Third Trimester!

So hello to my third trimester and goodbye to the second. I am a little sad because I have loved my second trimester. It has been a lot of fun and here is why:
-feeling her move all the time. It makes me smile everytime.
-I don't really like the Braxton Hicks but it is kind of cool that my body knows what is going on. Our bodies are so smart.
-feeling great. Just getting a little tired throughout the day but no sickness at all.
-getting prepped and starting to buy bigger baby things, not just clothes.
-talking to the baby. Mostly singing but some talking. Still when no one is around.

I am not so excited for the third trimester because I know it will get uncomfortable (it already is starting). There are some definite things I don't like about pregnancy but it is definitely worth it so we won't go into that. So here is to 3 more months of pregnancy and then I am officially evicting her out.

27 Weeks (3rd Trimester)

Had to take a picture since I only have one other picture of my pregnancy. So here it is mirror and all in the dark bathroom. Hey you can see the belly and that is all that matters. :)

In other news, my brother in law graduated from Paramedic school today. We are so excited for him. He is already a firefighter so it just means more money (which is great because his department paid for him to go to school also)! My sister is also looking forward to a more normal life.

Well that is all. Hopefully we have more exciting news this next week!

Filtration System

I have decided some people were not built with a filtration system. I will admit sometimes I say stupid stuff but it is interesting the crazy things you hear when you are pregnant. There are some people who will flat out tell you that you look huge...thank you but I am 4 pounds under where I should be weight wise. It just made me laugh because I heard a funny comment the other day and I just have to laugh when people say crazy stuff. Or when people are just flat out rude. Oh well. If we don't laugh then we really do feel like a cow or whatever they say to us. So here is to all the other HUGE mamas out there. I still think you all are sexy!

In other news: we got a counteroffer from the bank and we accepted it (1500 more). Hopefully we hear this week if the house is ours or not. Everybody say a little prayer for us and cross your fingers! I will let you know what happens.

July 2011

This month has been really fun and pretty crazy. I think that is how everyone's summers are though.

First off we had another ultrasound on Tuesday and everything went great. They wanted to just check the size and the profile. They said she is exactly on track like before with a size to be due November 3rd which is a few days past my due date but she is just smaller so they are still sticking to October 29th as my due date. She is 1 pound and 9 oz! Weird to think that I have that big of a baby in my stomach. Also I have gained 9 pounds which I am supposed to be at 13 or so but he said that is normal. It is nice to know that she is gaining weight because it means she is growing and also it means that I am not just getting fat. My baby is approximately in the 33rd percentile but who knows. I am still a little hesitant because I was a fat baby when I was born. Other than that I am now officially 26 weeks! That means 14 weeks left to go! I am excited it is getting closer but I keep thinking that I might need more time to get everything ready and seeing as we don't have a house yet, it makes it a little complicated. Hopefully we will be getting news this next week since they sent paperwork in for a final approval on price.

 Not the greatest picture because of my phone and the lighting but you can see her noggin and cute nose at the top. Jake and I were laughing when I was joking that she has Jake's nose. I think it is funny when people think that because to be honest, she still looks like an alien. I don't care though, she is my cute alien. Also since we went in at just over 17 weeks and then this one at 25 1/2 weeks it is crazy to see the difference. Before she fit on the whole screen and now all that will fit is her big head :)

Also in other good news, we got a new couch and love seat. They had a killer deal clearance sale at Ashley Furniture on the set but we couldn't decide so we looked into a few other places and I found an ad on KSL for the set for 700 dollars which was 100 dollars less. Then I went in and they said they could get it in sooner, give me 25 bucks off for paying with a check or cash, and they can hold them until we get a house (if it is soon, if not they will go to our storage unit). We are pretty excited. They are durablend which have the part leather in them so they are easy to clean. So we got both for 675 when they are like 1800 usually at Ashley Furniture.

Everything else is going really good just keeping busy and trying to have some fun. Also one more question I have been thinking about lately. Do people still register for babies or is that weird? With your first what did you buy or did you see if anyone would get it for you. I just see crazy registries online and I was wondering if people actually still do registries or do they just buy you what they want. I will be honest I never look at baby registries to get a present but I also have never had much money to get big presents. Just curious on your opinions. Also where did you splurge on baby stuff? The crib? Travel System? Clothes? Just wondering.

My Crafting is back!

Okay so since I have a little more time now that school is out and things have slowed down for a little bit I have really gotten back into crafting. So I started a blog last year and it has been abandoned by last semester of school, student teaching, Jake starting a new job, being sick because of baby, moving, and so forth but now it is back in motion. I am going to be putting a quite a few things on there because I am getting crafty to decorate for the little one. So here is a sneak peak of my latest project that I made while Jake and I watched Lord of the Rings last night. He was just glad that I kind of payed attention.

I am in the process of making the quilt and cute burp clothes if I can get this machine to work. My sewing machine is lost in the deeps of our storage so we will see how this turns out.

The link to my crafting blog is http://lynettescreations.blogspot.com/ Check it out and let me know what you think.

Love, Hate Relationship With Insurance

I just have to say how much I love but hate insurance. Given if we didn't have insurance this baby would be costing us a small fortune. On the other hand I hate it because of random crap I have to pay for. I am a little clueless when it comes to insurance so this whole baby thing is throwing me for a loop. Since I got really sick a while ago and had to go into the doctor it is costing more than I thought. It is still only like 70 dollars for everything but I hate never knowing what they actually will cover and what they won't. I called the insurance lady and she explained some crazy thing in insurance lingo that made no sense (okay it made a little bit of sense). Just glad that we have great insurance so it didn't end up costing an arm and a leg and all the other stuff is covered 90%. All I said was sure that makes some sense. Oh well! Just glad that I haven't really had too many complications and I hardly get sick or else this would be a million dollar baby! I can't imagine all those women who have a lot of trouble in their pregnancy. I guess I should count myself as lucky.

In other news, the blue house in Lehi is moving along but still going slowly. They are just trying to figure out if they are going to charge us closing costs and final numbers on a few things but it is possible that they might take our ridiculous low offer! We should find out in the next week or so. Keep your fingers crossed for us!

One Busy Year

So this year our family will have 2 weddings, a baby, 2 college grads, a high school grad, and a missionary leaving. Wow it has (and will be) been a really busy year. So about the second wedding for some who may be wondering is my cute brother-in-law, Jeremy. He is getting married sometime at the end of the year. We couldn't be more excited for them.

This past weekend we went to the cabin. We had a ton of fun but Jake was definitely ready to leave since most of the weekend was consumed with fixing the roof (lots of damage from the crazy snow this winter). Besides all the busy-ness, nothing new is going on. We haven't heard anything on the house, we are just working like crazy, and trying to figure out what our next move will be.