34 weeks

I just realized I hadn't posted a belly pic since about 28 weeks so here you go:

Yyyeeaaahhh...I'm huge.  I definitely feel huge, but I hate how you don't realize just HOW big you've gotten until you see a picture of yourself.  That's why my face is strategically cropped out of the picture.

Here are my confessions at 34 weeks along:

This little guy sits really low, and I'm definitely a slow walker/waddler.

It's getting harder to do daily things like, pick up toys off the ground. 

I feel like I have the appetite of 3 grown men.

I have ZERO energy.  Nap time is now more for me than it is for Kate.  I'm still waiting for that nesting burst of energy so I can actually accomplish some things.

I'm kind of panicking that he will be here in less than 5 weeks!

I'm nervous about how I'm going to handle two children and recover from surgery at the same time.

I'm already planning his newborn pictures.

I want to buy every cute little boy outfit I see, but am refraining until after I've had my baby shower.

Being pregnant in June is NOT fun, I'm dreading my electricity bill.

I love feeling him kick, and watching my belly constantly move.

Silly things make me cry like the ballroom scene in Beauty and the Beast, or when that guy proposed to his girlfriend on Wipeout, or when I found a fly in my taco last night.

I'm constantly craving sweets.

I've gained 30 lbs this pregnancy, which is good considering that I really haven't been watching what I eat at all.  Hopefully I won't put on too much more, but there's no guarantees with this crazy appetite I have!

I'm super stressed about our insurance situation.  We are currently uninsured, but Dustin's new insurance kicks in on the 26th.  So that should be okay, but I'm worried that for some reason the new insurance will see my pregnancy as a pre-existing condition.  Most companies don't, but I haven't heard a lot of good things about Aetna.

I'm excited for another c-section because that means I can do my hair and makeup before going to the hospital so that I'll look decent in those first family pictures.

I planned my surgery for the morning, so that there would be good light for pictures.  Okay that's not the reason, but it's a definite plus!  I planned it for the morning because you're not allowed to eat or drink anything 8 hours prior to operation.  So, I wanted the earliest appointment they had.

I'm so excited to meet my little boy.

34 days to go!

"Wook, Mom!"

It's just been one of those days.

The pregnancy is making me uncomfortable, tired, and grouchy.
A cup got lodged in my disposal and it took about 30 minutes to get it out.
Every time I start to clean, Kate makes another mess right behind me.
Kate is whining about everything.
I'm feeling down on myself as a mother. 
So, you might think that this is what would finally send me over the edge...

But it was the first thing that made me smile all day.

I love being a mom.

Drumroll please....

Introducing....


Max's room!

We are so proud of how his room turned out!  You only WISH your room was this cool!

Kate really loves his room too.  In fact, lately she's been associating anything Mario with "baby brudder".

 Her favorite thing to do in to climb in and out of his crib.  I'm so surprised she never did this when she slept in it!

Okay enough about Kate, let's get to this pictures of his room!

We chose to do a vintage 8-bit Mario theme.

I had my friend Cami print out his name in red vinyl.

These decals we found on amazon and they are awesome!  Worth every penny!

His cubby and a few pillows I made for his room.

 

A blanket I bought of Etsy.

Some artwork Dustin made for his room!

We seriously LOVE this room!  We are so excited for the one thing missing--our little boy!  Only about 5 weeks left!

Play-Doh

Lately I've been really trying to keep TV watching to a minimum at my house. #1 I'm really getting sick of Tinkerbell #2 Kate needs to use her imagination more. #3 Kate is generally less whiney and in a better mood when the TV hasn't been on all day.

Realistically though, it doesn't really happen too often because I'm 33 weeks pregnant and have NO energy. BUT- a couple of days ago I did whip out one of Kate's birthday presents (thanks Beth) and let her go to town. Play-doh!

Needless to say, she loves this stuff! What two year old wouldn't? She loves to smash it, tear it apart into little pieces (which are "bread" and "cookies" naturally), roll it into balls and snakes, and even take a taste every once in awhile.  No matter how many times she tries it though, it always tastes "yucky".

 Check out my baby's awesome bed head!  I wish I could say this picture was taken in the morning, but in reality I think it was about 11:30.   See?  No energy!

 "Wook, Mom!  A big cookie!"

This stuff can keep her entertained for hours.  In fact she's playing with it again now as I sit on my butt and blog.  She has made a "couch" out of the green dough.  She know to put each color back in the cups when she's done and to only play with it on the table!  She doesn't always do it, but she does KNOW it's the rule. 

Well I better go monitor the current play-doh playing.  There are green "couches" all over my kitchen floor.

Summertime Cutie

Last week I had set up a really cute background for a photoshoot for a little girl. Well, of course I couldn't resist taking a few pictures of Kate with it! She was not wanting to cooperate. So, I didn't get any real keepers, but I think I'll hang a few in her room anyway. It goes so well with it!

I really hate how when blogger resizes pictures it makes the colors dull.  Has anyone else noticed this? It's a pet peeve of mine.  Hopefully they look better on your monitors.

"I don't want to take pictures Mom!"

"Are we over this yet?"

"Okay, I will hold still for a sucker."

My favorite.

Best Anniversary Ever!

As you know, Friday was our 7th anniversary. We dropped off Kate at Uncle Jaron and Aunt Beth's house and Dustin and I headed out to celebrate. We had reservations at The Keg Steakhouse. It's probably the fanciest place I've ever eaten at. The service was beyond awesome. When we got to our table their was a Happy Anniversary card on it signed by all the waiters. They were good at keeping our drinks filled, the manager came over to check on us, and best of all-- they gave us our dessert for FREE. The food was absolutely amazing, but I'll try not to remember that because it will be a long time before we can just drop $75 on dinner again. I had a 7oz steak that was wrapped in bacon (fabulous!) and Dustin had "The Basbeball Steak" which is a steak so thick that the most they can even cook it is medium rare. He was in heaven. The free dessert we received was the biggest brownie sundae I've even seen!  It was amazing.  After we finished stuffing our faces we headed over to the jewelry store.

Earlier in the week I had bought Dustin a new wedding ring. He lost his about 2 years ago, and we just never got him a new one. So I figured it was about time I fixed that! Well, right after I bought it Dustin's phone broke (Kate poured water on it) so we needed the money that I had paid for the ring for a new phone. So unfortunately he knew about his present before our annivesary. Well, because of that Dustin decided that we should go back to the jewelry store where I bought his ring, return it for store credit and use that as a down payment to buy ME the new ring he's been promising for years.

So after about an hour of back and forthing-- I finally found one that I LOVED and that we could actually afford. There was one better that I really wanted but, um yeah....it would have bankrupted us! So maybe in like another 10 years I can upgrade again :)  So here is my beautiful new ring!

It's a white gold band and the center is 5/8 carat diamond certified.  Which is supposed to be important :)  I love it!  I haven't taken it off since I walked out of the store.  And, of course, I just let Dustin keep his:

It's black tungsten and very cool. I knew as soon as I saw it that it needed to be Dustin's. It was much easier picking a ring for him than it was for myself!

Anyway, it was what Dustin's been calling our first "grown up" anniversary and it was awesome. I love you so much Dustin! I can't wait to see what the next 7 years bring!

7 years!

7 years ago I woke up as nervous as I had ever been.  It was my wedding day, and I was scared.  Of what?  I'm not sure, but I've never been one to handle life-changing decisions very well.  I got up, did my hair and makeup, and applied medicinal ointment to the breakout of impetigo on my lip that had surfaced on account of being so stressed.  My mom and I drove to the Snowflake temple, where we were to meet Dustin.  When I saw Dustin, he was also showing signs of stress.  A massive pimple had formed on his chin.  We were definitely a good looking couple that day!

As I look back on that day I can't help but think how young we were.  I was 19 and Dustin was 22.  Kids really.  Well those two crazy kids got married that day and started their amazing lives together.

We lived in Thatcher, where we also attended school.  We lived in a tiny, one bedroom house that was infested with scorpions.  I don't think I ever got a good nights sleep in that house.  Partly because we only had a twin (yes, TWIN) bed, but I can't tell you how many times I woke up to seeing a scorpion inches from my face.  We had no cable, so we spent our free time taking advantage of different Blockbuster plans, and playing the good 'ole Nintendo 64.

We sure have come a long way since then!  Almost 5 years later we gave birth to our beautiful daughter Kate, and now 7 years later we are weeks away from having our son Max.  I'm so grateful for our family and our lives together and I wouldn't change a thing!  I love you Dustin!  Happy Anniversary!