Sunday Drive

Ryan and I went on a pretty, scenic autumn drive in the canyon today. The mountain air was cool and crisp and perfect for a 37 week pregnant lady. We brought our camera along in case we wanted to take pictures of the pretty view. Ryan made me get out and snapped a couple pictures of me.

Ryan wouldn't let me put any pictures of him on the blog. But here is a picture of our kitty in her new favorite bed.

A big box with lots of brown packing paper.

Nursery and Name Unveiling

When we found out our baby was a boy, I immediately starting brainstorming what to do with the nursery. It wasn't too hard to figure out I wanted to do a Curious George theme. Ryan loved Curious George as a kid. Here is what we came up with:

We even made the balloon mobile.

From the baby's point of view.

Decal on the wall

Other side of the room.

Mommy and Baby Curious George on the awesome glider my parents bought us.

The closet

Only 4 more weeks till Baby Jackson makes his appearance!

FYI

A couple weeks ago I made cinnamon rolls for the first time ever. They turned out pretty good. I was proud of myself.

Ryan was pretty happy too.

8 Months
(and sick with the flu!)

Pillow Project

Warning: This is me attempting to be crafty again.

If anyone knows me, I am artistically challenged. I can't draw, make cute things, or sew. But I can work a hot glue gun (with only a few burnt fingers).

I found this idea on my friend's blog and tried it out during General Conference. It's super easy!

The best part about it was the price:

Pillow: $1.62 at Target
Felt: $0.60 at Michael's
Total cost of pillow: $2.22

Not too shabby!

A New Addition

Ryan and I purchased a white shag body pillow from Sams last week. It was supposed to help me sleep better at night. Unfortunetly, it was a little too fluffy for my liking. Ryan slept with it and the next morning declared, "It's like sleeping with a polar bear!"

I guess that's a good thing when you are so cold at night you have to wear a hoodie and 2 blankets.

Polar Bear (aka the pillow) is nice to have when I sit on the couch. I just wrap it around me and it adds padding and comfort. I don't think Lily likes our new addition to the family. I woke up one night to her shredding the shag with her teeth. Hopefully she gets it out of her system before the baby comes.

Other news: I have come down with the flu. Body aches, fever, chills, nausea, sore throat....it is awesome. Sometimes I have problems differentiating what is the flu and what is from the pregnancy. And actually, one good think about having the flu is that when I have the chills, I'm not freezing my poor husband out of house and home. I think he kinda likes it. The funny thing is, I was supposed to get the flu shot at work this week. That is what I get for procrastinating!

There's a Baby in There

Tonight at work I walked into a patient room and sat down on the stool. There was a 3 year old boy in there. When he saw me, his eyes widened and he leaned closer to his mom.

"Mommy!" he said in his exaggerated child whisper. "That lady's got a BIG belly"

His mom looked slightly embarrassed. I could hear her whisper back, "That's because there's a baby in there."

"OH!"

It was pretty funny.

7 Months
And yes there is a baby in there.

You Know You're Pregnant When...

You know you're pregnant when...

--You make your husband go to the nearest gas station in the middle of the night to buy Tums.

--You sleep in till one and still need a 2 hour nap in the middle of the day.

--You try to squeeze behind big spaces and realize you don't fit or you get stuck.

--You think your ribs will never feel the same again.

--You drop 3 cups in 24 hours. One shattering into many pieces on the floor.

--You wake up in the middle of the night with an excruciating leg cramp, only to be woken up an hour later with another leg cramp...in your other leg.

--Your husband says your gait resembles a duck.

--You sleep with 4+ pillows at night.

--When people say you're huge or you're getting bigger, it is actually a good thing.

--You have what you call "optimum sleep temperature" which involves turning down the air several degrees, cranking the fan, and freezing out your husband.

I may or may not have had personal experience with all of these things.