long story short, David took the chain and another nylon strap and cut them in half.

Needless to say the boss and the higher up boss weren't too happy about it. David told them he felt he had done the right thing and was prepared to face the consequences. They kept telling him they were just going to use it one more time. Well, that's all it takes. That chain might have worked the last 20 times but who's to say it'll work 21 times? Then the boss turned his anger from David to the kid who had been messing around under the thing he was lifting. That kid lied.

And to condense the story even more because it's too long to type out: David gets spoken to twice and then finally called into the office. Everyone is nervous for him. Some even offered to walk if David got fired. What is the outcome? David is now going to be a leader on a safety committee. LOL he totally thought he was going to get fired and now he's going to have a leadership role on this probably 4 man committee. He doesn't know the details of what it will entail but it seems that he might be having to go to classes or setting some up for work or something but the upper boss told him he would have the authority to enforce safety rules. Not what David expected at all. I guess I'll see when he gets home what else he learned about the position.

Well, that's pretty much been our last 2 days.

30 Weeks & Going Home

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

Will be leaving soon to head to the airport!

Bitter Sweet

I have such a great time being here! I only wish I had one more day to go to the Just Between Friends sale at the fairgrounds!!! I don't want to leave.

But...

My honey misses me :0) So I must get back. And I miss him too...

Had some delicous steak and veggies with some old friends tonight and good fellowship.

I'm going to miss everyone so much! Glad I got to see everyone!

Can't believe the next time I come to OK, we'll be a family of 3!!! Crazy.

My Last Day

I'm sad to go but glad to be home with my David.

I spent time with an old friend, visited my old work, had lunch with some more friends and tonight it's off to dinner with some more friends :0) It's a good day!

I got all of my stuff packed up and ready to get home and I got another gift today: a boppy pillow! I don't want to wait for November to come get it so I'm going to see if I can get it in my duffle bag. If not, I'll ship it too :0)

I'm so not looking forward to flying home. I hate traveling that way but it sure is fast! It'll be nice to be back in my own bed tomorrow night. I'll probably sleep for a week when I get back!

I'm so thankful that I got to come back home. I needed this in a bad way lol. It's good to get refreshed!

I Heart Oklahoma

I'm wondering if David and I could survive a long distance relationship??? I'm just kidding. I would miss him too much but I'm going to miss Oklahoma too! I'm ready to see my honey :0)

Yesterday's shower was really great. Avery got TONS of clothes. Funny thing is, everyone bought her big clothes. So once she hits about 3, she'll be set! My mother in law and I got everything into one giant suitcase and a few other things in a box that I'll ship home tomorrow. I'll only be leaving behind a bath tub and a tote.

It'll be nice to get back to the cooler weather but strangely I'm liking the heat...for now.

Tomorrow I've still got one last lunch date, a frozen yogurt date and dinner plans. I'm having such a great time with my friends and family!!

Car Seat= Little Bit of Stress :)

Ugh! I can't decide on a car seat!!! I don't know why I am so stinkin' indecisive!

I'm also bummed b/c yesterday I saw the original diaper bag that I wanted years ago and I think it is the one I saw online but wasn't sure if it was the same. Maybe I'll send the one I have back...

I can't wait for my shower tomorrow!

Loving It!

I'm so glad I got to come to Oklahoma! I'm having a great time! I've still got more people to see though and looking forward to it.

Today I went shopping and picked up some cute outfits for Avery. I knew it was a good thing that I don't live here while pregnant!

I had lunch with some old friends and it was awesome.

My kidney hurt me so bad last night; I hardly slept. I wasn't sure what I should do so I called my midwife. She told me it was ok to take Tylenol as needed which I had been refraining from doing. This evening it's feeling better but it's hurt all day. If I can make it to Tuesday I'll stop by her office on the way home and check my urine for infection. So fun :)

Today Amy and I went to Eileen's cookies and got some and they're so delicious! Also, her brother made me some homemade tortillas--mmm.

4 days left here and lots to do! I can't wait to get back to my David though! I've never left him and I miss him but I'm happy to be here.

I've been going all day so time for me to relax now :)

Home Sweet Home

I made it safe and sound to Oklahoma. While driving around, it doesn't feel like I ever left except there's a couple buildings I've never seen and some roads have some extra lanes now.

My dad's 2 sisters were here visiting and stayed long enough to see me when I got home. One of his sisters, it was the 2nd time I've met her and his other sister I'd never met. He hadn't seen her in 35 years. Can you believe that?! So that was cool.

I think I've got a kidney stone in my right kidney. It's hurting me pretty good. I pray that it just dissolves and doesn't try to come out! I hate to spend my time here hurting and sick from it :( Hopefully it doesn't get much worse.

Tonight my dad gave me some stuff that was mine and he gave me my baby book. I've seen it before but looking at it tonight, I saw there was an ultrasound picture in there of me. I've never noticed it in there before. I wish my mom could be here to meet Avery.

Well, I'm looking forward to the next few days! I saw my baby shower invitation and they're so stinkin' cute! I can't wait to see everyone on Saturday! The next few days are going to be great! Then back home to my honey! I've never left him for this long! Absence makes the heart grow fonder!!! I miss him already!

29 Weeks!!

Your baby is growing rapidly now. This week he weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is getting bigger to accommodate his growing brain — which is busy developing billions of neurons. Every day, about 200 milligrams of calcium is deposited in your baby's skeleton, which is now hardening. With this rapid growth, it's no surprise that your baby's nutritional needs reach their peak during this trimester.

I can't believe it! Not much longer and my little Avery will be here!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 days!

Tomorrow I have to stay in a motel by myself :( I've just got to find a motel and a shuttle to get me to the airport. Can't believe it's almost time to head to OK! Seems like forever ago that I bought the tickets.

Nothing much going on here. Just working, thinking about school, thinking about baby stuff...

I got 4 cavities filled today, I think. That was no fun. Everyone says oh the shot's no big deal. Well, it hurt. Pain ran along my jaw up to my canine tooth. The dentist said that was good. Hmm. They were just surface cavities in the grooves of my molars. Now I've got to go back for the right side. Yay. He also told me the numbness would wear off after about an hour. It didn't. More like 5 hours. I had to eat lunch with half my mouth numb and hoping that I kept my tongue out of the way.

Well, I think David will be having a hay day while I am gone :0) but so will I!!! Can't wait til Wednesday!!

Holy Cow

80 days!

On My Own Tonight

David's with his buddy. I'm at home alone :(

Tomorrow David and I are going to a BBQ--yum!

Last night we got home around 11:30 or so and I was experiencing some acid or heart burn or something. I very very rarely get it. So I start thinking about how it's probably not going to help me to lay down so about midnight I head to the only gas station in town that's open all night and buy me a little roll of tums. I put the tums on the counter and the lady looks at me and says "head full of hair?" I just laughed and said I didn't know. She told me her daughter just had a baby had had horrible heart burn and the baby had tons of hair. We'll see what Avery's got. I hope she has lots of hair like I did!

The heart burn/hair thing though isn't always true. Vicki had heart burn bad with Trace and he didn't have lots of hair. Though I did read in a magazine that there is some truth to that myth they believe. Whoever "they" is.

I guess I'll go watch my new movie I picked up at Wal Mart for $5 tonight. Wedding Crashers. I LOVE Vince Vaughn.

More Pictures

Last night David and I drove down to Ogden to visit his work buddy. David had called him to see if he'd be up for visitors tonight but the guy was like "now's a good time" so David of course couldn't tell the guy no so we got in the car and went for a visit. The guy was in his wheel chair today and started his physical therapy. He was really excited for David to see him in his wheel chair and tried to hold out for us to get there but he was too dizzy. But we had a good visit even though he was gone for almost an hour after we got there so they could check his legs and lungs to make sure he wasn't getting any clots.

His ordeal is turning into an ugly mess. I feel for the family. The guy was so excited we came to visit! He was telling us he loves us. It was funny because he was all there but he wasn't. He was glad I came too. He said it was nice to have someone there who's been through it. But I don't think that's quite accurate. I haven't been where he is. He's much worse :( But if I can provide some sort of hope for him or comfort than I am glad to do so.

David will stay the night with him tonight. His wife is going to be checking out rehab facilities with their kids today and won't be able to get back, I guess?? But she's been up there with him all week being woke up every 2 hrs like he is. So David offered. I think his buddy was kind of excited. He kept saying he knew David would take good care of him :) He was saying how glad he was that he had a good buddy like Dave. He is a good guy. Glad he's mine :)

Well, my rib cage is hurting. I guess it's expanding?

Ok, I got some pictures today so here are some of them:

Avery's first time floating down the river. This is the Portneuf River in Lava.

The guys sailing at Twin Lakes.

David actually caught a fish while camping this last weekend!

Beautiful Day

We got some rain this morning and now the sun is out. I can hear birds chirping and I have a nice breeze coming through the house.

I came across a quote not too long ago that I want to share. I love quotes. Love love love them. I have a journal that I write all the quotes I like in. I love how someone can take a long, deep thought and put it into a snappy little quote that sums it all up.

"There's one sad truth in life I've found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best."

So true, so true.

1 Week!!!

David's work buddy seems to be doing well despite the circumstances. He was having a hard day on Monday but David and some other guys from work went down and visited him and his wife told David that it helped his spirits a whole lot. He went in for surgery on Tuesday and the doctors said they'd know within 5 days if he'd be able to walk again. We're praying for a miracle! David said he saw the x-rays and said his back was just sheared. OSHA came out to their work. We are NOT impressed at all with the way his work has handled this. It's really a sad deal.

There's a house in our neighborhood who has decided that it is better to grow corn in your front yard, rather than grass.

I don't know why I find it so amusing. But I do.

Went to the midwife yesterday and everything looks great. I'm measuring dead on. Heart beat was strong. Avery likes to lay on my right side. Other than that, nothing else to mention really.

I leave in a week for OK!! I'm kind of sad to be gone for 6 days, isn't that funny? Wish David could come with me :( But it will be nice to not be rushed to see everyone. I'm not a big fan of flying so I'm not thrilled at flying by myself. Oh well! I'm ready to come home for a visit!!!!

Hello 3rd Trimester!! 28 Weeks

By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

I'm feeling really good! We'll see how that changes here in the next few months haha!! I was reading on my birth board women who are the around the same week as me and they were experiencing all kinds of fun things. Heartburn, swelling, pain, tiredness, breathing difficulties, hips hurting, back hurting, can't get comfy, I know there was more. Praise God I'm being spared...for now :0) I'll get back to you in another month or two!

Little Avery is moving around like crazy. She still won't move for her daddy~stubborn girl. I go to the midwife today!!! Woot Woot!

And I leave for OK next week! yay! I really hope it's a fun and relaxing time!

Camping

This weekend David and I will be going camping at Red Fish Lake in Stanley, ID. Hopefully David and Austin don't get eaten by a bear!

Time for David to get a new job. One of the guys at his work got pinned on the ground between two pieces of metal. David said they probably weighed 1,000 lbs. David said that the guy couldn't move his legs. They took him to the hospital in Logan and did some scans and said his back was fractured. They medi flighted him to Ogden, so that can't be good. When he had left, as far as I know, he still couldn't move his legs. He had even gotten a catheter and didn't feel it. I don't know much else. I feel so bad for him and his family. I hope he can make a recovery.

Nothing much else going on.

David+Hannah=Avery

I love my husband. I love these 2 pictures of us. I love his smile and happy face. I would say that 2003 and this last year have been the craziest of my life. Lots of ups, mostly downs but still going strong. I love this man. He is mine. Forever.

And I just know that we're going to make the cutest babies :0)

I seriously need to scan in a better picture of our little girl. I can't wait to get a picture of her in our arms!
What's the sign say that people post in their house? All because two people fell in love.

I am so excited to meet our little girl. I know every soon to be mother feels that way. I can't wait to see the beauty that we (ok, I'll give credit to God too!!) made! A little less than 3 months until our new addition is here. I still can't believe it.

So Much To Think About

Ugh this whole trying to find a car seat thing is really stressing me out! I can't find one that I love. I'm going to have to make a decision soon.

Little Avery is growing. Her kicks are now up around my ribs. Mainly my right rib. I think she kicks my gall bladder alot because it's been hurting more. She's become quite active, except when David's around :) She doesn't cooperate when I try to show him her movements.

I've come to the conclusion that I wish I was raising Avery back in the 50's, heck maybe even earlier. I've been reading this book that talks about discipline and the lack thereof these days. And how basically society is bombarding families and destroying them rather than supporting them like they used to. It's going to be so hard to raise a child with so many horrible influences in this world.

I've mentioned before that raising a respectful, well-behaved child is a priority of mine. I've spent so many years in daycare and seen too many things! It's very important to me and David both. I read this quote in the book and I agree with it whole heartedly:

"My husband and I have been amazed again and again by the fearfulness of parents to take a stand--even with their small children. They don't seem to grasp the idea that God has put them in charge for a very good reason, and it is He who will hold them accountable. If parents were to instill the concept of proper, God-honoring authority in their children from the start, it would be far easier to enforce when the preteen years arrive."

The bible says we are supposed to train up our children in the way they should go. If David and I don't train our children...someone else will. I don't want that.

I know that it's all easier said than done but I believe it can be done. I've seen it done. I know that in the end, it's my children who decide who they will be as adults but I hope that I point them in the direction that will lead to happiness and success.

I've been reading up alot on the art of homemaking and trying to think not only of my children but the future that I may be molding for multiple generations. Homemaking doesn't exactly come natural to me but with practice, it will some day. I've been learning about the many aspects of homemaking and I hope to master these so that I can teach my daughter(s). I want them to be Proverbs 31 women. Women who are not idle, whose children and husband praise her. She does her husband good all the days of her life. Ok, being a Proverbs 31 woman is always a work in progress, at least for me anyways!

Most of all, I hope I raise this little girl to love the Lord. The rest should fall into place :)

27 Weeks

This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.

This is the last week of my 2nd trimester! Holy cow, the end is near!!

The Sand Dunes

We got back yesterday from playing at the sand dunes. I think we all had a good time. On Saturday the guys went out right in the middle of the day and got too hot and experienced some motion sickness while out and weren't looking so good when they made it back. Sunday they decided to only ride in the morning and went and picked up some drammamine which worked awesome. They went on some really big dunes yesterday but none of us girls got to see them.

David took me out for a ride but of course we ended up going out too far and there were some times that I was sure we weren't going to make it down a dune but we did and then I asked to go back :0)

Tonight David is playing in a slow pitch softball tournament tonight. Hope he has fun!

I didn't really get any pics of David since I wasn't out there when he was riding. Here are some I did get though:

This is Austin going up a dune.

Here's David and me.

Here's Carson.

Trace needed a ride too.

He liked this little bike. Carson did too.