Well what a crazy busy week it has been. Devin is back in school. Homework picked up on the first day and he is already telling me how much homework he has to get done this weekend. I honestly think he is Superman or something. He has all of his classes on monday-wednesday-friday, then after classes he gets a few hours of work in on campus at the heat plant. Tuesday and thursday he still works construction out in Driggs. Basically I never see him, and when he is here he is doing homework. It is a great blessing for us that he is able to work an on campus job as well as work in Driggs. Not many employers would keep someone on a crew for just two days a week.
I went in for my regular pregnancy check up, and for the first time nothing is weird or wrong! I and baby are doing great, we are both getting bigger (that is a good thing). I have been spending my days at home doing yoga, and laundry, and cooking, and reading, etc. I am loving it, I don't think that I will ever have another time in my life where I can just do whatever I want at home and not have any kids or meetings to worry about. It is so nice to just have the time to get stuff done.
Devin and I are looking foreword to growing vegetables in his mom's garden this year. I can't grow anything here without specific permission, but Devin's mom has offered to let us grow whatever we want and as much as we want in her garden. The weather is preventing us from planting right now (we have had snow several times this week, and just last night the wind was so bad that the freeway was shut down) so this year's garden is still in the dream stage.
That has been our week, busy but happy. Life in Rexburg is pretty great. Love love love
24 Week Ultrasound
How amazing it is that they can get a three-d picture of the baby. What an experience to hold Devin's hand when we got to see our baby's face for the first time and find out that he is a Boy. In The Family: A Proclamation to the World we learn that "gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal and eternal identity and purpose." I have no doubt of that, and I certainly felt that to be true when we had our ultrasound. Hope you all enjoy these. (I have to admit I partly put them on because I discovered how and I thought it was cool that I even could...)
Pregnant Pics
These are from the end of January, then the beginning of February.
This is a week before surgery (middle of March)
These two in the grayish dress are from April. 31 weeks along
March in a nutshell
I feel that it is best to begin this blog with what is going on right now, and not try to fill in too far back in the past.
What a busy month March was for us. I was going to school full time, Devin working in Driggs everyday (about an hour east of where we live), and baby beginning to really really make himself known. We sort of missed St. Patty's day in our family this year because I was having some complications with my pregnancy. I guess you could say that baby and I had a little argument over space, things are getting a little cramped inside...The uterus had blocked my kidney from draining into my bladder. It was pretty painful, my doctor teased that labor should be a walk in the park after that. March 18 (when we finally figured out what was making me hurt so much) I had emergency surgery in Idaho Falls to correct the problem. In a way it was a relief to have that taken care of, in the mean time I am recovering from surgery and I have only two weeks left in the semester. Mom to the rescue, both my mom and my sweetheart's mom were champions in our time of need. Devin's mom took work off for March 19 so that she could stay the night in the hospital and take care of me while Devin went to work. My mom came up after my cousin's wedding and took care of me for the next several days. As Easter approached the rest of my family followed my mom up, and we were all together for Easter Sunday.
The last two weeks of the semester were crazy for me. My teachers were all wonderful about helping me finish the semester even though I had missed a whole week and had little time to get much make up work done. The important part is that I finished, and passed all of my classes. (With baby coming I am really not at all interested in doing a semester over again.)
My sweetheart Devin has been working construction in Driggs for most of these last four months, in exception of the days that weather prevented the road from being open (any of you that want to know what winter can really be like call and I will let you know) or when I was too under the weather to take care of myself. He is always busy and is super about doing anything he can to help me when I have late night homework or am feeling icky.
Baby is sure growing. He loves his daddy. I know that he recognizes Devin's voice, and Devin likes to put his hand or face next to my tummy and feel him kick.
I have just spent a week in Utah with my family, and I feel like I have finally had a chance to relax and recuperate after surgery. Aunt Lynzee and Aunt Breanna have had a chance to feel their nephew kicking, and are gearing up to becoming Aunties. Thankfully baby has been resting more lately, which means I get more rest too. I am looking forward to the next several weeks where I can practice being a housewife for the first time and prepare for baby's arrival.
What a busy month March was for us. I was going to school full time, Devin working in Driggs everyday (about an hour east of where we live), and baby beginning to really really make himself known. We sort of missed St. Patty's day in our family this year because I was having some complications with my pregnancy. I guess you could say that baby and I had a little argument over space, things are getting a little cramped inside...The uterus had blocked my kidney from draining into my bladder. It was pretty painful, my doctor teased that labor should be a walk in the park after that. March 18 (when we finally figured out what was making me hurt so much) I had emergency surgery in Idaho Falls to correct the problem. In a way it was a relief to have that taken care of, in the mean time I am recovering from surgery and I have only two weeks left in the semester. Mom to the rescue, both my mom and my sweetheart's mom were champions in our time of need. Devin's mom took work off for March 19 so that she could stay the night in the hospital and take care of me while Devin went to work. My mom came up after my cousin's wedding and took care of me for the next several days. As Easter approached the rest of my family followed my mom up, and we were all together for Easter Sunday.
The last two weeks of the semester were crazy for me. My teachers were all wonderful about helping me finish the semester even though I had missed a whole week and had little time to get much make up work done. The important part is that I finished, and passed all of my classes. (With baby coming I am really not at all interested in doing a semester over again.)
My sweetheart Devin has been working construction in Driggs for most of these last four months, in exception of the days that weather prevented the road from being open (any of you that want to know what winter can really be like call and I will let you know) or when I was too under the weather to take care of myself. He is always busy and is super about doing anything he can to help me when I have late night homework or am feeling icky.
Baby is sure growing. He loves his daddy. I know that he recognizes Devin's voice, and Devin likes to put his hand or face next to my tummy and feel him kick.
I have just spent a week in Utah with my family, and I feel like I have finally had a chance to relax and recuperate after surgery. Aunt Lynzee and Aunt Breanna have had a chance to feel their nephew kicking, and are gearing up to becoming Aunties. Thankfully baby has been resting more lately, which means I get more rest too. I am looking forward to the next several weeks where I can practice being a housewife for the first time and prepare for baby's arrival.
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