Lucky

How did I get to be so lucky? My husband is incredible and I am reminded of what a blessing he is in my life EVERYDAY!!!







Two weeks ago I got to cheer him on in Oklahoma City, OK for the Mountain West Conference Championships for swimming and it was incredible! I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Not only was it so fun, but David did AMAZING! He swam season best times in every event, which was expected, but he ALSO swam LIFETIME BESTS in every event - not bad for taking two years off (four total if you include his mission) and still coming back after only a year and rocking the house! He sure went out with a bang and couldn't have asked for a better finish!

25 Weeks and counting...

And it just keeps growing! After a 2 month lull I am back on track and our little boy is growing like crazy (or at least my belly seems to be:) ) So I am almost 6 months pregnant and finally not fitting into my pants/skirts unzipped anymore, I tried to force it at church today, but probably shouldn't have. Yikes. I'm still not HUGE, which I am SO GRATEFUL for, and I am finding I have more energy and a greater desire to do things. I enjoy cooking and baking again and have been trying to take some of the load off David, who has patiently prepared 98% of our breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for the past 6 months at least. He still cooks most of our meals since he gets home earlier than I do, but I have been trying to help out when I can. I imagine this energy won't last very long, so I'm trying to make use of it but either way...I FEEL GREAT!!

Portrait Update Part II

I've been busy at work trying to finish my brother-in-law's family portrait and I'm getting pretty addicted to painting again. David would probably say that I'm pretty boring right now because all I ever want to do every Saturday is paint. :) Hopefully I can finish it this month and stop spending my Saturdays in solitude and spend a little more time with Dave. Spring is coming and it will be hard to stay indoors with such tempting weather outside! I hope I can make it, wish me luck!

New Hair Cut

Brittany cut my hair the other day. It had been a while since my last trim, and since then my hair had become surprisingly lighter due to all the chlorine in the BYU pool. Here's a before and after shot.

Nesting?

I keep hearing all this talk about "nesting" and how pregnant women nest, but the truth is - I've always been a planner and I've always enjoyed getting things done early. So call it nesting, or call it me being me, but I got a little nervous when I started hearing of pregnant women all around me going into labor several WEEKS early. Hence, we moved the art room into the basement and set up both the crib and the changing table just so I could cross one more thing off the big 'to-do before baby list'. We also found the glider on sale for only $99 (marked down from $250!) and it is big and cushiony and reclines just like a recliner! I have 3 1/2 months left and I feel like we are pretty on track with getting everything ready in time, but what if I only had 1 1/2 months left....then I would not feel so prepared. Little by little we are becoming more prepared...

It's official...I'm outnumbered

We had our third and final ultrasound and within the first three minutes the sonographer said, "Now do you guys want to know what the sex is because you are FOR SURE having a boy!" Don't know what the other lady missed, but in the last picture you can see it plain as day. Hooray for little boys, we are so excited.

Names anyone???

Guess what's coming to town and WE'RE GOING!!!