32 weeks! That means baby could potentially come in the next... 5-9 weeks. Ha. Can you tell I'm counting down??
Pregnancy is hard! And if you say it's not, you're wrong. Or I'm possibly WAY out of shape. Everything exhausts me! I stand up from sitting on the couch and I'm out of breath! And I'm getting desperate for fall temperatures. Desperate.
But it's worth it. I feel my baby move and remember that. It's crazy; she is now big enough that I can feel her actual body parts pushing against my stomach! How crazy! ( Still can't tell the difference between a foot and a knee and an elbow though...)
My friends Jamie and Lindsay threw me an awesome baby shower on Saturday! It was great. They totally went all-out and it turned out so cute! I have the greatest friends :)
Cord finally got a calling; he is going to be a ward missionary! Good job Cord.
And he starts school again next week. He pretty much had no break at all :(
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8.19.2013
8.16.2013
I Love Marriage
There, I said it.
If you didn't already know, the transition from being single and living at home to being married wasn't an easy one for me. In fact, I sort of hated it. And the issue was definitely with me, not Cord. I am horrible at change. Absolutely horrible at it. I pretty much cried myself to sleep every night and missed my parents and my dog and wondered what was wrong with me; why wasn't I the "norm" of living in newlywed marital bliss? It was a nasty shock to my system to have to account to someone else what bigger purchases I was making out of our joint account (monthly massages anyone)?? And learning to compromise where we kept what, like cleaning supplies, was ridiculously hard for me. And don't even get me started on sharing a bed with someone. I like my space! And I can't help it that sometimes I enjoy sleeping like a star.
Ok, you get the picture. To make a long story short, it took me a good... six months to adjust to the married life. We had to do some drastic stuff, like buy the same breed of dog that my parents had, but I FINALLY got used to it.
Now here we are, 1 year and 8 months later, and I can honestly say I love marriage. LOVE IT. I find myself daily thinking about how much I love living with my best friend. More than that, I love the commitment we have. It's so great to know that no matter what happens, I've got a partner in everything. No matter how hard work or school gets, or how stressful finances or just life becomes, I've got someone by my side. This has been especially awesome since I've been pregnant. When I have an emotional freak out or want to die because my back hurts so bad, Cord is the best ever. He has all the qualities that I lack. He is ten times more tolerant and understanding and sympathetic than I've ever been.
Enough mushiness. Ok, maybe a little more. Cord has treated my like a queen from day one. When we started dating, he never let me pay for anything. Not once. I think we'd been dating for a good 6 months before he let me pay for one date, and even then he argued. He spoiled me rotten while we were dating, and he spoils me rotten now. He spends WAY more than he should on birthdays and Christmases, he sends me flowers for no reason, he cleans the house without me asking, he writes me sweet notes on the bathroom mirror to wake up to, and a million other things. He's the best, ok? The end. Sorry for the mushy post :)
If you didn't already know, the transition from being single and living at home to being married wasn't an easy one for me. In fact, I sort of hated it. And the issue was definitely with me, not Cord. I am horrible at change. Absolutely horrible at it. I pretty much cried myself to sleep every night and missed my parents and my dog and wondered what was wrong with me; why wasn't I the "norm" of living in newlywed marital bliss? It was a nasty shock to my system to have to account to someone else what bigger purchases I was making out of our joint account (monthly massages anyone)?? And learning to compromise where we kept what, like cleaning supplies, was ridiculously hard for me. And don't even get me started on sharing a bed with someone. I like my space! And I can't help it that sometimes I enjoy sleeping like a star.
Ok, you get the picture. To make a long story short, it took me a good... six months to adjust to the married life. We had to do some drastic stuff, like buy the same breed of dog that my parents had, but I FINALLY got used to it.
Now here we are, 1 year and 8 months later, and I can honestly say I love marriage. LOVE IT. I find myself daily thinking about how much I love living with my best friend. More than that, I love the commitment we have. It's so great to know that no matter what happens, I've got a partner in everything. No matter how hard work or school gets, or how stressful finances or just life becomes, I've got someone by my side. This has been especially awesome since I've been pregnant. When I have an emotional freak out or want to die because my back hurts so bad, Cord is the best ever. He has all the qualities that I lack. He is ten times more tolerant and understanding and sympathetic than I've ever been.
Enough mushiness. Ok, maybe a little more. Cord has treated my like a queen from day one. When we started dating, he never let me pay for anything. Not once. I think we'd been dating for a good 6 months before he let me pay for one date, and even then he argued. He spoiled me rotten while we were dating, and he spoils me rotten now. He spends WAY more than he should on birthdays and Christmases, he sends me flowers for no reason, he cleans the house without me asking, he writes me sweet notes on the bathroom mirror to wake up to, and a million other things. He's the best, ok? The end. Sorry for the mushy post :)
8.05.2013
Thank Goodness It's August
That means only 1 more month of summertime. Normally I like summer, but not this one. Cooler temperatures, please!
Cord and I got to go to a rodeo on Saturday with his family! It was fun. Except the part where both of our throats were swelling shut a little. NBD.
In baby news, only 10 weeks to go! We have her name narrowed down to two. We are going to wait to see her face to decide for sure though. And we are keeping the names secret! So don't ask! Ha ha jk. You can ask. I just won't tell you what they are. I had another ultrasound on Wednesday for growth purposes, and Baby Bailey is measuring right on track, and she's 3 1/2 pounds! That's so big to me! I really like her. I also have to do kick counts every day now (you have to feel 10 movements in 2 hours), which has been a breeze since she gets 10 movements in in about 10 minutes. Good job, you active little thing.
Cord and I got to go to a rodeo on Saturday with his family! It was fun. Except the part where both of our throats were swelling shut a little. NBD.
In baby news, only 10 weeks to go! We have her name narrowed down to two. We are going to wait to see her face to decide for sure though. And we are keeping the names secret! So don't ask! Ha ha jk. You can ask. I just won't tell you what they are. I had another ultrasound on Wednesday for growth purposes, and Baby Bailey is measuring right on track, and she's 3 1/2 pounds! That's so big to me! I really like her. I also have to do kick counts every day now (you have to feel 10 movements in 2 hours), which has been a breeze since she gets 10 movements in in about 10 minutes. Good job, you active little thing.
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