Happily Tired

We've been having a busy, but wonderful summer. I've been really tired, but didn't realize how tired until I started looking at pictures... AHH! I look exhausted in ALL of them. Hopefully it'll get better in 18 years or so, right? Baby Low is obviously growing and is moving around a lot. He likes to kick for dad every morning before dad heads for work. School is going great for me. I'm starting to get heat flashes and dizzy spells and back pain and nausea again, but all is well. Steve has honestly been amazing! I can't imagine going through this without his love and support. I'm looking forward to my mother coming home from her vacation. We have bought all of the fabric for his room, we just need to start sewing and I don't trust my skills without supervision!

Third trimester is around the corner... (next week).

What are you glad you did before your first baby came? What do you wish you would have done? What are some things you did for yourself? For your spouse? For baby?

Official Announcement

Missing... Me...

I feel so incredibly blessed for all that is going on in our lives. A quick update?

I'm in hair school which is something that I have ALWAYS wanted to do!!! I love it even though it's been hard with the pregnancy sickness.

Steve got a great promotion at work and is getting into the role. He's taking the GMAT in a month or so and will be starting the Professional MBA program in January.

We're starting to look for a place to buy when Steve's parents get home from their mission. We're on the 3-5 year plan now.

So many great things to feel so excited and happy about... But all I feel is gross and sick. I now have the flu this week on top of it all. I'm nearing 13 weeks and hoping that I will start to feel a little like myself again.

Please tell me this is normal. Am I the only one who has felt completely lost in their first trimester?

Sorry for the confusion people...

So I'm attempting one more time from my iPad to announce that we are growing... Well, I'm going to be doing the growing and then in October, our family of two + a dog will become 2 parents, 1 ignored dog, and 1 LOVED BABY!

We are very excited and I am ready to stop vomiting, but that hasn't happened yet... 12 weeks today baby. Please stop making me sick.

Do Unto Others

AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU...

SNOW!!!

So much snow last night. As some of you know, Steve and I are house sitting for his parents while they are serving a mission. Well, last night we got the biggest dump of the season! We went to a movie while the wind was blowing and the drive-way was clear.

We got back to 14 inches in the drive... When I say drive way, I don't mean like a regular drive. It took us 2 hours to shovel about 1/5 of it and we finally gave up. We met at the movies so we drove separately. I tried to pull into the drive with my old car and got stuck. I tried to back up and slid into the road/sidewalk...

While there were many cars on the side of the road and many cars just driving by probably saying: "Look at those poor shmucks!", there were the few that stopped to help. TWO people stopped to help us. Honestly, it took 20 minutes for all of us to get my car out. If it was just Steve and I, we probably wouldn't have been successful since I had three men pushing. Sorry babe, you're strong, but two extra guys helped a lot.

That is when I realized how we all can do better with helping others. Life is busy, but it should never be too busy to help someone out in need. Steve and I decided after our little experience how great it would feel to help out a little more. That is our goal and I will report. I challenge any of you who read this blog or have gotten through this post to do the same.

How have you helped others in need or how has some stranger helped you?

And we're off!

TO MEXICO...

Please let there be LOTS of sun!
Be back in a week.

Ahhh........

One of the many reasons why I love that guy I call my husband. Last week I went out to do the grocery shopping and run errands and this is what was waiting for me in the drive way.