Christmas, Baby Shower, and Crazy Cat!!!!

We had a great Christmas with my Dad two weekends ago, then we had another fun Christmas with my Mom in Vernal last weekend. We have one more Christmas to go this upcoming weekend with Mike's parents...we're party animals!! After Christmas #3, we will no longer be traveling anywhere, because I will be full term and D-day could come at anytime. I'm fine just relaxing at home and waiting for our little one to arrive! Here are some pics of our weekend fun so far:
This is my cute niece Lily! This was her first Christmas. Love the cheeks!


I had a wonderful shower that my sister-in-laws planned in Vernal! Thanks again to everyone that came, especially to Carolyn and the awesome quilts she made for my baby girl :-) Also thanks to my friends that always support me, they are the best, it was so good to get together with them and chat up old times!

So after all of our fun times and being gone for about four days, this is what we came home to! I think our cat, Aggie, took out some aggression on our Christmas tree! If you look closely you can see her hiding in the tree still! I think she just got bored! We left her home alone with plenty of food and water, but I guess we forgot to leave out some toys for her to play with!

HaViNg No PrObLeMs StAyInG wArM!

This picture is now two weeks old, but we're behind in posting, December is crazy! So everything is going well, we're just getting ready for Christmas and the arrival of our little one. Although it is so cold outside, I think it feels great! I am always overheated these days, Mike complains that our house is like a freezer! I feel so bad for those women who are pregnant in the summer! In two weeks I'll be considered full term, and if she decides to come any time after that, it would be ok, I cant believe it! Wow, I kinda just wish the stork could bring her...special delivery...I'll be honest...I'm terrified of giving birth! But ya know, you do what you have to do to get to the good stuff!

T minus 61 Days & Counting!

I just wanted to give a quick update! Yes...that's right! We only have 61 days left until our baby's due date! Wow that came fast! We're getting really excited though! I'm now finally starting to feel pregnant! I'm pretty much tired all the time, I'm not fitting into most of my clothes, and acid reflux has reared its ugly head! Our nursery is pretty much all done, we just need some of the finishing touches and then I will post some pics! She's now kicking like crazy, and we have even felt some of her body parts through my tummy!

At my last appointment the nurse was finding our baby's heartbeat, and she said "oh you must be having a boy?" We just kind of looked and each other and said, "no it's a girl" then she commented that "most heart beats at that rate are boys," then she kinda of trailed off and said that she was probably wrong or something! But I thought NO WAY, we already have everything ready for a girl, pink everything! We really don't think she was right, but there better not be any surprises on D-Day is all I have to say!

I have to brag on my hubby though, tonight it really became apparent to me how many things he's got going on, and how he never complains! Between taking 16 credits, working, and being in the Bishopric of our ward...he's amazing! Today he left for church at 7am and didn't get home until 5 pm, because he was doing tithing settlements! He stays up till 1 am or later every night doing homework and studying then leaves early in the morning to start his day. And the crazy thing is....that most the time, he's reassuring me about things! I just had to give a shout out to my awesome hubby because he truly is amazing!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Change

Nearly two years later it's finally over! My first full on experience with a presidential election. I know that most of you who know me well are sick of hearing me talk about it so this will be the last you have to hear, but I do have one last thing I want to say about this election. . .

I've flipped and flopped and wrestled with this decision, even though in the end I knew no matter how I voted that McCain was going to get the electoral votes that represented me. Initially I was the biggest Obama supporter you'd ever find, then I wandered over to the McCain camp because I wasn't as big of a fan of some of Obama's plans. In the end I found myself back in the "change" column. I cast my vote yesterday for Barack Obama with some trepidation that I might be making a mistake. But after watching our new president elect speak, and reflecting on the results I'm confident that I did the right thing.

As much as people will tell you that Obama's call for change was just a platitude, and that nothing is really going to change, I can't imagine how anybody could have watched the election results last night and not felt the change and the accomplishment of our nation. We took a huge step forward last night. I felt more proud to be an American last night than any other time I can think of. Whether you're excited about the change, or scared, or a little of both, I find it hard to believe that anybody really doubts that it's actually there. Even though I still have my differences with our new president, and I'm sure that there will be plenty to disagree with, I'm excited for what lays ahead for the United States. Considering the current state of our country that's no small thing.

Above all I'm proud to live in a country that allows any of us to accomplish whatever we put our minds to. Congratulations President Obama, and good luck in the next 4 years.

-Mike

You asked for it

Ok so we know that we've gotten a little behind on posting pictures of Michelle. It turns out that these days she gets tired just walking up the stairs, so I guess it's on me to get this post up!! It's pretty amazing what a difference 10 weeks can make. As you can see we're definitely on the downhill side at this point. Now if we could only come up with a name for our little one!!